Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-17

CONDENSATION PROM LAST NIGHTS DIsPATcHEs.l
Wilson yesterday concluded his address in
the star route trial at Washington.
Six anarchists have been arrested in Paris
tor circulating seditious pamphlets among the
troops.
Turtons & Hadow, of London. large spec
| ulators in American and Mexican stocks,
have failed.
At Edinbo.o, Pa, the heart of the oil
region, Monday, james Walker, a "bad
man" was shot ard killed by stranger.
No intelligence has been received st the
State Department in Washington of treaty
of peace between Chile and Peru, reported
from Valparaiso.
The General Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of the United States met
at Springfield. O., yesterday, in its thirty
first biennial Convention
The New York Ecening Post says crop
reports are more encouraging, and especially
from the Far West where the prospects were
never better than at present.
The London Times says: In the variety
and completeness of illustration the United
States collection at the Fisheries Exhibition
is not surpassed by any foreign contributor.
| The Secretary of the Kansas State Board
of Agriculture reports that the farmers Of
that State now hold over 5000. 600 bushels of
old wheat, and over 81, 000. 600 bushels of old
corn.
A Denver, COL, brewing company, at a
depth of 800 feet, struck strong artesian
stream, which furnished about one hundred
barrels of water per hour though fve-inch
shaft.
Hoosac, near Scranton, Pa, was shaken
| throughout to-day by an explosion of powder
| in the magazine at the coal bunker. One man
| was almost torn to pieces, aud another has
not been found.
The President has recognized George Ed
ward Stanley as Consul of Her Britannia
| Majesty for the States of California and Or
egon, and for Washington Territory, to re-
side in San Francisco.
| William S. Mcintyre, interested in Colo
RADIO mines and mining stocks, lost his pocket
book in New York, containing about So, 900
| in bonds and 1919 in cash, Sunday and up to
last night had heard no tidings of it.
The twenty.third annual Convention of
| the National Brewers Association assembled
at Detroit yesterday morning in Harmonic
Hall, which was beautifully decorated for
the occasion with flowers and notices.
The twentieth annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railroad Company was held in Pitts
burg yesterday. Increase in earnings over
1881, S153. $50; increase in expenses, S413,.
go.
Mary Stadkey, g German girl, 81 years old,
changed her name in Chicago Tuesday to
Mrs. Sam Lee. The ceremony was per-
formed about o'clock by Justice Brayton in
Sans laundry, the basement of 251 Clark
street.
The New York Tribune says: The dark.
ness which has brooded so long over Chile
| and Peru at last seems to be breaking away.
| According to the cable dispatches treaty
between the two Republics has been signed
and confirmed.
Breadstuffs exported from the United
| States in April, 1885, were valued at S12,-
465. 31S; corresponding month of last year,
50, COS, 1S9; exports for the ten months end
ed April Both last. 1878, 943 same period
last year, $751; 619,727.
The London Standard has advices from
Madagascar stating that warlike preparations
in the interior are greater than those on the
coast. The French are apparently 10th to
begin operations, their forces being made
quate to cope with the natives.
A Wheeling Nv. Va,) special says: The
election in the Third Congressional District
Tuesday gives Snyder (Dem.) 1000 majority
"a loss of 1000 Democratic votes in the
district, owing to the small pox scourge 10
Mercer, Democratic stronghold.
John II. Mortimer died in New York at
P. NJ Monday, after short illness. He was
one of the originators of the Atlantic and
| Pacific Telegraph Company, and was Di-
rector of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany until the two companies were consoli.
dated.
Accounts of the condition of the health of
Count de Ctambord are conflicting. The
Paris Union declares he is well, while lie
Temps says he is seriously i'll. It is probable
his friends are uneasy and endesvoring to
conceal the seriousness of his condition from
the public.
The Illinois House was forced into a dead.
lock Tuesday afternoon by the opponents of
| the high license bill but the friends of the
bill rallied in sufficient force yesterday morn
ing to break the deadlock long enough to
adopt WILLOW hby's amendment fixing beer
licenses at $3.50 and whisky licenses at $500
Secretary Folger has informed the Presi.
dent that in order TO carry into effect the
provisions of the Act to prevent importation
of adulterated or spurious teas il will be
necessary to appoint Assistant Appraisers st
New York, Chicago and San Francisco,
who shall perform the duties of special tea
examiners.
The hfty-6rst annual Convention of the
| Alpha Delta Phi College Fraternity began in
Cleveland, o., yesterday, to continue two
days. Secretary j. A. Dseremer presides in
the absence of Hon. John Jay, of New
| York. Nearly 100 members are in attend
ance, representing IL chapters scattered over
| the country.
The Metropolitan Club of New York have
arranged with John i. Sullivan, the cham
pion pugilist of the world, to pitch q game of
base ball for the Metropolitan Club at the
Polo ground. The date of his appearance
has not been definitely settled upon. Sulli-
van is fine. base bali player, and really
good pitcher.
A Newton Comm special says: Sherman
W. Platt, member of a much.respected
family has slept since Christmas. and has not
| spoken word. He eats mechanically twice
a day, and very little. He had malarial fe-
yer and sunstroke last fail. He was to have
been married in the soTing, but does not rec
| ognize his intended.
The Head Constable at Liverpool main
tains that the story of the discovery on
transatlantic steamer of an internal machine
is hoax. The box contained only brick.
| The London Times correspondent at Liver.
pool however. insists on the truth of the
story, and declares that the police are anx-
| ious to minimizst the Importance of the affair.
| The North German Gazette of Berlin at.
tempts to prove by statistics that the dam
! ger of contracting tricbinia from American
pork is sixty times greater than from German
pork, and refers to the latest reports of SAN
itary officers at Chicago, Erie and Boston,
and publications in the New York Medical
Journal to prove the correctness of its state
ment.
The annual report issued by the Mint
Bureau upon the production of gold and all
yer for the calendar year of 1882 is ready for
| press. 1t will be a volume of about 600
pages, giving in detail the output for each
State, Territory and mine for the period
which it covers. The grand total shows a
decrease in the production of gold bullion for
the year, amounting to some $50, 000 600.
The Garfield Monument Committee of the
Society Of the Army of the Cumberland
held meeting in Cincinnati yesterday. J.
Q. A. Ward, of New York, was selected as
artist to design and complete the monument.
A committee consisting of Generals Barnett,
Cist and McCook, were appointed to visit
Washington with Mr.. Ward and select site
for the monument The committee autho-
rizss Mr.. Ward to proceed with the monu-
nent at cost not to exceed $50, COO.