Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-20

ers iwent down in Trinity Bay and one in
Captain Bay. The steamer Missouri, from
Boston for Liverpool, passed Cape Race Sun
day, and reports frightfully stormy weather.
The Storm in Canada.
MONTREAL, November 19sb.-Reports OF
the disastrous effects of the gale last week
come in daily. The following fatal acci'
dents are reported: Two sailors Of the st.
Jean, residing 81 Sorel. drowned; Mr.. Fou-
signant, with his wife and five children,
drowned while crossing the river in boat
from Gsntilly to Chsmplain Victor Venu-
lette, sailor on board the schooner Charles
Brown, fell overheard, and was drowned. 1t
is reported that the barge Alabama was
found abandoned in Lake st. Louis. 1t is
feared her crew perished The gale played
havoc with some iiShtships in Lake st.
Louie.
Sheep with the scab.
MONTREAL, November 19:h-0ne thou
sand sheep from Ontario for England are
detained. Fourteen are affected with the
scab.
Liberal Conservative Success in Cuba.
HAVANA, November 19.h.-The returns of
the election for partial renewal OF the Pro-
vincial Deputies show that the Liberal Con.
servatives were successful in o majority OF
the contests.
The Tonquin Question.
PARIS, November l9th.-Negotiatious upon
the Tonquin question were resumed to-day.
The Chamber of Deputies are debating the
budget.
The TorquIn situation.
HoEGKoNG, November l9.h-From Ton
quin hear that the Chinese have abandoned
Sontay and Baouipb, and will probably
arrest the movement Of their troops on the
frontier. The ground il still too wet for the
French to resume active operations 1t is
reported ct Hsiphoug that the city of
Haiphong was destroyed by FIRE in the
night on the 12,h inst. The FIRE
by the Hue Mandatins governing the An
amits capital, who are on good terms with
the pirates aud robbso, and conspire against
the T0nquinese as well as against the French.
This is regarded ss the result OF DR.. Har-
mand's political scheme in ADem and Ton
quin.
Bad News from TonquIn.
PARIS, November 19th.-Tbe general i'm
preston prevails that the Government has
recently received bad news from Torquin.
ResignatIon OF MinisieT.
PARIS, November 19th.-Chsllemel.L
cour has resigned the offics of Minister of
Foreign Affairs, on account of i'll health.
An Unpleasant and Somewhat CnsavOry
Adventure.
LONDON, November 19tb.-Thomas Sex
ton, Home Rule mem Der of Parliament for
Sligo, has had very unpleasant and some
what unsavory adventure. At z o'clock Fri
day morning. as he was teing driven home-
ward, he alighted at public house in the
Seven Disls to get brandy and soda. On
returning to his cab be was attacked as he
swears, by seven desperate Iuffisns, who
gagged him, pinioned his arms and riaed his
pockets, obtsining, among other prop
erty, his gold watch ard chain.
valued at $50. All the footpsds escaped
except one. who was captured by the police,
and was triad to-day at the Old Bailey. His
defense was that he had simply assisted q
drunken stranger TO get into his cab, and had
no hand in the robbery. One of the jurors
asked the complainant if il were true that he
had been under the influence of liquor, and
Sexton furiously denied the assertion. This
episode caused general smile in the Court
room, but did not save the prisoner, who was
promptly convicted by the jury, and SEN
fenced to fifteen month"; imprisonment.
The German Crown Prince.
GENOA, November 10Th. - The German
Crown Prince embarked and departed for
Spain amid much ceremony. The Italian,
German und Russian vessels in the harbor
were dressed with Asgs. On bidding Adieu to
the Mayor of Genoa, the Prince gave utter
ance to friendship for Italy and the house of
Savoy.
Completion OF the Arlberg Tunnel.
VIENNA, November 19sh.-The fragments
of rock dividing the eastern and western gal
leries OF the Arlberg tunnel were removed to-
day in the presence of q notable sssemblsgs.
The Austrian Minister Of Commerce deliv-
cred an address in German and Italian.
There was much enthusiasm. A special train
passed through the tunnel