Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-21

CONVERSATION FROM LAST SIGHIs DIsPArcHEs-l
A serious circus not occurred al JohDstown, Pa,
| in which several persons were hurt.
fire in the Strasburg telegraph Office Tuesday
| night destroyed the telephone department
C. H. Mcconnell says he has made satisfactory
arrangements with Haverly and thinks the latter is
by no means ruined man.
Forty-six Philadelphia Irish societies, formerly
| Land League Associations, have formed municipal
council in the Irish National League.
The exports Of wheat from the port OF New York
from June 1st to June goth will be about lao 000 600
bushels, against 1872, oooooo last year.
The English House of Commons Tuesday night,
| 2S6 to 10, rejected the motion Of Taylor member
| for Leicester, for compulsory vaccination.
| Thirty thousand French troops and l 600 Anamite
auXilaries, besides land parties from the French
squadron, will arrive in Tonquin within fortnight.
Sixteen OF the noted oarsmen Of the country have
already arrived at Chicago to take part in The 70.
gatta at Pullman Friday and Saturday of this week.
The St Louis School Board has made an order
that after September1st next corporal punishment
shall be abolished in the public schools Of that CITY,
Among the graduates Of Brown University upon
whom the degree OF d. d. was conferred is Rev
Granville Sharp bbott Of Oakland, CAL, class Of
| 1860.
Adispatch from Redmond, who represents the in.
terests OF the Irish National League in Australia,
states that he would guarantee to send from that
country 1000 for the Parnell fund.
The American rife team, which sailed on the
Alaska from New York, were attended down the bav
| by General Grant and other notables, and saIuted
from the Governors Island batteries
Numerous Hollanders residing in the Prussan
district Of Niersen, the Dutch frontier have
been notified that they must become Prassan sub
Jeets, or leave the country, within SIX weeks
1t is again asserted that Charley Backus the ne
gro minstrel, is dying at his house at West Forty
| fourth street, New York He has been unconscious
for twentytour hours, and his death is momentarly
| expected.
\ decree of Court was entered at Chicago yestar-
day permitting Mrs. Frances Maria Seoville sister
| Of Charles }. Guiteau, aud the divorced wife OF
| George Scovilie, TO change her name to Frances
| Marie Howe.
The cushioncarTom game at Hartford, Conn,
| Tuesday, between NiguauN and Sehaeifsr, 500
points for S400, was by Schaeffer after several
brilliant runs. Schaefers h. hest run was 70 ;
YignauX's, IS.
The four-mie, straight away, elght-oared race
between Harvard and Co!um5ia, was rowed at New
London, Conn, yesterday morning, Harvard W n
ming by twelve leng this, Harvard's time was 24:45 /;
Columbia, 1855.
Wong Ching Foo, editor of the Chinese neyiean,
IS in jail in New York on charge of libel, brought
against him by Chan Pond 1ipp. The plaintiff was
referred to IN Zoos paper as a criminal and thief
and wants $4,000 damages.
General Sherman, accompanied by Colonel Tidbal
Of his staff, left Washington yesterday morning for
Buffalo, where he viii be Joined by Chief Justice
Waite and Justice Gray From there the party will
start on their trip across the continent
The finding of the WATSON court. martial has been
submitted to the Judge Advocate General The re-
suit has not been made known, but it is thought in
Washington that the sentence is at least dismissal
otherwise the Department Commander would have
acted upon it.
The mate OF the Durham, and six or eight of tine
crew OF the whaling schooner Ellen Rzpat, were
lost on whaling voyage, The Captain and mate
struck whale at the time, and the ate's line
becoming fouled, his boat was dragged under and
was never seen afterwards.
The Montreal Supreme Court had decided that
iiardouin Li0Daise, the executor Of his wfe's
will had 10 right to indorse notes for his son. who
subsequently, failed. A number Of local banks
which discounted the notes to the aggregate of 81
100000 are likely to lose their advances.
The stealing OF cattle in Western Texas is becom-
ing alarming, and the stock men in many counties
have organized aud are hiring armed guards to pro
tect the pastures from depredations The G )vernor
has issued a proclamation Offering $500 for the ar
rest OF the assassin who killed of the cattle
| guards last Sunday.
dispatch from Materam, Java, states that
Dutch schooner, ashore at Pratt Island was boarded
by Chinese fishermen, who robbed the vessel OF all
its valuabes and threatened the crew with spears
and daggers. One boat reached Hongkong for as
| sstance, and the British gunboat Swift has been
| ordered to the scene.
Washington special de- clares that there is good
deal OF complaint among the clerks over the opera.
ton Of the new law keeping them at their desks un-
I'll O'Clock in the evening. Heretofore during the
summer months they were generally dismissed at
o'clock in the evening. THIS sweterng weather re.
minds them OF the old custom
The New York Commercial learns fro n the yery
best authority that through car will leave New
York for Puget Scum within ninety days. II is also
| well known that the West Shore and Northern
! Railroad Companies are negotiating for an inter
change OF passengers TO go into effect Immediately
upon the completion of the first-named road.
Peter McGeoch's real estate was attached at Mil.
waukee Tuesday the extent OF nearly $500 COO TO
satisfy the claims of j. Allen Ellis and Mi ten LIGHT
neT tor $4,000 against McGeoch Everingham,
| Frank A. Crittenden ald John A. Peacock His
homestead is also taken, as the Wisconsin Act of
the last Legislature allows only 600 worth to be
exempt.
Aspecial from snydertown, Pa, says: On Tues.
day nighta youth aged TO, named Moore gined he
saw the ghost of his father at window. His shrieks
| aroused his mother, VINO, when told the story also
| thought she saw the ghost OF her husband She
| rushed to the Window and leaped out falling twenty.
five feet and sustaining fatal injuries. The son is
| now maniac.
Memphis special declares it is understood that
the suit which has been pending for years between
| Miss Lizzie Charles and S Brinkley has been
| compromised. settlement is sad to have been
made by the payment OF $4,000 in cash to Miss
Charles. The case, which has attracted the atten-
ton of the general public for many years. had its
origin mo.e than twenty years ago.
The recent raid by Mexicans at Bustamente. Mex
against an American railroad still attracts much at
tention in Texas The occurrence it is said, very
clearly reveals the uncertain basis Of smoldeIlnr
| ashes which forms the foundation Of all American
! enterprises in Mexico. Some old heads predict
| henceforth series OF outrlges upon and perhaps
massacres Of resident and visiting Americans
The London Truth says the Queen, fer the last
two months, has been in state Of mild melancholy
which, in course of time, if not relieved will prob
ably become very difficult TO treat. Her condition
| naturally caused great anxiety, because OF the
tendencies Of her family. Her Majesty and Princess
Beatrice will, in the autumn go to the vicinity of
Florence Italy, where they will remain two months.
| The Court of Commissioners on the Alabama
claims at Washing ton has decided that the subjects
Of Great Britain, residents at the time within the
| United States and sailing on the high seas under
protection Of the United states 'g, were embraced
| within the beneficial provisions of the two Acts
establishing and establishing the Court of Com
mssioners of the Alabama claims, on equal foot.
| ing with all other aliens