Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-22

There was an explosion OF fire damp Thurs
| day in a mine near the town of Unns, West
| phali9, and fifteen miners were killed.
The Pail Mall Gazette says it is authorized
to declare that the visit of Gladstone to Co.
penhsgen had no political significance.
Mrs. Carey says she is sure ODonnen is Al
Iuvncible and she believed he went to the
Cape for the purpose of numbering her hus-
band.
A special from Montevideo states that the
ship Erwin, from Liverpool for San Fran
cisco. has been burned at sea. The crew were
slved.
The New England Milk Producers' Asso-
citation have voted, owing &c the drought, that
the urice CT milk should be advar esd from AZ
to 43 cents per can.
The Tennessee river is half an inch lower
than ever known bafore. The record begun
in 1910, and it Is one inch lower than low
water marked that gear.
Tbs United States steamship Fem is re-
| ported lsslciug. Carpenters were sent from
| the Navy Yard. She will be brought TO the
yard as quickly as possible.
Ths nomination Of Edward Neuulau as Ex-
ami1er OF Teas at San Francisco. made by
| ths Collector of that port, has been approved
by tbs Secretary OF the Treasury.
a special from Independence, Mo-, says
that cold wave from the northwest reached
there shortly before dawn yesterday morning.
The mercury dropped from 76' 20 AZ.
A cablegram has been received from Presi-
dent Carderius. of Nicaragua, that Congress
has pissed bill guaranteeing $50 900, 600 of
construction bonds for the Nicaragua Canal
Company.
Upwards of 80 600 people were in the New
Jersey State Fair grounds at Waverly Thurs
day. 1t was the largest crowd ever 1sen at a
jersey fair. The psopls came from every
| county in the State.
Everything went like clockwork on the new
Brooklyn Bfidge Railway Thursdsy. The
Superin ntendent told reporter ths. car sitter
car had. been taken over continuing fifty
seven persons, Is an experiment.
In the Educational Convention at Louis
vile, Ky, yesterday, % States and the Dis
trict of Coldnbia were represented By an in
5elligsnt body Of gentlemen, representing
every grade OF public sentiment
a custom union between Belgium aud Hol-
/ land is about effected. Bismarck iadorses
the scheme, which appears to be the first step
towards the absorbing Of Holland and Bel
GUM in the German Sovereign Union.
Reports are received in London from Mon
| treal that another Canadian bank is il diff
Guilty. but leading bank officials and the
financial authorities here say that they have
pIiva o adVicss that fatty deny these rumors.
A Philadelphia special says call has been
issued for Convention of the Independent
Labor party. to be held in this city on Janu-
ary 125b This party is the result Of Denis
Kearney's visit to New York few months
ego.
The secret service division of the Treasury
Department has received from Boston one of
the counterfeit 6ve-dollar notes reported to
be in circulation. 1t is said by the Treasury
experts to be fair imitation Of the United
States treasury notes.
| At the session of the British Association for
the Advancement of Science at London
| Thursday, Sir William Wheelhouse ascribed
| the commercial depression OF the country 20
the operation of free trade laws, and advo-
Gated rstuln to protective tasiF.
Gladstone landed at Gravesend, England,
| Thursday, and was received by large gath
eTing OF his supporters, including many prom
ineut members Of the Liberal party, who
presented him with an address b. WAS
heartily cbeered on disembaIking, and pro.
ceeded to London.
A spscisl from Ottawa, Ontario, says Lord
| Lcrne's nsW work. Memories " uf Csuads
and Scotland" was published yo=sszdsy. T.
cousists Of poems on Cansda durieg his term
of Office as Governor. G neral. Il also con
| tains addresses he has delivered since he came
to this country.
At Soda Point, n. Y, Thursdey, in trial
heat Lee won The first place. I3iley second,
Elliott third and Davonett fourth Time,
20:473 In the second trial heat Ross was
| first, Feneyeck second, Gsizel third. Sexton
fourth and Plaisted last. Time, 2O:37. Hau-
Ian was referee.
The war on passenger rates between Chi
cago and Louisville. after remaining at 81 80
for two days. took sharp turn downward yes-
! terdey morning, and tickets are selling at SO.
with . rebate of So over the Pam Handle, and
81 with rebate of SO over the Louisville,
| New Albany and Chicago, making the actual
rate to Louisville 81.
| Thursday a negro in the upper pars of
Sumter county. South Carolina. outraged a
white girl, Nettie Dixon. Il years Of age. A
sister of the victim. in trying to protect her,
was stabbed by the negro, but not fatally
Thursday night party of citizens took the
negro, tied him to tree, shot him, then beat
him TO jelly and left him.
| a London correspondent says: The Aus
tro-Germsn alliance is directed against Rus
sia and France. In the event of war between
Germany and France, Austria is to maintain
al army Of neutrality. In the event of war
between Austria and Russia, Germany ia to
do likewise. II a third power attacks Ger
many or Austria, armed neutrality viii be
converted into active cooperation.
Yesterday was the second day Of the AIar-
chester autumn meeting races for the Pad-
dock handicap sweepstakes, which was won
! By ord Rossmore's formerly Lorillard's) s)
Eve year-ald Passsic Lord Eowes' Frenzy
second, r. Vulner ) Gantozs third. There
were Six starters. The bsftiag st the start
was four to one against Psssaic, nine to four
against Frenzy, and five to two against Cam
boee. Passaic won by length.
In the Sovereign Grand hodge of Odd Eel.
lows at Providence, r l i, yesterday MORN
ing, the appeal Of b. D. Fresr of Celifornis,
/ from the action of the Grand Lodge of Cali
fornio, in relation to the question whether
members who became incapscitated by rea-
son Of old age are entitled TO benefits, or are
subjects of doaAtinn. as tbair necessities may
require, was decided. The Grand Lodge of
| California took the latter view. and their de-
cision has been sustained and The appeal dis
missed.
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