Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-29
FOREIGN NEWS.


PARIS, July 2Sth.-Thcre were thirteen
deaths from cholera to-day at Marseilles; at
Toulon, fourteen; at Lavallitte, a village
near Toulon, one. \ strong wind from the
northwest is prevailing, and the weather is
cooler. The mortality is decreasing in the
country among the peasants.
-Noon.-There have been
five deaths from cholera here since clock
BERLIN, July 2Sth.-It is stated that the
running of through coaches on railways
between Germany and France will be
stopped for fear of the cholera.
PARIS, July 2sth.-There is mild case of
cholera i'll one hospital III this city. Three
deaths from that disease occurred at Toulon
to-day. In Toulon there are 81 cases at the
Recontre Hospital and 115 in the st. Maui
drier Hospital. Three of the latter are
serious Two Toulon emigrants have died
at Laseyne of cholera.
MARsEILLEs, July 2Sth 9 p M-Five
deaths occurred here from cholera since
noon.
PARIS, July 2Sth-Admiral Krantz: III
command of the fleet at Toulon, telegraphs
that he is sanguine of the daily diminution
of the number of deaths from cholera in
that city.
Adviccs from the Italian frontier have
been unfavorahle. The sanitary condition
of the hospital at Vintimiglia is dreadful
1t is feared that the place will become the
center of infection. Ten cases have already
occurred there Seven days quarantine is
imposed at Mobun. On leaving the tunnel
soldiers surround the train. and conduct
the passengers to Haskret, where they are
registered and numbered and given a little
straw dor a bed on the train.
PARIS, July 2Sth.-During the twenty
four hours ending at 8 o'clock tonight,
there were twenty-four deaths from cholera
at Marseilles, and six at Aries.
Death Sentence Confirmed.
VIENNA, July 2Sth.-The Supreme Court
has confirmed the sentence of death upon
Schumacher, the anarchist recently con-
victed of murder.
Soldiers Who Stand no Foolishness."
HAVANA July 2Sth.-The regular troops
quartered at Puerto Principe, not having
been paid for long time, and credit being
refused them, went to the stores and forci-
bly supplied themselves with provisions.
This fact having been telegraphed to the
Captain General, he sent for the Director
General of the Treasury. who declared that
the only disposable money of the Govern
ment on the island was $4,000 at Villa
Clara, which was at once ordered by tele
graph 10 Havana, ana tneHCe reInltteu W
Puerto Principe.
The Spanish war steamer Conception has
received from Madrid sailing orders, but
there being no fund to pay the crew she
could not leave. Meanwhile the crew are
diving of yellow fever. Up to to day sixteen
men had fallen victims among them two
midshipmen, one nephew of General
Beaumont (Segundo Capo). The Director
of the General Treasury having asked
well known banker, F. NJ. Borges, for the
loan of 100000 was refused.
The Lexham and Gijon Collision.
LONDON, July 2Sth.-The survivors of
the steamship Lexham, which collided
with the Spanish steamer Gijon, report the
evening of the collision there was a thick
fog and the Lexham was going slow, both
steamers were sounding whistles. The
Giion struck the Lexham amidship, and
the latter was nearly cut asunder. The
funnel fell and the steam-pipe burst. The
chief engineer was horribly scalded. Most
of the LeXham's crew boarded the Gijon.
CAPTAIN Lothian tied his wife and child to
himself and all three were hauled aboard
the Giion. The Lexham sank twenty
minutes after the collision. 1t was not
long before the Gijon began to settle, when
terrible confusion prevailed. The Captain
stood with revolver in hand, but was
unable to keep order. The passengers and
crew were fighting for their lives. Boats
were lowered and filled to the gunwale.
but could not accommodate half the peo-
pie. Those fortunate enough to secure
places in them were obliged to keep Oft