Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-29
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Six hundred men have left Cairo for
Suakim.
Haworth & Co., commission merchants
OF Liverpool, have failed for ESQ. 900.
Blaine has nearly finished the first vol
ume of his book, which will end with the
close of the Lincoln administration.
Examination OF the affairs of D. NJ. & E.
G. Halbert, of Binghamton, n. Y, shows
the total liabilities amount to $500, 900.
Evidence tends to show that Keifer while
Speaker sought the discharge of Tyson, a
stenographer of the House, to make room
for relative.
Mrs. Mackay is delighting the society OF
Florence by her splendid entertainments,
and the Duke and Duchess OF Teck are FIRE.
quently her guests.
President Nickerson, of the Mexican
Central Railroad Company, has issued a
circular asking for subscriptions for loan
of 81, 200, 600 for one year to complete Its
main line.
The leading sensation in London society
is the prosecution OF fifty.two noblemen
and gentlemen who are members OF the
Park Clubs. Their trial is to take place at
the Bow-street Police Court.
Queen Victoria's book is announced for
the 18th day of next month, much to the
chagrin of her sons and daughters, who
dread the universal laughter at her exhibit
ton of the John Brown craze.
The sub Committee on Public Lands Of
the Senate will probably recommend that
the homestead claimant have enc year n
which to establish residence, and seven
years to admit his claim to final proof and
patent.
J. WadswoIth, Vice President Of the
st. Paul Railroad, received dispatch yes
terday from Merrill, General Manager, in
timating that the trouble among the Iowa
roads was practically settled, except some
minor details.
The Leavenworth Kan Times Saturday
morning contained an article which Mayor
Neely considered reflected upon his hon.
esty. The Mayor met Colonel Anthony,
of the Times, in the afternoon, and spat in
his face three or four times and then slapped
him.
1t is reported upon authority that the
Republic of Santo Domingo is about to
ask for a commercial reciprocity treaty
with the United States. 1t is under
stood that the proposition will embody a
clause for the benefit of American ship
ping.
The House Committee on Public Lands
has practically agreed to recommend the
forfeiture of that part of the land grant to
the North Pacific Railroad granted for the
construction OF the line between Portland
and Astoria, embracing about 5000, 900
acres.
1t is stated in New York that Calvin S.
Brice, President of the National Telegraph
Company has transferred the entire stock
Of the company to the Baltimore and Ohio
lines. The National Company runs along
the West Shore and Nickel Plate Rail.
ways.
1t is stated that General Gordon, before
his departure from Cairo for the Soudau,
telegraphed to Colonel Coctlogan, com.
mander at khartoum, to send trusty
messenger to Ell Mahdi, and ordering
Coctlogan to suspend operations until
Gordon's arrival.
The English Cabinet Councils are under
stood to be engaged in settling upon draft
for reform bill. 1t is certain that Ireland
will be included. The Irish franchise will
be assimilated to the English, and votes
based on purely property qualification,
now numerous in English counties, will be
swept away.
The New York Sun says Jay Gould
and Russell Sage have just bought 80, 900
shares of the Oregon Railway and Naviga.
ton stock at -, 10000 shares Northern
d.
Oregon Transcontinental at Is. This
bridges over for the present the difficulties
Of the Oregon Transcontinental.
The New England Free Thinkers Con-
vention has formed an association, with
bylaws demanding that churches shall not
be exempt from taxation that the judicial
oath be abolished that all laws enforcing
the observance OF the Sabbath and Chris.
tan morality be repealed ; that the Bible
be removed from public schools, and that
governmental aid be refused sectarian
schools.
The subcommittee of the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs has been consid-
ering the Chinese immigration bill pre-
pared by the Pacific coast delegation. Il
has concluded its work, and expects to
Hldht d IcDuLG III lull COihullGtCC LO-UaJ'
Lamb and Eaton will submit the majority
report, recommending that the bill pre-
pared by the delegation and introduced by
Henley be reported to the House. Repre-
sentative Rice will make a minority ad-
verse report.
A special from Washington says There
is widespread feeling among members of
the English peerage in favor OF large invest.
ments in lands in this country. The Earl
of Athol, who was here about year ago,
bought 100000 acres in Texas and New
Mexico. The Earl of Onslow, who was in
Washington two or three weeks ago, said
that he, too, had bought large tract in
the Southwest. The purchases are for
longtime investments. None of them ex-
pect any return from their money under
the next twenty or thirty years.