Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-06
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The Queen of Tahiti arrived in New Y ork
yesterday morning.
1t is said the populations of Lse, the Gin.
cinnati forger, amount to S772, 900.
Seven large meetings of Socialist work.
men were held in Berlin Oh Sunday.
Billy McGlory wants TO get out of the
New York Tombs to lecture, and promises
lively revelations.
The Texas Senate has Indefinitely post
poned the bill to justify the killing OF
fence. cutters caught applying the nippers.
Further discrepancies discovered make
the total amount stolen by Cashier Abbott
from the Watertown Mass Bank about
$50, 600.
The assassin of detective Bloch, in Wen
na, has been identified as a man named
Stollmacbel, formerly a corporal of the
Saxon grenadiers.
1t is reported at Pittsburg that a large
shortage has been discovered in the ac-
counts of a late high Pittsburg and West
ern railroad official
Second Assistant Post master. General Ell.
mer has resigned, to go into business at
New York. H. D. Lyman, his successor,
was Elmer's chief clerk.
The Humane Society of Massachusetts,
has made awards of money and medals to
all concerned in saving life at the wreck
of the Savannah stesmer City Of Column
bus.
Three battalions of infantry, two squad
rons OF cavalry and two batteries of artil-
lery are kept in readiness in Vienna, night
and day, for prompt action IN case of dis
| turbances.
A commission was sent Monday to Chris.
| topher Green, Postmaster at Sacramento
also, to Addison J. Bump at CORTLAND,
California, and Hardy c. Vanton, at Rose,
burg, Oregon.
Bermuda advices complain of incendiar-
ism. The store OF T H. Pitt & Son, two
steamers and Trinity Church were burned.
A large reward is offered for the culprits.
The penalty is death,
Captain William A. Kirkland, command
er OF the receiving ship Colorado, at New
York, has volunteered to command the pro.
posed Greedy relief expedition, and will be
assigned to that duty.
At a meeting of mechanics in Paris yes
terday, citizen Dumay gave an account OF
his visit to America, and drew a compari-
| son between American and French officials,
much to the advantage Of the former.
The London Daily Ne,rs has advices that
| America has denounced the Fisheries Con.
veation with Great Britain, and it is ex-
pected that negotiations will be made for a
new Convention, to begin Immediately.
Michael Davitt, in speech at Glasgow,
said that Ireland should have self. govern.
ment similar to Canada He declared that
| the Government must abolish mud cabins,
landlords grand jurors and castle cliques.
Sargent, American Minister at Berlin,
has handed Herr Lssker's brother copy
of the resolutions of coincidence adopted by
the American Congress. He also presented
copy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
requesting that they be communicated to
the Reichstag,
In the Parnell conference at Dublin q
resolution was passed warning the people
| Of America and Australia against placing
reliance on such news as that telegrsphed
| by the English news agencies, and expressed
profound sorrow at the death of Father
Walsh, treasurer of the Irish National
League of America
French journals are already tearing
Queen Victoria's book to pieces. One au-
| dacious writer, remaK1ing on the promi-
hence of John Brown, declares " Her
Majesty takes her second widowhood to
heart as much as her first" The book has
been subjected to careful revision, but it
deals with Beaconsfeld's career and char
acter in way that must certainly raise
much controversy.
a Port Washington wis., special says ::
Proceedings in divorce suit have begun
here which will bring out developments of
somewhat romantic and highly sensa-
tional character. The plaintiff is Mrs.
August Kloety, a young, beautiful and
highly educated lady, who seeks a divorce
on the ground of cruelty on the part of her
husband. He is Frenchman of about 30
years, VINO until his marriage, few months
ago, had lived as recluse and miser in a
miserable log hut about six miles south of
this city.