Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREyTIIES.

Earnings ofthe Northern Pncifc for April, ST.
! $4,000,
| Michael Davitt has abandoned politics aud
/ goes TO Australia.
The silk exhibition at Philadelphia will be
| kept open all of this week,
General Grant is still confined to his house
and compelled to use cTutcheS.
The Ceylon Company in London has Gtcd
1t owed the Oriental Bank S2,O0O,OO0
Mrs. Nat Goodwin, better known on the stage
as Eliza Weathersby, is reported very i'll at New
York from pneumonia.
John F. Henry of New York announces a ma
tiOnal anti-monopoly convention at the Briggs
House, Chicago, May l4th.
Henry Labouchere viii visit this country this
year. lie was formerly connected with the
British Legation at Washington
Joe Doneit, fisherman of Natchez murdered
Marie Merritt on saturday, and then killed him
self. The cause was jealousy and whisky.
Mcryine Thompson, the pugilist, has left
Cleveland for the hot springs of Mt. Clements.
Mich, having intlammatory rheumatism dread
fully after a three-monthS debauch.
There was a heavy thunderstorm yesterday
afternoon in the southern part of London. \
ball of fire fell i'll the street and burst with loud
report, terrifying residents around, particularly
those who witnessed it.
The Court of Inquiry to investigate the charges
against Judge Acknowledgement Swain We're to
have met i'll Washington yesterday, but owing
to the absence of General Pope, the organization
will not take place until to-day.
Rowell thinks his defeat by Fitzgerald in the
uted to his temperance. He says man wants
TO drink TO keep up his strength. The receipts
of the match amounted to $1,000.
The gross earnings of the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company for March were 1881, 400, Il
decrease as compared With the corresponding
month of last year of SiS07S. The net earnings
were $3.50, $40 or a decrease of SCI, 100.
The General Conference of the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of the United States in
Guiding delegates from Africa and Hayti. assem-
bled in Baltimore yesterday. The body com
priSes nearly three hundred members.
A New York dispatch says that James Il
Keene's affairs are badly involved. 1t is doubt
flll If he can resume or settle with his creditors
except ut large discount. His losses since Jan
uary last year are estimated ut S9000,OO0.
Friendly relations between France and Mo-
rocco are ruptured, on account of the refusal of
the authorities of Morocco to dismiss the Gov
ernor of WaZan at the demand of the French
representative The French legation hauled
down the flag.
Heber Newton preached in New York sun
day, at the Anthon Memorial Church. He after
wards stated that Bishop Potter had dismissed
the charges against him over year ago. Henry
George will occupy his pulpit next Sunday.
Nose" will be his subject
\ stastling story of subornation of perjury
comes from Ireland Patrick Slattery, promi-
nent Fenian and ex-suspeet of county Clare
died yesterday after making under oath a con-
fession to the effect that he had sent two nno-
cent men to penal servitude for life.
Representatives of the Mineral Belt Railroad
Company of Arizona were before the Senate
Committee on Public Lands yesterday morning.
They ask the privilege of purchasing from the
Government go acres of land for every seven
miles of track they may lay, at 81 p per acre.
\ New York special says Willard finds diff
Guilty in disposing of his Fifth-avenue mansion.
which cost near S700000, and is still only
half finished. 1t is reported that he de-
sires to return to a newspaper life. He has dis
posed of all his interest in the Post notwith-
standing the talk to the contrary.
The Grand Jury of Copiah county Miss, has
! found Il bill for murder against the Penn broth
ers for the killing of X. T. Rials: also an indict
ment for murder against T. B. Wheeler, charged
with shooting l. p. Matthews, a prominent Re-
publican leader i'll November, 1883 The Grand
| Jury is composed entirely of Democrats
| \ large congregation listened to Rev. Mr..
Newman i'll New York yesterday, when he
| preached on Unworthy COMMITMENTS" in
| the Madison-ayenue Congregationalist Church.
Newman remarked that some people might take
offense ut his subject. but he could not help il.
! He made no reference to Deacon Ranney.
1t is understood in Washington that General
Rosecrans will be formally placed in the race for
the Democratic Presidential nomination this
week by his friends. Ben Butler has told some
of his friends that he wants to be placed in
nomination in the Democratic National COnven-
ton as an active candidate, and that he does not
want to play the role of a dark horse.