Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREYIIIES.

Senator EdmundS emphatically denies that he
ever owned any of the stock of the Burlington
and Missouri Railroad.
In suppressing the rioters and striking labor
erS III the African diamond fields. the police
killed and wounded several.
Scott Free won the two thousand guinea race ut
Newmarket England, yesterday, Smidaid sec
ond, Harvester third Ten ran.
Matt. Connolly in eleven rounds. won the
prize fight with Gus. Hickey for $1,000 Il side at
Rockaway Beach, y. V, yesterday morning.
Henry W. Cannon, OF Minnesota. has been Sc
lected as successor to Comptroller Knox. and
James \. Connolly to be Solicitor of the Treas
Ury
Paris correspondent says that Premier Ferry
awaits fresh explanation from England before
accepting 70 invitation TO join the Egyptian con
ference.
The Directors of the Mexican Central Railway
left Chicago yesterday, to he present at the ccrc
mony of the formal opening of the line and for
Il tour of inspection.
\ new pOstohice has been established at Ell
wanda, SAN Benardino county. California. and
Willard G. Wright has been appointed Post
master at West Berkeley.
The Russian NImsterof Finance attributes the
gloomy condition of finance and trade in Russia
10 the competition of the United States, Canada
and India as exporters of wheat.
Allen ingalls,, one of the murderers charged
with burking the Taylor family at AvOndale,
O., last winter hanged himSel in the county
jail at Cincinnati yesterday morning,
State Veterinary Surgeon Bridge, of Pennsyl-
vania, sent by Governor Patterson to examine
cattle said to be attacked with pleurO-pneumu-
mia, says the disease is catarrhal affection and
not plcuTO- pneumonia.
The Secretary of War has directed MajorGen-
cral Hancock to cause a national salute Of
twenty-one guns To be fired from Governors
Island i'll honor Of the SiameSe Embassy. which
are expected TO arrive sunday
The troop ship Crocodile has been released
from quarantine and entered Portsmouth (lng)
harbor. After leaving Bombay eight soldiers
were stricken with cholera and six died The
progress OF the epidemic is rapid.
An effort is being made to secure the appoint
ment of Carl Schurz as Commissioner of Engra-
ton schurz has announced his willingness to
accept the position 1t is doubtful if the Senate
Will confirm the nomination, II made.
Five thousand people assembled at the Cooper
Union, New York. Tuesday night, To hear Henry
George. He was greeted with enthusiastic ap-
plauSe, the people standing, waving their hats
and handkerchiefs and shouting eXcitcdly.
Woodsde and Morgan professional bicvclists,
will wheel across the continent. They will start
from the City Hall. New York at o'clock this
afternoon, and Will carry all their traps. They
expect to reach SAN Francisco in seventy days
A Washington special SAYS: General Conway.
| OF BROOKLYN effected Il sale yesterday of 37S0UO
acres of fine grazing land, near Las Negras, to
| Frederick &. Fuller, of London, who with 9TH
erS, viii devote himself to the raising OF cattle
/ for the American market.
/ 1t is now affirmed that if China refuses to COM
! ply with the demands of PatenOtre, France will
| occupy certain territory guaranty therefor,
! ana should China afterwards persist in holding
out against his demands, America or Russia Will
/ be asked to arbitrate in the matter.
/ In the Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias
| at New Orleans Tuesday uniform rank was or
ganized, after the manner of the army, with =
supreme Chaneellor-in-Ch Chief, with MajorGen-
! eral and staff The next meeting of the Su-
preme Lodge will be at Toronto, two years
/ hence.