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


months eff the year will be found upon the fourth
page.l
FOREIGN AeFBIRs-IsS3.
The ravages of the cholera increased in this month
in Egypt, and the mortality rapidly augmented dur
| ing the entire month. An English commission to
examine into the cause Of the Epidemic made
| thorough inquiry, and in time reported that the
filthy conditi on of Egyptian towns, and the decay
| ing of animal and vegetable matter on the water
courses, sufficiently accounted for the disease The
plague spread so rapidly that the usual pilgrimage
| of Mlsselmans was prohibited by the Egyptian
Government. England entered her denial of the
shipments of paupers to the United States but the
fact to the contrary remained In the British House
of Lords the bill to permit to marry the sister
of his deceased wife was rejected, much to the
amusement of this country, which had been APP
peaed to to testify to the supposed ills of such
riages. The affairs in France and Ireland this nth
attracted the attention of the Vatican. Our Minis.
ter to Turkey refused 20 recognize the new Turkish
tariff on the ground that it interfered with treaty
Obligations still 10 force, admit ing certain
American products at less rates. News was at
hand in July that our Tea Adulteration Act had
|
Council memorialized the Crown to annex New
Guinea, and to provide Federal Government for
Australasian possessions. This subject WAS deemed
of the utmost Importance in these provinces but to
| date had not moved the Home Government visibly.
The retiracy OF the Marquis of Lorne, and the ap
pointment of Lord Lansdowne as the Crown repre-
sentative the Dominion of Canada, was
the CHIEF event in that section. 1t excited the
mostly Of Irish subjects and of their friends in the
United States, as Lansdowne is to them a repre- sent
alive of the obnoxious landlord class Yellow fever
appeared in South America. Jewish outrages con-
tnued in Russia, the Government but feebly resist
ing, and testifyng to its fear OF its people Carey
the informer shot steamer off the coast of
Africa, whence he was fleeing. o'Donnell, his
assailant was arrested.
AUGUST.
The month recorded terrible disaster, than
which few have surpassed An earthquake
shock, succession of shocks al Ischia DESTROYED
much property and thousands of lives In London
meeting of $4,000 subjects protested against the
expulsion of Bradlaugh from the House of Com
mons France complained that we furnished arms
to China to be used against France in Touquin
Satisfactory explanation was made. At Vienna the
great electrical exhibition was opened with much
ceremony. The result of the exposition was not so
Important as was hoped still it proved Of vast SER
vice, and to the inventors of the world. 4 German
business colony established at Angra- Pegnepa
on the western coast Of South Africa on purchase
Of $50 square miles. TIE German national flag was
hoisted over it. Count De Chambord, the last OF
the Bourbons died aged g. Unfortunately for the
pretenders to the throne of France the event pro-
duced scarcely ripple upon the surface of politics
in France, and that delicate thermometer, the stock
market, showed no decline worthy the mention
The Count de Paris visited his relative just prior to
his death but at the funeral the Orleanist repre-
sentatives were coolly ignored. A few excitable
monarchsts in Paris attempted to rouse the popu-
lace in favor Of the Orleans Prince. The events re-
cited testified to the permanency of the Republic
and greatly encouraged lovers of free government in
Europe The relations between Spain and France
became troublesome and the animosty of Alfonso
to a republic in Europe was clearly manifest and in
September brought to him personal affront from
the pcp1lace Of Paris, which aggravated by his
intimacy with the German ruler
SEPTEMBER.
The month marked by the death of Ivan Tur.
cholera in Egypt had by the 10th OF the month
amounted for the season to 279lS. The d tease had
not spread go rapidly and broadly as was feared
This due to the strict enforcement of quarantine
and to rigid isolation of affected districts The cattle
plague reported as again virulent in Russia
Volcanic eruptions in the island Of Java and vicinity
caused the second great disaster of the year Whole
towns sunk, thous ands of lives lost the char
acter Of the channels the Straits Of Sunda was
modified so as to require re-suryey, and the shore
lines of the islands altered to render navi
CATION exceedingly dangerous. 1t is pleasing in the
face Of this great disaster to record that the United
States Government was the first to tender relief to
the sufferers, and the first to order re-survey of
the navgable channels that commerce might be OBJ
structed as little possible. The French and
Chinese complications becoming more involved and
the danger of more imminent, Germany an
nounced that she would not act in any case as an
arbitrator between the nations-an act of wisdom
on the part Of the Emperor. Home Rule meet
ings in Ireland continued to be held and the
enthusiasm for them increased. Russian activity in
military matters on the Austrian and German from.
tiers caused uneasiness in Europe. The Egyptian
Government scored something to its credit by en-
gaging with vigor in the suppression Of the slave
trade. TIE act, however, excited the animosty Of
the Soudan slave dealers, who gave encouragement
to the False Prophet In revenge. The American and
English Ministers in China united In an appeal to
the Emperor Of that country to to a settlement
with France relative to the claims of the latter
garding TOnquin, and to avoid war. The Emperor
ordered reply expressing his desire to avoid con-
Of hut hon hot ,;cobl
ment would be attained.
OCTOBER.
In this month, active work having progressed on
the Panama Canal, the project attracted more of
political attention. and it began to be debated in
this country whether the assertion of the Monroe
doctrine was not necestated by the activity of for
eign capital and foreign politicians in the work of
construction. The detailed published accounts Of
the work, and the means employed to accomplish it,
present it more prominently than heretofore. By
the 18th Of this month no less thsn thirty excava-
tors were at work. and fully 10000 men employed
along the line of the canal. The Free Trade League
OF England caused some surprise by its suggestion
that moderate import duty foreign wheat
should be laid to encourage the trade of the British
Colonies. The German National Monument was I'M
yelled in this month by Emperor William in the
presence of what estimated to be an assemblage
OF 100000 people. The monument commentaries
the re-establishment of the German Empire in
ls70-l. Canada reported a surplus in her treasury
of 81 900 900 In Madrid the Anniversary of the dis
covery of America celebrated with much en-
thusasm. DR.. Koch, the scientist who went out to
Egypt to examine into the cholera epidemic, re-
ported that he had discovered the disease germ to
be microscopic thread-like organism similar to
that known to exist in phthisis. The discovery
awakened much interest in scientific and medical
circles 1t however indicated no proper method for