Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-12

| Tendon Gossip.
New YORK, January llth.-Cable dis
patches have the following gossip: The
Queen will not open Parliament in person.
Commissioners will again be employed.
Count Gluchlaa is at work on a bust OF
| Mary Anderson, which, WHEN completed. will
become the property of the Princess of Wales.
| Wilson Barrett has teen offer ed sn engage
ment in America at q salary Of 81, 600 week
He hss until March TO decide.
The Queens new book is a sort of tribute
to John Brown, giving the history of his life
and the reasons for his gradual rise in roysl
| the Dowager Duchess of Athol, the Dowager
| Duchess of Roxburgh and Lsdy Ely.
! The Queen is about 70 present portrait of
herself, painted by Princess Beatrice, to the
National Portrait Gallery.
Tennyson was seducad into the folly of &C.
cspting the peersge by the representations Of
mis- sons
a sensation has been caused by the beQuest
of no less sum than 100000 by a wealthy
London lady to Pops Leo NIII,
Chinese" Gordon and the Congo.
LONDON, January llth.-The Times ssys
that the military authorities having refused
permission to General '' Chinese Gordon to
proceed up the Congo river, he has been COM
PEELED, at a great pecuniary sscrifce, to
resign his commission in the British army to
fulfill his engagement with the King of the
Belgians. He goes up the Congo in fort.
night, principally to suppress the slave trade
in the district where the Soudsnese slavers
mainly procure their supplies.
Missing steamer Heard From.
LONDON, January 11th.-The steamer
Argosy, Captain Marsh, from New York for
this port, has arrived off the Lizards and re-
ports that she spoke the steamer Celtic and
took off several of her passengers and trans
ferred them to tug bound for Falmouth.
The Argosy spoke the Celtic in latitude 45'
5S n, longitude So u W. The four passeu-
gers landed at Falmouth express much salts
faction at getting ashore. the voyage having
been 80 monotorous. They state the Celtic
sails slowly, but behaves well under canvass
1t is expected she will soon fall in with
another steamer Of this line and be taken in
tow.
The four passengers landed at Falmouth
state that at one time the gale was so heavy
that the Celtic's sails were blown out of the
ropes. Tha steamer Bothnis was sighted De-
cember ooh, but the two steamers only ex-
changed numbers. The Celtic's passengers
considered the Captain somewhat dilstory in
signaling. The fresh provisions gave out,
but there were enough salt stores for year.
January b the steamer Independence was
sighted and the Celtic asked to be reported
all well in New York, but declined assist
snce. The Argosy offered to tow the Celtic,
but the offer was declined, When it was
learned that the Argosy could take only four
| passengers, there was great excitement among
| the business men on the Celtic whose time
was valuable. Lots were drawn for the COW
eted berths on the Argosy. Two of the for
! tuuste four went aboard the Argosy, and She
other two sold their places to the highest bid
ders.
Funeral of Victim of the DrOmOre
Riot.
DRoMoRE ireland. January 11th.-The
| funeral of young Griffin, who died from a
bayonet wound inflicted by soldier during
the conflict on New Years day between Ma.
tionalists and Orangemen, took place to-day
and was attended by hundreds Of Orange
| men.
InfOrmer Careys widow.
| DUBLIN, January 11tb.-Mrs. Carey de-
cines to go abroad, and asks safe employ
ment in Great Britain. To this her family
is an obstacle.
| The Jewish Question in Russia.
| ST PETERSBURG, January 11th.-The Sen
ate has de cded to endeavor to obtain the i'm
mediate abrogstion Of the anti-J ewish law:
passed in May, 1882
Fire and loss of Life.
OsTEND (Belgiun). January 11th.-A fire
in this city to-day destroyed a large gransry
and portion of the Great Belgian Railway
station. One man was killed and three in
| jured.
Fires 10 be EXtiRgsished.
LONDON, January 1lth.-The iron mold.
ers of Cleveland and Yorkshire, owing TO the
depression in the pig iron market, are max
ing arrangements to extinguish the fires il
twenty iron furnaces, in the belief that they
will thus accomplish an advance in prices.
Departure OF COunt de Paris for Madrid
PARIS, January Notwithstanding
the expressed wish Of the Count de Paris tC
preserve his incognito in iourneving to Mad
rid, large crowd of RoYslists assembled 81
the railway depot upon his departure. They
handed the Count an address, in the name o.
the Royslist League. and a few cries OF
! "Nive lie Compile de Paris" and 'Vive Il
Roi," wee raised. There were four arrests
CONT de Paris goes direct to Madrid, upor
invitation of King Alfonso.
Another Chinese IrOncIad.
KIEJ January 11th-Another ironclsd fo
! the Chinese navy has heen launched here.
Transferred 10 IT. Petersburg.
LoNDoE, January 11th.-Count Herber
Won Bismarck, counselor Of the German EN-
bsssy in England, has been transferred to tht
German Embassy in st. Petersburg ThC
Count leaves London in a week.
The Approaches TO Canton BIOckaded 10y
the Chinese.
HoxGKoHG. January 11th.-The Viceroy
of Canfon has notified the foreign Consuls OF
his intention to blockade the northern ap
prosch to the city and also to lay torpedoel
at the other spprosch, known as the Macao
| Reach, which ls obstructed by bridge at tht
south end of Dane island. Steamboat cap
tains are notified by their owners to avoid tht
northern approach.
HoNGKoNG. January 11th.-The Chinese
authorities have blocksded the Canton river
between the city and Bogue forts, leavirl
only navigable passage ninety feet wide
csll has been issued for recruits for the
Chinese army.
HoNGKoNG, January 11th.-The work o.
blocksding the Canton river is progressing
A review of eUu.fring was held to day at ths
Boeue fertss Chinese troops sIe embsrkinl
for Hanan.
Liberal Bequests.
NV York, January 11th.-The will o.
Felix Astoir gives about Sl5, coo to vsriau;
charitable institutions in this city. To the
Mayor of the commune of France in tht
5000 francs for the benefit of the poor o.
| Louies. The rest Of the estate is left to rela
tives and friends in France and this city.
Murder Confessed.
VIENNA, January 11th.-Scheneke, who
was arrested on charge of numbering foul
girls, after promising them marriage anC
robbing them, has confessed, and his accom-
plice, named Schiosssrch, has been arrested.
The Murdered Money Changer
VIENNA, January 11th.-The three mer
who attacked Eisert, the money changer, anc
mortally wounded him and his children
stole s, 000 forms.
Proposed Reforms Approved.
CAIRO, January 11th.- Nubear Pssha
Prime Minister, has approved CifforC
Lloyd's proposed reforms for the city oi
Alexandria, whereby the sanitary aft airs viii
be remodeled in accordance with British
idess.
China and the French.
BREsLAU, Janusry 11tb.-The Ga5ette pub.
! lisheS q letter writtan hv Elaaischar sd;tor al