Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-22

CAIRO, November 2lst.-A man who ar
rived here yesterday evening from khar-
toum says MahdiS position is eighteen
hours march from Khartoum Disease is
making great ravages among MahdiS fol-
lowers, fully 100 dying daily. The Sheik
OF Margana with large force has arrived
at a point midway between Kasota and
Berber to lend assistance to General Gordon.
Advices from Wady Halfa state that the
British troops arriving there are departing
for the front with noteworthy rapidity.
The Essex and Cornwall regiments are now
en- route to Dongola. To advance beyond
Dongola will be impossible for month.
The French in China.
SHANGHAI, November 2lst-The Chinese
ironclads Cho Lung and Yang Wei have
arrived. They intend to force the French
blockade of the island of FormoSa.
LONDON. November 2lst-AdviceS from
Tamsui of Tuesday state that Admiral
CourbeJ still remains at kec Lung, unable
to advance until reinforced. Chinese labor
is scarce. French soldiers are employed in
coaling the ships.
LONDON. November 2lSt-The Times
Shanghai dispatch says: Peace negotia-
tons have been suspended. The French
have made overtures In English and Amer
lean pilots on the Yangize river Pilots
ask 10000 taels boat-S56000 each. Chi
nese complain of this action on the part of
neutrals.
PARIS, November 21st.-It is reported
that the Chinese Government offered France
10, 0O0, 600 francs in settlement of her claims.
France demands !, $50 100000 francs.
Report that Admiral Courbet will Resign.
PARIS, November 2lst-It is reported
that Admiral Courbet, seeing il impossible
for him to successfully operate against the
enemy with his present feeble forces, and
having vainly asked for reini0rcements, has
determined to resign.
Libel Case in London.
LONDON, November 2lst-A noteworthy
libel case began to-day Frank Manteli
Adams, London barrister sues Bernard
Coleridge, son of Lord Chief Justice Cole
ridge. Adams conducted his own case.
His opening speech stated that he was en-
gagged to the daughter of Judge Coieridge.
Coleridge objected to him for son-in-law,
and induced his son. Bernard, to write a
letter to his daughter libeling him (Adams).
The young lady turned the letter over to
her betrothed. This led to her expulsion
from her fathers house and the expunging
of her name from her fathers viii. De-
fendant entered the plea that the letter was
q privileged communication.
Negotiations Failed.
PARIS, November 21st.-The negotiations
between Granville, British Foreign Secre-
tary, and Marquis Tseng, the Chinese En-
bassador, with q view to Il settlement of the
difficulties between France and China have
failed, owing to Prime Minister Ferry
ascertaining that Marquis Tseng was not
authorized by his Government To offer any
better terms than those which were rejected
through Patneotre French ambassador at
Pekin.
Proposed Impea chment of Earl Spencer.
DUBLIN, November 21st- United ireland
states that it is the intention of the Ma
tionalists to impeach Earl Spencer, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, tor conspiracy to
murder 1t says the Irish party is deter
mined to force public inquiry into Earl
Spencer's crimes.
Proposed Reduction of Irish Members.
LONDON, November 21st.-The MARQUIS
of Salisbury is pressing Gladstone for
reduction in the number of Irish members
of the House of Commons, under the pro-
posed redistribution bill. 1t is reported
that Gladstone consents to reduce the num-
Der by five, and the coalition between the
extreme Radicals and the Pancllites in the
House of Commons threatens the Liberals
with a large detection.
Frightful Tragedy in Hungary.
VIENNA, November 2ist-A Hungarian
clergyman named Arisnia. while travelling
on a sleigh to Loula with his wife and
child, was pursued by wolves. His wife,
terror-stricken at the sight of the animals,
let the child fall FROM the sleigh The hus-
band jumped out to save the child and both
were devoured, but not before the father
had killed two of the wolves. Meanwhile
the horses attached to the sleigh ran away
and the unfortunate mother, owing to the
terrible trial to which she was subjected,
was prematurely delivered of dead child.
The horses ran to Loula, and upon arrival
there the people found the woman herself
dead in the sleigh. This terrible tragedy
occurred within the space of an hour.
Cholera Reports.
PARIS, November 2lst.-Y Yesterday 81
deaths from cholera occurred in Paris. All
but one occurred in the hospitals During
the twelve hours ending at noon to-day
there were twelve deaths, six of them in
the hospitals
Wholesale Poisoning.
vienna, November 21st.-SiXty persons
have been poisoned, many Of them being
in a critical condition, in the outlying VII
lage of Hernals, owing to the carelessness
of corn dealer in mixing rat poison with
flour.