Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-20
TELEGRAPHIc BREvIrIEs.

Ireland is declared free from the foot and
mouth disease.
A Convention of farmers is in session at
st. Paul, MINI.
There were several banquets in Paris on
St. Patricks Day.
The Mexican Central Railway is now
prepared for business.
Gladstone has gone to Coombe, in Sur.
rey. He appears quite faded.
The National Association of General
Passenger Agents is in session at Cincin-
natl.
Bismarck's health is improving. He
drinks cold tea now instead of diluted
brandy.
Adiutant.G General Drum has received a
telegram announcing the death of Lieuten-
ant Colonel Godfrey Weitzel, Of the engi-
neer corps.
Lawrence Barrett sailed from New York
for Liverpool yesterday on the Gallia. He
plays in Irvings L7ceum Theater, London,
beginning April 10th.
The Swiss Federal Council has decided
to grant the extradition of anarchists when.
ever asked for; otherwise anarchists will
be expelled from the country.
A violent earthquake shock visited Trim.
ity, Hants, Harbor Grace, .Brigus and
Holyrood, n. F., Thursday afternoon. The
disturbance lasted fifteen minutes.
The New York Posts Washington spe.
cial states that the publication of the ad.
vance sheets of chapters of Blaine's book
was managed from Washington BY Blaine
himself.
The RepaJEqae Fraacaise of Paris says ::
Francs can treat with China only upon
the basis of an indemnity, and the recogni.
ton by China of French supremacy over
the whole of Tonquin.
The strike of factory operatives at Titsch-
en-, Bohemia, is spreading. Officials of the
city have received letters threatening them
with death. a battalion of troops has been
dispatched to the scene of disturbance.
The Senate has so far this session of Con-
gress passed 10 bills, 2S OF which are for
public buildings. The House has passed
I0l bills, more than half of which are Of
private character. But % bills have be-
come laws.
The Communists celebrated the anniyer.
sary of the beginning of the Commune of
1871 Tuesday evening by banquets in sew
eral of the suburbs of Paris. The speeches
at these we've OF violent and revolution.
airy character.
The committee of the French Chamber
of Deputies, to which was referred the
question of the importation of pork, has
abandoned It's intention of making in
quiries of Consuis. General in regard to
American pork.
The British Government has given orders
for the detention of the Chinese ram Nan
kin, which is how in the Tyne loading with
Armstrong guns, pending an inquiry as to
whether her action is nor construable as 2
breach OF neutrality.
Governor Crittenden of Missouri has
addressed letter to the Chairman of the
meeting, recently held in Adair county,
where the foot and mouth disease is said
to have appeared, in which he advises the
people to use prompt and vigorous means
to stamp cut the disease.
Tde President will veto the Fitz John
Porter bill. This information comes from
a source entitled to Credence. the reason
for this is said to be that the President
considers the Executive pardon restoring
Porter to citizenship is az big boon as
ought 20 be conferred upon him.
At Wilmington, Del, Monday, q valise
containing s.. 600 obtained from thu Treas.
ury Department by Paul Schmellick, of
Philadelphia, was thrown by thief from
a window of car on the Congressional ex.
press, and seized by j confederate. Schmel-
lick pursued, firing his pistol, and regained
his valise.
Policeman Kendall captured Jas. Dono.
van, u burglar, in Boston, yesterday morn.
ing, but while taking him to the station
was tripped by Donovan and cruelty beaten
with his own club. Kendall, however, sue.
eeeded in drawing revolver and shot
Donovan in the mouth, INJECTING 4 wound
from which the burglar died eleven min
utes after.
D. Z. Salmon, Veterinarian of the De-
pa tment of Agriculture, telegraphs from
Kinsley, Kan: "The foot and mouth dis
ease at Neoaho Falls is not SPREADING
There are no contagious diseases in the
counties further west DR.. Rancho, Sec.
rotary of the Illinois State Board Of Health,
has report from Nenia, Clay county, that
twenty head of cattle have recently died
on the farm Of r. f. Forth in Wayne
county, adding that no doubt the cattle
died from the foot and mouth disease,