Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.


man as Consul from Turkey.
One of the assassins of Colonel Sudeikin
has been arrested at Moscow.
Specie engagements at New York for
shipments to Europe to-day are 81, 10000.
The official investigation into the loss of
the steamer Daniel Steinmann has begun at
Halifax.
A Havana letter says the filibusters in
Cuba are securing recruits in many parts OF
the island
The Marquis de Caux denies that recon-
Citation has been effected between Patti
and himself
The striking nail-makers at Warehami
Mass. have voted to return 10 work at the
reduced wages.
1t is officially announced that there are
less than 500 cases of foot-and-mouth dis
ease in the United Kingdom.
The British naval commanders have been
ordered to oppose any attempt of the Portu-
guese to extend their occupation of the
Congo beyond Ambriez.
The old Board of Directors of the Denver
and Rio Grand Railroad We're reelected
filled by D. H. Moffat of Denver
The London Standards dispatch from
Madrid asserts that much displeasure is felt
by the Spaniards toward America for allow
ing General Aquera TO leave Key West
The House Committee on Public Lands
has adopted the reports prepared by Hen
ley ON the bill to perfect a portion of the
land grant of the Northern Pacific Railway.
The Irish bishops will convene in Rome
in September. The purposes of the gather
ing are represented to be similar to those of
the convention of American bishops last
year.
The Canadian Government Inspector of
live stock reports that four-iifths of the
sheep in Laprairie county are afflicted with
disease The infected districts have been
quarantined.
Huntsville (Ala.) special of April Sth
SAYS: Frank James was arraigned this
morning before Judge Bruce for the Mussel
Shoals robbery, and pleaded not guilty"
The case was set for April 10Th.
The Secretary of the London Corn En-
change reports enormous stocks of wheat,
barley and maize in the London waterside
granarics. There are 454, 900 quarters more
wheat than last year. and 10000 quarters
less oats.
Subscription books for capital stock of
the New York Cable Railway were opened
in New York yesterday morning. Two
million dollars, the limit fixed by the
Rapid Transit Commissioner, was sub
scribed in one hour.
The London Times correspondent, writ
ing from Hal Phong says that the French
attempt To cut off the Chinese retreat from
Bacninh has completely JAILED He places
the blame Of the failure on the commander
of the French tiotillas.
There was general strike Monday by
mechanics working ON buildings, in facto-
ricS and in car-shopS in New Orleans. SIEVE
raj Of the bosses yielded. The Exposition
management agreed to pay the advance and
work there was uninterrupted.
The most wonderful ten-milc race on
record was made Monday by W. G. George
the famous amateur, at the Athletic Club,
Lillsbridge, England. He covered ten miles
in 81 minutes and 20 seconds, eclipsing all
records, even that OF the famous Dcerioot-
d minutes and 20 seconds.
The Union Pacific Railway Company,
which succeeded 10 the franchises of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company has filed
petition al Philadelphia asking that the
decree which made Oliver AmeS the receiver
of the Credit Mobilier be vacated, and that
a citizen Of Pennsylvania be appointed in
stead.
4 special from PoughkeepSic, n Y. of
April 9TH, says: Rev L. NJ Ferris, pastor
of the Baptist Church at Tivoli, has it is
charged, simultaneously engaged himself
to marry three young ladies, and was be
ginning 10 pay court to the fourth, when
the extremely plural character of his love
making was discovered.
A Monmouth Qll) special of April Sth
SAYS: The First National Bank closed its
doors at II o'clock this forenoon. The
cause assigned is speculation by the cashier,
B. T. O. Hubbard, whose deficit is csti-
mated al SO 600 to 100000. The bank is
expected to resume in Il day or two, as the
stockholders are liable and all are moneyed
men.
A dispatch from General Komarof, Gov
crnor of Trancaspian, dated at Aaskabid
says: Marauders from Kochut Chankala
surprised our detachment on the 18th ult.,
but We're repulsed with loss We lost
several soldiers. We afterwards occupied
kochut Chankala. and installed district
administration, employing Mervii 10 build
a fort.
The PoStmaster-General has received a
dispatch stating that from and after the
10Th instant the Central Pacific Railway
Company will run fast mail train from
Ogden west covering the distance between
Ogden and San Francisco in 80 hours This
will complete the fast mail service between
New York and San Francisco, and save u
hours between those points.