Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-25

| Company has decided not to issue 500, OO0
in bonds for the purpose of buying the
Columbia and Palouse Railway.
A man named Mcknight has been ar
rested for the murder of an old couple near
Chicago three vest buttons found at the
scene of the crime led to his detection.
A call has been issued for National
Convention of ol.growers of the United
States, to meet in Chicago on the 9TH of
May next, in the general interest of that
industry.
ingalls,, one of the men arrested for the
murder of three persons at Avondale, O.,
has confessed that he and a man named
johnson killed them and sold the bodies
to medical college.
The House Committee on Public Build
ings on Saturday reported Brent's bill
making an appropriation for public build
ing at Port Townsend, w. T., with favor
able recommendation.
The towboat Modoc, valued at SO, 600,
struck the pier at Seventh. street bridge,
over the Allegheny river at Pittsburg,
Saturday evening, and sunk in ten feet of
water. The crew escaped.
1t is rumored in Washington that J. B.
Butler, appointed clerk in the Treasury
Department, is to be promoted to Assistant
Secretary to succeed j. G. New, whose re-
signation took effect on the 18th.
John Bartle, patient at the Elizabeth
Hospital, Belleville, H., while supposed
to be temporarily insane, attempted to kill
Sister liberia by shooting at her. He then
shot and killed himself. The ball passed
through the Sisters body.
The Pacific coast postal changes for the
week ending Saturday were as follows
Postofice established, Cosmopolis, Che
halls, w. T.; name changed, Hermosa, Los
Angeles county, Cal, to South Pasadena
special service discontinued to Simmons,
Tehama county, Cal. from Butte Meadow
office discontinued, Marrito, Santa Barbara
county, CAL; Postmaster appointed, J.
Lyons, Cosmopolis, w. I.
The miners of Colorado and the Black
Hills are represented IS fiocking to the
Cpur d'Alene discoveries in Idaho. Two
hundred men have wintered in the snow.
bound valley. The towns of Eagle and
Hayes have been started. A municipal
! Government has been established. No
claims can be jumped until June lst
Meals cost 81 and drinks % cents. Four
sawmills and telephone line are now
under construction.
Salmi Morse's friends scout the idea that
he committed suicide. He was in the
habit of taking long walks to quiet his
nerves, and lately had been much worried
about the failure of the play, 4" On the
Yellowstone" Morse's friends say he car
ried with him a small medallion, studded
with diamonds, which he regarded as atalis.
man and never parted with. The medallion
was of considerable value, and when the
| body was found this was missing, though
the diamond shirt studs and gold signet
ring were in their places.
FOREIGN.
The remains of General Ord left Havana
Saturday for New York.
An attempt is being made to get up
Bonaparsist boom in France.
Placards in Vienna ask the people, Glow
long will you let the Monarch live?"
Three men who murdered Count Won
Szekhely were hanged at 0fer Saturday
morning.
Bismarck's newspaper organ declares
that no disrespect has been shown to Min
lister Sargent.
c.. f. Meaching, a manufacturer of hats
at Marieville, Can, has assigned (; liabih
ties, $4,000
Several tribes in the neutral territory be-
tween Russia and Afghsnistan solicit Rus
sian protection.
General Gordon's manifesto about the
slave trade has seriously embarrassed the
Gladstone Ministry.
Several tribes in the neutral territory
between Russia and Afghanistan have So
licited Russian protection.
The Carnegie Forteseue suit has been
postponed two weeks to give the defend
ant time to work up the case.
The report that Leigh Smith was to
make an Arctic expedition next summer in
: vessel built for the purpose is untrue.
The Comte de Paris has subscribed 80.
/ 00e francs toward memorial monument,
to be erected in Brittany, to Comte de
Chambord.
Beasy (Nationalist) has been elected
member of the House Of Commons for
Cork; 1850 against l5S for Goulding
| lConservative.l
The report that naturalized German.
! American citizens who return 10 Germany
are subject to military duty is pronounced
/ absolutely untrue.
Sargent, the American Minister, is the
4 object OF much sympathy on the part of
member of the Prussian Chamber OF Depu-
/ ties and other persons of noe, who express
disspproval of the attacks made upon him
/ by the Conservative press.
The English press generally condemn the
/ brutality OF Bismarcks letter on the Laslzer
resolutions. The Berlin correspondents
/ give some piQuant extracts from the at.
! tacks IN the semi-oficisl press On Minister
| Ssrgents American career.
A serious encounter is reported in the
| Don Cossaek country in Russia, between
the peasants and military. Several were
killed and wounded. Further fighting is
feared, and reinfoycements have been hast.
ened forward from Cherkask.
The Brussels international African Asso-
ciation has decided to maintain Henry NJ
Stanley in his command of the Congo
country. The King of the Belgians has
sent Stanley letter FLIED with expressions
of satisfaction and confidence in view OF
the results of his labors.
The latest advioes from Tonquin state
that the French gunboats are taxing posi-
WHO'S III LAO waters VI AVhSuiu Oolta 70 OS
able to support the attack ON Bacninh. The
reconnaissance from Hanoi disclosed the
fact that tho Black Flags occupy Hunghos. |
on the mouth of the Black river.
The explosioa of lime light in a hall at
Oldham, Eng, Saturday night, while a
childrens entertainment was going on,
caused great excitement. The lights were
extinguished, and terrible panic took
place. TIE children rushed down the
stairs, and one was sulfocated and nine
Others were removed in an unconscious
condition,