Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-11
TRLEaRAP6Ic BREvIrIEs.

TIE President as nominated William Il. II.
Learned as Pcstp 4ss.er at Pert Townsend W. T.
lie Roger has been reelected President OF the
French Sem ee. He received 1S5 out of 154 votes.
1t i'un' ,erstoCd in Washington that nothing will
be done this session towards the admission Of Dakota
or -shington, as States.
The Spanish Council of State has decided by a
ste OF Ii against Is that ADglo-Spanish treaty
of commerce is inexpedient.
Representative Adams, of Illinois, has contem-
plated introducing bin providing for national bank
circulation, based on deposit OF CON instead OF
United States bonds
The Mexican Telegraph Company has made the
rate for newspaper specials five cents for day and
two and one-hslf for night messages from Chi
huahua to Fl Paso, Texas.
1t is said that the Pope is about to issue an en-
cyclical letter regarding Free Masons, in which it Is
believed distinction will be made between the Cont
mental and English societies.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee took up
the Pacific Coast bill regarding the Chinese Re
strcaon law, Wednesday, but beyond having the bill
read, did not do anything in the matter.
The official report of the losses of the French at
the capture Of Sontay Is four officers killed and
eleven seriously and eleven slightly wounded.
| Seventy-seven men were killed and Isl wounded.
The remains of Captain Webb, who was killed in
an attempt to swim the Niagara whirlpool, were
transferred 10 Oakland cemetery, and buried ac-
cordlng to Masonic rites. Mrs. Webb was present.
News Is received OF q war between the Chippewa
and Pottawatomie Indians, which occurred in the
town Of Hull, Wis, last week. Last Saturday the
two bands came together and five Indilrs were
slain.
Representative Budd has been appointed a sub
committee of one on the Committee on Invalid PEN
sions to consider bills emanatng from California
Oregon and Nevada and referred to the main COM
nittee.
TIE Inman steamers City of Paris and City OF
New York offered at auction in Liverpool yes
!
bid. The City OF New York was withdrawn after a
| bid OF e26 900.
The Journal dc ST. Petersbtrg in an article upon
the New Year letter OF the Emperor of Germany to
the authorities OF Berlin, welcomes the German En-
perors assurances OF peace, which will inspire a
| widespread confidence
| The will of the millionaire broker and banker,
Julius Hsllgarten, who died recently in Switzerland,
is valued at 81 600 600, the bulk OF which goes
to the testator's son, Albert now an infant, when
| he reaches his twentieth year.
The Jury gave Bridget Cronin six cents damages
| in the suit against Rev. Florence Mccarthy, of
Brooklyn, for $4,000 damages for alleged assault.
| Bridget formerly organist in the church Of
which Father Mccarthy is pastor.
| Hill introduced bill in the Senate Wednesday
| to require Government building to be constructed
| in every town and city in the Union in which the
Postmaster draws salary OF 81 600 and over. Hill
says this policy will he Government 81 900 900
| per year rent.
| An officer OF the American navy has arrived at
Dundee, Scotland, for the purpose of chartering a
whaling steamer to engage in tho search for the
| Greedy Arctic Expedition. 1t is expected that
| Captain Adams, an Arctic explorer will be appoint
| ed to command the expedition.
| 1t is stated that the Oregon Navigation Company
contempates the issue of 49, 600 600 in per cent.
| bonds to retire the outstanding bonds bearing a
higher rate Of interest and to acquire the branch
| roads originally built by the Oregon Transconti-
mental, against which bonds guaranteed by the
Northern Pacific were to be given in payment.
An inspection OF the literary collections of the late
Herr Lasker in Berlin reveals surprising wealth of
| material in many unpublished and some unfinished
manuscripts. All are temporarily placed under seal
The papers found WILL the executor declares, shed
much light upon some heretofore obscure points in
| German Parliamentary history. No codicil to the
| will was found.