Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-18
TBLEeBAPHIc BREvITIgs.

A box of powder, with fuse attached, has
been discovered at the Postoffice In Biz
miDgham, Eng.
Announcement is made of the engage.
ment of Mrs. Frank Leslie, widow OF the
publisher, to Marquis de Lsnville, of
/ France.
The police of Newcastle. on, Tyne, Eag.,
| have received information of plot to ex-
plode the Central Railway station and
| Postotiice.
Placards have been posted around Skib-
bereen, county Cork, ireland, announcing
| the outbreak of a civil war in March. The
police are removing them.
It is alleged that Sargent has been as
sured by Secretary Frelinghuyseu of his
option of remaining at Berlin OF becoming
Minister to some other court.
The new steamer Raadlaud, of the Red
Star line, between New York and Ant
werp, has made y successful trial trip at
Liverpool. She is built of steel, 425 feet
long and a. feet beam.
Il is stated that Elijah Smith has de.
clined to accept the Presidency of the Ore
gon and TrsuscOntineutal Company. He
will probably become President Of the Ore
gon Improvement Company.
The new fast mail service now furnishes
Chicago papers to Denver snd Cheyenne
the evening Of the day after they are
ISSUED, and to Ogden and Sal, Lake the
second evening after publication.
The Japanese wrestler now In New York
has issued a challenge TO wrostlo suv man
IN America, japanese style, or half Jaua.
ness aud half An. lA.Amsriean style. and 20
toss up Tor the final bout, ior $500 O. side.
JOAN Allen, Of Buffalo, died In New
or6 Sunday, lie was the zen ct cx-
Mayor Allen, aud was also one Of the ori.i-
nal Forty-niners, though he remained i'm
California but short tIme because Of III.
ness.
Tie Northern Pacific officials, now in
Washington, deny positively that the com.
pany has broken faith with settlers on the
railroad lands, and think the charges have
been raised to affect legislation against
railroads.
Fifty barrels of flour and 500 pounds
OF bacon have been shipped to the sufferers
by the Pocahontss va y mine diastcr.
, Resumption of work in the west mine
where the explosion occurred, viii not take
place for two months or more.
4 crowd st indianapolis, disappointed
that James Robinson, who murdered his
stepson and was sentenced TO the Peniten.
tiary instead Of receiving the death sem
tenca, made an effort to secure the person
Of the convict Saturday to hang him, but
was unsuccessful
Frederick W. Gagon aud wife, who came
a month ago from Leipsic, Germany, were
found dead in their sleeping.room in a
west.side boarding house st Chicago yes
terdsy, having committed suicide by hang.
ing, They could net speak English, and
the cause assigned is dependency from
falling to find work.
A telegram received by the Treasury
Department in Washingtonyesterd from
J. II. Sanders, Secretary of the Cattle
Commission, says that the experts sent by
the Commission pronounce the alleged out.
break among the cattle in Illinois not the
foot and mouth disease. DIR. Low, of the
Commission, has gone to Kansas.
Samuel w. Jacobs was taken to the In
sane Asylum in New York Sunday, his
mind having become affected over the Bis.
arck-L1sker incident. When arrested he
said q" l will remove him from She face of
the earth. | am ready now, and | intend
to take the first steamer for Germany.
America will hear from me soon. My
father died III barn in that country, in
exile"
Evidently the public in San Francisco
are demanding the benefit of the fast mail
service, now extended as far west as Og-
den, for Union Pacific officials have re-
ceived inquiries from the Central Pacific
officials as to whether the fast mail is per-
msnent and they have replied that it is.
The fast mail now lies over at Ogden IA
honrs awaiting the starting Of the Central
Pacific train.
The British steamer General Roberts,
from Galveston, February 5.h, has arrived
at Liverpool. She collided with an ice
field and had her bows smashed Her fore
compartment filled with water. She had
to jsttison part of her cargo. The bark
Lucy, from Liverpool to San Francisco,
was sunk by the collision. Six of her
crew were drowned. The Captain and
three OF the crew arrived at Youghal.