Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-24

The French i'll China.
PARIS, October 29d.-Fuller adyices from
China gives the following particulars of the
French defeat mt lamar in October 18th. Lin
Ming Schuan, the Chinese General, sent some
OF his soldiers, disguised coolies, to offer TO
assist the French in their work OF building the
forts. Meanwhile the rest OF the Chlnese sol
dierS formed an ambush near at hand. Presently
Il signal, which had been previously agreed
upon, was given. whereupon the supposed
coolies and soldiers i'll ambush made sudden
attack upon the French and hemmcd them III
on ali sides. The French were overwhelmed
and ran into the sea i'll the widest confusion.
Admiral Lespes admits that 10j OF his men were
killed He offered Il reward of SIX dollars for
each corpse restored. The loss OF the french
flag is greatly deporcd. Admiral Lespes en-
deavored to recover it from the Chinese by of
itring them two new flags in exchange, but the
Chinese refused TO entertain the bargain. 1t is
stated in Paris that one of the Powers Is likely
TO take steps looking 10 mediation between
China ard France with the view of an amicabie
settlement of the present difficulties. This
power is believed TO be Germany.
General Campenon, Minister of War, asks the
authority ofthe Committee Of the Chamber OF
Deputies on the Tonquin affairs to form num-
Der of new battaliOnS under conditions ofthe
bill for the reorganization OF colonial army.
Railroad Accident in Canada.
Montreal, October 23d.-The Chicago ex-
press which left here last night at II o'clock,
collided with the eas-bound cattle and freight
train at Point Claire, causing terrible havoc,
killing the engineer, Aleck Stewart, and fatally
injuring the fireman. Other train hands were
seriously MANNED. The passengers escaped
without fatalities, bat number were quite
seriously injured. Stewards body was not re-
covered tor two hours. and when taken from
the debris was found burned beyond recognl-
ton. One hundred and fifty head OF cattle
we're killed. The estimated damage is $4,000.
Cows Poisoned.
HAMILTON (Ont) October 2$d.-Some ruflians
are destroying cows in the east end OF the city.
One man had nine cows poisoned. Another
lost quite number Turnips filed with strych-
nine, we're found in pasture field
Patti and Nilsson.
LONDON. October 23d- Colonel Mapleson' ;
contract with Patti for the Drury Lane season
limits her fee to f450 nightly. Nilsson's fee is
limited to $3.50 nightly
Free Fight Among Gamblers.
PARIS. October 23d.-A quarrel occurred to-day
in the Des Arts Rcunis Club over the discovery
BY the players OF tWenty-e1gbt more cards on the
baccarat table than allowed by the rules of the
game \ free fight followed. and the Police
threaten to close the place.
The Throne of the Ducby of Brunswick.
BERLIN October 25d.-Prince Albert, of Prus-
of Brunswick. His claim is favored by the
court.
MANCHESTER (Eng.l, Gctobcr2&d. An anti-slay-
CIV Jubilee meeting was held here to-day. Henry
NJ Stanley assured the English people, who be-
lievcd that slavery had been abolished, that all
So-called free lab0reIs in Africa were captured
slaves. he said the great cause OF the existing
slavery was the action OF the Portuguese GOV
o.iuion On the subject would donuch tpaboiisl
The evil.