Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-26
TELEGRAPHIC BREvIrIEs.

Russia proposes to reduce her armament
on the German frontier, if Germany will do
the same.
Congress has declared Dr. Rafael Nunez
the newly elected President of the Republic
of Columbia.
The House of Representatives is said to
be further ahead in business than it has
been for ten years.
The steamer Great Eastern has been pur-
coal hulk at Gibraltar.
The Emperor and General Won Moltke
attended the ball at the French Embassy in
Berlin Saturday evening.
Minister Sargent's dignified course in
ignoring the attacks Of the German press is
much approved in Berlin.
The boiler of the steamer Katsai, from
Hongkong to Macao, exploded, killing
eight Europeans and nine natives.
A deficiency of O,OO0, 600 roubles has
been discovered in the last fourteen years
in the administration of Turkestan.
Marie Cucumber has organized troupe
to travel in Europe and America with
Richards drama, "Contes of Edgar Poe. !"
Tamberlike. the celebrated tenor, is
singing in Paris at private concerts. His
voice is nearly gone, but his defamation is
still fine.
Mayor Stevens, of Cincinnati, received
draft for 50, 500 from Colonel j. H. Maple
son for the relief fund, the proceeds of a
benefit performance given.
Foote, editor of the Free Thinker, Lon
don, has completed his years imprison-
ment for blaSphemy. Bradlaugh, with two
thousand sympathizers, met him at the
gates of the prison.
The Mackay. Meissonier incident in Paris
has led to the determination to give ban.
quet to Meissonier, and arrangements are
being completed for large concourse of
artists, literary and military celebrities.
Miss Fortescue will appear at the Court
Theater as soon as her action for breach
OF promise against Lord Garmoyle is de-
cided. The defense offers sl0 600 to stop
the proceedings. 1t is probable this sum
will be accepted.
1t is positively asserted that Ell Mahdi
and King John of Abyssinia have signed a
convention, to the effect that King John
shall remain neutral, and in return shall re-
ceive port on the Red See and large &C.
cession of territory.
BY an accident on the Hannibal and St.
10 Road Saturday, near Kansas City, j.
f Roseaudt, s. I. Tracy, St. Louis B
PIT erson, Gale.burg, III /; Joseph Moiltol
and wife, Canada, and about twenty-five
others received painful cuts and bruises
A London dispatch says The wine mer-
chants are badly of, owing to the decrea e
in the consumption of all wines except
claret and champagne, but the whisky
trade fourishes. a Scotch train the other
day consisted # tweDty.four cars laden
entirely with whisky.
1t is stated that Russia has voluntarily
offered England pledge to stop at Merv,
and use her influence with the Khans OF
Bokhara and khivs to facilitate English
commerce. It is also stated that the Rus
sian Government has invited England to
Join in constructing canal from the sea of
Atrial to the Indian frontier.
The Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order of the Sons of Israel met at Cincin-
natl Saturday and organized by electing for
President Philip Stern, of Chicago; Vice
Il l.
cisco Max Moses, of New York, and L.
j. Loebenthal, of Nashville ; Secretary, a.
j. Goldsmith, of New York.
An explosion occurred in the Bank of
Commerce at Toronto Ont, yesterday
morning, caused by messenger named
Shaw entering a vault, in which gas was
escaping, with lamp. The windows were
shattered and the building otherwise dam.
aged. Shaw and clerks at their desks were
injured, but none, it is thought, seriously.
The Secretary of State received cable
yesterday morning from Minister Foster at
Madrid, announcing the death by suicide
at Alicante, Spain. of James r Partridge,
residing there on account of his health.
Partridge was in the United States diplo-
matte service for many years at Brazil and
other South American countries, his last
post being at Lima.
The remains of Assistant Surgeon Am
bier. one of De Longs comrades in the
Jeanette expedition, were buried st Mark
ham, Va, Sunday, in the presence of a
large number of naval officers and residents
of Farduhar county. The casket was
covered with the Union Jack and floral
wreaths, which have been accumulating all
the way from Siberia.
In the English House of Lords yesterday
morning Lord Csrlingford announced that
ship from the United States had just
arrived at Liverpool with cargo of cattle,
a number of which had foot and mouth dis.
ease. He urged initial action by Parlia'
ment in regard to a bill to prevent the
importation OF cattle from countries where
the disease is prevalent.