Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-30
TELE6RAPHIC BREYlTIES.

Rear Admiral j. Z. L. De kraft died in
Washington yesterday.
The Belmont House, at Gloucester, Mass.
was destroyed by fire Wednesday. Loss,
about $4,000.
1t is stated that the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company will probably show 81 ,000,-
600 surplus by the 1st of January next.
The President yesterday appointed Fred
erick P. Winston, of Illinois, to be Minis
ter Resident and Consul-General to Persia.
A Philippopolis dispatch says that the
war fever has abated considerably during
the past few days. The schools have been
reOpened, and affairs are assuming a nor
NAL aspect.
Prominent New Workers are going to es-
tablish national conservatory of music,
under the direction of Madam Fursch-
Madi, with J. Bouhy, of Brussels, as pro-
lessor of opera.
Dispatches from ST. Petersburg state that
the Russian Cabinet officials allege that
Austria and Servia are intriguing for terri
torial ACKNOWLEDGMENT detrimental to Rus
sian interests in the Balkan peninsula.
The North German Gazette, commenting
on the Carolines question. hints that the
diplomatic dealings of Senior Elduayer,
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, re-
speeding that dispute are of a double char
acter.
Robert Cooke, of the Press. who was
struck on the head with Ratchet i'll PhiIa-
delphia, Wednesday, by a colored janitor,
passed a good night in the hospital, and his
condition is viewed by the physicians as
hopeful.
A New York Posts Washington special
says 1t is rumored in diplomatic circles
that the Mexican Government has entered
into negotiations with the German Gov
eminent to place considerable Mexican
loans in Germany.
Canon Farrar will have in the November
number of the BROOKLYN MaGdeiae q paper
on Should America have a Westminster
Abbey?" He believes it is impossible for
America to reproduce anything exactly re-
sembling Westminster.
An unsuccessful attempt was made in
Paris yesterday to asSassinate NJ. De Frey
cinet, French Minister of Foreign Affairs
The would-be murderer, who was imme-
diately arrested, looks like a mechanic of
superior intelligence, and appears to be of
Italian origin.
Two French men. Of-war have been or
dered to proceed at once to Guinea to pro
tect French interests in that country The
dispute growing out of the rival claims of
France and Portugal to certain sections of
Guinea has reached a crisis, and serious
events are feared.
Wednesdays Brooklyn EAGLE says Col
onel MOleer is credited with an intention to
resign the Postmastership in view of the
findings of the Commission which recently
investigated the affairs of his office. The
Colonel says his relations with the Presi-
dent and Villas are pleasant.
Prince Bismarck having refused to adj
NIT the claim of Spanish priority of the
possession of the island of zap, Spain has
prepared another note, containing a severe
argument against the logical deduction of
the German Chancellor, and insisting on
the acceptance of the claim of Spanish
priority.
IN the closing session, Wednesday night,
of the Board of Managers of the WOman's
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church 100000 was appropriated
for work during the coming year This
includes the following items Indian work,
50 $50; Chinese work at Puget Sound, 500:
Spanish work in Mexico, 81 600; Mormon
work, 50, 535.
The New York HeraldS Paris correspond
ent says: Dr. Louis Pasteurs hydrophobia
experiments have been successful. He has
cured two boys by inoculating them with
the spinal marrow of rabbits which have
been inoculated with tissue from the spine
of a rabid dog. Pasteur says that inocula-
ton is guarantee against hydrophobia a
malady which is only transmissible by
bites.
The result of the coming Parliamentary
election in England, after q canvass by
competent judges, is summed up as fol-
lows: Nationalist, IS in Ireland and l in
Erular1 Tp,iae IN ,.a1 -,
Great Britain; Liberals, 4 in Ireland and
80 in Great Britain doubtful. rs. If So
of these doubtful seats can be captured by
either the Nationalist or Tories. it will
make their strength equal to that of the
Liberals