Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREvTTIES.

The French squadron has arrived at
Alexandria.
The Mexican editorial exeursionists were
entertained at Ell Paso Texas, Sunday.
There were seventeen arrests for viola
ton of the excise laws in New York city
Sunday.
Sir Arthur Sullivan, the composer, has
sailed on the steamer Etruria from London
for New York.
The term fixed by the Dominion Govern
ment for the bonds of the Canadian Pa
cific to run is fifty years.
The British steamer Guadiana, from
London for Brazil, has been lost at Arbrol
hos. Her mails and passengers were saved.
NJ. Vernon, Conservative, has been elected
Senator for Rennes France, by vote of
SIT, against 554 for the Republican candi-
date.
Eight Irish girls have arrived at Castle
Garden under contract to work in the flax
mills of Dunbar, McMaster & Co., of Green
witch, n. j.
The Fall River steamers from New York
have been crowded for a day or two with
Grand Army delegates to the National En-
campment at Portland, Me.
At large meeting of musicians of Lon
don Sunday a resolution was passed in
favor of the adoption of the French pitch,
51S double vibrations, for the treble.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the MINIS during the week ending June
Goth was S464 ,90z. The issue for the cor
responding period last year was 1886, 1896.
The bricklayers of New York say they
have ali the work they can do, and cloth
ing cutters report that business in their
line has not been so brisk as now for six
years.
The appointment of Kelley American
Minister to Vienna, and that of Charles
Jones to the Consulship at Prague. are said
to be unsatisfactory to the Austrian Gov
eminent.
The ship General Domvill, Just arrived
at Liverpool from San Francisco. lost two
boats, had two other boats smashed, had
her slcylights stove III, and was damaged in
other ways.
The body of Captain Peletier, who died
at the Aston House, New York, one week
ago, lies in the receiving vault of Calvary
Cemetery. 1t will ultimately be removed
| to New Mexico for burial.
| A Polish father attempted to cremate his
daughter at West Wheeling O., claiming
| to be too poor to give his child burial, but
was prevented by citizens, who bore the
expense of the girls interment.
Forty thousand persons went from New
| York 10 Coney Island Sunday. Nearly all
the sorry excursionists wished they had
| taken uIsters The highest point reached
| by the thermometer i'll New York was 500.
Admiral Lacombe gave dinner Satur-
! day evening on board The La Flore, in New
| York harbor, to the officers of the Isere.
! The French officers were to have visited the
Casino during the evening, but failed to
appear.
Admiral Porter at the age of - is writing
la history of the navy during the civil war.
He expects to complete it during the COM
ing autumn. lie has just issued a 900-page
novel, and has two other books of 500 pages
each in press.
A dispatch from Stafford, Eng, says that
an order has been issued to reduce the
| wages of nail-makers from ~ 10 20 per
cent. A strike is threatened against the
| reduction. Should the strike occur it will
involve fully 10000 persons.
1t is again reported that General Gordon
was not killed in the Khartoum massacre,
| but that Eel Mahdi has him in secret keep
ing, having found him severely wounded.
The story is credited at Massowah, and
forms the subject of an official dispatch.
Fewer pastors OF the New York city
churches than usual will vacate their pull
pits this summer. Many of the principal
churches will close only few weeks dur
ing the hottest weather, and some not at all.
The list of clergymen visiting Europe this
| summer is conspicuously small.
Advices from the \ orthwest frontier say
| that the United States Indians (Gros Ven
tres), who had crossed over to take d hand
in the rebellion with Poundmaker and Big
Bear, have been driven across the line by
Stewards scouts. They are still hanging
about the border, and may yet give trouble.
The Porte fully believes that Italy is
meditating the capture Of Tripoli as a coup
dc main, and has been seeking assistance
from France to prevent the execution of
such a design. Failing 10 obtain the as
surance desired, the Porte applied to Rus
sia. In each case the respective Govern
| ments professed ignorance.
The Mexican band, recently from the
New Orleans Exposition, has given one or
two concerts in New York The Herdld
says Each performance was a revelation
in its way. You may sometimes hear
effects like these at Naples or Venice. In
New York they are so remarkable that they
can hardly fail to attract wide attention.
A dispatch from Teheran states that let
tiers received there from Herat show that
the Russians have established good under
standing with the Jamshidi and Hezareh
tribes, who dwell in the northern and
| mountainous districts of Afghanistan.
These letters further say that the tribes
mentioned are willing to submit to Russian
rule.
A Varna dispatch says the Turks are very
anxious about the change in the English
Ministry, not feeling sure that the estab-
lishment Of q Conservative Government
may not lead to the annexation Of Egypt
Nevertheless they are rejoicing greatly over
Gladstone's fall, their hatred of him not
having one whit abated. he being still
held responsible for all of Turkeys misfor-
tunes.
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