Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

The Jail of Gillespie county, Texas, was
burned Wednesday. prisoner named
Allison was burned to death.
General Sante Domingo Villa has been
elected President of the State of Panama,
and was duly installed yesterday.
The Albany Etening Journal announces
that Evarts has clear majority in the
Legislature for United States Senator.
At Mt. Sterling, Ky, Saturday night, a
mob took John Stapleton, Sr., from jail and
hanged him in front of the Courthouse.
Representative Sumner said Wednesday
that the statement that he had made an APP
plication for position as official stenogra-
pher of the House was incorrect.
The Inauguration of Governor Robinson
and the State officers took place IN Boston
yesterday There was a large attendance
of Senators, Representatives and spectators
Prince Albert Victor of Wales, heir pre-
sumptiye of the British throne, attained
his majority yesterday. The event was
made the occasion of rej0iCings throughout
the country.
The financial affairs of the Worlds EX-
position at New Orleans are said to be in
bad way, and some immediate intervention
must be made to avoid u collapse of the
most disastrous nature.
James Deshon, millionaire stock broker
of Boston, 50 years old, has been sued for
$1,000 damages for breach of promise by
Lillian S. Walker. young and proposes
ing widow of New York.
The Vatican, through the British Minis
ter at Pekin. will open negotiations with
China for permission to send an envoy To
deal directly with questions affecting the
Catholic missions in China.
Charges for another Court-martial against
General Swain have been drawn up and
submitted to the President Nothing will
be done in this matter until the termina-
ton of the present trial of General Swain.
Representative Budd made another
speech in the House Wednesday on the in
terstate commerce bill, and offered an
amendment to provide that railroads shall
not increase their rates without giving iii
teen days notice.
Opdyke & Co, the New York banking
house which lately failed, announced yes
terday morning that it had completed ar
rangements to pay in full. The assignee
will pay dividend of 70 per cent. almost
Immediately, and the remainder in short
time.
President Woodbury. of the Denver
Chamber of Commerce, has issued an IN
vitation to all Chambers of Commerce and
Boards of Trade in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver to send dele
gates to the National Silver Convention, to
be held in Denver on the 2Sth instant,
Henry Clews, the banker, broker and
grain-dealer, says the present year will be
one of general reviying confidence, enter
prise and activity in stocks and products,
which will extend to every line of business
on the American continent, and vim will
soon supersede lethargy from one Scean tc
the other.
The National Committee of the Prohibi-
ton party met in New York yesterday
with John B. Finch, of Nebraska, in the
chair. Professor A. II. Hopkins offered q
set of resolutions, which were adopted
urging further efforts against the liquor
traffic indorsing St. John, and denying the
charges made that he remained in the recent
campaign for a money consideration.
The British bark Isabel, just arrived at St
Johns, n F., from Cadiz, reports passing q
large Norwegian bark on the goth ultimo.
The name of the bark was the Albania, OF
Arendale. No vestige Of the crew was
found Two days previous the Isabel ex-
perienced severe earthquake shocks, lasting
fifteen minutes. The ship was shaken III
every fiber. The crew was paralyzed with
fear.
Mollie Holbrook, the Queen of New
York shoplifters," who was pardoned out
of Sing Sing by Governor Cleveland a day
or so ago, on condition that she would testi-
fy against the Marin Mandelbaum gang
is known to be in possession of important
secrets damaging to Marin" Mandel-
baum. Governor Cleveland was conse
quently induced to extend clemency to hel
at the instance of all the silk merchants o
Gotham, who are united for the purpose OF
crushing out the gang Of shoplifters now
operating in New York.