Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

The Russian Government has ordered all
Russian officers to leave Bulgaria.
The Nationalist have decided to contest
every Irish Parliamentary seat except
twelve.
There were 11S new cases of cholera and
SO deaths from the disease in Palermo
Wednesday.
Senator Dolph denies that he recon-
mended Mr.. Noltner 10 the Postmastership
at Portland.
There are reports of fighting in the inte-
rior of Cnna. In one fight fifteen guards
are said to have been killed.
1t is thought that the firm of William
Heath & Co., Of New York, will be aided
by Jay Gould to resume business.
Graef, the celebrated German artist, who
was charged with perjury and with corrupt
ing his model and her 14-year-old sister,
has been acquitted.
Rev. H. S. Jardine, of St Mary's Church
Kansas City, Mo, has been found guilty of
immoral conduct, and inhibited from fur
Their ministerial functions
The eighteenth annual convention of the
Railroad Conductors Life Insurance Asso-
citation of the United States and Canada
assembled in Denver Wednesday.
1t is understood in Paris that as result
of the Cabinet meeting yesterday the Min
istry will resign shortly before the assemb-
ling Of the new Chamber of Deputies.
Great activity prevails in military circles
in Smyrna. Seven battalions of reserves
have started for Salonica, and more are
snder orders to leave for the same place.
4 fire in London yesterday morning de-
stroyed the Charter-house building, a row
of thirteen eight-story warehouses on AL
dergate street, causing a loss Of 83,000,0 900.
The KeaaeJec (Me.) Journal says: The
report that Walker Blaine has sued the
United States for his salary as assistant
counsel in the Alabama Court is utterly
groundless.
The report is again in circulation that
influential Americans. backed by Spanish
bankers of New York, are endeavoring to
secure the annexation to the United States
Of the Island of Cuba.
Cramp & Sons. of Philadelphia. are
building an iron steamer for II. 3. Plant
of New York, to run between Tampa
Florida, and Havana, for Plants system OF
railways. She is 200 feet long and 80 feet
beam.
Exhaustive reports to the Nelg England
Homestead, from seventy correspondents,
indicate that the potato crops of New
England and New York are fully one
third below the average, and triae
smaller than last year.
The customs officers OF Chicago have
seized 81 600 worth of diamonds, found
among the effects of a member of the firm
of Meyer Bros. leading Omaha jewellers,
who had just returned from Europe and
was stopping at the fremont House.
Tho RoarI cf Mana of H. NJ,
North, Central and South American Expo
position at New Orleans have added to their
list OF special days an American Silver
Congress, assigning it to December 11th
and 18TH the two days following the
American Bankers Congress"
The funeral of the Earl of Shaftesburv
took place in London yesterday. The re-
hgious services the remains were con-
Quoted at Westminster Abbey Hundreds
of poor people stood outside the Abbey in
the drenching rain during the entire serv-
ices, being unable to get into the sacred
edifice.
European immigration of the most de-
slrable kind is setting strongly toward
Southern ports. Some of the largest
steamers atioat have been chartered for
emigrant business. The Weser from Bremen
haven, about due at Galveston, has nearly
whom have been sent out by the agent to
Texas.
The Roman Catholic Bishops of Ireland
have passed a resolution condemning the
acts of violence and intimidation, and
warning their respective floeks against in
dulging in such acts, which they say are
certain to bring the anger of God upon
evil doors and their families, besides dis
grazing the Irish people in the eyes of the
civilized world.
A Dublin special to the New York Herald
says: Mrs. O'Connell claims to have come
out VIGOROUSLY from the recent boycotting
contest. Fathers Vaughan and Walsh &C
companied the tenants, at her request, to
Ballylean house to-day. She asked them
TO pay at a reduction of Is per cent, pre-
viously offered, and said that she would
forego the Sherif1's costs. The offer was re-
fused, and the tenants left, but number
OF them fearing the Sheriff7s sales and
heavy costs, returned Immediately and
paid their rents, less 10 per cent. Their
action caused great excitement.