Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.


Morris Franklyn, President of the New
terday morning.
NJ. De Lesseps is preparing to leave Paris
ON his way to Panama to look after matters
connected with the Isthmus canal.
John Mccullough, the tragedian, con-
tinues to fail. and the physicians at the
asylum expect the end at any moment.
An immense crowd assembled in fremont
Temple, Boston, last night, to hear Henry
Ward Beecher's eulogy on General Grant.
Wilson S. Bissell, President Cleveland's
former law partner, denies the rumor that
he is to be appointed Governor of Dakota.
Russia, desiring to revive trade in her
Pacific coast possessions, has authorized
two annual fairs to be held near the Corean
frontier
The trials of Ferdinand Ward and VIM.
5. Warner, for swindling in connection
with the Marine Bank affair, began in New
York yesterday.
The Porte has issued circular inviting
the Powers to a conference at Constantine
pie, to be held with the object of settling
the Roumelian difficulty.
Nathaniel Mackay, an extensive con-
tractor in large enterprises, will send an
agent to China in few days to look over
the Chinese railroad projects.
The bucket shop of F. Friedman, on
Broad street, New York, has suspended,
owing $50, 800. The advance in oil and
stocks is assigned as the cause.
Contingents of the Indian army from
Madras and Calcutta are being rapidly
transported to Rangoon, where an expedi-
uonary force is being assembled for the in
vasion of Burmah.
1t is said that pastor Downs, of the Bow
dom Square Baptist Church of Boston, will
pay no attention to the resolution request
ing him to resign, on account of his impli-
cation in the Tabor divorce suit
The funeral services of Malcolm Hay,
exFirst Assistant Postmaster General,
were held yesterday afternoon at his late
residence in Allegheny City. Pa. The re-
mains were then quietly deposited in Allie
gheny cemetery.
Many descendants of the Huguenots met
yesterday afternoon in the Church Du st.
Esprit, New York, to celebrate the bi-cen-
tenary of the revocation of the Edict of
Nantes, John Jay presiding. Among those
present was Secretary Bayard
The report that John Russell Young is
lying al the point of death in PHILADELPHIA
is denied by his friends. Young has been
suffering Tor some time past from malaria.
but is now convalescing, and his physi-
clans say he will surely recover.
The Directors of the Northern Pacific
Railroad have favorably considered the
proposition to dispose of about $4,000 acres
of land to an American syndicate at 81 per
acre. The matter was referred to COM
mittee, with full power to complete the
transaction.
The Journal de 81. Petersburg, commenting
on the Roumelian question, says that
Prince Alexander appears to ignore the
fact that his submission to the Powers is a
duty created by the treaty of Berlin, and
sees no intention on the part of Bulgaria to
return TO status quo.
At the annual Convention of the Ma
tional Wholesale Drug Association, at
Philadelphia Wednesday, letters were re-
ceived from President Cleveland, Secretary
Manning and Congressman Randall, ac-
knowledging the receipt of communica-
tons regarding the duty on alcohol.
The Pacific Mail Directors have declared
dividend of II for the current quarter.
The statement of the company shows that
the gross earnings for the quarter ending
August 51st were 81, 49,, 4S7 operating ex-
penses, $S2S, 1853; net earnings, $4O4 ,O34 :;
estimated cash on hand November LIST,
1905, 4S6.
The English Farmers Alliance has
adopted resolution, stating that to avert
the 1uin of the present race of farmers the
landowners must forthwith reduce the
rent of farms, and the Government must
formulate q measure which will prevent
the raising of rents on the improvements of
tenants.
The wedding of the two daughters of ex-
Governor Shepherd took place in Washing
ton yesterday afternoon at Rock Creek
Church, Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee,
officiating. The contracting parties Were
Edward A. Quintard, of Tennessee, and
Miss May Shepherd, and Walter NJ Bro
die, of Mexico, and Miss Shepherd.
The British bark Robert S. Besnard, COM
manded by Captain Andrews, from Hiogo,
Japan, laden with camphor and rags, at
tracts much attention at Portland, Ne, as
it is manned by crew of fourteen Japa-
nese sailors, none of whom can speak
word of English, nor understand an order
from their officers without aid of signs.