Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-21
Investigating the London Scandal.

name was withheld by the Justice, bus he
issued the warrant.
Investigating the London Scandal.
LONDON, July 20th.-The Mansion House
Committee spent four hours to-day in the
work of investigating the revelations of the
Pal NdH Gazette.
The Governments New Policy in Ireland
New YORK July 20th.-A Hcralds Dublin
special says; Lord Camarvon rides ont
daily attended by q groom armed with q
whip, and Lady Carnaryon shops oyer
Dublin guarded by an Irish maid. An at
tempt is evidently now making To main
tain the elementary principles OF good
government, viz, to know the wants and
Wishes of the people, and to understand
the mischieis which they suffer under and
remedy them, not with Cromwelian
touches Of fire and sword, or the silence of
the scatfoid but with firmness tempered
by justice All this turning over a new
leaf is said by Gladstonitcs to be 4 mere
elecuoneering trick.
No Government Aid for the Munster
Bank.
DUBLIN, July 20th-The Lord Lieutenant.
in reply to a deputation interested in the
Munster Bank, who called to urge him to
use his influence to secure Government aid
not give direct aid to the institution
Reducing Telegraph Rates.
LONDON. July 20th.-The Postmaster
General, in addition to his proposal to re-
duce the present telegraph tariff from
twenty-tour to nineteen cents for ten wore
messages addresses TO be free-proposes tC
encourage the sending of smaller messages
by charging twelve cents for messages con.
tanning but three words and one cent fol
each additional word
The Revolution in Colombia.
WAsHNGToN, July 20th.-Under date o
Savanilla, United States of Colombia, july
1st, Admiral JOuett reports a battle be
tween the Government forces and revolu
tionists, in which 1000 men were killed
The Admiral says: The revolutionary
forces number only $500 men, but they
hold number of large river steamers, and
are able to move freely ON Magdalena river
while the Government forces having bu
two small steamers, are obliged to move by
land. June 10Th General Camargo. very
prominent Colombian politician and leader
arrived at this port III an English steamer
and Immediately assumed command of the
revolutionary army. The arrival OF Ca
margo, who is violent Liberal, etfectually
defeated the efforts to secure peace by
treaty, which would undoubtedly have
been successful had he remained away q
while longer. Camargo quickly attacked q
Government force of 800 with his whole
army, and although he claims TO have won
the battle, he admits suffering severe loss
including seven of his best Generals 1t is
reported that each side lost about 500 men
The reyOluuonistS clearly intend to confinC
their operations to the Magdalena river and
interior. This, together with the fact that
the Government has now a steam vessel OF
war on the coast, inSures the Isthmus and
vessels on the high seas against any chance
of disturbance by the revolutionists. All
'repOrts from the isthmus indicate that DO
litical matters there remain settled. and
that peace and good order prevail. There is.
however, an alarming epidemic of yellow
fever at AspinWall, and all over the 18th
mus
An American RiddIed with Bullets
New YORK, July 20th-Advices from
Santa Domingo report a peculiar affair. On
the evening Of June 2Sth John Platt of
Yonkers, n. Y, a carpenter, was stopping
at the Hotel San Pedro, where ex-President
Cecarce, who had returned from exile under
amnesty, was also guest The authorities
suspected Secarce of plotting against the
Government, and sent a squad of soldiers
10 arrest him. The ex-President fired at
his WouId-be Captors blew out the LIGHT
and made good his escape through dark
corridor. Platt, aroused by the noise.
stepped out in the hall when the guard.
though only twenty feet distant, mistook
him for the fugitive, and nine muskets
were at once fired at him. Five balls took
effect, and he fell dead. The killing caused
considerable commotiOn among the resi-
dent Americans.
Riel's Trial Begun-He Plea6s Not GniIty.
REGINA (N. W. t., July 20th.-RieTs
trial began to-day. The prisoner. being
asked to plead, said, after some hesitation :
have the honor to answer the Court that
| am not guilty Counsel requested an
adjournment III order to prepare aifdavits
setting forth the importance OF having GER
tain witnesses for the defense Gabriel
Dumont and Dumas were wanted from
Montana, and it would take nearly two
weeks 10 bring them. An Adjournment
was granted until tomorrow The prisoner
was very quiet, being frequently prompted
by his counsel.
Discourasing Harvest Prospects.
ST. PETERsBURG, July 20th.-The Russian
harvest prospects continue discouraging
The reaping of winter wheat III the south
ern provinces gives barely a middling re-
turn. The present outlook is that summer
wheat crops will everywhere within the
empire yield poor harvests.
Herat Necessary to Russia.
VIENNA, July 20th.-A dispatch from
London to the Political CorreSp9adcace says /:
NJ. Lessar states openly that the possession
of Herat has become necessary for Russia
and ought not to cause a war.
Strike of C,tton Operatives.
LONDON, July 20th-Twenty-f five thou
sand cotton operatives at Oldham have
struck work.
Parliament Prorogued.
OTTAWA (Ont.), July 20th-The Domin-
ion Parliament was prorogued this after
noon.
Scotch Riflemen Victorious.
WIMBLEDON, July 20th.-In 4 match for
the Challenge trophy to-day the Scotch
rifiemen won by eight points.
Cholera in Spain.
MARpRID. July 20th-Cholera has made
its anDearance in the vicinity of CadiZ