Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-04
TELEGRAPH BREyITiES.

Jack Hopkins, murderer, was riddled
with shots at Monticello, Ga, Saturday by
masked citizens.
a prominent State Department official
says the reorganization of the Consular
service will be completed about January
next.
The Nord of Brussels, says that England
has consented to Russia's proposal to leave
the Zulikar question to be settled by a joint
boundary commission.
banquet was held at the Wesnard
House, at Marquette, Mich, Saturday, in
honor of A. K. Swineford, appointed by
President Cleveland as Governor of Alaska.
The CorresB0ndencid Espdna of Madrid.
reports that five persons were sutiocated
while IN house being fumigated at Jean.
Cholera continues 10 spread to new prov
inces.
Fear is expressed in London that the re-
port of the death of FL Mahdi is untrue,
the belief gaining ground that it is a trick
with a view TO a resurrection and conse-
quent enhanced prestige.
Storms of great violence swept over cen
trail and northern parts of Spain Sunday,
destroying much property and in many
places utterly running the telegraph lines.
Many persons are reported to have been
killed.
The Mahd selected Abdullah for South
ern Soudan Osman Digna for Northern
soudan, Senussi for Egypt, and Mollah
AbduiIahman for kordotan and Darfur, to
continue the war, and donated 100000
pastries therefor.
The English Government is taking active
steps TO counteract the force of the move
ment Of the Russian Government in Afghan
istan. The appointment of General Rob
erts 10 the Indian control is considered an
| admirable selection.
In The whole of Spain, Saturday, there
were reported $50 new cases of cholera
ond Al deaths. The military Governor
| of Granada has succumbed to the pest-
lence. The cholera is raging in the con
Wet settlement Of CartlIagena.
There are distinct symptoms of revul-
sion in London public opinion as to the
truth of the Pal MAI gazette revelations.
1t is a revulsion in spite of the report of the
Mansion House Committee, and is due to
the absence of direct and trustworthy evil
dence.
II. J. Clark, Assistant Superintendent of
the Pullman Car Company, while eating
breakfast was recently arrested by the Off
Gals of raso del Norte, Mexico. Several
railroad men are now i'll prison on the line
of the Mexican Central for violating trivial
local ordinances.
The New York HeraldS London cable
special of August ID says Among the
court presents of the Princess Beatrice all
the royal family gave jewels save the
Crown Princess of Germany. her sister,
who presented some silver candIesticks.
and the Prince of Wales, who gave only an
oil painting of Windsor Castle These
paltry gifts are regarded rs all additional
Slight.
Representatives Of the various Jewish
congregations met in New York Sunday
evening for the purpose of perpeuating the
memory of Sir Moses Montcfiore. Organi-
zation was effected by the election of Off
GERS, and it was stated that $4,000 had al
ready been subscribed towards the erection
of monument TO the renowned plilan-
thropist. 1t is intended to erect monu-
ment or statue in Central Park
\ disastrous railroad war between the va
rious companies of the south of England is
now considered certain. The London,
Chatham and Dover Railway officials ac-
cuse the managers of the Southeastern
Railway with willful cheating in connec-
ton with the pooling arrangement which
was entered into by these roads. Personal
feeling between the officials Of both Of these
roads IS very bitter.
III ii4SN q ~ Tux llllu VII cI nc 'tIHiitlS-
sioner of Pensions as TO his authority to re-
instatc q clerk who was discharged from
the Pension Office in 1881, the Second AS
sistant Secretary Of the Interior has decided
that any person dismissed from the class-
fed service cannot be reinstated after TIE
lapse Of one year and cannot be again adj
nitted into the service without eXamnna-
ton and classification under the Civil Ser
vice rules.
The Duke of Cambridge, COMMANDMENTS
Chief of the British army; the Marquis of
Lorne, General Lord Woiseley and NJ.
Martinez, Chilean Ambassador to England,
have signiiied their intention Of being pres
ent at the memorial services in honor Of
General Grant at Westminster Abbey to-
day. Gladstone says he will 20 if his
health permits. The Prince of Wales and
the Duke of Connaught will be represented
by Equerries The Duke of Argyle John
Bright and many other distinguished gen
tlenen have written letters expressing their
regret at their inability to attend.