Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-24
TELEGRAPH!C BREYiTIES.

The Duke of Edinburg is suffering from
all abScess, but is progressing well.
The Swiss Bundesrath has rejected the
naturalization treaty with the United States.
John C. Emo, the noted defaulter. has
been expelled from the New York Univer-
sity Club.
The clearances of the leading Clearing
houses in the United States during the past
week amounted to $3.50, 76l ,036.
The mail and passenger steamer Princess
| Beatrice, bound from Sarne to Stanrear,
Scotland has been missing since Saturday
The remains of Mrs James Russell Low
ell were inferred at kensal Green Cemetery,
London, yesterday, The funeral was strict
ly private.
Henry Widen, claiming relationship
with Governor Tilden, Killed himself in
Atlanta Ga, Sunday. because his sister
married mali he did not like
Great destitution and suffering prevail in
| ClImer, BraXton and Calhoun counties,
West Virginia, the whole neishborhood
being absolutely furnished for proper food
Late Saturday afternoon the only two
charges pending against Frank James III
the Cooper county Circuit Court were dis
missed at Bonneville No, and he is a free
man.
Owners of the steamship Lydian Mon
arch, which Was being used to transport
| troops to Egypt, pronounce the reported
sinking of that vessel in ST. Georges chan
mel a wicked canard, and threaten to prose
cute its authors.
The Lord Mayor OF London issued an
appeal to the public for funds to assist the
| large number OF people in that city who
had been thrown out of work because OF
| the depression in trade, and who are in deS-
titute circumstances.
Owners of the White Star line steamer
Celtic at Liverpool say, in relation to the
cutting open OF mail bags on the voyage
from New York, that mails were delivered
intact. a dispatch bag had been tempered
with, but none Of its contents were taken
1t is reported that John J. Law, in bid
/ ding SlS5,000 on Saturday for NortOns
| Point, Coney Island, represented Edward
| >. Stokes, of the Hoffman House, New
| York, who intends erecting an elegant
| hotel rivaling the Brighton. The morn
! ing papers say that Stokes is backed BIZ
| Mackay.
Coasting has become so popular in AL
! banv, n. Y, that the Common Council has
| set aside 4 number OF hill streets ior coast
ing purposes, Every night during the past
| week several thousand persons gathered on
Madison avenue to witness races between
| big bCbs, and a number of serious acct
dents have occurred.
The Marquis Of Lorne publishes letter
| in the F0H ifdlt Guzcttc this afternoon, in
which he deprecates British advance
against khartoum, now that Gordon is
dead. The British, the Marquis contends
should be satisfied to take up position on
the Nile to block Mahdi from advancing
into lower Egypt.
1t is learned in ot Petersburg that Count
Tolsyoi, Minister Of the Interior, has re-
signed, but the Gar has declined TO accept
| the resignation. Count Tolstoi, however
persists i'll his purpose OF "etiring, pleading
| that the excessive duties OF has office at
present, owing TO the ACTIVITY of the Mill
lists, are undermining his health.
The oolored postal clerk injured N the
collision ut Four Mile Run, Va. THURSDAY
night. is dad making the seventh death
by the accident 1t is stated the express
company loses $2500 burned in their
car Conductor Anger. one OF the victims
| of the disaster YVES u nephew of General
/ Anger, commanding the Department. of tie
Missouri.
I No little uneasincss prevails in Govern
| ment circles at Cabu. because OF the re-
Imarkabie number Of Russians pouring
Iinto the Afghan capital, ostensibly as .rav-
Ielers. Ii is the general belief Of the ma
| tives that the alleged Russian travellers are
military men, AID that their visits are
Iconnected with the rumoreu scheme of
Russia for the annexation Of Ai,hanistan.
i 1t may be startling news, but for all that
it was quietly rumored in Albany y. Y,
yesterday afternoon. rs fact that Prcs-
ident-ciect Cleveland is Likely 10 be engaged
i 10 be married at an early day lis pro-
posed attianccd IS a ,oung lady of abOur
twenty summers, an ideal OF feminine
beauty, and a present a pupil of v ellis
/ college in Aurora, !. /. She IS the daugh-
ter of Oscar Folsom, OF Buffalo, who was
4 partner of Cleveland and vas killed Ill
an accident iii 1870.
\ Joint committee of The Church Tenn
perance Society and the Society for the
Prevention OF Crime, in New York, has
| coTplctcd 4 new Licensing hill, which Was
drafted II the request Of Mayor Grace. The
| bill divides the State into cities having I.
Population Of over 30000o and towns Of
less :lan that population, tue fee Tor
/ licerSc5 in places of the tirst-named class
being ) COO, ana in the second class 5000
Il Absolute Sgnd5y-closing is imperative.
An Albany special says storm is
gathering about Manning's head which
promises 10 make his appointment TO
i Cabinc. position source OF great embar-
raSsmcnt for Clcveland's Administration
from the start Not only IS the mnnage-
mcnt of the albany Pcniyeniiary under in
restigaion, but an inquiry into the State
printing which Manning has controlled
since Tweed first became u poSer has also
1een Instituted bya committee Of the I.idc-
pendent Citizens Association, and in both
eases ii is said. that sensational develop
mcnls affecting Manning NAV be expected