Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-02

The situation in the Balkans remain I'M
changed.
Consul Thomas, at Southampton, is
hopelessly i'll.
The coming elections engrosS public at
tention in England.
The health OF the King of Spain IS still
in precarious state.
English manufacturers complain that
free trade is running their business.
England and Turkey have agreed to a
settlement Of the Egyptian question.
The MERGERS Company of Paris has sub
scribed 81 600 TO the Irish Patriotic fund.
Paris physicians pronounce Mattel, the
wouid-be assassin Of De Freycinet, insane.
Mother Mandlebanm, of unsavory
New York notoriety, is said TO have left
Canada.
De LesSeps has asked the French Gov
eminent for permission to issue new Pan
anna Canal bonds TO the amount of Sl20,-
100000
James Hamilton, the Duke of Abercorn,
sled Saturday evening. He was Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland in lS666S and
1S74-78.
Nicaragua is again in a disturbed state
owing TO the fears of an invasion by the
reyoluuonists. strengthened by those now
in Nicaragua.
The Khehdive on Saturday received Sir
Henry Drummond Wolff the British
Special Envoy, aud promised to warmly
support the provisions of the Anglo-Turk-
ish convention
Articles of impeachment against ex-
President Gonzales, for misuse of public
funds, have been presented TO the Mexican
Congress. There is much excitement in
political circles over the affair.
The depression in the hax-spinning trade
in England is very great. The great mill
engaged in this industry in Leeds, and
which employed 1000 operatives, is threat
ened with closure on account of this de-
preston.
\ London dispatch says: Huxley's re-
signation OF the presidency of the ROYAL
Society, resolved on long since, is now an
nounced. His health has shown little
signs OF Improvement. Professor Stokes
succeeds 10 the presidency.
The French force in Tonquin, owing to
the recent victory over the Black Flags is
to be reduced To 1900 men, with 5000
Anamese recruits, which, it is believed,
will suffice to secure quietneSs in the delta
OF the Red river as far as Iunnan.
Since Germany adopted the policy of
stimulating her industries, her merchants
have aStonished Europe by their enterprise
and sagacity and German competition is
already cutting deeply into even the screw
making trade of Birmingham itself
DISPATCHES from Dorpat Russia, state
that the students in the university at that
town made q demonstration against the
Government, and for q time wild confusion
reigned throughout the town. Order was
finally restored, the military coming to the
aid Of the authorities.
Nice-Consul Mcdonald at Bangkok re-
ports 10 the Secretary of State the death, bv
Bright3s disease, on the 2Sth of August. of
hrom FRA Rajawang Bovara Sthun Mon
sol, the second King of Siam. The King
Is described as man above the average of
intelligence, well informed on the great
topics of the day and beloved by the COM
mon people.
The New York Herdlds Vienna CORE
spondent intimates that Bismarck's chief
reason for sending Count Van hatfield as
AMBASSADOR TO London is because he be-
iieved that the German socialists were pre-
pairing TO transfer their headquarters from
Switzerland to London and open cam
paign against Germany. Hatzfeldt is a
perfect master of socialist methods, thought
and action.
The Home Rule party has now held one
half of its county conventions in Ireland,
and in every one of these ParnelrS domi-
nance has not even been contested. The
result of these conventions has therefore
been that thirty light Parnellite candidates
for Parliamentary seats have been nomi-
mated TO receive the Home Rule vote, and
in every case the nomination was made
without a single division.