Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-23
AFFAIRS ABROAD.
THE CONTESTED PEERAGE CASE
FINALLY DECIDED.
Cholera Reports-Engiish Politics
French and Anamites-The
Munster Bank.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE REcoRD-UsIos.l
The Cholera Epidemic.

MADRID. July 22d-Incomplete returns
of the progress of the cholera III Spain yes
terdav show total OF / 1852 new cases and
6S5 deaths. These include Is new cases
and deaths i'll the city of Madrid; IS new
cases and 10 deaths in the province of Ma
drid; 1853 new cases and % deaths in the
city of Saragossa 491 new cases and 143
deaths in the province of Saragossa 1OneW
cases and 4 deaths ir the city of Segovia
sc new cases and % deaths in the province
of Segovia 8 new cases and deaths i'll
the CITY of Murcia, and go new cases and
60 deaths in the province of Murcia. Cases
have appeared in HueSeca and CaceTes.
The Lauderdale Peerage Case.
LONDON, July 22d.-The peerage case has
been decided by the House of Lords in
favor of Major Maitland. There were two
claimants to the peerage-Major Maitland
and Sir James Maitland. Major Maitland
contended that he was the heir of the
| fourth son of the sixth Earl of Lauderdale,
who married Mary McAdam in New York
! in 1772, two DAYS before his death. Mary
| McAdam had borne three sons to the fourth
son Of the sixth Earl, and the petitioner
| held that this marriage legidmatized the
| offspring. Sir James Maitland Il descend
ant of the fifth son of the sixth Earl OF
| Lauderdale. contested the claim Of Major
House of Lords, United States Minister
| Phelps. Senator Edmunds and Messrs. Fow
| Ter. STEPHEN Nash and Clarence Cary gave
| testimony concerning the law of marriage
as ii existed in the American colonies III
LIP.
INV York, July 22d.-A Suns London
special says The Tory Government con-
tinues to pose as the friend OF the masses.
To-day Richard Assheton-Cross, Home
| Secretary. with large party Of followers,
made a tour Of the slums of Shaldwell and
Holborn. distributing siXpennies and good
advice with great prodigality., An Official
account Of the tour was sent this evening
from the Home Office to the various news
papers.
The French in Anam.
PARIS. July 22d.-General De CourcJ has
returned to Hue from his conference with
the French Generals at Hal PhOng. He
has issued an order to the French hoops to
prevent the maraudcrs ut Thanhoa from
eifccting junction with the Black Flags.
Public Buildings Guarded.
| LONDON, July 22d-The police force sta
toned around the law Courts was largely
| increased TODAY, owing to information re-
ceived by the authorities that an effort to
| destroy those buildings would be made.
The Munster Bank.
DuBLIy, July 22d-The Directors of the
| Bank of Ireland informed deputation of
! Munster Bank shareholders that they
| would advance e250000 on a written guar
! antee that the degostors would not with
| draw their deposits for six months; that
call of 50 shiliings per share would be
made, and that the Munster Bank securl-
| ties, valued at tS00000, would be lodged
with the Bank Of Ireland as securities.
| The committee of shareholders are Of the
opinion that they can obtain better terms,
and have sent deputation 10 London for
| that purpose.
The English and Russians.
BRUSSELS, July 22d.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Independence Beige
says: The English, after establishing in
! Quelpaert, at Port Hamilton, a number OF
| coal depots, have raised forts and laid a
| cable between Quclpaert and an island Of
| the Yangtse -kiang. Three Russian men-of-
war stationed in the waters of the Quel-
paert failed TO observe the laying Of the
| cable.
German Gymnastic Gathering.
DRESDEN, July 22d.-The fete of the Ger
man gvmnastic societies was held here to-
| day, and brought together % 900 members
| from all parts of the Empire. Two thou
sand Austrians took part III the fete, and
| received special ovation from the Ger
mans. Speeches were made in favor Of the
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