Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

The National Commercial Convention is
still in session at Atlanta, Ga.
The outbreak of cholera at Marseilles
creates much alarm in London.
Albert T. Marsh embezzled over 100000
from his employers in New York, and fled
to Europe.
The Brewers Convention concluded its
session in New York yesterday, and ad-
iourned to meet in San Francisco, in May,
1886
A 14-year-old girl at Port jefferson, n.
y, Wednesday attempted to murder her
sleeping infant sister, but was prevented
from succeeding by the mother.
Howard Cooper, the negro convicted of
rape on Miss Katie Gray, of Baltimore
county, Md, was yesterday sentenced to be
hanged at such time as the Governor may
appoint.
Frederick Douglass has created a sensa-
ton among DR.. Sunderlands congregation
in Washington, By renting the pew next in
front of the one usually occupied by the
President
The Indian Commissioners have awarded
contracts for 10000 pairs of blankets to
John Dobson of New York, and Herman
Heynemann, of San Francisco. The prices
ranged from 8 36 to 81 60 pair.
Blaine is opposing the Appointment Of
Colonel Charles Morton as Postmaster at
Augusta, Me, and it is thought in Wash
ington tina. the President will accede to
Blaine's wishes, and appoint some other
man.
On the motion for a writ of error in the
| case of Mackin and Gallagher, convicted
of ballot-box frauds Judges Harlan and
Gresham disagreed in Chicago yesterday
morning, and the matter goes to the Su-
preme Court.
General Grant slept five hours Wednes-
day night This small amount of sleep was
not owing particularly to pain. Yesterday
| morning he felt bright, and dictated some
matters for his book. l:30 =. NJ. he went
OFT for drive.
Isaac StOneman, a prominent citizen of
| Freeport, ILL.,, died Tuesday of heart dis
ease. He was an uncle of Governor Stone
man, OF California. Forty years ago he
settled in Freeport, and carried on for many
| years Stoneman 5 Hotel.
| De Pretis, the Italian Prime Minister,
| has lntimated to King Humbert Il wish TO
retire from public life on account of old age
and illness. In the event of the retirement
Of De Pretis, it is thought that Mancini,
Minister OF Foreign Affairs, will be made
| Premier.
| Cattle-owners in Delaware are alarmed
| over the fresh outbreaks Of contagious
| pleuro-pneumonia in the large herds in the
| Brandywine districts The legislative APP
preparation was only $500, and it is now
exhausted, and there are no State officials
to enforce an effective quarantine.
Wong Ching Foo, a Chinese editor, went
to Montreal to settle money difficulty
-lt-a ~,
and two brothers He decided against the
latter, and about midnight they went to his
| lodgings, attacked him with hatchets and
would have killed him had not several per-
sons gone to his assistance.
The steamship Isere. with the Bartholdi
statue Of Liberty Enlghtening the World
on board, started from Rouen, France yes
! terday, for New York. The departure OF
| the vessel with its valuable cargo was the
| occasion for quite demonstration, all civil
and military authorities of the city assem-
bling at the pier to witness the event.
1t is said in Washington the reason Don
| Cameron sold his house on Scott circle to
| f. ID. Morgan, of New York. was that his
| health threatened sooner or later to com
pei him to withdraw from public life, and
that he Is arranging his affairs to seek a
milder climate, where he may recover
strength and health and prolong his days.
4 London dispatch. speaking of the plan
of the Parnellites says: The best weapon
for immediate use now i'll the hands of the
| ParnellitcS is the obstruction of vital pub
lie business. Their programme about
which they make no attempt at conceal
ment, and which they have already begun
is t. talk against time by relays on every
| subject, when talk is possible and To fight
the Crimes Act tooth and nail at every
stage OF its progress
The London Times expresses anxiety
over affairs in Egypt, and saws there is too
much reason to fear that an hostile com
bination against British influence and in
, terestS in Egypt has been organized by the
! European powers. Their action in respect
to Egyptian complications, and in forcing
the Khedive, by their protests to restore
five per cent. which had been deducted
| from the amount OF coupons has been
! clearly intended to show that they are fully
! determined to insist upon every point
against England.
SUPERVISORS CoNsUITATIoN.-The Board
of Supervisors of Colusa county has passed
the following resolution: Ordered, that
j. + Keeran, Chairman of the Board OF
! Supervisors of Colusa county, be, and is
hereby appointed a committee of one TO
meet and correspond with the Chairmen OF
the respective Boards of Iuba. Suffer, Sac
ramento. San joaquin, Solano, and such
/ other counties as he may deem advisable,
! for the purpose Of consulting and advising
with them rs to the best methods to be
adopted for the protection of our rivers,
{ water-eourses and harbors from the en-
croachments of the hydraulic miners, in
Il ]
harbors, and - employ counsel to advise
said Boards of Supervisors, and TO assist in
the litigation OF any suit or suits which
may arise or grow out of the action of the
said hydraulic companies. and the said
John f. Keeran is hereby authorized To
perform such other duties as he may deem
advisable for the promotion of the object
sought to be obtained, and to report to the
Board upon the call of the Chairman
thereof"