Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES

An earthquake of eight seconds duration
occurred yesterday at Naples.
Three deaths from cholera were reported
in Toulon Thursday night All Of them
occurred in the suburbs.
The Nationalist have decided to nomi-
nate Parnell for member of Parliament
from the College Green division.
German newspapers are largely occupied
in discussing the affairs of Morocco and
the alleged French intrigues going on in
that country.
Riers counsel left yesterday for England.
a Montreal committee will issue mani
festo to the French-speaking people APP
pealing for aid.
It's announced that the Canadian Pa
ci!ic Railway will be opened for the carry
ing Of freight and passengers to British
Columbia on the 9TH prox
CIV Yong Ming, Chinese Consul in New
York. has left for San Francisco, where he
has been appointed Consul. General. His
successor is W ong Seek Chin
The officials of Gibraltar have sent a
strong appeal to the Lord Mayor of London
for assistance to alleviate the distress pre-
vailng on account of cholera.
The New York journals have specials
from all parts of the West, from Omaha to
San francisco, telling of the opposition of
the knights OF Labor to the Chinese.
The failures throughout the country dur
ing the last seven days for the United
States aQd Canada are IFS, as against 203
last week and 165 for the week previous.
There are at present ! 800 candidates in
the field for election to the French Cham
Der of Deputies. OF this number 500 have
previously occupied seats in the Chamber.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ap-
pointed n. B. Bacon to be Superintendent
of the Custom-house at Toledo O. Mr..
Bacon is brother-in-law of President
Cleveland.
In the yacht race at New York Yesterday,
the Genesta won the Douglas Cup, and the
Grayling won the cup for schooners pre-
sented by James Gordon Bennett ehe
Puritan did not start.
The steamers brenda and Dolphin came
into collision, yesterday, off the southeast
coast of England. The Dolphin was bound
from London to Havre, and seventeen of
her passengers and crew are missing
The international cricket match was re-
sumed at Philadelphia yesterday, and the
English team finished their first inning
with score of l47 runs against 200 made
by the Philadelphias in their first inning
lit is considered at the London clubs a
noteworthy proof Of there being no truth
in the charge brought against Sir Charles
Dixie i'll the Divorce Court, that the father
of the accused lady, Eustace Smith, NJ. p,
is much seen with the Baronet.
The inhabitants of Palermo, Sicily, have
become panicstric&en, owing to the preva-
lence of cholera there and are fleeing from
the town. There is great scarcity of food.
and the people of Naplesar sending money
and provisions for the relief of the suffer-
erS.
The baby elephant, Tom Thumb, was
killed in Canada at the same time Jumbo
met his fate. Jumbo was crushed to death
Le.ween a switch engine and some freight
cars. The baby elephants leg was broken,
and he was shot to relieve him of his
agony.
AT the Doncaster (England) September
meeting, yesterday, the race for the Don
caster cup was won by Hambledon, King
Monmouth second, and r. Craig's former
ly J. r. Keene's) fivc-year-old chestnut
horse, Blue Grass, third. There were four
starters.
The American Bourse has been incor-
porated in New York for the purpose of
fostering trade and commerce and protect
li tilSlil II pll ullIflN III CAGCilOi1S. reform
ing abuses and establishing an exchange
where members can transact business. The
capital is $4,000 600.
The new iron steamer Madrone. built at
Camden, n. j., for lighthouse tender on
the Pacific coast. is considered TO be the
stanchest, fastest and Disappointed vessel
yet built by the Lighthouse Board She
will proceed to the Pacific coast next month
via the Straits OF Magellan.
The American Paper Manufacturing
Association complains that the process Of
distinction now in use Injuries rags that
e imported. 1t is urged that in the 100
paper mills in this country. employing
100 900 operatives, there never has yet been
a case of cholera resulting from infection.
Nicholas Snowden (colored) confined in
jail at Ellicott City, Md, on a charge Of
having outraged 4 little girl of years, was
taken from prison Thursday night and
hanged, The whole affair was managed so
quietly that nothing was known of il until
Friday morning. Snowden was lynched
by colored men.