Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-13
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SURVEILLANCE.
The Peruvian Revolution Another
London scandal-Ac'. svity
of the Russian IS,
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE npOonD-us,os.l
Another L oy,,op scandal


this afternoon for the seduction Of his as
sailants Daughter. A reporter of the Ga
zettc, INN ediately after the foggiug, inter.
viewed the assailant The latter said; Il
Snail tleG the betrayer of my Child when
ever he crosses my path. You 3nay pub
lish my name, provided you publish his.
If he feels aggrieved, he can take action
against me. 1 should be only too glad TO
meet hmm in any way. ] have no fear that
he will lie plUcky enough to face me in
Court. have not done with him vet"
The reporter then called upon the man
who had received the thrashing. and asked
for his side Of the story. The gentleman
said The story told you BY my assailant
Is nonsense. 1 have not been logged
The man struck me with q stick, and
abused nc. 1t is merely q case of black
mail Of peculiarly bad kind. The state
mcnt that | had betrayed his daughter is
ties to the scandal have not yet been made
public.
a FATHERS STORY OF HIS DAUGurER's
WRoNGs-
New YORK, August lith-A. M-rhe
SRiS London special has the following on
the fogging case: The man who welded
the stick is a Glasgow gentleman. named
Francis, and the victim of the Hagellation
Is fearce, chief of tie great Glasgow ship
building firm Of John Filler Il Bro. a
married man, and a member of Lord
lddeslcigh's new Royal Commission on the
depression of trade. Francis thus told the
story OF his wrongs; Pearce was once nv
most trusted friend and our intimacy was
one OF many years standing. Five years
years ago, wien my daughter was a very
beautiful girl of L. this villain took advan-
tage OF his familiar acquaintance at my
house to accomplish her ruin. He per
suaded her to secretly leave the school near
LlasgoW which she was attending took
her 10 London, and established her in
handsome private lodgings. At first he
s1r1uundcd her with every luxury,
and gave her u regular allowance of SIS
week. All this time | was in ignorance
OF the fate or hiding place of my daughter,
ana after thorough search, aided by de-
tecilve, i at last gave up all hope of finding
her, and mourncd her as dead: but the
libertne gradually tired of his victim. and
ms allowances dWiudled down 10 nothing.
She managed to live for some time BY
pawning or selling her iewelry and ward
robe, but finally She appealed TO him i'm
desperation to give her at least means to
keep her alive until she could procure en-
ployment. Her appeals became trouble
some, and ne proceeded TO get rid Of her in
brutal and outrageous way. which the
Tor any rich rutfian. By fraud and force
she was removed to private mad-housc.
and confined there as an insane woman. Ii
was while she was in Bcliam that learned
her fate, and obtained her release. The
doctors admitted 10 me that she was not
mad, and had not been mad"
The Cholera Situation
MADRID, August 12th.-The number of
cholera eases has greatly increased. In
this city 80 new cases and Is deaths. and
III the province II new cases and 81 deaths
were reported to-day. Travellers in many
districts are quarantined five to twenty
days, and undergo great hardships, being
lodged IN barns or in the open air and suf-
fering from lack of food. Some villages
are strictly cordoncd, trenches having been
cut to stop travel on the roads. The vii
layers threaten strangers and compel them
10 leave. The Government has ordered
the Governors of the provinces to suppress
lazarettos, but the Governors are in many
instances powerless 10 carry out the orders.
The Gd-e'te says: In the past twentv-fonr
hours 6,46i new cases Of cholera and 3.1O0
deaths have been reported from SIC towns
IN 3G provinces in Spain. This is the highest
number of victims yet reported The press
calls upon the Government and higher
classes to combine in efforts to alleviate the
national calamity. The Kin, and Queen
have sent large donations to Saracossa and
Granada. The epidemic is visiting all The
fashionable seaside resorts. At each place
visited panic ensUes and the place is de-
serted. In forty-cight hours today six
eases were reported in one house in
Madrid.
MARsEILLEs. August l2th.-Suspicious
deaths have occurred at Salon and Pelis-
sarme. Arefugee from Marseilles has died
nj Bastia.
Thanking the Army of the Soudan.
LoNDoN, August l2th.-In the House of
Lords this afternoon the MARQUIS of Sails
bury, in moving 4 vote OF thanks to the
army and navy for their recent services in
Egypt, paid 4 strong tribute to Wolselcy.
General Graham and other officers and
soldiers and marines who took part in the
-Ahartoum expedition, for the yalor. parse.
verance and high spirit they DISPLAYED in
the arduouS work of the desert campaigns.
The Prime Minister praised in unmeasured
terms the valor and devotion Of General
Gordon and of Generals Earle and Stewart
and other officers and men who lost their
lives during the Soudan war, and ftting!v
expressed coincidence with their relatives
and friends. Baron Darlington, a mod
crate Liberal, warmly seconded the motion
which was adopted. 1t was noteworthy
that not a single Liberal leader was present
in the House Of Lords during The above
proceedings. Their absence was much re-
marked, and was considered as a demon
station against the motion
Sir Michael Hicks Beach. Chancellor of
the ENchequer, made 4 similar motion in
the Commons.
Activity of the Russians.
LONDON, August 12th.-A dispatch re-
ceived this afternoon from Shanghai con
firms the recent report to the effect that the
russians bad occupied the island of Quel-
poert, at the entrance to the yellow Sea
and to the south of the Corean peninsula.
and some forty miles to the northeast of
Port Hamilton, recently reported occupied
by England. Russian troops are erecting
formidable forts on the island and other
wise adding to its defensive arrangements.
The news caused little or no excitement in
official circles here. as Quelpoert has not a
single harbor and its coasts are exposed to
the full blasts of the monsoon, and being
nigh and rocky, arc exceedingly dangerous
10 navigation.
Affairs in Peru.
LIMA, August 12th.-Truiillo was occu-
pied by the Government troops without
resistance, the montaneroS having retired
10 the interior. \ fight took place at Sarcoa
On the Sth instant between body of Gov
eminent troops, numbering forty, and
ffsi4 - VI AilFht1titibS. ne latter Were de-
feated and eight of their officers taken
prisoners.
The ttIapcoa has been reproducing arti-
Giles from the Pail SOL Ga-ctte, and in com
ment thereupon says the same immoral
practices are carried on in Lima The mat
ter has been taken up by The Government.
The accusation is however, ridicu' ed By the
rest of the press.
Another Objectionable Consul.
OTTAWA, August I2th.-Tbe attention NJ
the State Department having been called to
the appointment Of the Fenian, James
Whelan- OF Buffalo, TO the Consplship of
the United States at Fort Erie, ii is an
nounoed that nothing can be done in the
matter at present, rs the Dominion Gov
eminent has not Yet been officially notified
OF his appointment. 1t is understood that
Wheian's exequatur Will be refused
Watching Members of the House of Com
mons.
New YORK, August 12th.-The SIMS
london special says: The Society for tbe |