Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-26
WHOLE NO. 1865.

sailors from the frigate Bismarck recently
seized the wife of a native and murdered
her husband, whowas attempting to defend
her. The Governor boarded the Bismarck
and demanded the surrender of the assas--
sins, but Admiral Knoor refused to give
them up.
The Rhine and Ems to be Connected by
II Canal.
Berlin. June 25th.-Prince Bismarck
has ordered the preparation OF plans for
canal to connect the Rhine and Ems rivers.
Bismarck's Proposal Rejected.
BERLIN. June 25th,-rhe Bundesrath has
rejected Prince Bismarck's proposal to tax
barrels in which American petroleum is
imported, as,articles OF cooperS' work. The :,
proposed tax would largely increase the
cost of petroleum.
Mortuary.
Paris, June 25th.-Adolphe Vuetry, the
political economist, is dead
Consul G eneral of Great Britain at Cairo.
LONDON June 25th.-Sir Henry Drum
moud Wolf, present memberof Parliament
for Portsmouth, who, it was announced
yesterday, was about to start for Cairo as
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentlary OF Great Britain, will go to
Egypt il is stated, upon special mission.
II IS intended that he shall diSplace Sir
Evelyn Barring, the present diplomatic
agent ami COusul-General of Great Britain
at Cairo.
The Franco Chinese Treaty.
PARIS, June 25th-In the Chamber of
Deputies, to-day u committee was elected
to examine the Franco-C Chinese treaty sub
mitted on Monday by NJ. DeFreycinet.
Minister, of Foreign Affairs This treaty
defines the rights of France over China and
the French dependencies. aud determines
the conditions upon which the commercial
relations between France and China are to
be maintained. The committee chosen is
favorably disposed towards the treaty and
! It's election.
The Wreck of the Steamer Italia.
MoLLENDo. June 25th The steamer
Italia struck a steep point OF rock near Lo-
mas, about p NJ ON Friday. and sunk in
fifteen minutes in deep water. Out of l34
passengers and crew 65 were drowned. On
Sunday the Cachapoal picked up boat
containing - survivors 30 miles south of
PiSco The same evening she searched the
coast and found 81 more of the survivors
in Salinas bay, two others having started
from there on foot for LomaS. Boats were
sent to bring off the party, but the Captain
of the Italia declined assistance, intending
10 travel TO Pisco, thence bg steamer to
Callao. Among the saved are the Captain,
first officer and about seven passengers. in
cluding one woman. About . children
| were drowned.
FURTHER DETAILS.
LIMA via Galvestonl. June 25th.--The
steamship Puma arrived yesterday, with
| fifty-three survivors from the wreck of the
| Italia. There are seventy persons missing,
and as far as known only eight passengers
were saved, while only one of the crew was
| lost. The greatest confusion cnsued imme-
diately after the vessel struck The shock
| strained her so that the doors of the cabin
could not be opened, thus imprisoning the
passengers. The Captain was not ON deck
at the time of the accident The disaster
was due TO the wrong orders given by the
| third officer, who has since committed sui
| eide Great credit is bestowed on the heroic
| efforts of the purser to save the passengers.
i The pursers boat was swamped when the
steamer sank. The passengers who escaped
/ to land underwent fearful suiierings before
| they reached an estate where succor was
promptly afforded.
China steamer Stranded.
YOKOHAMA, June 25th.-The American
! steamer City of Toxic, Captain Murray.
/ f ON San Francisco June Sd, went ashore
near this port. She is leaking, and her
cargo has been partly jettisoned. Assistance
! has been sent TO her.
The situation in Colombia.
| WASHINGTON. June 25th-A report has
! been received at the Navy Department from
! Admiral Jouett, announcing the failure of
! parties interested to settle the disputes i'll
| the United States of Colombia. He says
| the political differences of the two parties
! are of such a nature that peaceable settle
ment is quite impossible at this time.
Hostilities are likely to continue indefi-
! nitely. The Government troops. he re-
| ports, are marching on Barrauquilla. The
! revolutionary leaders, the Admiral says,
are leaders of the liberal party in Colom-
bia The troubles on the Isthmus, he
thinks, result from local politics, and from
the fact that many deprayed characters
congregatc there. He anticipates hard
| fighting in Colombia.
End of the Rebellion In Peru.
LIMA (via Galveston), June 25th.-An
official dispatch from Chicla states that
| General Caceres' troops have completely
| disbanded
The Dead Minister.
| LIMA (via GaIveston), June 25th-Ex-
United States Minister Phelps died from
! fever contracted while on a pleasure trip
| to Oroya. The Government is making ar
rangements for the funeral, and honors of
! the highest description will be paid the
deceased Minister The new United States
| Minister, Mr.. Buck, has arrived here.
| Continuous Telegraph Line Between Bra
zil and the United States.
BUENos AYREs (via Galveston), June
25th.-Minister Osborn, acting in accord
ance with instructions received from the
State Department at Washington has con-
cluded Il contract securing to the Central
! and South American Telegraph Company
/
between Buenos Ayres and Rio de Janeiro,
and land lines between Buenos Ayres and
the Pacific side, thus securing to an Amer
lean company continuous and independent
telegraph communication between the
United States and Brazil. The necessary
decree has been signed by the President of
the Argentine Republic.