Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-06
AFFAIRS ABROAD.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE HEcoED-uuos.l
The serrians and Rulrarians.


VIENNA, November 5th.-King Milan
continues to actively prepare for war, and
is making arrangements, in the event of
hostilities breaking out, to advance from
Plerot TO Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria
The Seryian Premier. Garachinine. is pre-
pairing to cross the Timok river. which
divides Bulgaria and Servia, with strong
force, into the Widdin district A forced
conflict between the Servians and Bulgari-
ans will probably be brought on by an
attempt to prevent the advance of King
Milan and his force on the road to Sofia.
W1ddln will be attacked by the force under
NJ. Garachlnine only in case King Milan
defeats Prince Alexander Russia expects
that the Servians will be victorious. If
Seryla succeeds in taking Sofia and Widdin,
russia Will intervene and insist that King
Milan Withdraw behind the Servia- Bulga.
ran frontier, following the lines as indi-
Gated by the treaty of San Stefano.
The Balkan Conference.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, November 5th.- The
hrst meeting of the Balkan Conference took
place to-day. The business was limited to
the exchanging of credentials and the APP
pointing of officials. The Conference will
reassembie on Saturday. when the first for
mai session will be held.
Political onspirators Arrested.
BELGRADE, November 5th.-Six persons
have been arrested here for conspiring to
overthrow the Government.
Germany and France.
PARIS, November t5th.-Von Munster.
the new German ambassador to France,
presented his credentials to-day to Presi
dent Greyy. NJ. De F'reycinet, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, was present. Won Nun
ster said:
Emperor William charged me to continue to
develop the friendly and neighborly relations
at present existing between France and Ger
many shall always feel the warmest pleasure
in fulfilling task so in accordance with my
personal feelings by rendering myself sincere
interpreter OF my august sovereign.
President Grevy replied:
! am convinced that your personal feelings.
together with the common interests of both
nations, will strengthen the good relations ex-
listing between them.
Politics in Ireland.
DUBLIN, November 5th.-The National
lists OF Wexford, in convention to-day.
elected Messrs. Barry and John Redmond
as their candidates for members of Pariia
ment III the coming election. ParnelI. in n
speech, said that coercion had been
crushed out, and the coercers hurled from
power; that there was no longer any ques-
ton of peddling municipal and petty re-
forms, as Ireland legislative independence
was drawing near.
McClellan's Relationship to Lord CLYDE.
LONDON, November 5th.-The ST. James
Gazette says in an editorial 1t is not gem
orally known that General Mcclellan was
second cousin to Lord Clyde Upon the
death of Lord Clydes only sister, Miss
Alicia Campbell, who expired suddenly
and intestate in December, 1868, Mcclellan
and Peter Stewart Macliver, NJ. P. for
Plymouth, as next of kin, claimed and
succeeded to the entire fortune of that lady.
which comprised moiety of the large
residue of Clydes estate. His Lordship.
who sympathized deeply with the Confed-
crate cause, was not aware of his blood
relationship to Mcclellan, whose military
strategy he unsparingly criticised and con
demned. Miss Campbell was also I'M
acquainted with the two gentlemen, who,
through her delay in making a will. be-
came her legal heirs, On Christmas Dav.
1868, she said to a friend :" 1t was very
wrong Tor my brother TO put off making a
will until his last illness. The first thing
snail do after the New Year will be to
make mine She did not live to see the
New Year.
Twenty-Five Persons Drowned.
LONDON, November 5th.-The Norwegian
bark Aquila has foundered off Greenburg,
Noted Painter Dead.
LONDON, November 5th.-Robert Thorn
burn, the noted miniature painter Is dead
Heavy Rains in England.
LONDON, November 5th.-Heavy rains
are falling in the midland districts, and the
water in some places is two feet deep,
spelling the crop.
Affairs in MEXICO.
CITY OF MEXICO via Galveston, Novem-
Der 3th.-The Opposition in Congress- en- |
deavored last night to get through a reso-
luton abrogating the famous financial !
DEGREES of last June, one of which recog-
nlzed the English debt while the other |
suspended all subsidies. The resolution |
was defeated by an overwhelming vote. |
The resolution accusing ex-President Con |
tales OF population III office presented by |
the Opposition, has been sent by Congress |
to the Grand Jury section of that body. The |
general opinion is that no bill will be found |
against him or his Finance Minister.
An Expensive Epidemic.
MONTREAL, November 5th.-At meeting
OF the Civic Finance Committee this after
noon, statement was submitted showing
that $4,000 mad already been spent to put
down the smallpox epidemic.
Seven Hundred Houses Infected with
Smallpox.
MONTREAL, November 5th-An official
report TO the Board of Health saws that
there are 700 houses in this city infected
with smallpox, of which 305 are placarded.