Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-08
TELEGRAPHIC BREVfTIES.

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] Japan is chartering steamers in England
| to convey troops to Corea.
General Sherman says Grants physical
malady is brought on by excessive smoking.
In letter to Cyrus W. Field General
Grant declines the proposed subscription i'll
his favor
One thousand shipwrights at Hartlepool,
Eng, have struck against reduction in
wages of y per cent.
The sale of postage stamps for the third
quarter of 1884 was S10,0l7, 74S, or $573,002
less than in the corresponding period of
1888.
David E. Swan, formerly local cashier of
the Northern Pacific Railroad at st. Paul,
has been arrested on a charge of embezzling
$51. 600.
The milers of western Pennsylvania are
III session in PittsbuTg for the purpose of
forming an association to regulate the price
of -four.
a Washington dispatch announces that
Sergeant Holnorth, who inspected Greelv's
private papers, has been dismissed The Sig
nal Service
c. L. Able, a prominent merchant and
postmaster of Sarasota, Fla, has been as
sassinated. He was about the only Repub-
lean III lIS lONu
1t is reported that the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre pa Coal Companies will soon sus-
pend number of their collieries, throwing
out of work over 900 persons.
The December British imports increased
! so 16l, compared with December of last
wear. The exports decreased 81, 49, 99
compared with December 1888.
The Oklahoma " boomers have sent q
petition to Congress, claiming that they
have a right to settle in Indian Territory,
and protesting against the cruelty of their
removal.
Mrs. Matthew Webb, widow of the famous
swimmer, with Barry Whitefoot, editor OF
the Sportsman, as her trustee, wishes Amer
leans to know that all reports to the disad-
vantage of subscribers are untrue.
Katie and Mary Stoody, two servant
girls, were arrested for theft in Allegheny
City, Pa, Tuesday afternoon, and nearly
stolen recovered at the residence OF their
| parents.
Agents of the Hooking Valley mines are
at work in Virginia securing negroes to
| take the place of striking miners. Seventy
five left Lynchburg Tuesday night and
Others have been secured. They sign
one-year's contract before leaving.
President Arthur viii attend the opening
OF the Cotton Convention in the Grand
Hall of the Worlds Exposition at New
Orleans, February 10th. President Car
rett, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
has rendered the President a private car for
the trip
Gould having had his fine steam yacht
Atalanta put i'll thorough sea-going order,
| is about 10 enjoy southern cruise with his
family The yacht will be sent in a day or
| two 10 Charleston, and Gould and his fam
ily will leave about January 10Th for that
place, where they will embark.
1t has been proposed that France re-
| nounce her rights to the left bank of STAN
ley pool, the West African Association, on
condition thereof, ceding to France all the
stations on the upper and middle Niayi. 1t
is asserted that the Association will ask
France to pay e600000 for these stations.
Judge Lawrence, in the New York Su-
pr6mc Court, yesterday directed that the
suits of Messrs. Stewart, Aspinwall and
| Patten against Coils z. Huntington, which
| involve large amount of money, must be
tried at once, or sufficient security be given.
1t was then settled that the trial of the
suits will begin on Monday next.
The Chicago Daily Ners prints Spring
l.
Senator Ruger, who is classed as Repub-
| lican, Will act with the Democrats, and that
he aims at the Presidency of the Senate.
| The statement is also made that General
| Logan has been asked to go to Springfield,
| and that he will reach there next Thursday.
Senator Miller presented in the Senate
Tuesday protest of the Cigar-Aiakers' As
ISOLATION OF San Francisco against the rati-
tication of the Spanish treaty. These petit
tons are being received from all parts of
| the country, but it is now conceded by all
! that the present Spanish treaty. or in fact
any of the pending treaties, cannot be rati-
| fed.
1t is reported about the Capitol in Wash
ington that Representative Sumner Of
| California. is an applicant for the position
| on the official corps of stenoEraphers OF the
House which is vacant in consequence Of
the recent death of William Blair Lord.
! The position pays 5000 per year salary
and about 81 coo additional, which is usu-
ally voted each year rs extra pay.
At Minneapolis. MINI, u. y. Whitney,
well known in religious and real estate CIR
cles Is accused by his wife Of abducdns
/ her son freddie, aged years on December
| oh, ana taking him To- Los Angeles, Cal.
| In an interview Mrs Whitney relates
story os iii treatment and persecution on
the Part Of hey husband, and duplicates
him in certain questionable relations with
Il supposed wealthy widow of Arizona.
whom Lc met while on a visit 10 Cali
forniu las. March.