Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The village of Savannah, N Y. was
almost totally destroyed by fire Monday.
1t is generally believed III Washington
that Logan will be elected President pro
tenn. of the Senate.
MaiorGeneral Alexander Shaler, L. S.
a, was arrested Monday in New York on
a charge of bribery.
Itis reported in New York that John L.
Sullivan has been married to Annie Living
ston, a serio- comic singer
f. Berry Wall, the King of Dudes of
New York, was caued by q. L. Davidson,
an indignant husband, last Saturday.
C. C. Stonesuect was murdered in Old
ham county, Kentucky on Sunday night,
and suspicion rests on his brother-in-law,
John Ellis.
The engagement is announced in Wash
ington of James Bayard, eldest son of the
Secretary of State, to Miss Deakins of Fort
Pendleton, w. Va.
The Democrats object to the election of
either Logan or Sherman to the Presidency
of the Senate; on account of their partisan
and sectional preiudices.
Judge Mccoy, United States District
| Judge, at late hour Monday night issued
! restraining order against declaration of
the recent prohibition election in Atlanta,
Ga.
1t was expected that the San Bernardipo
Railroad case would have been submitted
to the Supreme Court at Washington Mon
dayl but the brief of the attorneys of San
Bernardlno county had not been received.
Professor H. A. Newton, of Yale College.
says the worldwide meteoric display of
| last week consisted of fragments of Bielas
comet, the making of which has been go
| ing on since 1910. He says the next dis
| play will be in 1892.
| At the beginning of the new Wear the
| firm of s. G. q 6. c.. Ward, American
agents at New York for a quarter of CEN
| tury for Barring Bros. d Co., ii London, the
| bankers and merchants, viii be dissolved
and the agency transferred to Kidder, Pea
body & Co.
The Tribune speaking cf Gsuld's an
nounced intention to leave Wall street at
the end of the year, says; If Messrs.
! Gould, Field and Sage We're ready to take
themselves out of Wall street the revival
of confidence that would follow would
surprise ali of them.
Suit was entered at New York Monday
| by the District Attorney for the United
States against John Ledyard Hodge to
recover $f4i POO, with interest from Nav
u, 1879. The action is based on an account
started with Mr.. Hodge as a former Paw
master of the United States Army
Owing to the decrease. of cholera. instruc-
ho1s have been given to discontinue the
service Of most of the sanitary inspectors
OF the Marine Hospital service attached To
the United States consulates in Europe.
The inspectors at the Mediterranean and
Cuban ports viii be retained for the pres
ent.
The Nd,,f Lane ErDrcss, in its review of
the British grain trade, says Heavy rains
have prevailed during the week, and in
some districts the country has heen
flooded. 1t is believed that the wheat
acreage is below that of 1884. The Young
wheat looks strong and healthy. Values
are barely maintained and the tendency is
downward.
The British expeditionary force in Bur
nah has arrived at Mandalay, without any
resistance being Offered by The Burmese.
Lord Dufferin has Jelegraphed the Home
Government that he has arranged to admin
lister the Burmese Government provision
ally in Queen Victoria's name The Euro-
peans who remained at Mandalay at the
outbreak of hostilities are safe.
The official statement of the Chicago
Board OF Trade of the amount of grain in
sight in the United States and Canada
November 18th, and the amount of in
crease and decrease over the preceding
week is as follows: Wheat 55 $50 .933
bushels, increase, / ,272, ,124; corn, 3.572.229
bushels, increase, 5S9,1SS; oats, 2,34S. .728
bushels, decrease, 1872 20S; rye, 695. .566
bushels, increase, 81 S73; barley, 2956.I24
bushels, increase, 223.2l