Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-07
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

! The London Standard says that the his
! tory of Geographic cables is more interest
ing than a romance, and that Cyrus w.
Field is its hero.
Dublin detectives have now ascertained
that Robert Farquharson, the defaulting
manager of the Munster Bank sailed for
Spain on the night OF his flight from Dub
lin.
Europe is full of rumors concerning the
coming meetings of the Emperors and Pre-
mieis. The latest report is that the Mar
| quis OF Salisbury and Prince Bismarck will
meet at Varsein.
The Secretary fof the Treasury has di-
| rected the dismissal of Special inspectors
of foreign steam vessels-Frederick Wash
ington at New Orleans, and Nelson Pierce
ut San Francisco.
! An unsuccessful attempt was made at
Memphis, Wednesday, TO murder Rev. r.
| \. Countee, the colored pastor of the Tab
ernacle Baptist Church. by 200 masked ne
groes, whose enmity he had incurred.
The Bombay Gazette states that Yahoob
! Beys son has, with assistance, occupied
| kashgar, in Chinese Turkistan, and that
with his followers he is now menacing
hooldja, province claimed by China.
English Admirals Hewitt, Haskins and
Hopkins declared at banquet given by
the Empire Club in London, Wednesday
| night, that the British navy, despite its
| failings was equal to those of any other
two nations combined.
The Cologne Gazette publishes an article
similar to one which recently appeared in
the North German Gazette 1t advises the
| maintenance Of friendship between Eng
land and Germany, and warns France
| against a policy of revenge.
The New York SU3, is authority for the
statement that the 5000 Postmasters of
the country are TO be chosen from among
Democrats because they are Democrats, and
the present Republican incumbents are to
be removed because they are Republicans.
The Department of State is in receipt of
cablegram from Lee. Secretary of the
American Legation at Vienna, saying that
the Austrian Government has positively
refused to receive Kelley as United States
Minister. The authorities of Austria give
no reason for their action, and merely say
that they will not receive the official.
Secretary Whitney was in New York on
Tuesday and met at his house the aSsignees
Of John Roach and their legal advisers,
and a conference of several hours was
held. The consultation was of a most am
icable nature, and indications point to
satisfactory understanding OF the Dolphin
matter and the final settlement of the
question at issue.
A grand annual reunion of ex-Confeder-
ate soldiers is in progress at Fort Worth,
Texas. The following telegram was sent to
Jefferson Davis at Beauvoir, Miss: The
eX-Confederates, in reunion assembled in
this city, send cordial greeting to yourself,
their beloved and trusted leader in the past,
and pray for many years OF continued
health and prosperity
The lark Wyoming, Captain Andersons
which has arrived at Liverpool from Sheet
Harbor, \. s., reports having found the
dory Neptune, unoccupied, off Cape Clear.
The dory contained gun, compass, a set
Of cooking utensils and 1925. [The canvas
decked boat Neptune sailed from Penzance
some time ago for New York. 4 Nor
weg1an named Johnson was the only per
son on board of her.
D. Y. Mott, the missing Treasurer of COT
fee county, Kansas, left Burlington week
ago for Topeka. He was last heard from
at Kansas City. He expressed $1,000 to the
State Treasurer before starting from there,
and carried between $1,000 and $4,000 i'll
drafts and money Many believe he has
been murdered; others that he has alb
seconded. The County Commissioners have
taken charge of the books, and it is ru-
mored that a hasty examination shows a
shortage of $4,000.