Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-28
FOREIGN NEWS,

LONDON, July 27th.-Salisbury Churchill
and Michael Hicks Beach had long con-
ference this afternoon. II is reported that
Salisbury is having great difficulty in the
work of filling the post Of Chief Secretary
for Ireland, no suitable man desiring to
take the office under the new Government.
Lord Harrington was consulted about the
Irish Secretaryship before to-day's confer
ence, and hitch which has occurred over
the question may neceSsitate his return
from Goodwood, whittier LIE has gone to
attend the races.
The Carleton Club is rapidly filing up
with Conservative members Of the Com
mon, in answer to Salisbury's call for q
general meeting of the party in the House
Long before the time appointed for the
meeting the Carleton Club building was
surrounded bv large crowd. The people
were evidently strong sympathizers with
the dominant party, and cheered each leader
as he appeared. Lord Iddleseigh, Lord
John Manners and Lord Charles Beresford
were welcomed with applause that was
specially enthusiastic. Right Hon. VIM
II. Smith, who was Chief Secretary for Ire
land for fortnight preceding the close of
Lord Salisbury's last Government, was
cheered heartily when he arrived, and the
applause which greeted the Marquis OF
Salisbury when he made his appearance
amounted to an ovation. The new Premier
was even more heartily received by the
meeting inside. He made an address on
the political situation, congratulating his
hearers on the success of the Conservative
party in the recent elections and dwelt on
the wisdom and necessity for acting in ac-
cord with the Liberal Unionists in Irish
politics. The Marquis spoke for twenty
minutes. Among announcements he made
was that the Right Hon. w. II. Smith has
been agreed upon as Chief Secretary for
Ireland.
Fatal lightning Stroke.
OTTAWA (Ont.), July 27th-An aged aunt
of Joseph Goderriau, French Canadian,
died Saturday, and last evening several
friends of the family gathered at Goder-
riau's cottage to sympathize with them in
their bereavement. After while the
mourners began to make merry, and wild
scene of hilarity ensued. a terrific thun-
der-storm arose, but none of the reyelers
noticed it. Finally bolt came down the
chimney. The coffin. which had been
placed close to the fireplace, was ripped up
as clean as with a razor, the body was re-
duced almost to a cinder, while Eugene
Goreau and F. Y. Bauvin, who were stand
ing near, were instantly killed. The rest
of the party-some six or seven ia all
were rendered insensible by the shock, and
it was not until late this morning that any
of them recovered. When they staggered
out and told their story to the neighborS
it was hardly credited, but when fully
realized the superstitions of the ignorant
peasantry were aroused and not one would
go near the house.
The Situation in Labrador.
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schooner Barrett has put in here, bringing
the latest news from the Labrador coast.
For nearly two weeks she was blockaded in
York Harbor, forty miles east of Northeast
river, by field of ice She brings five
families, who had reached that point from
Sandwich Bay, over 100 miles inland, on
sledges drawn by ponies. on which they
subsisted after their arrival. York Harbor
is crowded with fugitives, but these came
from the southern coast, and knew nothing
of their northern neighbors. On July 18th
two days snow-storm buried eastern
Labrador, cutting off all communica-
ton with its population of 1900
persons. The snow has closed all trails.
Relief vessels will now go direct to
York Bay, to relieve first the sufferers
there. A White Bav dispatch states the
whalers report that Hudson Bay Straits are
dented occurrence at this season. The re-
port that the temperature is 100 below zero
is, however, denied. The cold results from
immense masses of Arctic ice along the
coast, and it does not extend beyond 200
miles into the sea. Up to date, $40 sur
vivors have arrived here. The number
that have died is estimated at $500. Since
Saturday an east wind has blown Off the
banks, Increasing the firmness of the coast
ice.
Conferring the PalIium.
MONTREAL, July 27th.-The paliium was
to-day conferred upon Archbishop Fabre
by Cardinal Tascheran, amid great pomp
and splendor. There was an attendance of
about 1900.
English Turf.
LONDON, July 27th-At Goodwood Park
to-day the race for Stewards cup was won
by Grafton. How Is That second, Lucerne
third. The race for the Richmond stakes
was won by PanzerschifT, Fresh Water sec
ond, Agnostic third.