Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-19
WHOLE NO u,O75.
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

Joseph Chamberlain and Jesse Ceilings
have arrived at Constantinople.
William Beach the Australian oarsman,-
has sailed from Plymouth on his way home.
Beach, the oarsman. proposes t. retire
to private life without again meeting Han
Ian.
Williams, one of the leaders of the Lon
don Socialists, has been released from
prison.
The Keane Bros, of San Francisco, have
settled with their creditors for 80 cents en-
the dollar.
The list of vessels wrecked and lives lost
by the late hurricane on the English coast
increases daily.
The President has appointed Hiram H.
Thomas as Postmaster at Colusa, California.
vice A. b. Pryor suspended
Minister Manning is on his way to the
City OF Mexico in a special car, provided
by the Mexican Government.
Colonel Charles Whittlesey, the distin-
guished geologist and scholar, died at
Cleveland yesterday, in his 10Th year
The loss by the Salisbury, Me-, fire is
estimated at 100000. But two stores are
left standing, and many people are desti-
tule.
luton was introduced advocating Govern
ment purchase and ownership of telegraph
lines.
Frederick ~ Cover, who assembled in a
balloon from Dieppe and was supposed to
have been lost at sea, is said TO be living at
Bombay.
|. In the New York Court of General Ses-
sions yesterday the bond of Sayl0s, the ex-
Alderman now on a visit to Canada, in the
sum of $4,000, was paid.
The weekly statement of the associated
banks of New York shows a reserve de-
crease of $4,000. The banks now hold
81 ,620,000 in excess of the legal rate.
George Keistenmacher, who broke jail at
Oregon City fortnight ago was captured
in Tygh valley, Wasco county, on Wednes-
day. He is accused of the murder of j.
Crantz.
In the French Congress has been pro-
posed an outlay of S2S, 100000 for the con-
struction of men. of-war ships, and of Sl2
900 900 for the construction of ports of
refuge.
An attempt was made in Baltimore on
Sunday to enforce an old blue law, which
had been unearthed by the Grand Jury.
This law prohibits all bodily labor and all
selling or giving away of anything except
Ice lnllk ana prescriptions OF utuSS on
Sunday. The attempt to enforce it was
failure.
James G. Blaine spent Sunday in Phila-
delphia. Long before church time people
began TO gather at the corner of Broad and
Green streets to see him, he being expected
to attend the Rev. DR.. Harper's church.
When Blaine alighted from his carriage
the men in the crowd lifted their hats as a
mark of respect, the day and place forbid
ding a noisier demonstration.
James Oscar Ward, the veteran boatman.
was accidentally drowned on Saturday
while attempting to board a schooner in
the North river. He was a brother of the
four Ward brothers, who were for some
years champion oarsmen. He was the
third of fourteen children, and was 81
years old. His father died at the age of
80 two years ago. All the other children
are living.
German bankers are still going over to
London with Russian bonds, which will
! be thrown on the markets during the week
| or sold to private purchasers. They have
! utterly failed to unload in German fnan-
! cial circles. the belief being general, in
spite of official assurances, that war is
| probable. Most OF the Powers have agreed
| to Russia taking separate action in Bull
garia as long as nothing is done in the way
of annexation.