Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREyTTIES,

TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.
The French Minister to Greece has sailed
from Athens for France.
The wool growers of California have pro-
tested against the removal of the duty on
wool
S. Y. White and H. Victor Newconb are
regarded as the coming leaders of Wall
street
A caucus of Chamberlain followers yes
terday decided to oppose Gladstones home
rule bill.
The Baltimore AMI Ohio road ran its first
train into Philadelphia, over its own road,
Wednesday.
The Greek Ministry formed by Valvis is
colorless, and the only duty imposed upon
it is to convoke the Chamber of Deputies
The Legislature of Ohio has passed the
liquor tax bill, which is a re-enactment of
the Scott law, and which goes into effect
from date
According to the Pecolo the German EN-
peror and Prince Bismarck will shortly
cement peace with the Vatican by Joint
visit to the Pope
Schumacher & Schulz, rice merchants of
London, have failed with liabilities of
f1S3,000 The firm have no assets. The
failure is due to falling market.
Ex-Presdent Arthur passed comfort
able day Wednesday, though he suffered
considerably from weakness, and only re-
| manned up about two hours in the after
noon.
Laura Gle won the five eighths of mile
race at Lexington, KY, Wednesday, Mon
ocrat the mile and sixth dash, Felix the
| mile and quarter DASH La Sylphde the
| mile and an eighth race.
The race for the Payne stake, for three
year-olds, at Newmarket Wednesday, was
won by Lord Zetland's colt. Gray Friars.
There were ten starters, and the odds
against the winner were to l.
General Delgado and Colonel Morel, ar
rested in New York some time ago for or
ganizing a tilibustering expedition against
Honduras, did not appear Wednesday when
their cases were called, end their bail was
declared forfeited.
The Dublin Ffeemau's Journal SAYS
Frederick Roberts, commander of the In
dian army, will be recalled from India to
take the chief command of the army in
Ireland. The journal also says that the
garrison in Ulster will be increased.
The sale of Ferdinand Wards country
seat, at Stamford, Conn, Wednesday, did
| not realize enough TO satisfy the liens on
the property The realty. worth from $50
600 TO 100000, brought only $4,000, while
the personal property sold for $4,000.
A passenger train ran into a washed out
culvert near Newcastle, Ind, Wednesday
night, the engineer, fireman and an I'M
known passenger being instantly killed in
the crush, and the baggageman and con-
= =, A.
gers were more or less bruised, but none
seriously hurt.
The Ohio men in Congress have found
upon making q canvass that they can
make no Roadway against the determine
ton of the tariff reform men 10 change the
duty on wool They are confident how
ever, that they can have the free wool
clause stricken out. even if the bill shall
have majority.
The Senate Committee on Commerce has
ordered a favorable report upon Senator
Frye's bill to limit the commercial privi-
legeS OF vessels Of foreign countries in ports
of the United States to such purposes as
are accorded to American vessels in ports of
such foreign countries. The bill was re-
ported as an amended shipping bill"
The following patents have been issued
to California inventors Horace b. Angel
of San Francisco, dredger; Patrick Boland,
San Francisco, cash and parcel CARR r
|. +. Jacques, San Francisco, an ironing
machine; John c. Muirhead, Grub Gulch,
drill machine; John Richards, San Fran
CISCO a steam engine valve.
The London Standard of May LIST, in a
leading editorial, saws: South Australia
| has successfully raised another large loan
| in London, and now stands beside its
a1c ]
These three colonies are the most debt
| ridden of all the Australian group. Their
public burdens have attained an amount
of between $50 and $50 per head. Every
| thing they possess is in some degree mort
| gagged. New Zealand has now nothing left
to pawn except its climate.
Hilda Maria Waterlow, the second daugh-
| ter of Sir Sidney II. Waterlow, Baronet, OF
| Fairset, Kent, England, was married i'll the
cathedral at New York Wednesday to AL
| fred Bernard Ford, of London. After the
ceremony friends of the happy couple took
breakfast with them at Charles Crocker's
Sir Sidney was for some time Lord Mayor
| of London. His present and second wife
| was the daughter of General Hamilton, for
| merly of California. The bride is a daugh-
| ter by his wife of Bernard Ford, for some
| time in the employ of the Central Pacific
| Railroad.
| The Committee of Arrangements foi
decorating the tomb of General Grant Wis
tied Riverside Wednesday. A committee
of ladies will decorate the face of the toni
| and transform the iron cross that sur
mounts thu facade to a cross of flowers
| The cornice above the arch will be deco
rated with garland of ivy, upon which
will appear in flowers, " Faithful unto
| Death" while beneath and above the gate
will be a crown of flowers. The entire
front will be covered with flowers and ivy
General Logan will deliver his Grafton
upon the knoll little east and south of the
tomb, the crest of which will be covered
| with seats for State and national repre-
sentatiyes.