Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIFS.

Senator Salisbury has introduced bill
amending the naturalization laws.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
has decided to raise the Chinese Mission to
the first class.
De Lesseps has stated that 1877 500, 900
francs were still needed to complete the
Panama canal.
jacques, tne English faster, partook of
food on Tuesday evening, after an absti-
hence of 81 days.
General Miles did not receive Cleveland s
order not to accept a conditional surren-
der from Geronimo until he had already
done so.
A. Laurence Hopkins has answered his
wife's complaint in the divorce suit by a
general denial of the charges made No
counter charges were made by him.
Grand Master Powderly has issued an
order prohibiting knights of Labor from
subscribing money in the name of the
Order for the relief of the condemned
Anarchists.
Henry George has Cancelled all his lecture
engagements in Canada. His tour has been
abandoned owing to the anticipated small
attendance, in view of the attention given
to the approaching provincial elections,
Near Blair, Neb., II. Buttenschou was
murdered on Monday night in his house,
and while surrounded by his family, by
some one shooting him through a window.
No motive for the crime is known Great
excitement prevails over the mystery.
The Duke of Sutherland, whose remark
able style of dress calsed society 10 shudder
last spring, has returned to New York from
England, bringing his friends with him.
including Mrs. Arthur Blair and Miss
Blair. They go to Charleston soon in the
Dukes yacht for cruise to the West In
dies.
The San Diego Chamber of Commerce
has appointed a committee to confer with
the Crocker railroad party and make over
lures to encourage the extension of the
Southern Pacific to that town. 1t is re-
ported that the company will extend its
branch, the Los Angeles and San Diego
road, from Santa Ana to San Diego.
The Netcs' Detroit special says : Tom
Sherman, General Sherman's son, has en-
tered a Jesuit school in this city as a
teacher, or scholastique, preparatory to
finally taking orders. There has been some
gossip of breach between the young man
and his father because of this step. but the
young man declares that their relations are
pleasant.
Andy Fields (colored), under arrest at
Lagrone, in the western part of Texas for
incendiarism. was taken from the jail by
the citizens on Saturday night and hanged.
On Sunday morning he was found still
hanging, but alive, having been able to
touch the ground with his toes and keep
from strangling. He was cut down, and is
out of danger.
At meeting of Socialists in New York
Tuesday night, Colonel Richard Hinton,
DR.. Aveling and others denounced the
Westchester authorities, who propose TO
give tramps choice between working and
drowning. The meeting passed resolutions
favoring the use of any means for destroy
ing the intended temple of terror built by
the Westchester Supervisors.
The New York Sun says: 1t is stated on
pretty good authority, though without of
fetal confirmation as yet, that Archbishop
Corrigan has removed Rev. Dr. McGlynn
from the parish of St Stephens, and that
the future rector of the church is to be
Rev. Charles McCready, of the Church of
the Holy Cross. DR.. McGlynn, it is also
stated, is to be installed as pastor of the
Church of the Assumption, at PeekskilI
These changes are, it is said, to take place
in about fortnight.