Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-29
TELEGRAPHIC BRsvITIES.
Cholera prevails among the British s
diers in Burmah.

Texas have raised the boycott against the
Mallory steamship line.
Senators Hearst and Fair are coming in
conflict regarding recommendations for
public offices in California.
The testimony being obtained in the
Preller murder case at st. Louis points to
defense of mistaken identity.
NJ. Rochefort has been released from
prison on bail to enable him to contest for
seat in the Chamber of Deputies.
Salvini as Othello and Edwin Booth as
Iago played TO an immense house at the
New York Academy of Music on Monday
night.
News from chihuahua is to the effect
that large-sized revolution is in progress
at CusihuirechIc, about ninety miles west
OF Chihuahua.
Lord Duiferin telegraphs from Mandalay
that all is quiet there. The country and
central districts, however, are much in
tested with rebels.
The trial of Henry w. Jaehne, the New
York Alderman accused of accepting
brides of $4,000 from Jake Sharpe, has
been set for May 10th.
The Two-Thousand-G Guinea stake for
three year-olds at the Newmarket first
spring meeting was won by the Duke of
Westminster's b. 6 Ocmonde.
There is a general feeling among manu-
facturers that great strike will take place
in New York about May 1st, and that over
100000 men will be thrown ont of work.
The Senate has passed the bill allotting
lands in severalty to Indians on the Round
Valley Reservation also for the construc-
ton Of a bridge across the Willamette river
The Emir of Harran, by whom the
Italian scientific expedition under Count
Porro was maSsacred, also captured fifteen
Indian soldiers, but subsequently released
them.
The brokers of New York are consider
ably exercised over a proposed State law
imposing tax OF one-fftieth of one per
cent. on all sales made in the Stock Elk
changes.
A report was submitted to the House
Yesterday by Representative Hatch, from
the Committee on Agriculture, recommend
ing the passage Of bill to tax oleomarga-
rine ten cents per pound
The Committee on Expenditures in the
War Department have reported that they
have been unable to find any instance
where there was fraudulent misapplica-
ton of funds by Chief Signal Officer
Hazen.
Dispatches from Athens state that Greece
will not disarm unless the utimatum sent
by the Powers is Withdrawn. 1t is also
said King George threatens that he will
ahdicIte unless the ultimatum is with
drawn.
The Greek Government has telegraphed
its representatives, abroad that the assur-
ance that Greece has given to France about
keeping the peace and disarming ought to
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the Powers.
An Asheville, N c.. dispatch to the
World says that as a result of the bitter dis
cussion of the stock law, Richard Pierson,
son of tie late Chief Justice Pierson, has
challenged Attorney General Johnson to
fight duel.
Adyices from Paris indicate that the
salon will this year equal, if hot surpass,
that OF last year in the number of pictures
exhibited. Among nearly $500 canvases
to be shown there are none by Meissonier
or Munkacsy.
Further news of the wreck of the Pacific
Mail steamer Honduras, near La Libertad
San Salvador, states that she was wrecked
early Sunday morning. Twelve thousand
bags OF coffee were lost, and the baggage OF
The passengers.
The House Committee on Territories
yesterday ordered an adverse report on the
Serate bill TO admit the southern half of
Dakota. The report will not be made until
action is taken on the other bills regarding
the admission of Dakota
The reported surprise of the British at
Suakim is denied. The report originated
in the capture and release of fifteen Indian
soldiers by the Emir of Harlan, whose
forces massacred the Italian scientific ex-
petition under Count Porro.
1t is stated in Chicago that the Union
Pacific and Burlington and Missouri roads.
taking umbrage at the action of the Atchi-
son in lowering rates to southern Califor-
MIA, will inaugurate new cut in the pas
senger rate to San Francisco.
The boss bakers, confectioners and shoe
manufacturers of ST. Louis have declined
TO accede to the demands of the Knights of
Labor that they adopt the Union label.
Serious trouble among the employees in va
rious factories seems imminent.
The China company's steamer Secwo,
plying between Shanghai and Swallow,
while making the trip from the former
place, ran ashore on Shang rock on March
18th and sank. Out of ninety-one souls
on board all but seven were saved.
Senator Hearst, Representative Henley,
Mr.. English and Mr.. McGettigan will call
upon Secretary Whitney to-day, and urge
him to complete the Monadnock at the
Mare Island navy yard, and also to convert
the Lackawanna into a receiving ship.
The President yesterday made the fol-
lowing nominations: Consuls-R. H.
Jones, of New Mexico, at chihuahua ::
Samuel H. Keedy, of West Virginia, at
Rheims: G.. IL. Bryan, of California at
Lyons, vice NJ. J. Newmarket, Withdrawn.
The new plan of reorganization of the
Texas and Pacific Railway involves an an
nual obligatory interest of s115,000 and con-
ditional interest of 100000, supplies about
So, 1000 900 in cash for expenses and repairs
and preserves all alliances in tonnage and
pools.
The following Postmasters were appointed
Tuesday for California Geo. Hayes, Clear
Creek. Butte county; g. J. Murphy, Con-
cord, Contra Costa county; Thomas Peters,
Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras county: Mrs.
A. Guyette, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa
county.
The Mexican House of Deputies has
| adopted bill providing for the appoint
ment of two monetary Commissions, one
to be sent to Washington and the other to
Europe, TO study means of protecting the
country from the evils of deprecated silver
currency.
The contributions to the fund for
the erection of a monument to the
memory of Peter Cooper now amount to
more than $4,000. Bankers, merchants,
capitalists, publishers, statesmen, ship
builders, brewers and other business men
contributed without solicitation.
The famous old trotting horse General
Butler died Tuesday of old age in stable
| in Harlem. He was SO years oil l. Twenty
years ago he held the position in the trot-
| ting world that Maud 5. does to-day. He
! had record under saddle of 2:2l, and in
harness of 2:23l.
| Emperor William las sent to the Pope a
costly gold cross, mounted with Jewels, as
a souvenir of German gratitude for friendly
offices rendered by his Holiness in arbitrat-
ing the dispute between Germany and
Spain over their respective claims to the
Caroline Islands.
| The New York SIN has Chinese letter
of March Goth, saying that Ii Hung
Chang's railway scheme is indefinitely
postponed, and the Government is entirely
absorbed in preparations for the marriage
of the Emperor with the niece of the En-
press Regent, the l6-year-old daughter
of Duke Chow.
Last Saturday the wife of Jacob Fret
muth, a homesteader of Seward county.
Kansas. was cruelty murdered and outraged
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