Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-08
TELEGRAPHIC BRayITIES.

General Logan will deliver the Grafton at
Grants tomb on Decoration Day.
An effort will be made to have the Ha-
waiian treaty discussed in public by the
Senate.
The bill appropriating 100000 to i'm
prove the Erie Canal has been passed by
the New York Legislature.
The business failures, for the past seven
days i'll the United States and Canada were
1872 as against 207 last week.
The yacht Carmelita, concerning the
safety OF which fears have been expressed,
put into San Fernandina. Fla, Thursday.
1t is officially announced that the Arch
bishops of Bennes, Rheims Sens, Balti-
more and Quebec are TO be created Carii-
nails.
Two bills have been introduced in the
new York Legislature declaring boycotting
not to be conspiracy or misdemeanor
under the law
The actor Frank Clements has been miss
ing from New York since Saturday night.
He was to go next week TO San Francisco
with Robert ManteN.
Henri Rochefort and NJ. Portals fought
duel with pistols in Paris Yesterday Four
shots We're fired by each contestant, none of
which did any harm.
simultaneously with the production of
his ode, Lord Tennyson joined the Irish
Patriotic Union. This is deemed unhand-
some in peer who was created by Glad
stone.
The baseball matches Thursday resulted
as follows: Chicago-Detroits l, Chicagos
5; lpha-Bostons 1, Philadelphias
13; New Tork-New Yorks 7, Washing
tons ..
A general resumption of traffic has COM
menced on all Western roads. Every line
has large force at work, and in nearly
every instance all freight offered is being
handled.
1t is understood at Washington that Mr.
Greathouse, who has been candidate for
Postmaster at San Francisco, will be ap-
pointed, at very early date Consul at
Kanagawa.
Mrs. James Brown Potter, of 'Ostler
Joe notoriety does not like to see her
name on the posters announcing an enter
tainment at New York to raise money for
the Bartholdi statute, and has refused to
appear in consequence.
AT 1870 O'Clock yesterday morning the
tanks of Thayer, No. /, at Washington, Pa,
were set on fire by an incendiary. The
fire spread to the derrick of Gordon, No. ,
few rods distant which was burned to
| the ground. Workmen saw man running
from the tanks.
Mrs. Herbert e. Mason, now under arrest
at Rutland, Vt, for the alleged poisoning
OF her son-in-law, d. c. Parker, is also sus-
pected of poisoning her husband, nephew
and Mrs. ). c. Britton. Their bodies have
been eXhumed. Mrs. Mason stood well
socially, and there is no known cause for
the supposed crime
An association of 200 East Buffalo sew
ing girls are reported to have adopted
resolution condemning Miss Folsom's
action in buying her trousseau in Europe,
while the same work could be done rs well
in Buffalo and much cheaper. The girls
threaten to oppose any political aspirations
the President may have in the future.
One of the heaviest rain-storms ever
known i'll that section took place at Spring
field, Mo, Thursday afternoon, doing
vast amount of damage, both in the town
and the surrounding country. The rain
was preceded by hail, which fell thick and
fast for about fifteen minutes, many of the
hailstones being from one-half TO two
inches in diameter
The members of the Centennial Execu-
tive Committee had an interview with the
President Thursday with reference to the
proposed centennial at Washington of the
iour-hundredth anniversary of the landing
of Columbus, and the centennial ami
versary of the formation of the Govern
ment of the United States. The President
expressed much interest in the subject, re-
garding it with great favor.