Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

Nearly one hundred new cases of cholera
are reported from various localities in Italy.
The American Opera Company proposes
to the stockholders to effect q re0rganiza-
| ton.
Mexican revolutionists near Camargo
have captured wagon train loaded with
dry goods.
The steamer City of Alexandria ran into
and sank drejge near New York on The
9th. The crew was rescued.
AT the meeting OF the American Horti-
cultural Society, in Cleveland, on the 9Th,
Parker Earle was elected President.
The crew of the American whaIer Lizzie
G.. Simmons have reached Scotland, after
being wrecked and spending three years in
the Arctic ocean.
Reading, Pennsylvania, celebrated yes
terday the 103d anniversary of its incor-
poration into a borough. Many noted
visitors were present.
In New York yesterday, the Board of
Emigration Commissioners decided to send
the five Mormons, who have been detained
there, back to Europe.
Mary, daughter of Ambrose 5. Hurlbut,
formerly of Oakland, was married at West
port, Conn, q short time ago, 10 Edward
B. Mohler, of Baltimore.
The steamboat Empire State was assisted
Oft during the night and towed to New
York, her fires having been drawn in order
to prevent accident by fire.
Charleston has had no earthquake shocks
for & couple of days, and the people are
growing hopeful. Large contributions of
coin are pouring in to aid the sufferers.
The Rev. DR.. Kane of Belfast, Grand
I.ctar cf tho &c cor,fno ~
this country to tell his side of the story.
He means to lecture. He is now in Canada.
Foster, the Canadian Minister of Marine
and Fisheries, proposes to establish sta
ton on point on the south side of Van
couyer Island, where vessels can be reported
by telegraph.
Sedgwick publishes n card in the New
York Ege1ing Post, in which he denies that
he went on bender in Mexico. He is get
ting to be as much of denyer as Ben But
Ter is an accepter.
Three boys have been arrested in ST.
Louis for incendiarism. 1t has been discov-
cred that within the last three months they
have started half dozen fires, which con-
sumed property worth several hundred
thousand dollars.
Supervising Architect Bell has granted
request of the Mayor of Charleston that
Inspector Spier be permitted to remain
another week in Charleston to assist in the
work of examining into the condition Of
the damaged buildings.
The litigation pending for the last six
years between Joseph Reese, of Pittsburg,
and the Bessemer Steel Company, limited,
which has prevented the use of the Bassic
steel process in the United States, owing to
an Injunction obtained by the Bessemer
Steel Company, has been decided by the
Master, who reports tina; the injunction be
dissolved and the bill dismissed at cost of
the Bessemer Steel Company.
The New York Tribune says An attempt
was made to wreck the Staten Island rapid
transit train connecting St. George with the
midnight boat from the city. Two rocks
about three feet long and two feet thick were
wedged in between the rails and the plank
ing of a bridge over creek just north of
Stapleton. q third and larger rock was
placed across the rails. The locomotive.
which was going at full speed, hurled one
rock from the track and broke the others so
tina, it passed over them without being
thrown from the track. The train came
within an ace of being thrown into the
water.