Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-28

The Dilke-Crawford divorce case will
| come up for trial in London to-day.
Rev. DIR. G. Armstrong is on trial at At
lanta, Ca, on the charge of immortality.
The International Cattle Range Conven-
! ton began its session in Denver yesterday
New York physicians declare that the
present hydrophobia scare at the East is
groundless.
Senator Miller has requested Senator
Stanford to introduce the San Francisco
POstoffice bill
The German Economic or Agricultural
Council has pronounced in favor of
double currency.
Southern papers say an exodus of more
than ordinary magnitude is going on
among the negroes.
Gladstone held a conference Yesterday
afternoon with Granville IN regard to re-
sumption OF office by the Liberals
An effort is being made to induce the
Mormon Church 10 purchase one of the
largest islands in the Hawaiian group. and
remove there.
Donald McLockland, who made fortune
in California in early days" went East
and lost it, died in the poorhouse at Jetfer-
son City, Ne, Tuesday.
The Mississippi river is biockadei by a
solid mass OF ice as far north as the mouth
of the Illinois river. and as lar south as st.
Genevieve, distance of 60 miles.
Thirty forgers have been arrested in Cat
ania. Palermo and Cagliari. Italy, and a
number of presses ana forged notes to the
| amount of 100000 lire have been seized
A stylishly-dressed adventures, known
10 the Washington police as the Duchess
of California has been arrested in that
| city, and given twenty-fcur hours to leave
| town.
Ex-senator Mcdonald of Indiana on
Tuesday addressed the House Committee
! on Public Lands against the proposed for
| feiture of the Southern Pacific Railroad
grant.
A private dispatch announces that the
bark Surprise, of Boston, Captain w Aver
| i'll, from New York, has been totally
wrecked at Madagascar. No details re-
ceived.
1t is rumored in London that Mr. Parnell
| has resolved to use the Home Rule vote to
overthrow Gladstone at the first opportu-
nifty which presents itself, should the Lib
erals assume power.
There is no prospect of Eustis' bill de-
| claring that, in the opinion of Congress,
the bonds payable February 1st should be
paid in silver, coming up for action before
| the date of the payment of the bonds.
|
for New York city is backed bv a strong
array of the most prominent citizens. A
memorial will be presented to the Legisla-
| ture. The building is to cost over $3.50, 900.
1t is the opinion of Congressman Nor
row and Henley that an Act of Congress
can be passed at this session establishing
national soldiers home in California, and
a bill providing for such an institution will
be soon presented.
!. G. S. Palmer, heavy dealer in Florida
produce, told New York World reporter
that adviceS from correspondents in all por-
tions of the State indicated that it was the
most disastrous occurrence in the agricult-
ural history of Florida.
The Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures yesterday began Reconsideration
of the silver question. No final action was
had but the committee resolved that on
February 10th they would consider the dis
tinct propositions now before them
A writer in the New York Tribune states
that DR.. Newman was formally invited by
the Metropolitan Church at Washington in
October last to become its pastor at the
close of DR.. Huntleys term which expires
the coming March. He has just accepted.
Yachting circles in New York are greatly
interested in the big sloop about being con-
structed for the Atlantic Yacht Club by
! GiIsWOlli, WlU HIS CuTtc Ot0llCHe Tor It's
construction. 1t is to be sailed by Captain
Joe Ellsworth, who was sailing master of
the Puritan.
During the present blizzard John c. KIM
brel, with his wife and three children,
started from Dodge City, Kansas, in a COW
cred wagon, travelling west They were
| not heard of for some time, until a search
ing party found the entire party frozen to
death in the wagon
The New York San learns that the Ma
tional Gallery and Museum designed bv
the late w. II. Vanderbilt will be carried
| forward by his sons in a more magnificent
manner than the father had planned II is
the intention of his two elder sons to con-
fer in due season this splendid benefaction.
not merely upon New York, but upon the
whole nation