Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-08
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITlES.
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Theodore Roosevelt sailed from New
York for Europe on Saturday.
john L. Sullivan and party passed Den
yer on Saturday, en- route to San Francisco.
Charles Applebaum was killed by falling
from an elevated railway station in New
York.
This summer 1886 children were sent to
the country for two weeks by the New York
Tribune.
The new telegraph cables between New
York and Brazil will probably be COM
pleted within six months.
A. A. McCurdy, of Lynn, Mass, has
made 300 miles on bicycle, in % hours
and so seconds running time.
The Statueo of Liberty was lighted in New
York on Saturday, in order that Bartholdi
might witness the illumination.
Gideon ]. Tucker has declined to serve as
a Commissioner to examine 100 miles OF
the Oregon and California Railroad.
The Democrats propose to make de-
termined effort to secure control of the next
Senate, or at least to make it tie on party
questions.
Major w. H. H. Benyaurd will replace
Colonel Mendell as engineer in charge OF
the Government Improvements around San
Francisco.
General Miles is in apparent disgrace al
the War Department, and is being tire ted
in very peculiar manner by the chief Of
fcers of that department.
It is said that Cleveland will ignore the
claims of Colonel Baxter for promotion,
and will appoint Lieutenant-C Colonel Moore
Surgeon General of the army.
Mcpherson, Secretary of the Republican
Congressional Committee, does not think
that the result of the elections will add
much to Rsndalfs influence in the House
The Captain of the bark Amelia Campo
which arrived on Saturday from Valencia
Spain, reports that when southwark Of
Charleston, in thirteen fathoms of water
he felt an earthquake shock sensibly.
Henry George was given large recep-
ton at Cooper Union, Saturday night
Resolutions were adopted calling on the
district organizations to continue Their
work, throw open their doors to new mem
bers and prepare by organization and edu-
cation for future contests.
Senator Hale. of Maine, who is in New
York, says: Mr.. Blaine's visit to New
York is of no significance. He is not a
candidate for the nomination in 1883. Ii
the Republican party feels he is the best
and strongest man, they can nominate him
and he will be elected, and, should the
party offer him the nomination, have no
doubt he will accept"
FOREIGN.
A civil code for Germany has just been
completed.
Severe storms have done much damage
off the British coast.
England has again assured the Powers
that she does not intend to occupy Egypt.
T.P. OConnor has been reelected Presi-
dent of the Irish National League of Great
Britain.
The line adopted by the Liberal confer
ence at Leeds makes reunion with the
Dissident element almost impossible.
The British Admiralty will send an ex-
petition to sound the Pacific from Van
couver to FIJI, on the line of the proposed
cable.
1t is semi-officially announced that Bis
marck will go to Berlin on the 25th inst. to
speak in the Reichstag during the debates
on the Governments foreign policy.
Notwithstanding police prohibition the
Socialists have decided to hold meeting in
Trafalgar square on Tuesday, Lord Mayor
day, and the programme of the days exer-
cises has been issued.
James Briarel, an American painter,
while iourneying on a train from Monaco
to Cannes was attacked and robbed by
three men, who struck and stunned him
with a weapon known as life preserver,"
and stabbed him three times with sdletto.
One wound is likely to prove fatal.
Literary circles have another sensation.
An anonymous writer Voclamatis," ac-
cuses Lord Tennyson of plagiarism in the
poem Columbus, published six years ago.
The critic shows that eleven years ago a
poem on columbus at Seville " was writ
ten by Joseph Ellis. and the similarity OF
the two is remarkable.
PACIFIC COAST.
The Chinese in Truekee are to be evicted
by the owners of the property occupied by
them.
Owen o. Leggett, an English artist, was
shot and instantly killed by John Clark, at
San Jose, Saturday.
While searching for some escaped pris-
oners at Portland, officers found the body
of man who had been recently muir
dered.
On Friday night Mrs. Stinson attempted
suicide at Portland Or, by taking an ounce
of laudman. The poison acted as an
emetic and thus saved her life.
A Coroner's inquest upon the body of
young Noon, the lawyer who was killed al
Santa Rosa, found verdict in accordance
with the facts published; no defense was
offered.
AT Klanah white man recently shot al
/ old Indian woman dead An Indian at
tackled the white man with an ak and he
leveled his rifle. The woman placed her
self in front of the Indian and received the
bullet