Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIEs.


masters were appointed.
BENJAMIN Folsom has been appointed
Consul at Sheffield, Eng.
The loss by the fire at Eastport, Me-, is
now estimated at 100000.
gale did much damage in the neigh
borhood of Detroit on Friday night.
Blaine spoke twice to very large audi
euces in Philadelphia Saturday night.
Nothing has yet been heard of the miss
ing Atlantic steamer New Brunswick.
Seven lives were lost by the sinking of
the schooner Emeline Off the coast of New
foundland.
The General Assembly of Knights of
Labor has adopted several amendments to
the constitution.
There was severe earthquake shock at
Summerville at o clock Friday night, but
no damage was done.
The Commandments of all the navy-yards
have been ordered to discontinue the ''sus-
pended list " of employees.
The latest reports from Sabine Pass and
Johnson's Bayou state that the number OF
victims OF the late storm may reach 200.
The resolution for the proposed change
of name of the Prltestant Episcopal
Church was rejected by a vote of IS to 81.
The Lake Mohonk Indian conference
proposes to aid the California Mission In
dams to regain the lands which they once
owned.
A trunk of iewelry valued at $1,000, be-
longing to the firm of J. W. Andrews &
Co. of st. Louis, was recovered at Memphis
Saturday afternoon.
Messrs. Hewitt and Roosevelt have writ
Ioft lp
the Democratic and Republican nomina-
tons for Mayor Of New York.
Bonanza won a race at Latonia Park
Saturday of three miles. The first mile
was run in 1:46 and the two miles in 1885,
the whole in 5:28!, excellent time consider
ing that the best on record is 5:2S made by
Drake Carter at Sheepshead Bay in Sep
TENDER 1884.
Wool continues to be good property and
holders are confident. Their position IS
one of positive strength The demand has
been good and the sales for the week have
been fair, amounting to 100000 pounds
of all kinds. Prices of some grades of
fine wool have been advanced. 1t looks as
though 10 cents would soon be reached on
Ohio XN woods.
FOREIGN. .
Myer Carl Rothschild, head of the firm at
Frankfort, is dead.
The situation in Ireland has become more
tranquil during the past week.
Great damage has been done by the gale
on the English and Irish coasts.
Lord Randolph Churc ills movements
en- tne Continent have ceased to attract at
tenuon.
1t is now conceded that the Quebec cleo
tons have resulted in the defeat of the
Government.
a cablegram from Madrid says that if
President Cleveland's proclamation impos-
ing heavier duties on the exports of Cuba
is carried out, Spain will put American
goods under the highest column of tariff.
Mrs. Leader. wife Off butcher doing bust
ness in Chamberweli, suburb OF London.
after quarrel with her husband, left her
home, taking her five little children with
her. She went to the Thames river at Full
ham, and threw herself and the five chill
dren into the water. All were drowned
but one of the children.
PACIFIC COAST.
A landslide has occurred near Castle
creek siding Shasta county,
The Bay District races were postponed
on Saturday in consequence of the rain.
Bishop w. f. Bassett, of Salt Lake City,
has been arrested for illegal cohabitation.
Joel Russell. the Prohibition candidate
for Governor, is threatened with q paralytic
stroke.
Another arrest has been made in the
Petaluma horse-stealing case, that Of Reu-
ben Couch.
Stockton, Tooele county, L. T., is hall
Il cd Inv n ipCpfti.FV five 7 he loss
put al $4,000
Mrs. Winfield, of Salem, Or, attempted
to kill another woman in the Courtroom
there on Saturday.
Fred. G. Gill died suddenly at Napa
Saturday night from an accidental overdose
of morphine taken TO relieve pain.
Earthquake shocks were felt on Saturday
night at Petaluma, Napa, Rio VISTA Span
ishtown, Redwood City and Suisun.
The winning horses at the closing races
at Los Angeles on Saturday were Stamboul
(best time 2:23l), Manzanita and Dublin
Bay.
William Seavey, young unmarried man
was killed at the Pilgrim mine, in Sierrs
county, by being struck on the head with a
stick while removing wood from the bot
tom of a chute.
Jacob S. Goen, familiarly known as Big
Jake" and well remembered as a crack
whip on various stage routes, died in Reno
New, on the 18th inst He was a pioneer
and a veteran of the Mexican war.
A small fire occurred in a barn on Wal
street, Chico, on Saturday, which vas en-
tirely consumed, with its contents-twC
horses, four wagons. harness, hay, etc. The
loss is 81, 500; Insurance 81 100, in tht
Liverpool and London and Globe Com
pany.
In the election proclamation the Doari
of Supervisors Of Meuducino failed to cal
an election for Assessor and 81 eriHtcnd
ent OF Schools, and much comment Is
made, as sufficient time does not remain to
make the necessary publication Of a Lew
proclamation.