Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-06
TELEGRApHIC BREyITlEs.
DOMESTIC.


| ing from his rheumatic attack.
| Thomas Gillespie defeated David Jeffries
i in prize fight at Allegheny City on the
4th.
Oliver Allen and two children fell
through the ice on Lake Champlain and
were drowned.
Saturday was an eventful day in the New
York wheat market, over 100000 bushels
changing hands.
Another bad outbreak of pleuro-pneu-
monia is reported from the southern end of
Lancaster county, Pa.
Michael ]. Hess, on wager of SIS, sue
cessfully leaped from the Brooklyn bridge
into East river on Saturday.
Thomas II. Harvey, of Humboldt, New,
nearly lost his life by blowing out the gas
in Jersey City hotel Friday night.
King Humbert has sent to President
Cleveland copy of an edition of Dante
recently printed for Victor Emanuel, the
Italian Prince Royal.
About twenty-five of the leading citizens
| of Chicago. Marshal Field presiding, SUBJ
scribed 81. 800 600 TO build an opera house
greatly exceeding the usual size.
General George B. McClellan's own story
of his connection with the civil war is
|
\ in his comments of the men of the times.
An attack on the Jail at jacksonville
Texas, is anticipated from an armed body
of citizens. who declare that w. p. Roe,
who murdered his wife, shall not escape
hanging.
Representative Frederick, of Iowa, is so
disguised with Postmaster General Villas,
whom he accuses of snubbing him, that he
hoe raciryraI his caat in Crees n 90 main
tain his respect"
The relatives of Theodore S. Mize have
virtually left themselves penniless in at
tempting to make good the $4,000 he is
known to have embezzled from Minor I.
Ames, the millionaire coal merchant
The effect of prohibition in Georgia, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Atlanta, has
| been to increase the number of distil-
leries and the capacity of the old ones.
The receipts of revenue have increased
! 81, coo month.
AT a meeting held in Chicago on Satur-
day to set on foot a movement to counter
act the influence of the Socialists and their
teachings, the name of the Patriots
League" was adopted. General John L.
Thompson was elected President
In the New York market California
ounces are scarce at 81 a hundred Cali
fornia Tokay grapes, 81 90 per fve-pound
box; California Winter Nelis pears, 80 cents
dozen. Oregon salmon is scarce at 80
cents pound smoked Oregon salmon, 25
cents pound.
Colonel Mosby was entertained at din
ner at the Parker House, Boston, on Friday
BY Major T. NJ. Forbes, who had been his
captive during the war. About sixteen
Massachusetts veterans were at the table,
and old campaigns were fought over again
in friendly way.
A. P Martin & Co., of Boston, have failed
for $40, 900. The senior member of the
firm is General Augustus P. Martin, ex
Mayor of Boston, who during the war
commanded a brigade of light artillery,
and who is one of the most prominent bus
mess men in New England.
FOREIGN.
The Swiss Assembly has passed the
landstrum bill.
The Bulgarian incident is at deadlock.
The Powers have failed to come to an I'M
derstand and remain divided.
1t is now claimed that the bogus repre-
sentative of PATHS manager cleaned up
$4,000 by his Mexican swindle.
Archbishop Walsh's Endorsement of the
present League movement in Ireland is
said to have given the people there great
confidence.
Thomas Power O'Connor cables from
London that the ministerial crisis in
France is not regarded as serious or likely
to be prolonged.
The French transport Chandernagor,
which was reported on Thursday to be lost
with 1 200 troops on board, has arrived
safely at the port of Tourans, IN Anam.
It is said that a formal agreement has
been concluded between China and Eng
land against Russia, and that it provides
for the cession of Port Hamilton to China.
An investigation has shown that the
practice of human sacrifices and of canni-
balism prevails extensively and almost
openly in Hayti, but to just what extent it
prevails it is impossible TO establish.
The revolt of the natives against the Por-
tuguese authorities on the east coast of
Africa, above the Transvaal, which began
about November 3d. and which was culmi-
mating in a concentrated attack upon the
port town of Inhambane, has been ended.
King Milan received the deputation of
Bulgarian notables yesterday. 1t was re-
ported that the Bulgarian Regency would
make overtures to King Milan to induce
him to become a candidate for the Bulgari-
an throne, with view of arranging a
union between Servia, Eastern Roumelia
and Bulgaria.
PACIFIC COAST.
The railway service has been extended
! on the California and Oregon Railroad
from Delta to Upper Soda Springs, dis
lance of twenty-six miles and half.
Frank Lightson, a pioneer of '54, died in
San Jose on Saturday, from the effects of
carbGncle. He was leading citizen, ard
had several times served in public Office.
A fight occurred two days ago near Altar,
Mexico, between a number of cattle thieves
and cowboys, resulting in the death of two
thieves ami the wouBding of one of the
cowboys.
On Saturday evening the outbuildings of
the Union Hotel at Chico were discovered
on fire, but the prompt action of the fire
department confined it to the premises.
The damage is less than $500 no insur-
ance.
A private letter received at Nogales, A.
/ T., from Alamos states that a Young man
named Skinner" who vas in mining
operations near Alamos with e. A. Apple
garth, OF Oakland, Cal, committed suicide
some days ago by shooting himself through
the heart He leaves a mother aud other
relatives in California.
The final railroad meeting to complete
arrangements for the construction of a
railroad from Santa Rosa TO Benicia, was
held at the former place on Saturday The
importance of the occasion caused the
closing of all the business houses from
to 3 o'clock. Prominent speakers addressed
the audience Out of $4,000 required by
subscription $4,000 has been contributed
The other $4,000, it is believed, will be
raised in due time when the road will be
begun.
Remarkable Escape.
John Kuhn. of Lafayette, Ind, had a
very narrow escape from death. This is
his own story lone year ago l was in
the last stages of consumption. Our best
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