Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-09
TELEGRAPHIC BRkFITiES.

The Senate confirmed Governor Swine
ford, of Alaska.
Volante's work at st. louis Monday is
warmly praised by turfmen.
Sylvester Hull has been confirmed as
Register OF the Land Office at Shasta.
Surveyor eneral Dement,, of Utah. has
denied, under oath, the charges brought
against him.
In the House, Monday, Morrow intro
duced bill TO protect the rights of home
stead and pre-emption settlers.
Measures of a satisfactory character have
been adopted TO prevent the introduction OF
ganders into the United States from the
province of Winnipeg.
Infantry regiments at Frankfort-on the
Main are being drilled to the use of bicycles
and tricycles for military purposes. Men
ride the machines in marching orGer.
An ordinance has been passed by the
Chicago City Council granting the North
Chicago Railway Company the right to
change its horse car lines into cable sys-
tenn
A cable special from Harwich says that
the Galatea was defeated in the Royal Har-
wich Yacht Club regatta by the cutter Irex
in 4:22, and at the finish both boats carried
all sail
Baseball Monday At Washingtoa-Na-
tionals ), st. Louis l. ht New York-New
Yorks Z Chicago Z. At Philadelphia-De-
troits !, Phiiadelphias 3. Boston-Kan-
sas Citys 3, Bostons 2.
Colonel Richard NJ Hoe, of New York,
whose name is inseparably connected with
the development of the printing press in
this country, died of heart disease in Flor
ence, Italy, Monday night.
Colonel Bernaham Judge Advocate of
the Department of the Platte, has been
transferred to the Division of the Pacific
and Department of California. where he
will act as Judge Advocate.
The Committee on Ways and Means
have directed Chairman Morrison to report
adversely the resolutions by Messrs.
Grosvenor and Wilkins, of Ohio, declaring
it to be the sense of the House that no re-
duction should be made in duties on un-
manufactured woods, and favoring resto-
ration of the wool tariff of 1867.
At Milwaukee, Tuesday forty-nine of
the recently men. indicted by the
Grand Jury for rioting and conspiracy,
were arraigned in the Municipal Court.
All pleaded not guilty, and were held for
trial in bail of 81 900 to $1,000 each. The
impeachment trial of Alderman Rudzinsky
has been adjourned till Friday. when the
defense will begin.
In the matter of the Smokehouse Lode
Mining Claim, at Butte, NJ. T., the Secretary
of the Interior has declined to advise that
suit be instituted in the name of the
United States to set aside the patent issued
for said claim. Application was made on
behalf of the claimants under the town
site location. The case involved large
amount of property rights in Butte City.
Local option elections were held Monday
at many points in North Carolina. The
Prohibitionists carried the day at Raleigh
by sixty majority, and also at the following
places Concord, Oxford, Kingston, Hen
derson, Warrenton, Louisburg, Finston,
Salem, Apex, Beaufort and Seaboard.
Anti -Prohibitionist carried the elections
at Charlotte, Durham, Frankiinton. Reads
vile, Holly Springs, MooreheaG, Ashevile,
Goldsboro, Littleton and Statewide. The
election was upon the question of license
or no license ior the sale of spirituous liq-
uors, and goes into effect at once where
prohibition was carried.