Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-12
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

Already about 5000 bills have been intro
duced in the House.
Jay Gould's yacht ATLANTA sailed from
Charleston Saturday.
James McCue is candidate for the Will
mington Collectorship.
The Senate will try to dispose of pending
nominations as soon as possible.
The New York bank statements show an
increase of 81, 100000 in the reserve funds
Pension Commissioner Black is accused
of snubbing Senator Mitchell of Pennsyl-
yania.
St. Louis is talking of changing its street
railroad system and running cable lines in
stead of horse cars.
The Spanish Government has refused to
grant England coaling station on one of
the Caroline Islands.
Several passengers were more or less in
jured in collision of trains near Piusburg,
Pa, but none were killed.
Preliminary steps have been taken to or
ganize branch of the Hendricks Monu-
ment Association in Missouri.
A strike Of the Cigarmakers' Union at
New York is threatened over the lately
proposed scale of the employers.
President Cleveland has objected to the
| appointment of one of his nephews to a
Government position at Cleveland, o.
A large number of New York business
| men have asked Governor Hill to appoint
John ODonnell Railroad Commissioner.
Senator Mitchell has introduced bill
appropriating $l,350000 for the improve
ment of the mouth of the Columbia river.
The action of the Baltimore and Ohio
road iaeutllng passenger rates created great
excitement In railroad circles in New York.
Banker Jesse Seligman, who has been an
opponent of silver for many years, is now
widely quoted as a convert to silver coin
age.
The second production of the American
Opera Company at New York, " Orpheus
and Eurydice,' has been pronounced a
success.
a dispatch from London states that the
introduction of the Eustis silver bill in the
Senate caused depression in American
securities there.
London dispatch says: The Jersey
Bank has suspended. The liabilities are
said not to be heavy. as the bank was re-
ported as doing only small business.
The Emperor Germany has signed the
spirits bill, and submitted to the Bundles
rath bill which proposes to compensate
those deprived of livelihood through its
operation.
The latest information from Peru indi-
Gates that all revolutionary measures have
ceased in that country, and that Peru is
about to enter upon an era of peace and
prosperity.
Joseph Nimmo, ex. Chief of the Bureau
of Statistics, thinks the only remedy for
the evil of polygamy is to place Utah under
the control of Commission with legisla-
tive powers.
The Inauguration of Governor elect For
aker took place in Columbus, O., Yesterday,
with the usual ceremonies. The installa-
ton was witnessed by an immense con-
course of people.
The Telegraph of London says the powers
have demanded that Greece, Servia and
Bulgaria demobilize their armies. The
Tunes says England proposes that Turkey
shall also demobilize her army.
The leading clearing houses of the United
States report that the total bulk of ex-
changes for the week ending January 9th
were 81 ,035, So, 245, an increase of 1921 per
cent. compared with the corresponding
week last year.
The Signal Corps station at Fort Macon,
Y. c.. reports that the schooner Liconia
IL,
near Cape Lookout. Boats have gone to
gain particulars. II is reported that some
lives were lost.
The examination Saturday of W. H.
Hurburt, a detective, at Buffalo, N Y, in
the divorce case of Mrs. Grace Lane, daugh-
ter of resident of San Francisco, revealed
knavish plot on the part of her husband
To secure damaging testimony against his
wife.
Intelligence has been received in London
that Germany has seized the Islands of Sa-
moa, in the Pacific ocean. The King and
his chiefs were insulted, and finally fled
4 force OF marines were landed from the
German war ship Albatross. The German
Consul then hauled down the Samoan dag
and run up the German colors in its stead.
The Samoans threaten to make war ON the
Germans. The American and British Con.
suls protested against the action of the
Germans. ,------