Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-30
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.


Florida has been visited by yellow fever
The South End Bank of Columbus has
suspended.
Consul Benjamin E. Folsom, of Sheffield,
will pay California a visit.
Sir Dixon has been purchased by the
Dryer Brothers for $4,000.
Cyrus w. Field believes his brother
ought to be promoted to the Chief Justice
ship.
Mrs L. A. Hubbard, of Beaver, Pa, has
sued Henry c. Fry, Sr., for 100000 for
breach of promise.
The New York World Times and Sun
have combined on four cents per copy for
their Sunday editions.
The gunboat Yorktown and the dvna-
mite cruiser Vesuvius were launched at
Philadelphia on Saturday.
General Joseph E. Johnston has been
elected an honorary member of the 4. d.
Baker Post, G. A. r., of Philadelphia.
Ray Falk, aged II years, accidentally
shot and killed himself at Massilon, o.,
while handling G. pistol in the presence of
his sweetheart.
The winning horses at the Washington
races on Saturday were Volta, Favor, Holt
day, BronEomarte and Bob Miles. Those
running second were king Idle, Frank
Ward, Seymour, Roney and Jimmie Gowan.
While a school exhibition was in
progress at Rushylvania, Ohio. on Friday
night, the floor Second story gave way
and the audience were precipitated to the
floor beneath. Two were killed and many
injured.
Speculation on tho Suburban handicap
continues 10 lead in turf matters. Ben Ali,
Il .lz ,l,l, 4.
boyne, SaEoDy and Linden are the most
sought after, with an occasional demand
for Eurus and The Bard.
John g. Sulliven SAYS that the New K ork
Sun mest pay up for the slanderous story
it published concerning his conduoto on the
Catalonia. 81 may be prize fighter" he
said, but my reputation is worth some
thing" Unless his wrath is appeased a
libel suit will follow.
FOREIGN.
Emperor Frederick is much improved.
Otto Hegener, the boy pianist. will not
l'yisit America.
Helen Orosmond, the prima donna, has
committed suicide.
Revolutionary uprisings in Roumania
have been renewed.
President Garnet held an enthusiastic re-
ception at Bordeaux on Saturday.
The Hungarian army bill has been
| framed by the Lower House of the Diet.
An-article is published by General Ham
ley ccncer ming the defenselessness of Lon
| don. He considers London in q most
| peritous POSITION, and says an enemy land
| ing in Kent " ould be only four days from,
| LoH5on.
PACIFIC COAST.
The Sonoma Valley Water Company has
| struck a big flow of water.
AT Stockton on Saturday the home club
| defeated the Pioneers-S to 5.
The Fort Bragg Redwood Company s
isawmll was burned. Loss, $4,000.
Major O'Reilly has assumed the manage.
ment of Governor Downey's affairs at Los
! Angeles.
| The cornerstone of the jacksonville Beet
/ sugar Factory was laid with appropriate
| ceremonies on Saturday.
An orange train an6 G freight met with
an accident near Truekee on Saturday in
which several cars were injured.
| A man giving the name of William
Henry was captured almost in the act OF
breaking open a safe al San Diego on Sat-
urday.
subsidy for the improvement of the water
supply of Benicia was carried by an almost
| unanimous vote.
John Semderland, q tailor, was found
dead on a sofa in his shop at Carson. A
bottle of laudanum was found alongside
| him. and 1t is supposed that he took an
overdose to quiet pain from sickness.
An anti-boss mass meeting was held at
Woodland on Saturday evening, and NOM
mated ticket for Town Trustees and Mar
shall. The meeting passed resolutions con-
demnlng both political parties and
| announced intention to reform politics.
On Saturday thirty-six lots were auc-
toned in the new town of Atwater, MERGED
| county, at prices ranging from 800 to SIPS
each; also, two twenty acre lots in the
Buhach colony, on the line of the railroad,
at $1,000 and $500 respectively. Water
| rights are included in the sale.