Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-11
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches From
All Parts of the World.

Henry Searle, the oarsman, is dead.
Leayenworth has had prison revolt.
Spokane Falls averages a suicide day.
Influenza is epidemic in st. Petersburg.
Thieves are holding high old carnival in Val
leio
California was on wheels yesterday at Mo-
desto.
On account of his illness Parnell did not
speak at Nottingham yesterday.
A special silk train of six cars is en- route
from san Francisco to New York.
C. E. Harrington, compositor of the Spokane
Reuiel0 shot and killed himself Monday.
Chew Ling Sing the San Francisco murderer
has been sent to the Folsom Prison for life.
The Blood Horse Association will endeavor to
finish its meeting the latter part OF next week.
The steamship Michigan sister ship to the
Inflated Idaho, is aground at Enterprise Point.
The suit of the dissatisfied stockholders of the
Sutro Tunnel Company is on trial at Carson
City.
A japanese was fined s25 in San Francisco
for smuggling in a halt-dozen silk handker-
chiefs.
The ranch of Bartlett Brothers, near Ukiah,
has been selected Tor the Mendocino County In
sane Asylum site.
Some children at play at Portland Sunday
found mans ear on the sidewalk. No owner
has been found for it.
The freight conductors, brakemen and switch
men on the Cascade Division of the Northern
Pacific are out on a strike.
The Grangers' Bank of San Francisco has
sold 2,760 acres of land near Nord Butte county,
to a syndicate for $4,000
The Western Union Telegraph Company has
declared an extra dividend of "a in addition TO
the regular dividend of "a.
The report that DR.. Barboza, the Minister of
Finance of Brazil under the provisional Govern
ment, had resigned is untrue.
The reported epidemic from which the EN-
ployes of the Louvre are suffering is influenza
and not fever. as heretofore stated.
Harvey Kennedy, one of the oldest AID most
prominent of the Wall-street operators, died
suddenly a. his home in New York.
William n. Riddle, who was President of the
Penn B 4nk at Pittsburg at the time of its dis
astrous failure III 1884, died Monday.
The preliminary survey of the great Rio
Grande irrigation Canal has been begun. The
canal will skirt the foothills Of the river for $50
miles.
Diphtheria is epidemic in portion of Martic
| township, Lancaster county, Penn, and the
school in that vicinity has been closed in coDse-
| quenee.
The Federal Assembly of Switzerland has
elected Louis Ruchonnet President and Dr.
E. Welt Vice President of the Republic for the
| year 1890.
Judge shafter yesterday sentenced Chew
| Wing Sing convicted OF the murder OF Lew
Jing to imprisonment in the Sta Prison at
| Folsom for life,
| A New York pugilist named Jim Fell has been
| sentenced to five years in prison for attempting
| TO pass forged check for $50 on the Chemung
| National Bank.
The final abandonment of Fort Lyon by the
| Government forces has just taken place. This
opens to settlement 1900 acres OF land in the
Arkansas Valley.
The Joliet Manufacturing Company's extern
| sive agricultural and barb-wire works were de-
| stroyed by fire yesterday morning. The loss is
5000; insured.
A duel with swords was fought by Count
| Karo.yi and Count Lazar Monday. The lat er
| was severely wounded. The trouble arose over
| a quarrel in the Diet.
\. l.. Warehouse, supposed to be Harry A.
Royce, has been arrested at Portland on a charge
of forgery. He processes to be the agent of the
Inter Ocean at Chicago.
Mrs H. W. Huntoon yesterday, near Spangle,
Washington, committed suicide by strangling
herself with towel. She was an elderly lady,
aud leaves a large family.
Word comes from New York that Jay Cookies
cd plans regarding the Northern Pacific will be
carried out, and Duluth is to be made the prin'
cipal terminus of the road.
A Portland Democrat, in addressing q crowd
yesterday said: JEFF Davis was d = sight better
man than Abe Lincoln" A Republican stand
| ing by knocked him in the gutter.
Robbins, the Indian agent at Lapwai, Idaho
has resigned. The reason given is that the De
paTtment will not allow him clerk, and his
salary is 100 small TO pay for one himself.
A local association of the military order of the
Loyal Legion has been formed at Los Angeles
F. 81 Prince, Of Cotton, was chosen President
and L. 5. Butler of Los Angeles, Secretary.
In New York Monday, James Gibson. aged 2:
years, was shot and killed by an Italian named
Mark Cheebo. Gibson was drunk and raised {
. disturbance in the neighoorhood OF Cheeool
, house
Lake Chabot and Lake Temescal, the source
of supply for the Contra Costa Water Company
are nearly brimful as the result OF the lat
heavy rains. There will be no water famln'
next year.
Heavy rains have been falling Throughout
Oregon for several days past and railroad traffic
has heen somewhat delayed on all the lines
slides and wsshouis being of quite trequen
occurrence.
ia the Fourth District, has resigned the office 0
, Mayor OF Santa Rosa, some question havini
been raised as to his legal competency to holC
beth positions.
; The Chicago Grand Jury has returned indiet
! ments against Neils c. Frederieksen, Walter Bid
good, his cashier, and others unknown for thei
! connection with the gigantic swindle operated
J by frederieksen.
! The Helena authorities are taking in all tn
living setusry, or street corner hosiery lnspect
ors, or in other words the corner loafers VIII
) apparently have nothing TO do but 10 star
! ladies out OF eountenance.
! A dispatch line of clipper ships has been in
suguraled between san Diego and New orr
December 20th will commence taking earg
st New ork for San Diego.
While playing in Fourth street, Chicago, Mon
day, q child found tin box which eontsine
The Will of Thomas II. Harrison, the Minneapc
; lis millionaire, who died recently. The WI
disposes OF property valued at sl.eoe,OoO
A majority of the adult sisse:on Indians 1
council have decided in favor OF accepting IN
: Governments proposition for the purchase 9
their lands A Joint council with the COMM;
sion VIII be held to-day, when signing viii be
a gin.
r california on Wheels did not perform Q
I Latbrop, as adv ertised, and some two hundre
: citizens were highly indignant. The crew ma
I Just come from Stockton and had not sulhelentl
! recovered from the effects of natural gas Q
! something else, and failed to open the doors {
the exhibition.
: J.J. Taller. the Aqua Zzrca train-robber,wh
has been reported shot several times, has
last paid the penalty for his crimes he wa
taken from the Guaymas jail at any early hou
yesterday morning and shot. A few raiiros
men and the Mexican officials were the onl
Witnesses 70 the shooting.
THEm many wonderful cures accomplish
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