Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-11
ELECTRIC FLASHES.

Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches from
All Parts of the World.
The April earnings of the Atchison were
s., 623 ,503, an increase of $3.50, $40.
Winters has made shipment of april
cots to Chicago, the first of the season.
Henry Kakle of San Francisco. has
been arrested at Lakeport on charge of
forgery.
Sadie F. Keefe has been appointed Post
master at Hoosker, Tehama county, vice
W. II. Adams, resigned.
At meeting of the Western States Pas
senger Association yesterday, the refusal of
the Wisconsin Central Railway to become
member forced an adjournment without
date.
nell in the leadership of the Irish party
He is popular in the House, and far
better speaker than Parnell could ever pre-
tend to be.
An engine and five freight cars jumped
the track on the main Bureau bridge, east of
Kewanee, ILL.,, yesterday, and were precipi-
tated down 90.foot embankment, killing
Engineer Adams, his fireman and brake.
man, named Iron Mott, all of Galveston.
Nathan Jefferson Williams, the profiigate
and pauper, escaped from the Poorhouse
at Brazil, Indiana, yesterday and came to
town, got drunk and went to sleep on the
side-track. An engine backed up and
fatally injured him. This ends the career
of a young man who squandered 500, 900
in few years.
Judge Kibbery, of the Supreme Bench of
Arizona, accidentally shot himself in the
right thigh ten miles out of Globe We'd
nesday, while STOPPING to drink from
spring. A heavy pistol fell from his hip
pocket and was discharged, infiiciing an
ugly flesh wound.
By direction of the Oregon State Vet
Urinary Surgeon los of W. s. Ladd's herd
of Jersey cattle, near Portland. have been
killed, and about half were found to be
affected with tuberculosis, while the rest
showed no traces. 1t is claimed the dis
ease was taken into the herd by two COWS
from California.
Southern California orange growers are
loudly protesting against the importation
of trees from Florida which are alive with
the scale-bug. The dealers say the bug
won't live in California, but the orange
growers don't believe that story. Los An
geles has refused to allow infected trees
to 60 into the county and the dealers will
test the law.
A telegram was received at the Treasury
Department yesterday from the Chinese
Inspector at Nogales, A. T., stating that
thirty Chinese laborers were there endeavor-
ing to enter the United States. He was in
structed to call on the Federal authorities
and customs officers there and prevent
them from entering by force.
1t is stated on the best authority that
George ]. Hunt will build 200 miles of rail.
road from Pendleton. Or, to Portland,
which will parallel the main line of the
Oregon Navigation Company. The road
will run south of the Columbia river, q
short distance from the Oregon Navigation's
road. 1t is said the city of Portland will
take two millions of bonds and work will
begin at an early day.
The President yesterday made the follow
ing nominations: United States Consuls-
William II. Abercrombie, of New Jersey,
at Nagasaki; Henry Ballantine. of District
of Columbia, at Bombay; James A. Cham
bers, of New York, at Batoum, Russia;
John S. McCaughan, of Iowa. at Durango;
Charles Negley, of Maryland, at Rio Grand
de Sui; Samuel d. Page. of Michigan, at
Port Sarnia; Edwin Stevens, of Pennsyl-
vania, at Pernambuco; Charles Weare, of
Iowa, at Vera Cruz. Secretaries of Legation
Richard NJ Bartleman, of Massachusetts,
at Caracas; Rowland B. Mahony, of New
York, at Santiago.