Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-21
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches from
All Parts of the World

Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches from
All Parts of the World.
:. Jim Corbett the pugilist. is being lionized by
New York sports.
1t is stated that General wolseley has been
appointed Commander -in-Chief of the forces in
Ireland.
English investors are after paper-milling in
terests at Glenn's Falls, Watertown and Roches-
ter, n. Y.
1t is announced that new association of wool
manufacturers has been organized on free
trade basis.
The arrival of numerous immigrants bound
for the coal regions is attracting much attention
in New York.
Armour & Co. will test before the Federal
Court the dressed meat inspection bill passed by
the Virginia Legislature.
Thomas Hope of New York has beoueathed
100000 to found hospital at Langholm Scot.
land where he was born.
all articles of English make, and the Irish are
doing the same i'll Brooklyn
committee of the Berlin Labor Conference
has agreed to the exclusion OF children under u
years of age from factories,
Senator Mitchell reports that B. E. sinnott,
late sgent at the Grand Ronde Reservation, had
shortage of 81 l46 charged against him.
party of thirty armed men has started
for the Navajo Indian Reservation in search of
the rich quartz that reports have located there.
James Woodcock, an old resident of Eureka,
Humboldt county, CAL, died Wednesday from
wounds received from the kick of horse a few
days ago.
The Chicago Board of Trai de has declared its
policy of stopping all market quotations rather
than to any longer furnish ammunition to the
bucket-shops.
The Oregon Democratic State Central Com
mittee has decided to hold the State Convention
in Portland April 24th. The Convention will
consist of 1872 delegates.
The Chicago Ne1cs' Washington special saws.
The engagement of Miss Rosecrans daughter of
General W. S. Rosecrans, to Governor Toole, of
Montana, is announced.
Mr.. Kerr of Yakima county, Wash has sent
to Japan for large quantity of tea cuttings
He intends to see what can be done with that
plant in his own country.
Representative Hermann of Oregon has sue
ceeded III obtaining a Board to examine the
Columbia river, with view to the adoption of
means to secure greater navigation.
The House Committee on Public Lands has
ordered favorable report on the Comstock bill
for the relief of settlers on the Northern Pacific
indemnity lands, with a few amendments.
mysterious malady is prevailing in Jeffer.
son county, Tenn, and many believe il to be
genuine spotted fever. 1he contagion has
broken out in Carson College and students are
leaving.
vided among the Government supporters in the
Canadian Parliament, and an investigation is
bringing to the front some interesting facts in
that connection.
During thunderstorm the Jail at Moulton
Ala, was struck by lightning, and hole torn
in the roof. The jailer neglected to repair the
damage and night or two after FIVE prisoners
escaped through the opening.
An epidemic of diphtheria in a most aggra-
waited form is raging in some of the country dis
tricts of Luzerne county. Pa. 1t is what is COM
monty known as black diphtheria in majority
of cases, and many deaths have already oc-
CURED.
Congressman Bartine of Nevada thinks the
Window bill, with its amendments will be ac-
cep.able to the coast people. The objection in
the East to free coinage is strong, and conces-
sions are absolutely necessary. He thinks the
cause of silver has made most substantial ad-
vance.
The testimony so far given at the Middleton
investigation at Ottawa. Canada, is direct in
charging that General Middleton, during the
Piel rebellion, had furs which he confiscated
boxed and marked in his own name, and that
he gave some of the furs away to junior officers
as mementoes.