The record-union., 1891-12-21
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
kilograms In Brief From Various Por-
tions OF the Globe.

The monitor Miantonomah, which is TO
be the first ship in the navy, will be
foated out of the dry dock at the Brook
lyn Navy-yard next Wednesday.
Influenza is raging at Panama. The
epidemic of smallpox continues in the
interior departments in spite of the efforts
of the authorities to check it. Many fatal
tiles are reported.
The Colonial Parliament of New South
Wales, after disorderly sitting of thirty
six hours, passed the Government tariff.
The result was reached only by the ap-
plication of the cloture.
The daughter of President Barrillas of
Guatemala was married Saturday to a
Salvadorian, Senior Ojeda. The brides
portion is S4,000,000. The wedding feast
was magnificent affair.
An account of an act of cannibalism
comes from Injchoff, Russia, where three
peasants enticed a shoemaker into q
forest, killed him and then cut him up
and ate portions of the flesh.
1t is officially announced that Zanzibar
will be a free port after February LIST
next, except as regards alcohol and mu-
nitions OF war. No duties will be col
lected on any but those commodities.
Great excitement exists in Guatemala.
Don Montufar, a candidate for the Presi-
dency, has armed his followers and
dent. President Barrillas is much
alarmed and is taking extra precaution
for his personal safety.
One of the boldest robberies that ever
occurred in San Francisco, took place at
9:15 o'clock Saturday morning on Kear-
ny street, when man was knocked
down in hallway and robbed of $40, 900
worth of diamonds. After long chase
the diamonds were recovered, but the
thief escaped.
A county convention of miners was
held at Smartsville Saturday, and thirty
delegates were chosen to represent Yuba
County at the State Convention in San
Francisco next month. Some very tenn
perate resolutions were adopted regard
ing the valleys opposition to hydraulic
mining.
1t is announced that an agreement has
been reached with the British Govern
ment as to the basis of arbitration in re-
gard to the seal fisheries. The number
and power of arbitrators has been fixed,
and it is confidently expected their ap-
pointment and the terms of arbitration
will be announced in a few days.
+. D. Fulford, the victor of the great
bird shooting match which occurred re-
Gently, has given challenge in behalf of
his recent opponent, Captain Brewer, and
himself, for team shooting match on
the following conditions: One hundred
birds, for $1,000 to $4,000 side, time and
place to be mutually agreed upon.
Leech, Director of the Mint, who has
just returned to Washington from visit
to the Mint at Philadelphia, says the ar
rangements are perfected for striking off
the half-dollars, quarter-dollars and ten
cent silver pieces of the new designs at
Philadelphia. San Francisco and New
Orleans, beginning on the I'd prox.
The Washington Post publishes an in
terview with Senator VOORHEES,, in which
he says that all the Democratic Senators
have agreed to assist him in preventing
the confirmation of Judge Woods of In
diana as Circuit Judge, on the ground
that his action in the Dudley "blocks of
five'' case proved him unfit for judicial
position.
A whirlwind in the Western Addition.
San Francisco, Saturday morning
wrecked the two-story cottage residence
of Oswald l.. Krenz, on Cough street.
near Filbert, killing one man and seri-
ously injuring several workmen and two
of the female members of Mr.. Krenz,s
family. The cyclone lasted only a few
seconds, and had passed away almost as
soon as the screams and groans of the
people caught in the debris were heard by
the neighbors and the passers-by.