Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-08
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

IL New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at Jo7s for As of 1907 1929 for SIS OF 1881
1857 for SIS sterling, 81 s694 50; silver bars,
I4f silver coin, discount buying, par selling.
SILVER in London yesterday, Sgd; consols'
90 SIG: per cent. United States bonds, 1oig As,
1909; 41s, III.
Ix San Francisco half dollars are quoted at par
Mexican dollars, 81 buying, Oh selling.
AT Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at 9s
l0d@I0s 4d for good to choice California
THE pulse Of the San Francisco stock market is
still feeble and there are signs of convalescence.
Yesterday morning Sierra Nevada fell to 50 25-the
lowest this month. Union Consolidated sold at
SIG So which is the lowest price since April Both.
In fact the whole list was little off. 0phlr was
offered at Sc and Mexican sold down to s. %.
California sold at 81, and Con. Virginia at 50.
The ceremony of turning the first railway sod at
Victoria has been postponed.
THR Sverthorn murder-trial at Shasta has been
continued until June 18th, and the prisoner ad-
mitted to BAIL
An unsuccessful attempt was made Thursday to
rob the stage between lone and Jackson.
THR day for the execution OF Sprague, at San
Buenaventura for the murder of t. Wallace More,
has been named third time-August 18th being
the last.
GENERAL H. NJ. NAGLEE, of San Jose, has been ar
rested on charge of perjury.
THB Odd Fellows celebration at Oroville yesterday
was grand success.
MRS MARION EVANS George Elliott was married
in London Thursday.
THE new Cuban loan is to be raised by public sub
scription
EXTENSIVE strikes for more wages @d less hours
are in progress in France among the cotton and silk
operatives.
Tue man who recently murdered a railway con-
tractor on an express train in France has committed
suicide
QUEEN vIcToRINs youngest son is about to visit
Canada.
HUNDREDS of persons will perish at Kilreede,
County Galway, Ireland, if food is not sent imme-
diately.
FoREsr fires are still devastating portions of New
Jersey.
THE Canadian authorities will prevent the pro-
posed prize fights between Ryan, Goss, Roome and
Donovan
BUcHoLz was yesterday convicted at Bridgeport,
Conn, OF murder in the second degree.
A STEAMER is ashore on Prince Edwards Island.
MINISTER AYGELL will probably leave San Fran
cisco for China on the 10Th OF June.
The value of British imports during the four
months ending April SOth increased 25,664,656,
compared with the same period in 1879.
In attempting to escape from the Kentucky Peni-
Tertiary yesterday convict killed by the
guard.
The fire in the Pennsylvania forests still con-
tinues its work.
In q recent duel between two editors at the City
of Mexico, one was killed.
GENERAL MIRA FUENTEs, a distinguished Mex
ican is dead.
ANOTHER six-days' go-as-you-plelse walking match
has been arranged in Chicago.
FIRE at Williamsport, Pa.
AFTER the 18th inst. there will be means in the
Treasury Department for the payment of gas and
water bills for the public buildings in Washington
THE successor OF Postmaster General Key has not
yet been decided upon.
THE Apaches are still giving trouble in Arizona
and New Mexico.
THE track of the Southern Pacific Railroad is now
laid nine miles east OF Pantano, Arizona Territory.
The inside pages of to-days REcoRD-E UNION will be
found worthy of careful perusal.