Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-16

| 40 to 80 per cent. The more remote cause is
/ that speculation has swallowed up all the
funds left available by an enormous legiti-
mate business and unprecedented boarding,
and thus placed itself at the mercy
of the private lenders of money There is
evidently some hesitation in the movement of
cotton since the speculation in that article be-
came rampant, but the business at nearly all
! the trading and manufacturing cities contin-
ues decidedly larger than it was last Deem
! bel. The cause is in speculation, or in move
ments particularly affected by specializing.
yyestward-bound Passengers.
| OMAHA, December 15th.-The following
| through passengers were on to-day's train,
| leaving at 1915 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacra-
mento December 10th Christian Lorange,
w. w. White and wife, Bradford, Pa; A.
Miss Lille Hoffman, Miss Virginia Hoffman,
Fort Wayne; E. NJ Walker, J. j. Bartlett
San Francisco; f. A. Belts, 0swego, Kas.;
| S. b. Bliss, Chicago; d. b. Gillet, Arizona
E. T. Goodrich, Buffalo. N. Y.
Murderer Sentenced TO be Hanged.
| CHEYENNE, December 15th.-The Leaders
| Rawlins, Wy. T., special says: The famous
road agent and murderer, George Parrot
| alias Big Nosed George, was to- day sentenced
| by Judge Peck to be hanged next April.
George is the last but one of the worst band
of road agents and train robbers that ever
| infested Wyoming The last act of the gang
was an attempt to turn a Union Pacific pas
senger train into chasm $50 feet deep at
Big Springs in 1878. Two Deputy Sherifs
pursued the gang, and were killed. George
confessed this crime, and desiring to be
hanged in expiation.
Order Explained.
NEW YORK, December 15th.-A Washing
ton correspondent thus explains the order as
signing Hancock to duty according to his
brevet rank: Colonel Getty of the Third Ar
tillery is in command at Fortress Monroe,
with the brevet rank OF Major-G General He
was breyetted on the same day with Han
cock and before Hancock was made full
| jor-Gsneral, and consequently, so long as
the order under which he was brey etted lasts,
he ranks Hancock, whose brevet rank as
Major General ceased When he became Major
General in fact. His rank by brevet. how
ever, took precedence over Gettys hrevet
rank, and it is now restored to avoid possible
complications in the impending army changes.
VIII Not Return TO Her Husband.
New YORK, December 15th-Mrs Berg
man was in her old room at the police head
quarters to-day, determined not TO return
home. She will take care of herself in this
city, her husband having completely thrown
her off, and she is gratified by that fact. Her
child, and was made to marry cold, stern
man, from whom she broke loose at once.
The Railroad War.
New York, December 15th.-The Balti-
more and Ohio are met by unexpected diff
culties in getting freight moved over the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railway, and advise shippers to send as little
freight as possible by them at present.
silver and Stocks.
New YORK, December 15th.-Silver bars,
111B /; money at 6; Governments strong
stocks closed strong; Western Union,
S2s; Quicksilver, II; Pacific, 52s Mari
posa, l. Wells Fargo, 1l2; New York
Central, ex dividend, 143a; Erie, AZ Pan
anna, 225; Union Pacific, ex dividend, 1881
bonds, 1154; Central Pacific, S4I; bonds,
| 1143 Sutro, II.
Railroad Accident.
| ST. LOUIS, December 15th.-Two coaches
| of the Kansas City Express, which left here
at 8 o'clock last night, were dtched near Eu
reka and several passengers injured. Rumor
says twelve persons were hurt, but the rail-
! road company are reticent.
The New York stock Market.
| NEW York, December 15th.-Advices from
| Washington that the three per cent. funding
bill was likely to pass, and an easier condi-
ton of the money market late in the after
noon, had tendency to stimulate the up
ward movement in stocks.
The Massachusetts, Elections.
Boston, December 15th-Full returns for
Mayor give Prince (Dem), q, 286 Steb-
bens (Rep), 20,754. The Democrats elect
seven and the Republicans five Aldermen.
The Council stands As Republicans and &c
Democrats.
LYNN, December 15th.-The Republicans
carry both branches of the city government
ard the School Committee.
Murder and Suicide.
ALBANY CT. W, December 15th.-To-
| night Charles A. Burt, q maltster, and son
of William Burt, deceased, some years ago
famous brewer and maltster of this city, shot
Kate Smith, his mistress, and then killed
himself No cause is assigned.
Heavy Business Failure.
New YORK, December 15Lh-The an
nouucement was made to day of the failure
of Sidenbery & Co., manufacturers of cigars
aud importers of tobacco at Reade and
! Church streets and at Key West, Fla. They
were the largest manufacturers of cigars in
the country.
Unanimous Confirmation.
| WASHINGTON, December 15th.-The SEN
ate unanimously confirmed Hazen and Miles
to-day.
An Immense Mail.
! New York, December 15th.-By the
| steamers Aran, Batavia and City of Austria,
| 159, coo letters were dispatched yesterday
from the General Postoffice. This is the
| largest number sent out in one day by foreign
mail steamers in the history of the Postofice.