Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-16
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

NEWS OF THE MORNING.
Ia New York Saturday Government bonds were
quoted at 1929 for As of 1907; 1929 for SIS of 1885,
III for As; sterling, 81 s2l@4 81; silver bars.
u37 silver coin, discount buying, par selling.
silver in London Saturday, SO l0-l6d eonsols, OF
1916 per cent United States bonds, 1861 As 49,
as, 1lS9
In San Francisco hall dollars are quoted at par !;
Mexican dollars, 81 buying 9la selling.
At Liverpool Saturday wheat quoted at es
Sdlt10s Id for good to choice California.
The San Francisco stock brokers feel more encour-
aged tkan for some time. There was apparently an
increase in business last week. Certain it is that
the recorded transactions were larger than for any
week previously in 2 long time. Prices show a
gradual improvement. The market generally closed
stronger than did week ago. There was good
volume OF business Saturday. and the demand YVES
vel distributed throughout the list,
A fusion is reported of Democrats and Green
bacsers in Nebraska.
The publicans of TIE Eighth Iowa District,
after 40 ballots have not yet succeeded III chasing
candidate for Congress.
The Democratic campaign has opened in Indiana.
Stlpendous frauds are reported from
South Carolina
The station at Red Hill, on the South Park Rail
road in Colorado, was blown to atoms Friday night
by an explosion of powder One man was killed
aud several injured.
K. E. Parkhurst shot and killed Fannie Howell
at Bath, N. y, Saturday, and then committed sui.
eide.
destructive storm prevailed in Texas last week
D. Liuehan shot two officers at Buena Vista, Co
Friday, wounding fatally and the other slightly
Charles Riley was found at New York Friday in a
space between lumber piles, having been there ten
days without food water.
Frank Happier was burned to death Saturday
night at Silver Cliff, Col.
Heavy business failure at Detroit. Mich
Duri lg the last fiscal year the imports of gold to
me United States amounted to s77, 153,SSsI.
The 72-hour pedestrian contest at Buffalo last
week was won by John Dobler, who made 4l4 miles.
frightfu accident occurred ON a wharf at Mount
Hope, Mass, Saturday evening, by which a number
of lives we're lost
Three boys were drowped at Spring Lake, Mimi,
Saturday their mother narrowly escaping the same
fate.
Ffty-fve young women took the black veil Satur-
day at Gormanstown. Md
By an accident on the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad near Littleton Col. Saturday, an engineer
was killed and a fireman badly hurt.
Gladstone has so far recovered that he will attend
the House of Commons this week
report from Bucharest states that IS, 600 Rus
SLAMS are concentrating near the border.
The marker at the recent Wimbledon shooting
tournament is being tried by martial at Cos.
port Eng for false marking
Bulgaria positively refuses to cedc Arab Tebia to
Roumania.
Horses are being purchased in Hungary for the
Greeian army.
Aveliando, President of the Argentine Republic,
has resigned.
Fresh floods have caused enormous damage in
Upper Siesia, Austria.
The marriage of Baroness Burdett- Coutts will
take place to morrow at the Chapel Royal Savoy.
special envoy is to be sent TO the United States
70 announce the independence of Roumania
BY the breaking of the iron bridge near Harris.
burg, P', Saturday, twent coal cars were wrecked.
A Home Rule demonstration at Glasgow Scot
land, Saturday, was attended by 900 Irishmen.
The six days walking match at Los Angeles ended
Saturday night, Edwards taking the Il st prize.
Fire at Portland, Or. also, at Dunclps Mills,
Soaoma county
Heavy fires are raging IN tho timber in various
portions OF Oregon
4 1agear-old boy accidentally shot and killed
himself at san Juan, ". T., last week.
woman and her Il-year-old son have been con
yicted of mansarghter at i.aconner. ". T. AID sen,
fenced to the Peni,entiary
Omer II, Liyermore was killed and a Chinamau
back broken at walla Walla W T., SATURDAY, in u
runaway accident.
Crops in wslla WaDa valley, " T, are much bet
Ter than we're expected.
Mss Eva Burbank, Is years old, vas drowned at
llwaco, Or, Yesterday wi lie bathing.
Kearney reappeared at the sand lot in San Fran
cisco YESTERDAY.
4 roundhouse containin; five locomotives was
burned at ogdensburg, n. y. yesterday.
jeremiah Ford, while drunk, killed his wife in
New York Saturday night
Z Lord Stratforj Radcliffe, for many years British
ambassador to the Porte, is dead,
Reinforeements for India to tae rumber of $50
sailed frm Portsmouth, Eng. yesterday
The political crisis in Bueuos Ayrcs becomes more
serious.
George Rackcr., an Old man, vas killed near Gin.
matt yesterday by his son.
General Grery, brother Of the President, has been
elected a Senator of France.