Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-18
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

Is New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted st lG6s for As Of 1907; 1Os for IS of 1881
1878 for as; sterling, 81 s5t@i ssh silver bars
uS3; silver coin, discount buying, par selling.
SILVER in London yesterday, 81 1-l6d; consols,
p715I6; per cent United States bonds, lo5t; 4s,
1881 4ls 10.
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at par I;
Mexican dollars, 81 buying. OIL selling.
AT Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at los
7dalIs 81 for average California white, and lis Sd
to lis I'd for club.
An assessment of 25 cents has been levied by the
Black Hawk Mining Company.
MINING STOCKS were quiet in San Francisco yester-
day morning There was a short CALL and but little
variation in values. On the whole the tone was
more cheerful than it has been in some time, and
there was fractional advance in most Comstock
shares. OF the outside stocks, Eureka Consolidated
and Northern Belle show the most apparent
strength
LIEUTENANT JARBoE, of the Government vessel
Hassler, found dead In his bed on board that
vessel at Mare Island Yesterday morning.
Mrs. ELIZABETH Smith committed suicide at San
Francisco Tue day night.
HOMER WELLINGTON uasuccessiully attempted to
kill his wife ard child with poison at Boston, sitter
being charged by his father-n-aw with being for
ger and defaulter
MASKED men broke into the jail at Winchester,
H., yesterday morning, and ridded Joseph j. Field,
aprisoner, with pistol Shots
MARTIN Powers shot his wife in Chicago, yes
terday, and then killed himself
De LEssEPs arrived at San Francisco yesterday.
county, W. T., of murder in the second degree
TIRE Banner quartz mill, near oroviIle, was burned
Tuesday night
SEVERAL buildings at Cherokee Flat, Butte county,
were destroyed by fire Tuesday.
TIRE proceedings in the Lake MERGED case have
been quashed by the Supreme Court
JOIN II. BEARY stabbed Matthew Fitzsimmons
yesterday at the San Francisco County Hospital.
FoK the first time in years, according to the New
York PtbIie's table, not q single city shows de-
crease in clearing house exchanges.
JeHN MoRRIsssY stabbed to death at San
Francisco yesterday by George Squires.
THE Southern Pacific Railroad has been completed
to Tucson.
The loss by the City of Sidney fire at San Fran
cisco is now estimated at $50, 900 to $4,000.
Of. fAIklCh D DAY WIS oOserfeN IN 4 more qules
manner than usual on this coast.
SOCIALISM is beginning to crop out at Montreal in
a bold form.
SEYMOUR, the county seat of Baylor county, Texas,
is held bya party of drunken cowboys
THE Uruguayan House of Representatives has APP
pointed DR.. Francisco Antonio vedal Constitutional
President of the Republic.
A SENSATIONAL eceue occurred in the Italian Par
Lament Tuesday night.
SHOCKING tragedy is reported from Aurora, III.
THE Michigan Greenbackers are holding State
Convention at Jackson.
REPORT says that the Duke of Connaught will
succeed the Duke of Marlborough as Viceroy OF
Ireland.
JULIA BRENNAN hanged herself yesterday at
Madison, Ind.
JOHANNES DE- BeER hanged at Pontiac H.,
yesterday, for the murder of Miss Ella Martin.
SEATTLE, W. T., is flooded with counterfeit stand
ard and trade dollars.
The Senate yesterday had long session during
the day, and night session. At the latter Mr..
Chase's land monopoly bill passed by vote of % to
16, and Mr.. Hitteil gave notice of a motion to re-
consider.
IN the Assembly yesterday most of the day was
consumed in discussion and but few bills were dis
posed Of