The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-30
GENERALITIR
MEXICAN GRANTS.

MEXICAN GRANTS.
kilograms from the City Of Nexi,o an
nounce that concession Of two additional
lines has been awarded TO the .Paimer-
Sullivan" or Mexican National company.
with a subsidy Of 5000 per kilOmeter.
namely. from Morshia north to Salamanca
and south to Patzcuaro, and the line from
San Louis POtosi TO Zacatecas; also that
tie Mexican government had formally ap-
proved the organization and basis OF the
Mexican National company.
THE PRICE OF NAILS
The Western Nail assccia, ion held
special meeting at Pittsburg. ri,lay, at
which all sections of the country were
fully represented. After discussing the
stale of trade and prospects for the future
two eighfy-five card was unanimously
a 'opted. While this Is the same Is the
nominal card, il is really an advance, aud
IL Is thought will be maintained.
FINANCIAL
The arrivals of gold from Europe at the
ASSAY Office, New York, for the week end
ing December X, 1850, were S6.l5l 400. all
OF which was foreign coin and bars: total
arrivals since August. SS5,5;ss.UO: arrivals
for corresponding period last year. ST.
1850: payments by the assay Office on
this account. SJ,ji1 800 for the week, and
So, eco since August 2.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC ROUTE.
A telegram from San Francisco states
that the Southern Pacific railroad opened
:or business to-day To Deming station. a
point on the line near Mesilla, 1.2lO miles
east Of San Francisco and fOrty-fve miles
from Fl Paso.
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN NEW YORK.
Broadway. from Twenty eighth to Four
fecnih street was Illuminated Monday
night The lamps We're distributed one to
sch N tod .l,til
CLEARLY the signs could easily be read at q
great distance.
ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY.
Articles of incorporation have been filed
by Norvill Green. L. K Edison, j. ii.
Banker, and L. A. Edison. for the Electric
Illuminating company of New York; capt.
til Sl.0OoVvo.
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE.
William Gibson. an old and respected
citizen of Cooper county, Mo-, died sun
day. the 18th, in the eighty-sixth year of
his age. lie was a soldier in the war of
1872.
HIS FRIENDS REJOICE AT his ACQuIrrAL.
viii J. Iieaton, one of the conductors on
the X C.. ~. 10. Il c. b. railroad. accused
of plundering baggage, was triumphantly
acquitted on every count.
PURCHASE OF WAR MATERIAL.
1t is rumcred that the Chinese govern
:rcnt RENTED 10 Europe, by cable orders.
in November, E2jO,0O0 for the purchase VI
war material.
PRESENTED HIS CREDENTIALS.
General Longstreet presented his ere
dcntials to the sutton Us United States
Minister to Turkey, Wednesday last
SENT TO KILKENNY.
The men charged with the murder Of
Boyd, near Ross. in August last, have been
sen: to the Kilkenny assizes for trial.
COMING TO AMERICA.
Leo Hartmann, the revolutionist ex-
PEELED from Russia, will reach Boston by
New Year, day.
THE MARKETS.
QUOTATIONS..
KANSAS CirY-Grain-No. /. winter
wheat. cash. 81; December, y2c; JAN
uary, 92l6c: February, $3.50: No. : do.
casa, sGstc: December s6c; january. 81
cen.ber. 16I.c: January. 7sssc. Febru-
airy slJ4c; Rye771l-Oats. cash. No. 2,
asI4c December. 2Sc; January. 2ss.c
Corn, cash. No. .. mixed, 27ssc December
2.@zc; January, DC. February, D11; May,
Si1c.
l'i.opucE-Butter. good to choice, $50
l9c; medium. l5tai!e;. Eggs, $50
Gaze. undrawn 4d6c. per lb. Tur-
keys. drawn. NC. undrawn. S,d9c per
H.. Cheese, aloe. for prime Kansas.
hides. dry flint, No. 1, 1911; green,
No. ., &c. l'oiatoes,per bush, sOa.5.
Broom corn.3Gic per fb., according TO
quality. Hay $3.50 a lO-JOc per ton baled.
LIVE SrocK-Choice native steers. ex-
ira hea y, S4-lj@1.1o: good do 40 10
l.iOOrbs.. average, S:i.lssd3.SJ: butchers
steers. S::.3a; feeders, S.3S2,d3.S; good