Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-25
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The Next Presidency.
HURLow WEED ON Ora,

NEW Y DIRK, r february 24th.-Ihe veteran,
Thurlow Weed, deprecates third term and
believes that Grants nomination is undesir-
able, unless an exigency arises which evokes
a spontaneous popular movement If the
New York delegation to the Convention
should gouninstructed, with the delegation APP
pointed in accordance with the views of the
Congressional Districts and left free to act
upon the latest and best reflection Of popular
opinion, Grants nomination would be vindi-
Gated by his election. If, however, other and
Objectionable methods obtain, the success of
our ticket would be hazarded.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
CHICAGO, February 24th-The Times dis
patches intimate that Tilden was laid on the
shelf by the selection of Cincinnati as the
place for holding the Democratic Convention,
and that Randalls friends are in high feather,
hoping Tildens mantle will fall on him.
The Tribune, on the contrary, says Cincin-
natl was Tilden's choice.
The New York Republican State Conyen.
ton.
UTICA, February 24th.-The largest mum.
Der of people that ever gathered at State
Convention in this city are here now. All the
hotels are full to Oyerfiowing and guests are
quartered in other houses An air of quiet
mess prevails among the delegates who are for
Grant. They say but little, and show that
they feel their strength. The Blaine dele
gates exhibit more feeling, aud evinee de-
termination to insist upon recognition of
their right 70 lie heard in the Convention.
They claim to be entirely ignorant of any
programme which the majority intend to
carry out. Good authority, however, says
that it will be as follows: Charles L. Smith,
of Albany, will be temporary Chairman, and
perhaps permanent Chairman also, and Ed
ward Pierrepont, Chairman of the Committee
on Resolutions; a strong resolution in favor
of the nomination of General Grant; the
delegation to Chicago to be named by delega-
tions from Congressional districts, and no
resolution instructing the delegation to Chi
cagO to vote as unit, that not being deemed
necessary.
building Prospects in New York-Dis-
eoura2iDg outlook.
Especial to the RECORD UNIoNl
New YORK, February 24th-The Com
n,ercidt Bulletin says: There was fair pros
pect of unusual activity in building enter
prises not long since here and in neighboring
cities, but the rapid appreciation OF all kinds
of material since the close of the last business
season bids fair to disappoint the expecta.
ton. For instance, all sorts of architectural
iron have advanced 100 per cent; common
brick from So so to S11 per thousand, and
iuibCi iiou Cll w r1c iatho, llOul ~ 10 W
81 Is; lime, from 81 % per barrel to 81 so ;
cement, 25@30 cents per barrel; plasterers'
hair 3 to 10 cents per b-shel. Labor remains
| about the same as last season, but with the
Trades Union notification of another general
strike within the Ginning spring, it is not sur
prising that leading builders are discouraged
and disposed to throw up their contracts. In
| the present aspect of the situation it must be
acknowledged that there is but scant encour-
agement for them to go forward.
The Maine Investigation.
AUGUSTA, February 24th.-Hale's investi-
eating committee to-day continued its exam
nation of the election returns. Several i'm
portant irregularities were discovered, and
notably in the cases of the towns of Buck.
field and Brown6eld, where the names of the
| townS and counties were omitted in filling up
the blanks, thus rendering said returns fatally
defective. Some unauthorized parties, how
ever, after the discovery of such errors, filed
in the blanks and returned Fusion county
officers as elected. Changes in the returns
from the town of Hebron were also shown to
have been made in the interest of the Fusion
lists 1t is reported that startling disclosures
of fraud will be shown in certain cases from
Washington county, when the evidence will
not only implicate State officials but leading
Fusion politicians.
Proposed New Road to the Yellowstone
National Park.
OMAHA, February 24th.-A surveying
party has left Omaha for Cheyenne to begin
surveying new road to be built by the
Union Pacific Railroad Company from Chey-
enne to the Yellowstone National Park-a
distance of about $50 miles, of which about
125 miles will be constructed this year to the
North Platte river north of Fort Laramie.
A branch of this main line is also to be built
to the Black Hills. Upon the completion Of
100 miles and the erection of shops at Chey-
enne. costing S25, coo, the sum of $780, G0 in
bonds, voted by Cheyenne, will be delivered
to the Union Pacific. A branch road thirty
miles long will also be constructed and COM
pleted by August from Echo to Park City,
Utah, tapping the Ontario silver mining dis
trict, where is located the Ontario mine, one
of the richest in the world, paying so cents
per share in monthly dividends on Sl0,000,-
600. The Union Pacific has also other i'm
portant projects lii view, and which will be
announced as soon as the arrangements can
be perfected.
The lntcreceanic Canal.
NEW YORK, February 24th-M. De Les
seps and some of his engineers arrived to-day
in the steamer Colon from Panama. The
Star and Herald says that the canal route has
been thoroughly studied for difficulties of in
vestigation, and practical plans laid for their
successful treatment, the material obtained
for the settlement of all disputes as to guam
titles, cost, etc., and many prejudices in the
minds OF some members of the Commission
removed as to the practicability of the tide
level canal. The whole work, including every
eventuality, is set down at S16S, 800, 600.
Complementary studies still going on will re-
duce these figures. 1t is believed, and sew
eral members of the Commission believe, the
entire enterprise will not involve an outlay of
more than S150000.000. The time allowed
for the work is eight years.
Westward. bound Passengers.
OMAHA, February 2lth.-Ths following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 12:15 p. NJ, to arrive in Sacra-
mento February 2Sth: Mrs. Emerson, Bos-
ton; Henry Ivison and wife, James w. Bell
and wife, New York Fl. H. Scott Mrs
Mary B. Cunningham, Miss Cunningham, I.
M. Cunningham, Nj. j. Thompson, V. Rosen-
baum. III. Newman, San Francisco Kittie
Charlton, Nashville, Tenn; Henry Rosen-
field and wife, Portland. Or; C. II. Fuller,
Iowa w. d. Chaplin, New York George
Clendon, Virginia Mrs. o. X. Earl, Wor-
cester, Mass; Jarrett L. Richards, Santa
Barbara.
Thirty-four through immigrants left on last
nights train, to arrive in Sacramento March
I'd.
New York stock Market.
NEW YORK, February 24th.-The stock
market was buoyant in the early dealings
with sharp advance in some instances
Western Union rose per cent. on large
transactions-to 116I. Ohio and Mississippi
preferred advanced to S4s, and st. Joe pre-
ferred rose % per cent. Towards the close
the market was weak and lower, when a
sharp bear attack was made against the lead
ing shares.
QUOTATIONS..
Silver bars, 113; money, easy at sac );
Governments quiet, but generally firm !;
Quicksilver, 214 Pacific Mail, 425; Mari
posa, 81; Wells, Fargo& Co., 1O3: New York
Central, 1871; Erie, 464; Pansma, 100;
Union Pacific, OH; bonds, I'LL; Central
Pacific, 80; bonds, 112; Sutro, 81; Lead
vile, 81; Caribou, 4.
Personal Explanation.
CHICAGO, February Oath. A Journal
Washington special says: The routine of
proceedings in the House to-day was enliven-
ed by personal explanation by Representa-
tive Reagan, Speaker Randall and others,
regarding the alleged remark of the first.
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