Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-27

NV YORK, August 26th.-The Herald
says: Thomas G. Acton, Superintendent of
tine Assay Office, is receiving by each
European steamer large quantities of gold.
This specie is deposited by the importing
bankers. and consists of twenty franc pieces,
marks, Japanese, English coin and bar gold.
The vaults already contain about S25, 900, COO
in gold bought by the Government during
the past year, and not as yet taken out for
coinage. The importations the present year
began on the I'd of August, and already
foot up $4,000. 900, including about $780,,
coo in American, which were alone
deposited in the Sub-Treasury. Ad-
vices have been received of enough
gold in transit to swell the figure to $40, 000,-
600 before the end of the present month.
Last year, when the importations began on
the 18th of August, the seasons total ran up
to the unprecedented sum of S75, coo, 900, and
then it was only checked by the importation
of large quantities of iron, hundreds of thou
sands OF tons of the baser metal coming as
substitute for gold in exchange for American
provisions. In the Assay Office about three
| days is consumed in melting up and deter
| mining the value of lot of gold offered for
purchase before the seller gets his check for
the value of the metal. Among the large i'm
porting houses dealing heavily in gold the
| opinion is very much divided as to the amount
influx of gold will run far above last year,
and point to the fact that it is already in ad-
vance of the figures for the corresponding Pc
Rod of last year. Other bankers think the
| total will not run above $50 900, 600.
Colorado Republican State Convention.
| LEADvILLE, August 26th.-The Republican
State Convention was called to order at 1880
by Ex-Governor Routt, who made an appro-
| pirate speech, and congratulated the party
on its prospects of victory. Hon. G. w.
Tankersly, of Leadville was chosen tempo
rary Chairman, and made an eloquent and
glowing speech. a committee of fourteen,
with George +. Clark as Chairman, was ap-
pointed on credentials. Senator Teller was
| then called on, and coming upon the plat
form amid great applause proceeded to make
most able and vigorous speech. He COM
pared the records of the two parties, and
charged treachery, inehiciency and imbecility
upon TIE Democracy. Most of his speech
was occupied with criticism upon the Demo-
cratic demand for free ballot, in which he
recounted the outrages which the Democrats
were perpetrating upon the voters in the
South, and which were proven by his COM
mittee of investigation. He spoke for nearly
an hour. AT his conclusion Ex-Governor
Routt made a brief speech, counseling har-
mony and unity, and giving assurance Of a
grand Republican success. A recess was
then taken till 2 P. ".
! SECOND DISPATCH.l
LEADvILLE, August 26th.-,The Conven.
ton reassembled at o'clock After the re-
ceipt Of the report of the Committee on
! Credentials, Lieutenant Governor Taber, in
handsome speech, renominated Governor
| Pitkin for a second term. The motion was
carried by reclamation, amid great nthusi-
asm. the whole Convention rising and cheer
ing.
THIRD DIsPATCH.l
LEADvrLLE, August 26th.-The following
additional nominations were made Lieuten-
ant-Governor, George B. Robinson; Secre-
tary of State, NJ. H. Medium; Auditor, J..
A. Davis; Treasurer, W. G. Saunders; Su-
| perintendent of Public Instruction, l.. S.
Cornell. The Convention then adjourned I'M
til tomorrow at 8 A. NJ, when the remaining
nominations will be made.
Congressional Nomir ations.
ST. LOUIS. August 26th.-The Greenback-
ers of the Seventh District have nominated
j. G. Herberting for Congress.
! The Democrats of the Fourth District have
nominated L. III. Davis for Congress.
| The Republicans of the Ninth District
virtually iLdorsed Ford, the Greenback mem
| Der of the last House.
MEMPHIS, August 26th.-The Democrats
Of the First Arkansas District at Jackson
port yesterday renominated Poindexter
Dunn for Congress.
| MILWAUKEE, August 26th.-The Republic
cans of this city have nominated G. nj. Sayre
for Congress
DETROIT, August 26th.-The Democrats of
| the Sixth District have nominated Z. B.
Winans for Congress.
! New York, August 26th.-The following
Congressional nominations are announced !:
J. G. Clements (Democrat) in the Seventh
| District of Georgia; r. Milton Speer Dem
ocrat) in the Eighteenth District of Penn
| sylvania; David 2. Richardson (Republican)
in the Twenty eighth District of New Y ork
LAGRANGE (Ga.), August 26th-The Fourth
Congressional District of Georgia nominated
| Hon. Hugh Buchanan on the 18th ballot for
! Congress.
Northumberland Passengers.
| OMAHA, August Goth. = The following
| through passengers were on o-day's train,
| leaving at 1890 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacra-
mento August 30th: james A. Goodall, Bodie;
j. n. Moore and wife, Greesburg, Ind H.
| Ludwig and wife, Yokohama H. j. Todd,
/ Miss Emma Belle Todd, Oakland; DR.. Z. M
| Todd, Auburn Max Levi San Francisco
James Hodge and wife, San Diego Major
Eckles and family, U. S. A; Allen Wood,
Susanville j. Honigsberger, San Francisco
| S. Levi, Hamburg; Albert A. Meyers, Japan
Charles Ropes, New York; r. g. Under,
down, Edward Ross, Manchester, England
! So through emigrants left on last nights
emigrant train, to arrive in Sacramento
| September ID.
Supreme lodge, X. OF P.-Onicers Elected.
ST. LOUIS, August 26th.-The Supreme
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, elected the fol.
lowing officers for the ensuing term of three
years: Supreme Chancellor Judge G. w.
Lindsay, of Maryland; Supreme Vice. Chan
cellor, Judge John p Linton, of Pennsyl.
vania; Supreme Master of the Exchequer,
John P. Stumpf, of Indiana; Supreme
Keeper of Records and Seal, Joseph Dow
Dale, of Ohio; Supreme Master-at- Arms, j.
Rafus Smith, of West Virginia Supreme
Inner Guard, G. b. Shaw, of Wisconsin
Supreme Outer Guard, John W. Thompson,
of the District of Columbia A good deal
of committee work has been presented and
acted upon, and the question of establishing
a rank for women discussed, but no definite
action was taken.
The "Doct0red" Trade Dollars.
PHILADELPHIA, August 26th-The Record
thinks the recently discovered trade dollars
with the centers scooped out and filed with
solder Is the work of Cinnamon. 1t SAYS
Considerably more than dollars worth of
work, at American rates Of wages, must have
been expended in digging out the silver and
filling it with solder. No little skill and in.
genuity were exercised in concealing ell in
dications of the fraud, even to the extent of
maintaining the original weight and ring of
! the coins. Only Chinese cheap labor could
| find an adequate reward in the exceedingly
small profit realized by the operation.
A Horrible Tragedy.
CINCINNATI, August 26th.-The body of an
unknown woman, horribly beaten and
bruised, was found yesterday in secluded
ravine two miles north of Sidney. o. a post
norton revealed that the woman would
shortly have been delivered of twins. VIM.
| Curtis, canal watchman, was arrested on
suspicion, it being thought the woman was a
cook on canal boat. The place of the muir
der showed signs OF a fierce struggle, and the
wonan's clothing was torn and scattered
about.
Plenty of Money on Hand and In Sight.
CHICAGO, August 26th.-The Times says :
| The Finance Committee of the two great par
ties which have officers at New York report
plenty of money on hand and in sight. The
/ Democratic managers ray their wealthy
! friends are SO confident of success that they
can call on them for any amount of cash,
and get it without murmur.
New York Academy OF Useful Arts and
| the Chinese Question.
| New YORK, August Goth. The first meet
| ing of this years session of the New York
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