Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-31
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

NEWS OF THE MORNING.
In New York yesterday Government bonds We're
quoted at Jl0 for 4s Of 1867; 1929 for IS of 1881;
llls for AS; sterling, 81 s294 "a; silver bars,
uss silver coin, discount buying. par selling.
Silver in London yesterday, 522d; consos,
on 1916; per cent. United States bonds, 1855 As
ia; AIS, ll44.
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at par !;
Mexican dollars, 81 buying, Oh selling.
At Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at 9s
5d@9s l0d for good to choice California.
Mining stocks did not open very briskly in San
Francisco yesterday morning. Compared with the
best rates Saturday, the best rates yesterday
showed decline of 81 in Sierra Nevada and Union
Consolidated. There also decline OF &c to zoe
in many other Comstock descriptions, and an al
vance of Sc to soc in a few Others
Considerable property, consisting of fencing and
wood was destroyed by fire last week near Portland
Oregon.
The work OF constructing the narrow-gauge rail
way in willamette valley, Oregon, is being vigor-
ously pushed.
reunion of the pioneers of Southern Oregon is
to be held at Jacksonville. September 10TH
The boiler of a stavc factory exploded at Empire
City. Oregon, yesterday.
The Hudson Bay Companys steamer Otter, which
went ashore recently on the British Columbian
coast, will probably prove total loss
The attempt to take a steamboat through the
Frazer river canyons in British Columbia has
failed
Thomas Moore died suddenly Saturday at James
Bay B. C.
Several persons were killed in railroad collision
yesterday near Parlor Rock, Conn.
Secretary Sherman made brief speech on Change
at Cincinnati yesterday.
Young men in New York are fined s. for stonipg
Cinnamon
The steamer which left Hamburg for New York
yesterday took out el36OOO ii gold.
Adams Sherry, grain shippers at St. Louis,
have suspended
ourays successor as chief of the Utes will proba-
bly, be Raporonai.
In q collision on the Lake Shore Railroad, yester-
day, one man was killed and three injured.
St. Julien will endeavor to beat his best time at
Wsshin ton. October 9th.
The Treasury Department estimates that about
$4,000 in foreign gold will arrive in New York
each week until the lst of November.
DR.. Charles T. Jackson died at Somervlle, Massa-
chusetts, Sunday aged ii, after illness of seven
years.
Sheriff o'Brien shot and killed negro at Shan
nondae, Missouri, Saturday, who resisted arrest.
A formal test was made Of the new railroad bridge
over the Missouri, eighteen miles below Omaha YES
terday, which proved eminently satisfactory.
Five Prussian officers of the general staff have
accepted appointments in the service OF the Sultan
of Turkey.
Since the beginning of the year 40 duels have
been fought in France.
A owe occurred in the Sutro tunnel Yesterday.
Harvey Hyand was drowned at Goshen, Or, Sun
day, while bathing in stream.
The Republicans of the Thirteenth Pennsylvania
District indorse oil the Greenback nominees.
Thomas S. Scott and Mrs. Heffner were killed near
Mt: Carbon, Pa, yesterday by express train.
The Malone Readjusters of the Eighth Virginia
District have nominated General James II. Williams
for Congress
secreta y Sherman delivered his first speech in
the campaign at Cincinnati last evening
Incendiary fire at Rendville 0.
The Chinese steamer Ho Chung arrived at San
francisco yesterday from Canton, via Honolulu.
The Hawaiian Islands asitated over the Chi
nese question.
Most of the business houses in wheatland, Yuba
county were destroyed by fire last night
Peter Macarthur sentenced at Los Angeles
yesterday eighteen months in the State Prison foI
attempt to commit rape.
James Bennett was shot and killed last night at
San Antonio station, on the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad.
Near Denver, Col. Sunday, John Mullins was as
sassinaed by unknown parties.
Mary L. Campbell, the victim of a mock marriage
committed suicide yesterday at Atlanta Ga.
Milton Terrell is in Jail at Atlanta Ga, for out
raging his II year old daughter.