Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-01

the center of France and white wines are very
scarce, and new Cher wines, although poor
in color, are quoted at los francs per tierce
There is no doubt that wine will command
high prices during the year, whatever may be
the outlook for the crop. A letter from
Condom, April 18th, says: "Some samples
of 1879 and 1878 were presented at the mar
ket, but most of them were very deficient in
quality. The vine is progressing favorably,
but old stocks are backward. The market
in general is very firm"
Destructive Fire.
ST. LOUIS, April 3Oth-A Post special from
jackson, ILL.,, says: The most disastrous fire
i'll the history of the city broke out here at 2
o'clock this morning. 1t destroyed most of
the business houses on the south side of the
square The heaviest losers are Wadsworth
& Patterson, hardware Matheson & Bren-
non, hardware and stoves; DIR. Brown, drugs;
w. Harrison, losses not stated. Partial list
of insurance foots up 100000
The Coming Trotting Contest.
CINCINNATI, April 30th.-Captain George
n. Stone, who has charge of Vanderbilt's IA
,mous trotter Maude s.. has been released
from the engagements to trot the mare in
stakes, and to-day has telegraphed E. A
Buck. of the SPIRIT OF the Times, accepting
Hickok's challenge to trot five races, for So
900 each race, with Santa Claus, STIMULATING
that the races shall be trotted in the States Of
Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania New York and
Connecticut, on such courses as may be
agreed upon.
Crooked Official Transactions Confession
of a swindl,r.
DEADwooD Cd. IT,, April 30th-In the
case of Porter Warren ct al versus the
County Treasurer and Register of Deeds ct
al, to compel the restitution of certain
bonds alleged illegally obtained, to-day ex-
County Commissioner Jones swore that for a
consideration of $1,000 each the old Board
of Commissioners, comprising himself, w.
L. Sacket and Richard King, illegally allowed
Neill, the County Treasurer, $4,000, and
McKinnis, the Register, $4,000, for services
in funding the county debt Neill and
McKinnis were Immediately arrested and
placed under IS, 900 bonds each. The Com
missioners were permitted to go on their own
recognizance.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Case.
WASHINGTON, April 30th.-In the Don
nelly Finley Springer case to-day Finley fur
ther explained his letter to Springer, and was
sharply questioned as to the expression 81
hold close and confidential relations" and
said he referred to Donnellys constituents in
Minnesota, but confessed that he had not
been in Minnesota since 1877. He had writ
ten to Hewitt that the air was full of rumors
of money being used to keep Washburn in
his seat, and Hewitt responded that Tilden
was not interfering in the contest.
Donnelly testified that he did not write the
anonymous letter, inspire or know who wrote
it. He first saw it March 9th, when he told
Mrs. Springer that the handwriting seemed
like that of w. S. King of Minnesota. He
had promised Springer to do his best to dis
cover and punish the writer. Springer said
he would rather give $4,000 than have the
matter get into the papers. Springer thought
Finley wrote it. Witness thought there was
no similarity in the writing.
Work of Drunken DesperadOes = Case
Tried by Sections.
DEADwooD ID. IT,, April 3Oth.-A Camp
Sheridan, Neb., dispatch says: Last night
two desperadoes, named Hill and Porter,
while drunk, entered an Indian camp and
raised a quarrel with the inmates, shooting
and almost instantly killing Gray Eyes, big
medicine man among the Sioux, and wound
ing his squaw in the leg. The desperadoes
have been turned over to the civil authorities
and placed in the guard-house heavily ironed
and securely guarded.
The jury in the famous Bowlder Ditch wa
ter case brought in verdict to-day greatly
in favor of the Homestake Company, and
satisfactory to the other side The case was
tried partly by jury and partly by the Court.
The latter part is now occupying the atten-
ton of the Court.
The Whitaker Inquiry.
WEST POINT, April 30th.-In the Whitta-
ker inquiry case Hagen, the expert, said: 81
am prepared to testify that the handwriting
of the specimens numbered 8 and 10 is the
handwriting of the person who wrote the
note and contents addressed to cadet Whitta-
kerr" Replying to questions, Hagen stated
that he had noticed some attempts to dis
guise, in one other handwriting than that
of the anonymous note, the handwriting in
one of the sentences submitted him. He
had asked for additional specimens of this
hand, and found in it one or two resemblauces
warrant an opinion.
The Recorder had no more witnesses ready,
and the Court adjourned to next Tuesday.
silver and Stocks.
New YORK, April 30th. = Silver bars,
stocks closed strong Western Union.
1863; Quicksilver, II; Pacific Mail, 400
Mariposa, 8; Wells-Fargo & Co., LOG New
York Central, 1909; Erie, 43s; Panama, 1889;
Union Pacific, ST; bonds, 1129; Central
Pacific 724; bonds, 1124 Sutro Tunnel, II
Leadville, 81; Caribou, %; Silver Cliff,
a.; Climax, %; Central Arizona, 6;
Excelsior, 1S; Honestake, 80; Ontario,
3Sa; Standard, 2S3; Little Pittsburg, 81.
The Democratic Action in Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, April 30th. The Demo-
cratic Senators and Representatives are gen.
orally greatly pleased with yesterdays pro-
ceedings of the Harrisburg Convention, and
are very hopeful that good Presidential
ticket Will carry Pennsylvania for the Demo-
Gratis. 1t is conceded, as one effect, that
Speaker Randall will not have any OPPOSE
ton within his party to his reelection to
Congress. and should the Democrats carry
the Legislature Senator Wallace will be the
unanimous choice of his party for reelection
to the Senate. There is a very decided ex-
preston of opinion at the Capital, however,
that the result of the Convention puts
dsmper on the Presidential prospects of not
only General Hancock, but Speaker Randall
as well, inasmuch as neither of them has his
State behind him with unanimity, without
which it is hardly to be expected that other
States will rally to either as an available can
didate.
Relief for General Suffer.
WASHINGTON, April 30th.-Booth to-day
introduced in the Senate copy of the House
bill for the relief of General John A. Suffer,
appropriating $50, 900 to reimburse him for
services to the early settlers, and to indemnify
him for the loss of his famous Sobrante
grants. The same bill has been reported IA
vorably by the House Claims Committee in
several Congresses, but has always failed to
get further than the House calendar.
CoiIiery Troubles in Illinois.
BELLvILLE (Ill.), April 3Oth.-The owners
of coal mines here, tired of the dictation of
the miners, will make fight at once and