Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-20

the plains of Colorado east of the Rocky
Mountains. The amendment is an exact
copy of Senator Hills bill, as passed by the
Senate, except that the amendment requires
the money to be expended under the super
vision of the Commissioner of Agriculture
instead of the Secretary of the Interior.
This change will be of course necessary to
make the proposition coenate to the agri-
cultural appropriations. Senator Hill says
there will be no difficulty in keeping it In the
bill in the Senate.
Proposal 10 Admit Three More states TO
the Union-England, Ireland and Scot
land.
New YORK, May 10Th. = The Worlds
Washington correspondent telegraphs an
amusing circumstance. A memorial is float
ing about the Capitol, signed by one Francis
Vincent, which contemplates the annexation
of Great Britain to the United States. The
memorialist's theory is that all English
speaking nations should be gathered under
one government, and he proposes to make
England one State, its Executive being hered-
itary and its Legislature consisting of one
hereditary Chamber and the other elected by
the people. ireland and Scotland are to be
separate States, choosing their own Execu-
tives and Legislatures, and all three States
are to send representatives TO the American
Congress- -
Vice.President for California = Found
Guilty of Murder.
ST. LOUIS, May 19th.-The German
Catholic Convention has elected f. ID. Mill
man Vice-President for California.
VIM. Ard has been found guilty of the
murder of Annie Lewis, aged 16.
Part OF Pennsylvania Town Sinking.
CHICAGO, May 19th.-The Journals Scran-
ton special says; A dispatch says that con-
sternation exists in the minds Of many resi-
dents of the Fifth ward in consequence of a
disastrous cave at the Oxford mine. This
colliery was abandoned some years ago, and
recently the ground underlying Scranton
avenue and Jackson street began to settle in
an alarming manner. Last night several
stores were thrown from their foundations,
and the walls are full of large fissures
Houses shook with such violence that the
forward portions are raised nearly four feet.
Huge gaps are seen in the streets, and the
rails on the Lackawanna and Bloomsbury
Railroad are sinking. Gardens were spoiled
and wells destroyed. The people are remov-
ing from the district as quickly as possible.
More alarming results are apprehended.
Wheat Prospect in Dakota.
FARGO, May 19th.-Interviews with nearly
100 farmers from various sections of the val
ley show that the universal conviction among
them is that crop prospects were never bet
ter Wheat is 20 per cent better than last
year at the same date. The yield of wheat
tributary to the Northern Pacific Railroad
last year was 5000, 600 bushels, and the pros
pect for 1880 indicates that 100000 BUSH
els will be gathered. The wheat seeded just
before the last storm, three weeks ago, is
stronger, brighter and better than the later
seeding.
Business of the Country clearinghouse
Exchanges.
New YORK. May 19th.-Clearing- house
exchanges for the week ending the 18th were
not as favorable or as uniform as those of
some previous weeks, but they still show that
the volume of business in most of the cities is
very large. Louisville falls behind the CORE
spending week of last year, as does San
Francisco. The Public's table gives their
loss in percentage at six and two-tenths and
eleven and two-tenths, respectively. The
other towns have all gained.
Resignation Of Senator Gordon.
ATLANTA (Ga.l May 19th.-Senator John
B. Gordon has sent in his resignation to the
Governor as United States Senator, to take
effect Immediately. The Governor accepted
the resignation and will appoint a successor
tomorrow.
Senator GOrden's successor.
NASHVILLE, May 19th.-Ex- Governor Jos.
E. Brown, of Georgia, has been appointed
United States Senator from that State, vice
Gordon, resigned.
The New York stock Market = Bears
Changed TO Bulls.
New YORK, May 19th.-Stocks are fuctu-
ating to-day, but generally strong, buoyant
and high The recent bears were bulls. The
coal stocks led the advance under very
favorable showing and reports. Central Ari-
zona surprised the street by suddenly jump
ing from Al to 7b.
silver and Stocks.
New YORK, May 19th.-Silver bars, 1143 /;
money, 3@5; Governments firm; stocks
closed strong; Western Union. 99f; Quick
silver, %; Pacific Mail, 32f Mariposa, q;
Wells, Fargo & Co., 10Y; New York Central
1253: Erie, 36a /; Panama, lS9 Union Pacific,
80; bonds, 112s; Central Pacific, "a; bonds,
1125 Sutro Tunnel, 1s; Leadville, Il Carl
bou, % Silver Cliff, 4 Climax, 2; Cen
tral Arizona, Z Excelsior, II Homestake,
80 Ontario, 80; Standard, %; Little Pitts
burg, g.
Westward.BOund Passengers.
OMAHA, May 19th.-The following through
passengers were ON to-day's train, leaving at
lL.1D L. M, W dIIlhO III SdCI MAY
23d: G. Bernard, A. A Cohen, w. S. Ho-
bart and family, San Francisco Minnie NJ
Bailey, Oshkosh, Wis; E. l.. Ryan, New
Orleans; Matella Browns, Plattsburg No.;
Colonel Prosser and wife, Seattle; j. Thomas,
Philadelphia.
Fifty-nine through emigrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento May Goth.
A Few Words Between Senators Butler
and HiII.
WASHINGTON, May 19th.-Senator Butler,
in speech on the Kellogg resolution to-day,
made keen thrust at Hill of Georgia for
lately impugning the honor of South Caro-
lima by innuendo or poisonous words of suspi-
cion. What did Hill mean by saying that
that there were whispers of bargains?
Hill made a reply, and after some skir-
mishing an amicable understanding was
reached
The M. f. Conference.
CINCINNATI, May 19th.-In the NJ E. Con-
ference several reports of committees were
read and referred. Bishops Warren, Hurst
and Foss were installed according to the
forms of the Church.
The Reported Loss Of the Canada a Hoax.
New YORK, May 19th.-No paper mem
tions anything of the disaster to the Canada,
duu tDe TepOrI ID ulqucStloudDly d cruel nOaA.
Death OF an Ex-Governor.
NASHVILLE, May 19th.-Ex-Governor Foot,
Superintendent of the Mint at New Orleans,
died this afternoon.
The Cincinnati Musical Festival.
CINCINNATI, May 19th.-Oyer 1000 people
attended the musical festival matinee to .day
Miss Amy Sherwin, Whitney and Campa-
mini were the soloists. Six thousand people
attended the festival tonight. Reethoven's
Mesa Solennis was given with grand ef-
feet, and the success was complete.
Piftsburg and Fort Wayne Railroad.
PIrTsBURG, May 19th.-The Pittsburg and
Fort Wayne stockholders to-day reelected
the old Board of Directors. The net earn
ings during 1879 were nearly 81, 600, 600.
Perpetual Injunction Ordered.
NEW YORK, May 19th.-Judge Blatchford
to-day handed down a decree in the suit of
Priscilla w. Page and the Western Union
Telegraph Company against the Holmes Bur-
glar Alarm Telegraph Company, ordering
that perpetual injunction be issued against
the latter company, restraining it from using
or working the invention known as the Page
patent.
Capture or Mexican Marauders.
SAN ANTONIO (fex.), May 19th.-General
Cayales has captured and will surrender to
the Texans five members of the Mexican
gang who Sunday night crossed the Rio
Grande and committed murder and robbery
in Starr county. This is the first genuine
aid given our authorities toward bringing to
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