Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-02
NEWS OF TEE MORNING.

liz New York yesterday Government bonds were
,noted at IC6l for IS OF 1907 1881 for 5s Of 1851
Ies9 for AS; sterling, "a s5ig4 Isl silver bars
III: silver coin, discount buying, par selling.
SILVER in London yesterday, Sgd; consols,
pe1 10: S per cent United States bonds, 1O5a Is,
1851; AIS, Ill
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at par !;
Mexican dollars, 81 buying, 911 selling.
AT Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at los
sdals 81 for California average and lis to lis Cd
for California club.
THE jupiter Mining Company of Bodie have levied
an assessment of 40 cents per share.
MINING stocks were scarcely so firm in San Fran
cisco Yesterday morning, especially those at the
south end of the Comstock lode. Union Consoli-
dated rose to 81 %. but subsequently fell of Some
of the tother aorth-end stocks showed slight adj
vance but on the whole the market was weak, and
closed heavy at noon California dropped to 81 20,
Consolid ted Virginia to 81 90 Belcher to 50 90 and
Grown Point to g 60. Grand Prize broke Wednes-
day evening 95c but yesterday morning it got up
20 81 Is and closed at 81 10.
THE British Parliamentary elections resulted in a
victory for the Liberals.
THE Democratic State Convention OF Nebraska
met at Omaha Tuesday.
TIE Portuguese Government has recognized Rou-
mania
LoTrIE HAsTY, formerly of Sacramento, COM
rnitted suicide at Eureka, New, yesterday, with
morphine
THE majority for the Citizens ticket at the cleo
ton in San Francisco Tuesday, shown by the
complete returns, was 1871, and for Byrnes, for
Senator, 1852.
SERIOUS charges have been filed at Washington
against Dawson, United States Consul at Apia.
AT Denver Col, Wednesday night, F. A. Prentice
shot and killed L. Dixon.
IT is expected that trains win be running into
Leadvillc Col. in seventy-fve days.
cossAcK pickets and Chinese troops Skin
mishing on the Kuldja frontier.
THE national bank circulation has increased S2o,-
6s6 lOo since January !, 1879.
KEARNEY's case was postponed in San Francisco
yesterday for one week, account of his sickness
A MAN named Masterson, held on charge of
burglary escaped from Jail at Ukiah yesterday.
MoRTIER and his son. arrested for killing Mac
Pherson in Mendocino county, have been lodged in
Jail at Ukiah.
THE Oldest Indian never saw such terrible win.
ter as the past has been in upper British Columbia
even deer being found standing the forest frozen
stiff.
SECRETARY SHERMAN is at present in Ohio, where
he was enthusiastically received.
THE Kentucky Legislature has passed law insur-
ing privacy in the execution OF criminals.
THE Pan Handle Railroad Company have restored
the rate of wages prevalent prior to 1877
GENERAL GRANT arrived at New Orleans yesterday
and was heartily welcomed.
ACCORDING to a Berlin dispatch, the emigration
from Germany to the United States is again on the
increase.
TERRIBLE distress prevails in Asia Minor
THE obelisk has been successfully embarked at
Alexandria for New York.
THE wife of Ferris Forman, formerly Secretary OF
State died at Stockton yesterday of heart disease
THE death of Lord Rivers is announced from
London
THE Kansas Republican State Convention is in
session at Topeka
RUSSIA will not allow special correspondents to
accompany the Turcoman expedition.
The exodus Iof French Canadians to the United
States continues.
A FIGHT occurred between Mexican desperadoes
and State troops on Monday near San Antonio, Tex
G. w. ENGLISH, Treasurer of Bordentown, N j..
hanged himself Yesterday.
FIRE at Philadelphia also. at Houlton, Ne.
DROUGHT has prevailed for over three months in
the most fertile PARTS of Cuba.
THERE is a movsment on foot to make a second
Republican nomination in Grant successful at
Chicago.
The Courthouse and Jail of Brown county, Texas,
were burned yesterday, crematng several pr soners
The public debt statement for March shows de-
crease of S14, 49, 97.
The State Senate yeste day did large days work
and passed many important bills.