Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-24
NEWS OF TIE MORNING.


In New York Yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at l1S Tor Is of 1867; lois for IS of 1881
Ms for AIS; sterling, s. so4@4 s3E; silver bars
Ius.
silver in London yesterday, 81 1l-16d; consols
9s9Ied /: per cent. United States bonds, 1o4i As
1l6s AIS. 115s.
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at dis
count to par Mexican dollars, 9o@9lc.
At Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at9S Sc
ealos for good to choice California.
Mining stocks exhibited but little change from
Thursday at the morning session in San Francisco
Yesterday Alta and Benton were active at small
advance. The bulk OF Justice was sold at 81. TIL
north-end Comstocks were moderatvely active, anS
rather firm. Most of those north OF Julia wer
from sc to soc per share higher than they wer
Thursday morning.
an engineer named Mceloud was drowned yester
day at Colusa.
-Four inches OF snow fen Yesterday at st. Louis.
Fourth and Fifth streets. St Louis, are to be illlt
minated with the electric light.
Breslin Co., OF the Gilsey House, New York
have leased the reconstructed Southern Hotel il
St Louis.
Another vessel has been wrecked on the English
coast, and several lives lost.
Rev. Theodore Irving, nephew of Washington
Irving wss buried at New York yesterday.
The payment of the January interest viii begin
December 2sth at the New York Sub Treasury.
Fire at Providence, r. l.; also at corsicana, Tex.
The President has signed the commission OF Woods
Tor Judge Of the United States Supreme Court.
The Pacific Mutual Marine and Inland Insurance
Company has decided to go into liquidation.
Five men were fined $500 each in New York yes
terday for sending lottery circulars through the
mails.
Mrs. Cross ('tGeorge Eliot ") the distinguished
novelist, died in London Wednesday night.
The famous bonanza suit closed in San Francisco
Yesterday, and was submitted to the Court for de-
cision
The Seattle and walla walla Railroad Company
have presented Robert L. Thorn, who was injured
while in their employ, with $1,000.
A telegraph line is being constructed between
Newcastle and Seattle, W. 7.
In fight at Jacksonville, Fla, of the partici-
pants was shot dead.
An explosion OF giant powder cartridges on the
Lshish Valley Railroad yesterday, killed one man
and wounded three Others.
delegation OF Sioux Indian chiefs have arrived
at Washington on visit to the President.
The Marquis of Ripon will resign the Viceroyalty
OF India owing to his inability to stand the climate.
Two steamships brought to New York yesterday
$4,000 in French coin.
In Ashton. underline district, England, 1900
Golfers struck yesterday for an advance in wages.
Persia demands the surrender of Sheik Abdullah,
,,-i,n 10 norr i'm Turkey
An audacous robbery OF a clergyman took place
on Lake Shore train Wednesday night.
The actual expenditures of the Government
Printing Office for the year ending June so, 1880
were s.. OS4,75O.
Carrick, ex-County Treasurer, was found guilty
AZ Virginia, New, Yesterday, for embezzlement O
81, 600 OF county funds.
Ia quarrel between two yiolinists at Millard
Ncb., one was fatally beaten
Sir Thomas Hesketh was married at Belmont las
svening the youngest daughter of Senator Sharon
The prick OF pin caused the death by blood
poisoning OF Mary Ferguson at Brooklyn, N Y.
Further particulars are given this morning of tn
rs;'resI disaster in North Carolina.
The Chicago Land League will send $1,000 t
Ireland be used for the defense of the agitators
sloasOn still leads vignaux in the billiard mate
at Paris. The contest eoscs to-day