Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-18
NEWS OF TIE MORNING.

In New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at llS for IS Of 1907 1Oll Tor IS of 1881
IFS Tor As; sterling, 81 79l@4 s24; silver bars,
III.
Silver in London yesterday, SGD; consols,
9S15I0d IS per cent United States bonds, l0i5s As,
1l6 ZIG; AS 1l5l.
In san Francisco half dollars quoted at dis
count to par; Mexican dyllars, Ole.
At Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at 9s l0d
(ql0s Id for good to choice California
There was little more business at the Stock
Boards in San Francisco yesterday morning, and
prices exhibited more tone. The feature was the
advance in Hale Norcross, which started at s. 40,
and went steadily up 81, then fell back to 50 25,
closing at IS 90 The more northerlv stocks gener-
ally advanced from Csc to Use above the best prices
Thursday morning. Alta fell to "a Thursday after
noon, the lowest this month. Yesterday morning
there considerable activity in the stock at 81 to
81 90 closing with the regular morning call atSi Co.
Benton sold 81 % to 81 10 aud Justice 81 so to
81 20, both showing decline of 15c to 40c from
Thursday morning. Bodie is up to Sc, the highest
since August 18th.
A. Ross and j. MeWhinney were found drowned
near Lakeport Thursday night.
man named Hamilton suicded at Stockton yes
terday with morphine.
Thomas Castle was burned to death at Hawks
Corners, San joaquin county, Wednesday.
William Mullen and his brother were shot and
killed Thursday, near Santa Rosa, by Albert and
Alfred Quackenbush.
Victoria, B. C, experienced an earthquake shock
Sunday.
An extensive Touring mill is being erected at
Victoria, B. c.
The schooner Kate is more than two weeks over
due at Victoria from Queen Charlotte's Island.
Frazer river is clear of ice.
Fire at Cleveland o.
John Etter was fatally sealded at New York yes
terlay by the explosion OF boiler.
Immigrants to the number OF CSC arril ed at New
York yesterday.
Joseph smither cut his throat in the County Jail
at Columbus, O., yesterday
At Cincinnati yesterday Mrs Ewall was burned to
death in a barn.
Levi Pettbone celebrated his one-hundredth
birthday at st. Louis yesterday.
A serious riot occurred at Philadelphia Thursday
night between students of the University Of Penn
sylvania and medical students.
Six men were buried by falling wall at Harris
burg, Pa, yesterday, one being killed.
The Vice President has received the electoral
votes OF all the States except Oregon.
The resignation of Secretary Thompson, OF the
Navy Department, goes into effect Monday.
An animated debate occurred in the United States
Senate yesterday over the educational BILL which
was passed as amended by Teller OF Colorado. The
House reso'u luton to adjourn from December 22i to
January 9Th was disagreed to.
The dead body OF unknown man was found
floating in the river near Chico yesterday
Simon Con mer is missing from Nevada City, and
is thought to have frozen TO death in the recent
storm.
The testimony is all in III the famous bonanza suit
at san Francisco, and the arguments viii commence
on Monday.
Two eolored children were burned to death III
Prince George county, Virginia, Thursday
Russia will take decisive steps against the Turco-
mans al the end o. this month.
Edward Lloyd Ford, formerly OF the Christian
Union, is dead.
Navigation on the Columbia is again threatened
with suspension by ice.
Jacob Hackard died suddenly yesterday at East
Portland, Or.
The Nationa Board of Trade adjourned sine die
at Washington yesterday.
One of the Oklahoma settlers was kicked to death
yesterday by mule
terrible disaster occurred yesterday at Buffalo,
n. Y, many persons being killed and injured.
The water is still rising in the Alta mine.
man was found in cabin at Virginia, New,
Thursday evening, where he had been three weeks
without food.
The allotment of Panama Canal shares will be
made in Paris next Monday.
The inside pages of to days RECORD UNION are re-
plete with useful entertaining and valuable reading
matter