Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-26

cisco; Miss Letch, Rev. A. Wolcott and
wife, Arvonia; nine Sisters of Charity, G. A.
keyser, wife and daughter, Baltimore Il. S.
Bostwick, Stockton; c. De Guigne, Paris
/ X. w Janion, wife, three children and nurse,
England. The following party occupies the
central PacIhc Directors car, and will stop at
different points en- route: General Benjamin
+. Butler and two sons, Miss Herd, Mrs
Hildreth, Mrs. Harrington, Lowell General
Ames, New York; MIR. Chadwick, Boston
| Mr.. Barrett, Washington.
Also, AZ emigrants left on last nights emf
grant train, to arrive in Sacramento June LIST.
The Appropriation Bills.
| Special to the RECORD UNIoN.I
| WASHINGTON, May Representative
! Berry has prepared amendments, which he
intends to offer, to the sundry civil appropria-
| ton bill, to increase its item for the Mare
Island stone dry dock from S75 600 to $780,
| QUO, and to appropriate about $50, 600 for
permanent improvements at the Benicis.
| Arsenal.
Horace Davis will try to procure the in
sertion of an item to reimburse to the City of
San Francisco for street improvements in
| front OF Federal property, and the Naval At
fairs Committee intend to offer amendments
providing for the completion of the double
turreted monitors, including the Monadock
at Mare Island.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations
| have struck out from the agricultural appro-
| priations bill the 50, 600 item for collecting
| information touching the agricultural needs
of the arid regions but Booth expects to get
it restored in the Senate.
| The New York stock MaFket-Derl0rai-
| ICED state Of Affairs.
! New YORK, May 25th.-A more demoral-
Tod
morning operations has seldom been seen, the
bears having it all their own way, while there
was a general slanting Of margins in the
| brokers' offices. The afternoon presented an
| extraordinary change, attended by signs of
| equal excitement The bears discovered the
market heavily oversold and made haste to
cover this action, together with large pur-
chases fer London account by leading operat-
ors which resulted in an excited advance Of
| from to So per cent. from the lowest point,
the coal shares leading the upward move
ment. There was regular scramble to
cover short contracts. In fact. the sudden
turn partook more of the character OF bear
panic than anything else. Rurnor has it that
| Gould and keene are again in accord. At a
meeting Of all the companies in the afternoon
an arrangement was entered into to advance
the price of coal 20 cents per ton, to take
effect June 10Th next.
Cornerstone Laid-Annuai Council.
OMAHA, May 25th-The cornerstone of
| the new Trinity Cathedral was laid this even
ing with imposing ceremonies, conducted by
Bishop Clarkson of Nebraska, Bishop Whip
pie of Minnesota, Bishop Spalding of Colo
RADIO, Bishop Garrett Of Texas, and Bishop
| Vail of Kansas.
The annual Council of the Episcopal
Church of Nebraska will meet here to-mor-
row, and will be largely attended.
Appropriations Authorized.
| WASHINGTON, May 25th-The Senate APP
| preparation Committee authorizes the amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation bill of
SO. 600 for machinery, etc, to experiment in
! the manufacture of sugar from sorghum,
cornstalks ETC.; also increasing the salary of
the Commissioner from So, 600 to 81, 600 per
annum.
Fire and Loss of Life.
PIQUA (O.), May 25th.-This morning a
barrel of gasoline exploded in the cellar of
the residence of Mrs. DR.. Jones. The house
was burned, and two boys, aged 10 and Ii
years, persisted in the flames. Two women
were severely burned. Loss, $4,000.
silver and Stocks.
New York, May 18th. - Silver bars,
114I; money, 4G5; Governments strong ;
stocks closed strong; Western Union, 935 !;
Quicksilver, s; Pacific Mail, 32aa; Mariposa, 2;
Wells, Fargo Il Co, 105; New York Central,
12il; Erie, 335 Panama, 1S5 Union Pacific,
SO; bonds, 1128; Central Pacific, %; bonds,
l13; Sutro Tunnel, Il Leadville, i {; Carl
bou, 3; Silver Cliff, 81 ; Climax, q Cen
trail Arizona, 5; Excelsior, 15I Honestake,
80; Ontario, 80 Standard, ~! Little Pitts
burg, e.