Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-01

of especial notice that exceedingly few COM
mercial disasters have followed a most re.
markable decline in prices, and this fact, with
the magnitude of the business which contin-
ues without check, bear testimony to the gen.
eral health and strength Of our commercial
and industrial system.
Banking business.
WASHINGTON, June S0th. The Comptroller
OF the Currency reports that the total num-
Der OF national banks organized during the
fiscal year is 81, with a capital of 81. So, ,070.
The total number OF banks which have gone
into involuntary liquidation during the same
period Is 20, with capital of s., COO. 100 in
cluded among which are three gold banks in
California, with capital of $780, 600, which
went into voluntary liquidation and organ.
| lied as currency banks. No national banks
failed from July %, 1879, until June, 1880,
since which time three banks failed. with
capital of $4,000, all of which. it is believed.
will pay their creditors in full
silver and Stocks.
NEW YORK, June 30th.-Silver bars. 1l45
money, 2Q4; Governments generally firm
stocks closed steady; Western Union, 1888
| Quicksilver. 10; Pacific Mail, 3S3 Mariposa,
u; Wells Fargo, l09a; New York Central,
! 1873: Erie. 40s {; Panama, $50; Union Pa.
cifc, 81 Union Pacific bonds, lis; Central
Pacific, 1ll; Central Pacific bonds us;
Sutro Tunnel, Il.
Wesfern-bOund Passengers.
OMAHA. June 30th.-The following passen-
gers were on to days train, leaving at 1915
p NJ, to arrive in Sacramento July 4th
Ottiie Genee, L. Lindmann, T. Lube, B.
Fiebach, II. Ksdelburg, composing German
Dramatic Company A. d. Moore, Mrs. A.
| Windsor, H. S. Cohn, Dr. r. Beverly Cole,
San Francisco; C. Il. Morehead and wife,
- 7 Ill I
Z. McElrith. J. A. Swerarten Oakland
| w. a. Hunt, England.
| Forty-eight through emigrants left on last |
nights train, to arrive in Sacramento July
| 9TH.
Terrible Suffering from Thirst.
GALVESTON, June 30th.-A Nears special |
from Fort jackson says Major Il. G.. Law
renee and corps of Texas and Pacific Rail !
| road surveyors, after :. number of days of |
extreme suffering from thirst in the white |
| sandhills, arrived at Pecos river without less |
of life. Some stock and wagons were aban-
doned at different intervals for forty miles. |
| Those trst arriving at the river went in |
search of the Others A number when found |
were crazy from thirst, and had entirely |
/ stripped themselves. They were found with
in 100 yards of Pecos river, drinking the |
blood of animals they had slain. Some of |
| them were almost blind. Arriving at the |
river they plunged in head foremost, and but |
| for the bravery of the more experienced
large number would have perished.
Explosion OF Il MeieOr-scenc of Excite
| menf.
| MACON (Ga.l June 30th-Near 12 o'clock
last night meteor as large as barrel start
ing from the zsnith, plunged down the north
eastern sky and exploded with a report that
reverberated for thirty seconds, and shook
the earth at this point. The meteor was
about five seconds falling, during which time
the city was lit up by an electric light.
| Much excitement prevailed in the negro
quarters, the inhabitants rushing into the
houses, closing the doors and filling the air
/ with screams and prayers. The time be-
tween the appearance of the meteor and the
report was about three minutes.
Explosion OF Powder.
NEW York. June 30th.-The explosion of
twenty pound keg of powder to-day pull
verized an iron safe on which it stood in the
office of the Dittmar Powder Company,
Park Place, and did other damage Mirac-
ulously nobody was killed. Manager Parker,
seeing a burning paper within an inch of the |
keg called from his outer office to the clerka !
to run, which they did, being assisted at the |
door by the force of the explosion. 1t is sup
posed that some one lighted cigar in the |
vicinity and threw the match on the floor.
Trial of Moonshlners for Murder.
ATLANTA (Ga), June 30th.-Ayres and |
Tom Jones, two mountain NIoonshiners, were
to-day tried in the United States Circuit |
| Court for completely in the murder of Lieu
tenant Mcintyre of the Eighteenth Infantry,
in Gilmer county, three years ago. Mcintyre
went there with part of his company to aid
the revenue officers in making an arrest, and
was murdered in Ayres Jones house in des-
perate fight between the officers and Moon
sinners The affair created great excitement
at the time Little evidence was found
against the Jones brothers, and they were
acquitted.
Sale of ShorihOrns.
CHICAGO, June S0th.-The Cochrane and
! Canon herds of shorthorns from Canada were
sold to-day, the price obtained being the best
since the New York Mills sales The sale
took place at Dexter Park. The best prices
paid were for the Seventh and Eighth Ouch
esses of Hillhurst, which brought $4,000 |
each, and for the Seventh Duke of Hillhurst,
which brought 50, 900. Forty-three animals
sold for 1888, 525-thirty two cows averaging
S995, and eleven bulls averaging S6G2.
Meeting OF the Vale Alumni.
! NEW HAVEN, June 30th.-At the Yale |
alumni meeting to-day DR.. Bacon was chosen
President and Ellis II. Roberts, Secretary.
| President Hayes was received with a storm
of applause. Secretary Evarts, introduced as
the minor bully" of his class, made short
speech, followed by President Hayes.
Patent Issued.
| WASHINGTON. June 30th-A patent was
issued and mailed to Surveyor General Wag-
ner to-day for the Rancho Los Palos Verdes
comprising 30,629 acres near Wilmington,
| Los Angeles county, confirmed to Jose Lo-
retto Sepulveda
RenOminafed by AcclamatiOn.
PETERSBURG Val June, 3O,h.-The Re-
publicans of the Fourth Congressional Dis
| trict renominated James Jorgensen for Con-
gress by acclamation.
| Iowa Nominations.
! DIS MONIES (Ia.). June 90Sh-Minister
| kasson has been nominated for Congress in
the Fifth District, and NJ. E. Cults in the
Sixth District, by the Republicans.
Vermont Republican domination for
Congress.
| RUTLAND W. June 30th.-The Repub-
licans of the First Congressional District re-
nominated Chas. IL. Joyce on the twenty
fourth ballot.
Grccnback Nomination..
COUNCIL BLUFFS Ua), June 30th-The |
Greenbackers of the Eighth District have
nominated H. c. Ayers for Congress.
Craftsmanship OF the National Hepub.
Iican Committee.
/
National Committee will meet here to day to
nominate Chairman and other officers.
| Governor Forster, who is not member,
Jewell of Connecticut and Platty of New
York are mentioned. Garfelds choice, if he
have one, will be respected. 1t is now
thought strong Grant man will be selected,
probably from New York or Pennsylvania.
Population of Louisville.
LOUISVILLE Ky, June S0th.-The census
returns give this city 126, 656 1t is generally
believed that it should be 10000 or 10000
more.
Population of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June 30th.-The official
return of Census Supervisor Steel shows the
population of Philadelphia to be SAT, ,542.
Gain in PopuIation-COunterfe CAP
tured.
ERIE (Pa.l, June 30th.-The revised fig
ures show the population of this city to be
2S, Sta gain of 5000 since 1870.
Eight men charged with counterfeiting
were brought from Venango and lodged in
jail here to-day.
| The Fast Mail Service.
! WASHINGTON, June 30th.-The Postmaster
| General has completed negotiations with the