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Grain Speculation.

The amount of speculation in grain upon
the Chicago Board of Trade is now enor-
nous.
An early advance in the price Of wheat
is expected, owing to the foreign demand
and our decreasing supply. We believe that
handsome profit upon the investment
necessary to control given quantity OF
wheat may be made by purchasing within
this month. Four cents per bushel or
5000, controls 5000, and four cents advance
doubles the Investment. Trades may be
made and closed at any time, and margin
and profits are at all times subject to the
order of our customers Send for explanatory
circular, <or call at our Office, Room 2, 79
West Third street, Cincinnati, for further
information. GEO. Nj. IRWIN & Co.
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FATAL FIRE IN PITTS BURG.
,nal Associated Press to the Star.

National ASSOc1Steu fress 10 Lne StaL
PITTsBuRe, Feb. 2S.-The dwelling and
bakery of james Hardy, corner of Ward
and Hardy streets, burned at 2 o'clock this
morning. A boy named William Ditmore,
who worked for Hardy, was supposed to be
asleep in the bakery at the time, and as no
trace of him can be found he is believed to
have been burned to death. Loss 81, 500.
Insured. lr.5 .a l
.- eA$15O, 900 FIRE.
BROOKLYN, Feb, 28.-The Atlantic &
Virginia Fertilizer Company's factory at
Orient Harbor, l.. l., burned last night.
Loss $150,000.
TOLEDO COMMERCIAL BURNED OUT.
TOLEDO, OHIO, Feb. 2S.-A fire occurred
last evening in the building occupied by
the Daily Commercial, destroying large
portion of the contents, and damaging the
building to the extent Of $4,000.
The presses and part of the stock W ere
saved in fair condition. Insurance on con.
tents, $4,000, which will cover the loss.
The building is owned by 0. s. Bond, and
insured FIR $4,000.
ONLY ONE KILLED.
OMAHA, Feb 28.-During a skirmish at
Bates School-house, near Seward, Thurs
day, some fifteen or twenty shots were
fired. VIM. Bates was killed and four 9TH
ers seriously injured. Clubs and other
weapons were freely used. The cause Of
the trouble was neighborhood feud.
Eight persons have been arrested.
MARTIN HILL SENTENCED.
KANSAS CIrY, Feb. 2S-Martin Hill was
sentenced last night to ten years for killing
John Smith last September.
THEY HUNG HIM ANYHOW.
LEAvENwoRTH, KAN, Feb. 2S.--A man
named Shannon has been missing for sew
eral days from Holton, and man named
Williams, who was suspected of the mur.
der, was taken from home day before yes
terday and hung until nearly dead, and
made to say that he saw two men kill Shan
non. Subsequent relations show that
Shannon was probably murdered by Other
parties.
RECOMMENDED TO MERCY.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2S-J. H. Mehan
was Yesterday convicted of murder in the
second degree with recommendation tn
mercy. He caused the death of his wife
by throwing her down stairs.
SAMMY HUNTERS MURDERER.
PITTsBuRe, Pa, Feb. 28.-In the case ol
Samuel McLain, convicted of murder in
the second desree in killing the boy Sammy
Hunter in March. 1879, the Court to-day
overruled the motion for a new trial, and
sentenced the prisoner to the Penitentary
for ten years.
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In the Superior Court in the case Of
St9ssnleister against Hartman and others,
a verdict for plaintiff was rendered for
$4,223.
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France.


WANT ADHEs1oNs, NOT sEcEssIoHs.
PARIS, Feb. 2S.-The Senate continued
the discussion Of M. Ferrys education bill
Yesterday. M. Jules Simon spoke against
clause seven, which he considered an at
tack on the Catholic religion that was
highly unadvisabletnsHe said that the Re-
public Wanted adhesions not secessions.
OBJECTION TO DUTIES.
A meeting of Tariff Commissioners was
held Yesterday at which the Minister Of
Commerce objected to the amount Of pro-
posed duty on cotton yarn, and also to any
duties on cattle or corn.
Germany. a
THE PRINCE ACCEPTS.
BERLIN, Feb. 28.-Prince Hohenlohe has
accepted his new post in this city.
TO PREVENT PANsLAvIsT SUCCESS.
The North German Gazette says that
Prince Bismarck's policy is to prevent the
Panslavists' success.
PRINCE HoHENLoHE's SUCCESSOR.
Count Radowitz has been appointed
Ambassador to Paris in place Of Prince Ho-
henloheM
BISMARCK ON HIS BACK.
BERLIN, Feb. 28.-The Emperor this
morning visited Prince Bismarck, who is
suffering from an attack of his malady, and
had long conference with him while the
Chancellor lay in bed.
Africa.
DELEGATES FROM THE COLONIES. f'
LONDON, Feb ga dispatch from Cape
Town says all the African Colonies will
send delegates to Cape Town to discuss the
Federation scheme. Ii flr.ar ret .g9
ta6 Russia
PAvoRINe GEN. MELIKoFF.
Sr. PETERSBURG, Feb. 28.--General opin-
ion throughout this city is in favor of Gen.
Nelikof. ~ =
There are rumors Of Nihilists' disturb
ances in the Provinces
Spanish America. WI.
READY FOR A REVOLUTION.
correspondence OF the National Associated Press
PANAMA, Feb. 16-Great preparations
are making on both sides of the Liberal
party on the Isthwns for an expected revo-
ution. which it y said will take place in a
lew DAYS.
STRENGTH OF THE CHILIAN ARMY.
The Chilian army now numbers 0,o00 to
25 900 men under arms, and it is said that
In few months more 1t will be at least
Az, 900 strong. This is considered far
greater force than is required for the
Peruvian war, but the Gillian Government
is very prudently taking precautions
against possible rupture with the Argen-
tine Republic. n
GREAT DISCOVERY or GOLD.
A greet discovery Of geld is rumored to
have tagien place at Tambillos, near Serena.
1t is said that nugget weighing thirteen
castellanos was found there by a poor old
man. and that there is nova rush to the
place.
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1t was announced on Change to-day
that the standard busbel of corn would be
changed from 10 pounds to 68.
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POLITICAL.
FUSION IN ROCHESTER,.

National Associated Press to the Star.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb. 28-The Demo-
cratic adjourned Convention last evening
endorsed NJ. F. Fitzsimmons, who was
nominated Tuesday night by the Working
men, for Mayor.
SHE WILL PUSH THE CANVASS
The Republicans in the First Ward, this
city, yesterday nominated Mrs. L. III. Smith
for School Commissioner. She is good
looking, elderly widow, and will push the
canvass for all it is worth.
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Cheerfulness and rheumatism do not go
together; for rheumatism use st. Jacobs
Oil and be happy. ~
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SHE WILL PUSH THE CANVASS.
RAIDING REDS
Still Keep Up the Fandango on the
Rio Grande.
epecial 70 he ssar.

6pecial 10 he Star.
CHrcAeo, Feb. 2s. General Adams and
wife passed through the city ut night for
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In the Probate Court ]. r. Fortney
was appointed administrator of John
Shurts. Personally, $500.
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Naw Intirmary Dlrectors.

MayoT jacob to-day appointed the following as
City Inprmary Directors: W. Gilman, three years.;
F. Feidt two years, and Arthur Hill one yeaf. The
oath ofIofice was administered this afternoon at 8
o'clock!
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Mr.. Charles P. Taft, Jr., is back from
Washington, D. G.
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FOREIGN.

HERALD FAMINE FUND.

National Associated Press to the Star.
DUBLIN, Feb. 2S.-Mr. James Gordon
Bennett formally handed the Herald Fund
to the Committee yesterday after an inter
view with Mr.. Shaw and other members OF
|the Committee. Bishop McCabe repre-
SCENTS Cardinal McCloskey on the Commit
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TEXAS TRIPLES.
Only Three Murders Re-
ported in a Day.
Why They Hanged a Man Al
Holton, Kansas.
Several Suicides and Divers Dire
Disasters.
Specials to the Sta..
USED A LARGE NAVY REVOLVER.

Specials to the Star.
USED A LARGE NAVY REVOLVER.
CARRoLLToN. ILL, Feb. 2S-Frederick
Gimmy, German about seventy years OF
age, committed suicide eleven miles south
east of here, near Jaloffa. yesterday. He
blew hoe through his head behind his
ear, using large navy revolver.
THRILLING TEXAS TRAGEDIES.
MARSHALL, Tex, Feb. 28.-At Palestine,
Tex, a fight occurred between Thomas Sea-
born and Charles Jones, both colored Sea-
born finally seized an ak and cut Jones in
in the head splitting his skull and Filling
him almost instantly. r5.a
News has reached here of a terrible MUIR
der at Buffalo Gap west of Lampasas, but
the particulars have not yet been received.
Some cow hunters riding near the Nueces
River, ten miles from Uvalde, discovered
the dead body of a Mexican, evidently
murdered. The man had probably been
dead two months.
HENRY WILL HANG UNLESS.
Houston, Tex, Feb. 2S.-The case Of
I1cuTy QudtlCos CoiOiCut NOhNiStSu Va hui
der, has been approved, and Quarles will
hang unless Governor Roberts interposes.
rEAR-DowN CHURCH FEUD REVIVED. y
DEs MONIES, a., Feb. 2S.-The old Tear.
down Church feud, in Warren County. was
revived again yesterday. Reuben West
fall, one of the gang, went to feed his pigs
last evening, when he was shot in the
head by an unknown person.
sUIcIDED FOR LOVE.
DECATUR, ALA., Feb. 28.--A.W. Lancaster
an express messenger on The E. T. V. & Ga
Railroad. suicided yesterday at Bristol
Tenn, by shooting himself through the
head. He was about twenty-five years O
age. A Disappointment in love is said tt
have been the cause.
MORPHINE BY MISTAKE
SHELBYvILLE, Tenn, Feb. 28-Mr. Lytl
Hickerson, near here, gave his sick wife
dose CT morphine in mistake for quinine
causing her death in few hours.
,,u{NCENDIARY FIRE AT BRENNAN.
BRENNAN, TEY., Feb. 2S.-The cottor
warehouse of Marek & Holchalk was de
stroyed by incendiary fire at o'clock yes
terday morning. One hundred bales o
cotton were burned. An attempt to fir
the cotton in Wilkins warehouse failed b.
discovery. Loss, $4,000.
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REMOVAL.
R E EMOvAL T.

We have moved our place Of business to NO. ISL
WEST SIXTH STREET, NEAR CARR. As we
have increased our facilities, and have large and
we'll assorted stock Of LUMBER on hand, we are
prepared to fill any and all orders on short notice.
Call and see us, or use Bell Telephone"
THOS. GILPIN 81 co.
fs.~-5t
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Messrs. Smith & Nixon, 80 West Fourth
street, are offering good bargains in second
hand pianos. For particulars see adver-
tisement.
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Great Britain.

~ SIR sTAFFoRD's RESOLUTION.
LoNDoN, Feb. 2S-The general discussion
IN the House of Commons on Sir Stafford
Nortbcote's resolution was concluded late
last night. The Home Rulers brought for
ward a series of amendments, and ulti-
mately forced an adjournment Of the de-
hate ..s.
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MISCELLANEOUS

ID at Factory Prices Ten years guarantee. Call
at once. Factory corner Canal and Vine streetA
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-05
PROPOSALS
-FoR-
ON The YUBA RIVER.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF DIREcreRs OF J
DRAINAGE DISTRICT No. L,

DRAINAGE DISTRICT No. l.,
SACRAMENTO, CAL, July II, 1850.
nY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ID of Drainage Dist let No /. passed at the ses-
sion held the I4th day of JULY, 1880, sealed pro-
posals will be received the office of said Board at
Room No. 55, in the State Capitol Building. Sacra-
mento, CAL, until II o'clock N. on AUGUST 49, 1885,
for the Construction Repairing, Strengthening and
Protection of Leyees necessary To prevent the spread
of debris from the channel II fuba River, in &c
cordance with plans and specifications on file in the
Office Of the Directors as ABOVE
Each bidder must accompany his bid with certi-
fed check upon some well-known and responsible
banking house for at least five (5) per cent OF the
amount of his bid, payable to the order OF W. Il.
PARKS, President Of the Board; the condition
being, that il any party whom contract sha he
awarded shall fail to give the bond as required by
the Board OF Directors for the faithful performance
of his contract, the check accompanying said party
bid shall be forfeited to the State.
The party to whom an award shall be made will
be required to give bond. with two or more sure
ties, to the satisfaction OF the Board, and in an
amount equal to fifty t50) par cent of the amount Of
the contract conditioned for the faithful performance
thereof. Seventy-6ve q } per cent. OF the Engi-
neer's estimate Of work done will be paid monthly
in warrants drawn on the State Drainage Construc-
ton Fund
The work must be completed within sixty days
from the time of signing the contract, and no Chi
nese or Mongolians sh7 II be employed in any capa-
city whatever on any work to be done. And no
material used in tie construction of the work shall
be purchased from any contractor or manufacturer
who either directly or indirectly, employs any Chi
nese or Mongolian labor.
Bids must be directed to " The Board of Directors
of Drainage District No. /, Room 55, State Capitol
Building Sacramento, Ca! !" and Endorsed on enye-
ope Proposals for Work on Yuba River"
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids CHARLES NJ. COGLAN, Secretary.
iYl5y0t
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LEGAL NOTICES.
PROBATE NOTICE.

SSTATE OF Cal IFoRNIA, COUNTY OF SACRA-
- mento. In the Superior Court. In the matter
OF the estate of LOUIS VANLEM BROUCK, de.
ceased. In the Superior Court of the county of Sac
ramento. The People of the State of California,
send greeting In pursuance of an order of the Hon.
S. c.. benson, Judge of the Superior Court OF the
county afor said duly made and entered on the th
day OF JULY, 1880, notice is hereby given that
MONDAY, the 9th day of AUGUST, 1880, at 10
o'clock A. NJ Of said day, at the Courtroom OF said
Court at Court house. in the county OF Sacramento,
has been appointed the time and place for hearing
the application of IDA SPACHER, praying that a
document now ON file in this Court purporting to be
the last will and testament of LOUIS VANLEM
BROUCK, deceased be admitted to probate, and
that letters testamentary be issued thereon to said
petitioner who is named therein executrix, at
which time and place al persons interested may
appear and contest the same.
1t is further ordered by the Court, that notice
hereof be made by publication for ten successive
days in the SACRAMENTO DAILY RECORD UNION, a
newspaper printed and published in said Sacramento
county.
Witness my hand and the seal Of said Court
hereto affixed, this oath day of JULY A. d. 1880.
IsEALl THOS. II. BERkEY, Clerk.
By J. II. PARSgLL, Deputy Clerk.
GROVE L. JOHNSON, Attorney for Petitioner.
yVlCtI
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A PREAcHsR's NARROW EscArE.-Rev.
]. Mexican, writing from Union, Oregon,
under date of July 22d, gives the follow
ing as his experience during thunder
storm
l thought | was killed last night. l
attended a concert at the Courthouse.
during which very hard thunderstorm
came up. l assisted some of the little
folks home, and went back after nv coat !:
and on my return, as | came to the brick
brewery it began raining very hard. The
door was shut and ! concluded | would
step up against it and shelter myself be-
hind the brick but when Just in the act
q fash OF lightning knocked me clear off
the sidewalk, into the ditch, fat on nv
back. | was not knocked senseless. but
was blind and had no power to get up. or
was too badly scared-I could hardly tell
which. Bat / recovered soon and cot up.
and concluded the Lord should not XIII
me in front of brewery, and | think /
made the best time on record for about
two hundred yards. L passed one man
with an umbrella he yelled, but | made
no reply. The fash killed four horses one
block from where l stood The horses
were all in row, but thirty to seventy.
FIVE feet apart, On it was fearful
shock. / am safe, however
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PROPOSALS WANTED.
PROPOSALS
FURNISHING SUPPLIES
CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON,
SAN aUENTIN.
PROPOSALS WANTED.
CLERKS OFFICE,
Ro.pp M SrArr ppIs0N nrpRf-rope

BOARD OF STATE PRISON DIRECTORS,
SAN QUENTIN, August 2, $780,
RY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Id passed at the session held on the 18th day of
JULY, 1850, sealed proposals will be received at
the office OF the Clerk Of said Board at San Quentin,
until u o'clock N. on MONDAY, AUGUST
16, 1880, for supplies to be furnished to the
Warden of the California State Prison, for the
use of said Prison, for the term of tive months,
commencing SEPTEMBER l, 1885, and ending JAN
UARY 81, 1881.
Separate bids will be received for each Of the fol-
lowing classes of goods:
Drugs and Medicines Paints, Oils, etc.
Printed schedules containing quantity and quality
of each class of articles required will be furnished
bidders on application at this Office.
Parties to whom awards made will be
required to furnish the articles contracted
for upon the requisition of the Warden, at
the times and in the quantities demanded by
said officer. All articles furnished must be
Of the best quality of the class, and of full
weight mentioned in any schedule, and subject to
the approval of the Warden, and to be delivered at
the state wharf at San Quentin, in such quantities
and at such times as shall be required, and to
be weighed by authority of the Warden. Any
article found below weight as fixed by schedule,
or otherwise, failing in quality, will be returned
at the expense of the contractor.
Parties bidding must in the schedule give the
price per pound, gallon, package, etc IN the column
under Proposed Price "
No bid VIII be considered unless made upon the
schedule prepared, and such contract shall be
limited bona de dealers in the several classes Of
articles contracted for.
Each bidder must accompany his bid with q certi-
fed check upon some well known and responsible
banking house for at least 10 per cent OF the
amount of his bid, payable to the order Of J. p.
AMES, Warden of said prison, the condition
being that if any party to whom contract shall be
awarded shall fail to give the bond as required BY
the Board Of Directors for the faithful performance
of his contract the check accompanying said party
bid shall be forfeited to the State.
The bids will be opened at IL O'Clock M. on
TUESDAY, AUGUST II, 1880, in open session
of the Board at this Office and to the lowest response
BILE bidder the Board teserv ng the right to reject
bids, or any part thereof, deemed unreasonable
nigh.
Bids must be addressed to j. p AMES, Warden
California State Prison. San Quentin and Endorsed
envelope proposals for Furnishing Supplies" Civ
ing the general name as schedule.
J. AMES, Warden,
j. " ELLIS, Clerk au2-td
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MISCELLANEOUS.

NEGOTIATIONS between the Russian Govern
ment and Chinese ambassador have been
opened, and the Russian press express hopes
that peace may be maintained.
There is lockout of 9, 400 operatives at
Rochdale, Eng. The weavers have demanded
an increase of wages.
The handsome property of John Q. Freund,
formerly proprietor of the Musical and OrG-
matte Times, who disappeared from New York
rather suddenly some months ago, was sold
Tuesday, at Tarrytown, to 5. Z. Lewis,
banker, from whom Freund had received an
advance of S17, 500. Lewis was the only
bidder, and secured the property for the
amount of his claim.
Escaped sea lions from Coney Island are
being encountered all along the coast. The
latest reports are from Palisades on the Hud-
SON and from Baltimore. Bathing. particu-
larly on the part of women, has been sadly
interfered with it.
Goldsmith Maids oldest colt was killed at
Trenton, N j., Tuesday night, by trying to
Jump a fence She fractured her shoulder
blade. Il. w. Smith, her owner, refused an
offer of $40, 600 for her some time ago.
The weather is stormy and disagreeable In
New York, though very warm.
Proposals to sell bonds yesterday at New
York to the Government aggregated ST, 39o,-
900. The Secretary of the Treasury accepted
81, DUU,UUU at 1UZ.oO IOT SKIES VI 1oOU, duu
l04 56b to 10460 for skies of 1881.
The Assistant Treasurer at New York has
been instructed to purchase two and a half
millions United States bonds for the Sinking
Fund.
The troop ship Orontes has left Portsmouth,
England, for India with 1000 men.
Alexander w. Hall liberal Conservative
has been elected member of the British
Parliament for Oxford city, defeating Sir
William Vernon Harcourt by vote of 2, 735
to 2,6S1.
Hamdi Pasha has been appointed Gov
ernor of Syria, vice Midhat Pasha, appointed
Governor of SMYRNA.
1t is understood at London that ex-Empress
Eugene intends to quit Chiselhurst, and take
the remains of the late Prince with her.
A Cape Town, South Africa, dispatch says:
Sir Bartti Frere has received official intima-
ton of his recall The news is regarded
with great concern, owing to the position of
South African affairs.
Senior Angel Fernandez has advertised two
more Spanish bullfghts to take place at an
early date in New York. Henry Bergh sent
the Senior a communication Tuesday, in which
be suggests that the first days experience
ought to convince him that bull6ghts are hot
likely to become popular in this country, and
warns him that on ga recurrence OF the
scenes witnessed in the ring on Saturday
last, the entire performance will be legally
brought to close.