Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-12
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

lx New York yesterday Government bonds were
ouoted at 1o6 for As of 1907; 103s for So Of 1881
1885 for Ais; sterling, "a s3Ia4 Sc; silver bars,
l1s5: silver coin. discount buying, par selling.
SILVER in London yesterday 52s; consos,
OF 1916: per cent United States bonds 1861; As.
1901; AIS, lie.
In San Francisco half dollars quoted at par
Mexican dol airs, 30 buying, 9li selling.
Ar Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at los
3dalos cd for average California white and los %
to lis I'd for club.
THERE was fair business in mining ssccks at San
Francisco yesterday morning. A few of the north.
end Comstock shares were irmer. The advance in
Sierra Nevada was quite sharp amounting to 81.
Union Consolidated also rose 81 So There was an
average advance of 81 per share in Belcher, Ophir
and Utah. The changes in other Comstock shares
were not material.
ANDREW SMITH, Treasurer of North Andoyer
Mass, has confessed to being defaulter and is in
Jail.
GENERAL sKoBELoFP is to be Commander.in-chief
of the Russian Tekke expedition.
GENERAL strike of weavers is imminent at
Woonsocket, R. L
A WoMANs EXCHANGE has been started at Chi
cago for the purpose of trading in grain options
The cotton operatives of Burnley, Eng, threaten
general strike on the 18th, unless compromise is
effected.
Henry HARTMAN sucided in San Francisco yes
terday with carbolic acid.
An officer at San Francisco, in making an arrest
yester lay morning, fatally shot hoodlum.
TIE British Embassy at Constantinople was given
dinner yesterday by the Sultan.
THE Pope considers diplomatic relations with En-
gland unnecessary.
OrERo, the would-be assassin of the King of
Spain, has been sentenced to suffer death by the
garrote.
IT is reported In London that the Baroness Bur-
dett Coutts intends to give 100000 to the perma-
nent relief of Ireland.
AT Leighton, Pa named Go!dberger shot
and killed Edward Mulherin.
BUSINESS is unusually brisk at New Orleans
AT Helena, Ark, snow is reported to be twelve
inches deep.
EDwABp RENHARr is to be hanged at New York
April ID for wife murder.
BURGLARS captured So, 500 from bank vault at
Westport, Conn
sQUAw lost her life at Chico yesterday by the
bursting of kerosene lamp.
THE steamship Gaelic arrived at San Francisco
yesterday from China and Japan, bringing Hong
kong advices to January 18th and Yokohama news
to January 10Th.
The first train on the Nevada Central Railway
from Austin to Battle Mountain arrived at the latter
place yesterday afternoon.
A COLLISION the Mississippi and Tennessee Rail-
road yesterday resulted in the death of conductor
and the wreck of both engines and several cars.
The man who recently fired at priest in church
in London has been sentenced penal seryitude for
life
ABOUT 5000 Workingmen yesterday visited the
Central Pacific offices in San Francisco with re.
quest that the company discharge their Cinnamon
and give work to white men.
Born the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and
Pacific Railroad Companies announce reduction in
passenger rates from New York to San Francisco.
R. D. Wn4Mor has been appointed Lieutenant
Governor of New Brunswick, vice Chandler, de.
ceased.
AT Deadwood, D. T., on Tuesday night, heavy
wind carried the entire front of the operahouse into
the street, causing scene of the widest confusion
among the audience.
The five Sioux who recently committed muzler
on Mespah creek, in Montana, were pursued and
corralled, two being killed and the other three
taken prisoners.
GENERAL GRANT and party leave Havana tomor.
row for Vera Cruz.
In the State Senate yesterday the entire regular
order of business was gone through and the Senate
adjourned at 1:40P.M.
QUITE number of bills were disposed of yester
day in the Assembly Tyler's libel bill was throw
into unfinished business by motion to adjourn