Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-19
rE1s mogN1se,s NEWS.

In New York Government bonds are quoted at
IlGs for Is Of 1857 I3I for as; 1913 for SIS; ster
ling, 81 sll@l $50; silver bars. 112s.
Silver in London, 81 14-16d; consols, 100 5-16d
5-per cent. United States bonds extended, 1O5; As
I209 AIS, 115A.
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at dis
eognt to par; Mexican dollars, 921@9Sc
Mining stocks were a little better in San Fran
cisco yesterday, and nearly all the Comstock
descriptions showed small advance.
Farmers who pay their rent in Ireland continue
TO be irel upon by concealed parties.
LAWSON, OF the London Daily Telegraph, has
bought the Duke Of Testminsters estate for e2O0,.
co.
The imbecile asylum Near Columbus, O., was de-
troyed by fire yesterday.
The Chicago Health Department is using every
effort against tn spread OF smallpox in that city.
The British tarl, Lord, from Huh to San Fran.
isco has been burned at sea.
The population Of the United States has been de-
terninod to be 50,l55.755.
The thieves who stole the registered letters in
London THURSDAY night got away with about $780,
900 worth of diamonds.
The funeral of Mrs. Edwin Booth took place in
Chicago yesterday, add was attended by an immense
concourse OF people.
In northerl Minnesota yesterday the Thermometer
marked s. below zero.
P Finny shot himself three times at Clover.
dale yesterday, but failed to infict fatal wound
The British ship Edith Lorne, which went ashore
near Astoria, Or, is slid to be total loss
The Sunday law is being vigorously enforced in
Monterey county.
Fire at Iathrop San JOAQUIN county,
Fifteen thousand young salmon arrived at Wat.
sonville yesterday, to be distributed among the
streams in that vicinity.
Rev Benjamin R. johnson died suddenly Of heart
disease at Napa Yesterday.
Printing is to be one of the branches taught in
the San Jose Ei2h School.
Chile has ratified the boundary treaty with the
Argentine Republic.
The Dixon. Allen libel case at San Jose will go
to the jury about noon to-day.
Trouble is anticipated with striking miners at
cannetown, W. Va.
An express package containing Ss, 900 was stolen
yesterday at Grayling, Mich.
Some of the prominent Boston banks are in fnan-
'ciaI trouble.
AT Auburn yesterday the trial of the train-wreck
ers was adjourned until Monday.
W. c. Moody was seriously injured by fall at
Stockton yesterday.
There is telephone connection now between Stock
ton and Union Island, distance OF ls miles.
The trial by Court-martial of Dandy jim, the In.
dian chisf, will be concluded at Fort Grant, A. t,
to-day.
clergyman is on trial at Hanford, Tulare coun-
ty, FOR publishing obscene literature.
A. NJ. Anderson is on trial at Clay Center, Neb.,
Tor poisoning S. ]. Johnson.
Trains are delayed on the Union Pacific Railroad
lg SNOW.
week, amounted to S9S, ,169.
The business failures IN the United States this
week number 12S against l47 last week.
Emperor William has so far recovered as to be
able to drive out.
The Count of Logono has been assassinated in
Cuba, causing his widow to become insane.
AT Albuquerque, N. NJ, Wednesday night, John
Huddell was fatally shot by man named Kelly.
Track-laying has begun on the Georgia Pacific
Railway.
In the recent Pennsylvania election, Bailey's plu-
rality for State Treasurer 1854.
1t has been decided in Court at Montreal that the
Orange Society is Illegal.
Fire at Hopkinton, Mass; Halifax, N. s.; Ennis-
killen. Ont; Conshohocken Pa
S. Dodge, wealthy and prominent citizen,
drowned himself Thursday at waupun, Wis.
A gambler known as ' Bodice Smith fatally shot
II. f. Patterson at Woodland yesterday morning.
George Green was found dead in one of the streets
of Marysvile yesterday.
Yesterdays proceedings in the " debris case" will
be found this morning upon the last page.
In the Guiteau trial at Washington yesterday
several exciting scenes took place, and Scovie,
counsel for the prisoner, made public announce
ment that the defense in the would be insanity
Attention is directed to-day to the superior quail
ity of the matter contained in the inside pages of
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