Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-30

stock is offered at 30; for Sacramento county
bonds, skies, 100 is bid, and city bonds are
wanted at 45.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ex-Governor Bagley's remains will be sent
to Michigan by Saturdays train after the
funeral exercises at 1:30 P. VI. that day.
| L. A. Tarbox on Thursday attempted to
cut his throat. Cause, financial troubles.
Ex.Consressman Daggett is in the city.
The 14-year-old daughter of Mrs. Jane
Parquer ate some grapes, bought at fruit
stand and soon showed signs of poisoning.
She is now thought TO be out of danger. The
poison is supposed to be some matter
sprinkled on the grape vines before the grapes
were picked, to rid them of pests.
Michael Murtha, hackman, was stabbed
and seriously injured in the shoulder BY some
unknown person while walking on Pacific
street, between Stockton and Dupont, at l
o'clock Friday morning. No cause is known
for the assault.
The bark Thomas Pope has sailed on its
return whaling voyage to the Arctic. 1t is
the first instance Of a whaler making two
voyages TO the Arctic in the same season.
Two men calling themselves Smith and
Brand are under arrest for robbing Frederick
Gildner on the highway. They are ex-con-
victs, recently discharged from San Quentin.
Mayor Kalloch made speech Thursday
night to one of the w. P. G. Conventions,
declining to run for the Mayoralty.
There were 80 changes of residence and new
registrations at the Registrars office Thurs
day. From July 1st up TO date there have
been GIG new registrations, of which 149 were
those of persons just become of age, and
/, 367 changes of residence.
At IL o'clock Friday two workmen en-.
gagged in razing the old brick block at the
corner of Pine and Sansome streets, to make
way for the Fair building, were slightly in
iured in pushing down a section of the wall.
The first report was TO the effect that one of
the men was fatally injured, but DIR. Nc
Mutt, who was Immediately called, an
nounced that no bones were broken. One of
the worklnen, W. B. Rudd, was bruised in
the head, and the other, NJ. Mccarthy. was
slightly hurt in the leg. Three stories of the
old building have been torn down, and only
one story remains TO be razed.
A. E. Davis, the President of the South
Pacific Coast Railway Company, who has
lust returned from the East, denies most en-
phatically the statement of the sale of the
narrow-gauge road to the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad Company. He states
that his trip East was mainly devoted to
private business that there has not been any
proposition for sale of the road, and no ne
gotiations to such purpose have been con-
cluded. nor are any pending.
In the Mint investigation at the Thursday
sitting, Assayer O. d. Munson testified that
! in gold and silver assays lead or copper can
| be detected, and in silver bullion he some
| times detects anthony. He said $4,000
of arsenic or antimouy would make the rolled
metal brittle. The assayers determine the
proportion of gold, silver and alloy in the
| bullion furnished. Did not consider impure
copper fit for alloy. No copper is pure that
| is not refined The copper forming the base
! of bullion sent here is not refined, conse-
| ouently impure and not fit for an alloy. He
| had conversation in 1877 or 1878 with
| Governor Low. He tried to impress witness
with the fact that as the base of the Northern
Belle bullion was copper, under the regula-
tions it could be passed without the parting
or refining charges. Silver coin should be
made only Of silver refined to 800 fine, and
allowed only with refined copper, and gold
| coin should be made only of gold which has
been refined to or above $50 fine, and alleged
only with refined copper. He had
suggested to the Superintendent
to refuse deposits of bullion under
$50 fine, but he continued TO receive low
| grade bullion. Witness had acted under a
telegram from acting Director Preston, Of
Washington, that no charge Should be made
On silver bullion containing copper only and
suitable for ingots without refining. The law
| clearly contemplates the return only of ex-
penses necessary and actually incurred. The
practice of receiving copper-alloyed bullion
| for ingots began before Mr.. Dodge came in.
| One of the owners of Northern Belle had
urged on him that the law permits the max
ing into ingots of bullion with copper alloy.
/ IT I. 1Na4. IS
| it. Witness described the details of the re-
ceipt, assay and milling of bullion. It is
common for dealers in bullion to talk with
| witness about the manner of working bullion.
| If witness had the power he would change
| the regulations 30 that nothing but refined
gold and silver should be used for coin.
| If crude silver is refined, the copper
is lost 1t Is cheaper to buy pure
copper and waste the bad than
to use the bad and make unfit ingots subject
to the expense of remelting. n. l.. Noggle,
receiving clerk, testified that he received orders
in July, $780, to receive no bullion below 900
fine. A deduction of weight is made on all
bullion below 900 fine, to protect the melter
and refiner against loss. The deduction is
is three-quarters per cent. on bullion between
600 and go fine oEe-half on bullion be-
tween 620 and 700, and one-quarter per cent.
on bullion between 700 and 800. NJ. G. Con-
ley, assistant melter and rehner, testified that
before Mr.. Dodge's administration the melter
and refiner's department received all bullion
below 900 fine, and all bullion below that fine.
ness was refined before being run into ingots
He thought that all bullion below 800 fine
should be refined before being made into coin.
The Mint now uses bullion 600 fine sometimes
for coming ingots The further examination
of witnesses has been adjourned until Mon.
day.