Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-28
SATURDAYS NEWS.
Special Dispatches to the Record
Union" Condensed.
DOMESTIC,

wall street and the STOCK EXchaDge al
New York were in a whirl of excitement at
the opening Saturday, but as the market
grew stronger under the impulse of the Treas
ury redemptions. what promised to be a
memorable financial panic proved to have
been happily averted, at least for the present.
The deposits of National Banks received at
the Treasury Department Saturday for re-
tirement from circulation amount to 81, $685.
100. Total to date, S19, 500, 900.
The statement of New York banks shows a
circulation decrease of 81. 321, 900. The banks
now hold 81, 4S7, 375 in excess of legal re-
quirements.
1t is thought by New York provision mer-
chants that the recent embargo placed upon
American pork by the French Government
will be only temporary. 1t has not affected
the prices of pork at that market materially.
The Grand Jury in New York criticise the
conduct of the State Board of Police Com
missioners in regard to gamblers and lotteries,
and say that all the variety theaters and vile
dens, which are numerous, are under the con-
troll of the Mayor and the police authorities,
and can be closed whenever the latter choose
to enforce the law.
The deaths in New York City since the LIST
of January are 6,S4S, an enormous increase
over the corresponding time of last year.
Commissioner Williamson of the General
Land Office has rendered his decision in the
case of the Rancho Sobrante, Castro broth
ers confrmees. The Commissioner, in his
decision, rejects the official survey made by
Deputy Surveyor Mimic, and directs a survey
to be made which shall include the Sobrante
Rancho, San Antonio, Moraga, Pinole,
Valencia and San Pablo, excepting, however,
from the granted limits land embraced within
the official survey of the Boca del Pinole
Rancho, and also a strip of lapd included
within the northern. exterior boundary of
San Lorenzo Rancho. He also decides that
the Castro brothers are entitled to the lands
lying west of San Pablo Rancho and the bay
of San Francisco which were above high
water mark in 1850.
1t is understood rather positively now at
Washington, that Garfield will not call the
usual extra session of the Senate until after
the Wisconsin Legislature shall elect sue
cessor to Carpenter. This will probably
throw the extra session and organization of
the new Senate over until the 10Th or 10Th of
March, and thus avert the necessity of adj
journing the Wisconsin Legislature for the
Governor to appoint Carpenters successor,
and avoid a law of Congress which would
prevent an election till March Sth.
All differences which recently existed at
Washington regarding the inaugural process
sion are amicably adjusted, and all the COM
view to making the occasion grand success
The city is fast filling with strangers.
The excess of exports of merchandise over
imports for the twelve months ending Janu-
airy 81, 1881, was S210,001, 752; for the
twelve months ending January 81, 1880,
S297, 452, 100.
1t is estimated by the Treasury officials
that the reduction in the public debt for Feb
ruary will be about SO, 0000 900.
Rev. George H. Poole who died of small
pox week or so ago, and was buried in the
Potter's Field at Flatbush, Long Island, and
who, it has since been discovered, was worth
$500, 600, was a member of the Pittsburg
Conference, Methodist Church, from 1S49 to
1868. 1t was his eccentric disposition that
led him to conceal his identity when attacked
with smallpox.
In shooting ARRAY between two young
farmers named Markin Ross and William
Pickett Thursday, near Waverly, Mo, the
former was fatally wounded and the latter in
stautly killed.
At Charleston, S. c., Judge Presley, in
charging the jury in the Cash Shannon duel
ing case, Saturday, said that, according to
the law the offense with which the prisoner
was charged was murder, and nothing else
Afterwards the Jury came into Court and
stated they could not agree, and the Judge
ordered them dismissed. The jury stood
eight for aequittal and four for conviction.
A Santa Fe, New Mexico, special says {:
Juan Garcia was killed by another Mexican
during a row.
Abram and Mesias Baca, murderers of
editor Conkling. were arrested in Ysleta,
Texas. Theywill probably be lynched before
arriving at Tocarro, n. NJ, where the muir
der was committed.
The Sprague case opens on Friday at
: L. l..
the suit appearing as witnesses. a whole
sale grocer of Providence furnished Sprague
with funds The counsel for the Governor
say the public trial will assuredly implicate
| persons prominent in the social, political and
| intellectual circles of the country.
| The Car Company's shops at Laconia,
| n. H., have been burned. The loss is
sec, 900; insurance, SIC, 900. Two hundred
and fifty-eight men are out of work.
The billiard match at New York Saturday
night between Schaeffer and Sexton resulted
in victory for the latter, in the 120th in
ming, by score Of 400 to 365.
FOREIGN.
/ General Garibaldi arrived at the Island Of
| Caprers Saturday.
| The University boat race takes place or
| April Sth on the Thames.
| a dispatch from Newcastle, Natal, SAYS
/ LII Is repOrIeu thai w akkersCrOOm was cap
tured by the Beers and was subsequently re,
taken by the British. Pretoria can hold out
| six months.
The Governor General of Eastern Siberia
sends voluminous reports to st. Petersburg
of the increasing number of American SNUG.
! Cling vessels visiting the Pacific coast, deliv
ering worthless American goods for valuable
native products, such as furs, skins, ivory,
etc, without paying duties. The vessels are
chiefly from San Francisco. A special naval
force is asked to protect the coast the coming
summer.
A Dublin special says Lord Annolly':
threat to evict all tenants on his Longford
estates and take into his own hands about
one-third of the entire country has directed
attention to the black shadow of eviction