Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-29
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

In New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at 11Sl for Is Of 1907 lolg for IS Of 1881
MS for as; sterling, s. sola4 So silver bars,
ll23.
Silver in London, 52ad consols, 90 1915; Is per
cent United States. bonds, lo63 IS, 1l63; SIS
I15I
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at ! dis
count to par; Mexican dollars, 9O@9Ole
At Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at 9s ID
@9s Cd for good to choice California
Mining stocks opened quite fairly in San Fran
cisco yesterday ornng both as to volume OF trans
actions and prices. There vas much larger bust
ness than last Monday, and values showed an appre-
citation in nearly al cases.
boy fell distance OF ninety feet at North San
Juan, Sunday, aud escaped without injury.
G. B. Newell, OF Birehyille, Nevada county, had a
narrow escape from death or serious injury Friday
Fire at San Francisco also at oroville and Wat
sonyie.
on the 25th.
Encouraging reports in regard to the fruit crops
received at Portland, Or.
Samuel Judkins has been lost in the mountains
above Eugene City, Or aud is believed to have per
ished
The spritualists of Oregon will celebrate their
thirty-third anniversary en- the S0th instant, at
Portland.
Captain McDougan, Lighthouse Inspector, and
two other men were drowned on the Mendocino coast
yesterday.
Two steamers from Europe yesterday brought to
New York 81 ,ooO,o in specie
The rumors of General Melikofs resignation are
now believed at st. Petersburg.
The Prince of Wales yesterday conferred the Order
OF the Garter upon the Car of Russia
Turkey is actively preparing for the defense of
Volo and Virok.
1t is probable now that Candahar will not be evae
uated before autumn.
The Pacific Mail steamship City Of New York is
five days overdue at San Francisco from Australia,
and great anxiety is felt in consequence.
An immense audience gathered at the Metropoli-
tan Temple in San Francisco Sunday night, to hear
an address from Rev. l. NJ. KallOch
The anniversary Of Greek independence, which
will occur on the 9th inst, will be appropriately
celebrated at Athens.
James Walsh, for killing Barbara Greene, has
been sentenced at Brooklyn, N. Y, to be hanged
April goth.
The United States Supreme Court convened at
Washington yesterday, but lacking quorum nd
iourned.
Malone delivered his promised speech in the SEN
ate yesterday, fully explaining his action in that
body
At Youngstown, o yesterday, three men were
scalded and mangled by the explosion OF a boiler.
General Adam Badeau positively declines the po-
sition Of Charge d'Afa'res at Denmark.
The Pope was warned by q lady yesterday that
the day and hour had been fixed for the murder OF
himself and Cardinal Pccci.
The Prussian Government is thinking of adopting
the scrutin de liste system Of voting at elections
Hugh ]. Jewett declines the Presidency of the
Worlds Far Commission
Candabar dispatch announces that formidable
rebellion prevails in Herat.
Thirty of the operators at the Carson (Nev) Mint
were suspended yesterday. owing to scarcity OF
silver.
Barney Snordern stabbed and killed Edmund
Harlihy at San Francisco yesterday
review of the situation in the inundated dis
triet the Platte river in Nebraska is given this
morning.