Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-12
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.
Special Dispatches to the "Record-
Union" Boiled Down.

Half million dollars were withdrawn
from the Bank of England Yesterday for
America.
The United States Supreme Court will hear
no arguments after April 22d, and will ad-
journ for the term May ID.
The United States Treasury holds at the
New York Assay Office and the Philadelphia
Mint nearly 800, GOO, 600 in gold bullion
nearly enough to employ the Philadelphia
Mint fifteen months. 1t is estimated that
the imported foreign gold during the current
fiscal year will reach at least $780, coo, 600.
Rear Admiral Stevens, in dispatch to the
Navy Department, dated Callao, March 18th,
reports his intention to return to San Fran
cisco via the Sandwich Islands, expecting to
arrive about the latter part of May. The
United States steamship Alaska will go to
Cal,ao and relieve the Lackawanna. The
Adams will remain on the Peruvian coast.
The President sent to the Senate yesterday
the nomination of John Z. Clum, to be Post
master at Tombstone, Arizona.
The New York Rerald's Winnipeg special
says: During last summer the engineers of
the Nelson River Railroad Company sur
veyed railroad route between Norway
House, at the outlet of Lake Winnipeg, ard
Fort Churchill, on Hudson's Bay, distance
of about $50 miles. The surveyed route fol-
lows Nelson river for distance of nearly 100
miles over level surface. 1t is claimed that
by this route it will be possible to transport
grain from Saskatchewan valley to Liverpool
for less than it win cost to carry it to Mon
treal by the proposed railway north of Lake
Superior.
The New York Times says President Tay-
lor, of the Mormon Church, assures our Salt
Lake correspondent that polygamy is one of
the corner-stones of the Mormon faith. 1t
cannot and will not be removed on any ac-
count whatever.
Nearly 10000 European immigrants ar
rived at New York last week. The greater
portion of them were Germans, many of
whom are going South.
The Memphis Appeal says: If 5000, 600
Germans could be distributed through the
South, the advantages arising would be in
calculahle. There appears to be lively de-
mand for them now in the fields and work
shops.
Handbills are circulated in London, offer
ing $500 reward to anybody bringing to the
Social Democratic Clubs the letter Prince
Bismarck wrote to Lord Granville, Foreign
Secretary, instructing the English Govern-
ment to prosecute the Fre,hea
General Hume has published an order to
evacuate Candahar, which. subject to the APP
prevail of the Commander-in.C Chief, will con-
mence on the 18th inst, the final evacuation
taking place on the 22d.
The New York Commercial Bulletin says ::
There is an urgent demand for laborers Just
now. from Colorado, New Mexico and Texas,
where new railroad enterprises are in prog
reSs.
Secretary Kirkwood, on the advice of the
President, has rescinded last weeks Pension
Bureau appointments, and requires the 720
applicants to submit to competitive appoint
ments.
A Washington correspondent says that
Senator Malone has appointed brother in
law of George c. Gorham clerk to his Ma
houe's) committee.
Senator Edmunds reappeared in his seat at
Washington yesterday, and received many
congratulations from his associates on both
sides of the Chamber upon the restoration of
his health.
A Montreal dispatch says: Walter Shan
lev, an eminent engineer, declares it practica-
bic to run tunnel under the st. Lawrence
between Hochelago and Longueuil, to be
used by six lines of railway Two railway
managers have gone to New York to raise
the remainder of the funds required.
Rainey (colored), who was Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina and member of
Congress, is working faithfully on the public
streets at Charleston as laborer.
German society circles at Indianapolis are
convulsed over the divorce suits commenced
by August Richter former Street Commits
sioner. and Dr. Baumiller. Each is enam-
ored of the others wife, and it is learned
that compromise has been effected to trade,
the doctor to pay Richter LOCO difference.
Baumiller end Mrs. Richter and her son
have gone to st. Louis together.
Dominick Booker, negro waiter, the first
of his race to attempt trip to the Arctic
regions. will go out on the Mary and Helen,
with Lieutenant Berry.
A bill has passed the Roumanian Senate,
sanctioned by the Government, and intro
duced in the Chamber of Deputies, author
izing the expulsion of foreigners reasonably
suspected of compromising the public Sc.
curity.
The British ambassador at CONSTANT
nople has informed the Porte that he holds il
responsible for the safety of Suter, and the
payment of the ransom demanded by the
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