Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-18
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

In New York Government bonds are quoted at
ZIG for AZ OF 1897; 10ls for 5s OF 1881; ia for
AIS; sterling, "a S2484 Sal; silver bars. 1872
Silver in London, 81 9l6 consois, 100 7-l6d; per
cent United States bonds ia? 4s, 40 SIS 1I6l.
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at !
discount to par; Mexican dollars, s0aaOlc.
At Liverpool wheat is quoted at los Cd CLOS Sd for
good to choice California.
There was decided improvement in the volume
of recorded TRANSACTIONS at the Stock Board in San
Francisco VI starday as well as some gain in values
particularly in Sierra Nevada, Union Consolidated,
Gould & Curry, Consolidated Imperial, Julia and
KentucE. Other Constock descriptions We're gen.
orally lower.
The body Of n Holden, drowned at nNaeo beach,
Oregon, has been recovered.
The N. E. Conference for Oregon will convene at
East Portland to-day.
The Cohvocation Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church for Washington Territory will assemble at
Vancouver on the oath inst.
The yield Of grain in Polk and Yamhin counties,
OREGON, is said to be unprecedented in an Oregon
harvest
4 Mexican was mortally stabbed BY woman at
Sierra City yesterday.
A cloudburst near Phoenix, =. T., did considerable
damage Tuesday.
Palisade New, is excited over rich mineral
strike near that place
a homeopathic physician Of ST. Louis has chal-
lenged another doctor of the same school to fight a
duel.
In the wrestling match at Halifax for the cham
pionship Of America, Tuesday, Mcdonald won
The Teachers Institute of Washington Territory
is now in session at New Tacoma.
Major Scott drowned himself Monday near Santa
Cruz.
Rex HOLMAN, 10 years was drowned at Cousa
on Tuesday.
Fire at oroville; also at San Juan South, and
oconto, Wis.
Two herders we've killed by Indians near Anto
neto, Col, Tuesday night
Heavy rains continue in Colorado, and in ont
place the railroad is washed out for five miles,
Guitteau, the would-be assassin of the President
created considerable of sensation in his prise
yesterday by trying to Kill one of the guard.
Important evidence is being brought forward il
favor of the new Tichborne claimant.
one of the Greek 5rigands who captured TIE Eng
!. lshman suter near Salonica has been arrested a
Athens.
The Socialists are making trouble at Breslau
Prussia.
The establishment of the Western Newspaper
Union at Omaha was destroyed by fire yesterday
The Conference Of the Association for Reform ii
the Codifcation OF the Law of Nations Is in session
at Cologne, Germany.
Chinatown at Nevada City was destroyed by fire
last evening.
Yellow fever is raging in the French colony o
Senegal, West Africa
Frank Johnson committed suicide at Virginia
New, yesterday, with morphine.
Secretary Blaine returned to Washington ycster
day.
Particulars of the killing of five men III Arizona
by Mexcans are given this morning.
Two prisoners made their escape from the County
Jail at Seattle, W. T., yesterday morning.
Last year Michigan alone produced as much sail
as all the States did ia 1860.
The latest news from Washington indicates
slight improvement in the condition OF the Pres
dent. aud there appears to be hopeful feeling
the Capital in regard to the result of his wound