Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-15
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.
Special Dispatches to the Record
Union" Boiled Down.

The Treasury Department purchased yes
terdsy 100, GOO ounces of fine silver for the
New Orleans Mint.
A heavy frost is reported throughout Texas,
| doing considerable damage to corn, cotton,
fruits and vegetables.
The car drivers and conductors strike has
caused complete suspension Of intramural
car traffic at Cincinnati.
The President sent to the Senate yesterday
the name of James G. Fullerton, TO be Re-
ceiver of Public Moneys at Roseburg, Or.
a semi-oficial paragraph is published at
| Paris, foreshadowing a plan for installing
Greece in the territory ceded to her by Tur-
key.
At Madrid, Wednesday evening, three
large petards were thrown into houses, caus-
ing some damage to property, but no person
was injured.
Rev. W. Morley Puncheon, IL D., the
distinguished Wesleyan minister, died yes
terday morning at Brixton. Eng, of compli-
Gated disorders.
At Lawrence, Mass, yesterday, the flax
mill Of the Smith & Dove Manufacturing
Company at Frye village was burned. Loss,
| 5000; insured.
At Hoboken, n. j., Besson Republican,
has been declared elected Mayor by a ma
! j0rity. Much excitement exists, and O'Neill
| (Den.) viii contest.
Col. j. i. Brodhead, Paymaster of the
| United States army, has Just returned TO
| Denver, Col, from the White River Agency.
| He says he thinks a Ute war is almost
certain.
The Irish authorities have made arrange
ments to seize further copies Of the New
| York Irish World in transit between New
V.rl- auI fluaauctoyuy o bla ,,,E
| LEGATION.
Archbishop Croke, of Cashel, had to apol-
! ogize in writing to Archbishop McCabe, of
| Dublin, by superior order, in anplest man
ner, for his attack on Archbishop McCabe's
| Lenten pastoral.
G.. W. Monypsnny, Chairman of the Ute
Commission, recently resigned, has consented
to serve as member of the Commission I'M
til relieved by his successor. Monypenpy is
at his home in Columbus, o.
james DAILY, proprietor of the Connaueht
Telegraph, was arrested yesterday morning at
Castlebox. Ireland under the coercion Act.
He will be conveyed to Dnblin. The arrest
caused considerable exciten.ent.
The famous auti-Jewish petition was sent
to Bismarck Wednesday. It consists of
twenty-six volumes, comprising Il. 600 sheets,
with 255. 600 signatures, including those of
noblemen, retired Generals and officials.
DR.. Carver, the American marksman, has
challenged ten of the best shcts Of the Hur-
| lingham Club and the Gun Club, of London,
to pigeon shooting match for $500, the
Doctor shooting 1000 pigeons to his oppo-
nents 100 each.
! The Denver AID Rio Grande Company has
begun the work of laying third rail between
| Denver and Pueblo, Col. This will give
| Denver another through broad-gauge connec-
| ton with the East, West and South, via the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe lines.
The number of emigrants who arrived at
| New York in March was 4i,12l, Of whom
| 10, coo were from Germany and 800 from
Spain. The number ARRIVING during the nine
months ended March 3lst was l2l, 422 OF
these, 102 coo were from Germany, 81, GOO
from Canada aad IS, COO from ireland.
The annual report Of the officers of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
shows the gross earnings the past two years
have been IS, $50. $50; operating expenses
aud taxes, 81, SIS, 800; other deductions and
expenses, including Y per cent. in dividends,
fixed charges, rentals, ETC., aggregated s.
272 054-leaying q surplcs Of S9u, ZIG.
At st. Louis Yesterday Land Commissioner
Coffin, of the St. Louis and San Francisco
Railway. closed sale Of 13S, COO acres of
land in Barry county, Missouri, to the Mis-
souri, Land Company of Scotland. The
purchase was made by Subway, Bogue & Co
Of Chicago. agents for the Scotch company
Tire price has not transpired. A large mum
ber Of Scotch colonists will be settled OF the
land.
a mammoth petition was sent to Albany
Wednesday from New York city, praying
the Legislature to irclude Good Friday
among the legal holidays. The reasons given
are more of business kind than religious.
As the case stands at present, the commercial
Exchanges and majority OF the stores ard
Offices of the wholesale merchants are closed,
while the banks and public offices have to re-
main open as on other days. The day is
neither one thing or anything, and its anoma-
lous position in the calendar is productive of
no little amazement to business men outside
the Exchanges.