Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-12
NEWS OF THE MORNING.


In New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at 11S for Is OF 1907; lol for IS OF 1881
nlg for 4ss; sterling, q SO@4 s2l; silver bars,
1l2l.
silver in London, sgd consols, 90 1916; per
cent. United States bonds, 1885; As, l16l; SIS
ll4t.
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at dis
count to par Mexican dollars, 9o@9o4c.
AT Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at De Sd
(79s Cd for good to choice California.
There is continued weakness in the mining share
market at San Francisco. Values yesterday we're in
many instances lower than Thursday, and the vol
ume of business was light.
Willard Steward, on trial for shooting David Rob
erts, has been acquitted at Susanvile.
In an accident at the Union shaft on the Com
stock Yesterday, Murdoch McLannan was killed and
John c. Cayauaugh seriously injured.
Atornado did considerable damage wednesday at
Goleta, slnta Barbara county.
Hugh Comfy was found dead in the road near
Portland, Or, Thursday night.
At North Bloomfield, Nevada county, Thursday
evening, William Harris fell 800 feet in a mine, kill
ing him instantly.
At New York during the week 500 deaths occurred
"a great increase.
John T. Rich was nominated by the Michigan Re
pub!icans yesterday to succeed Conger in Congress
Mahomed JAN the famous Afghan leader, has been
murdered.
1t is believed in Washington that George c. Cor
ham will certainly be Secretary of the Senate.
Secretary of War Lincoln yesterday assumed the
duties of his position.
: The arrests of Land Leagu5rs continue in Ire
land.
Senator David Davis declines the Chairmanship of
any committee.
The President has nominated Henry G. Pearson
to be Postmaster at New York.
The native increase of the past ten years. accord
ing to the census has gained upon the foreign i'm
migration.
The Governor of Minnesota yesterday appointed
three Judges and will to-day appoint General j. A
Edgerton to succeed Window as Senator.
F. Grossenbacher killed himself at Omaha yester-
day.
Wallace Graham, was drowned near Stockton yes
friday.
Hon. George C. Bates, formerly United States Dis
trict Attorney for Utah, has been strcken with pa
ralysis at Detroit
Indians are committing depredations in Nolan
county, Texas.
Five men were seriously injured yesterday in an
accident on the Dallas and Wichita Railroad, Texas.
A terrific boiler explosion occurred at Buffalo, N.
Y, yesterday, killing six men, wounding seven
others and doing great damage to property.
A sixteenyear-o boy shot and killed his step
father at Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday.
Several passengers were injured on the Denver
and South Park Railroad yesterday by sleeping
car jumping the track.
Mrs. p Noes died at Modesto yesterday from an
overdose of morphine.
man named Hall was found dead in his bed at
Modesto yesterday.
In attempting to ford the Tlolumne river at La.
grange Yesterday j. L. Jerpigan and Frank D.
Strong were drowned.
Daniel McCrew was shockingly injured at Port
land, Or, yesterday.
Robert Bradford (colored) was caved on and killed
yesterday at Nashville.
B. c. Read was whirled to death around shaft
in a paper mill at GAINESVILLE, Mo, yesterday.
Another snow-storm prevailed in Iowa yesterday,
200 miles of railroad track being blockaded.
Readers of the RECORD UNION will find much to
interest them this morning upon the inside pages Of
the paper.