Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-23
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

In New York Government bonds are quoteo
at 1909 for Is Of 1907; l14t for SIS; 100 for
3is: sterling, g. s7@4 s9i silver bars, 1888
Silver in London, 81 ; oonsos, % oiled; per
cent. United States bonds, extended, lo4 Is,
1872; Iis. I16.
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at dis
Ouns to par Mexican dollars. 92sae2i cents.
Mining stocks were not so firm in San Francisco
Yesterday. The best figure for Mexican was SC So a
decline Of 81 I2i from the best price Wednesday,
and small lot WIS let go at &C. The Justice assess
ment WAS added, raising the price from 1oc to 25c
which Is the same as SC for the stock with the
assessment unpaid.
B. H. Evans, of tho DAILY Express. died at Orc.
vile yesterday morning
special train coIllded with gravel train yester
day on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. and though both
were badly wrecked was killed.
Galveston, Tex, is now in direct teegraphic COM
munication with Vera Cruz, Mex.
The damage by the recent cyclone in Iowa is esti.
mated at over 100000,
The expedition in search of Leigh Smith, the
Arctic explorer, and his party, sailed from Graves-
end, Eng, yesterday.
A man named Forbes shot his wife and G. olsten
Fire at Toronto, Ont; also at Milwaukee, Wis.
Colonel D. B Henderson has been nominated for
Congress in the Third Iowa District.
The American horse Golden Gate won the Beau
ford handicap yesterday at stockbridqe, Eng.
At Danville, H., yesterday, three young grls
committed suicide by taking arsenic
Two hundred inhabitants of Martic, Western
Africa, have been killed by force under command
OF the Governor of Sierra Leone.
The Democrats Of the Fifth Ohio District have re.
nominated B. F. Lefevre for Congress.
There are more than 6,00o, 900 persons in the
United States 81 years Of age, who are unable
TO read and write.
Major A. R. Anderson has been nominated for
Congress at Council Bluffs. Ia.
In the Eleventh Indiana district, Major George
W. Steele has been nominated for Congress.
The Hickey hydraulic mine, near Dutch Flat, the
largest on Bear river, has been shut down.
Consular Court of Inquiry was opened at San
Francisco yesterday in regard to the loss of the
steamship Escambis
Next Friday is the day set apart for the execution
OF Guiteau
Urgent appeals for aid continue to be put forth il
behalf Of the Iowa cyclone sufferers.
B. Boisseranc, leading French citizen of Los
Angeles. died in that city Wednesday evening from
the bits Of fly.
The Republican Convention of Washington Terri
tory is called for September 10th.
William Hess, on trial at Portland, Or, for rape,
proved abb yesterday and was discharged.
steamer has been engaged to carry the mail
from Seattle, W. T, to Alaska.
The losses by the skagit river overflow in Wash.
ington Territory estimated at $4,000.
Adiszstrous eonhagration occurred last night at
Verdi, New.
In the Democratic State Convention at San Jose
yesterday, seven ballots taken for Governor
without choice, and the Convention adjourned until
o'clock this morning Nothing was done BY the
Congressional District delegates last night but the
First Railroad Commission District Convention met
and balloted five times without choosing candidate
for Commissioner.