Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-23
New York Stock Market.

New York Stock Market.
New York, October 22d.-Silver, 1O2 /;
money, 2; Governments strong: stocks
weaker; Western Union. 75{; quicksilver,
4; Pacific. Sc; Wells, Fargo, u; Central
Pacific, 144 Erie, 2S9 Denver, 25; Union
Pacific, S7s; Bonds, 133 Central Pacific,
6S} BONDS, 12i.
SECOND DISPATCHI
New York, October 22d.-There is now
regular bear psnic. The dealings are at
tended with great excitement. Since noon
the market has doomed with more rapid
advance in prices than at any previous time
during the day, the great feature being
Oregon Transcontiuentsl, which on enor-
nous dealings rose from Az to 464. 1t is
currently reported that prominent operators
are selling Northern Pacific and buying Ore
gon Transcontinental. The latter stock is in
position to be c9rnered, owing to the heavy
outstanding short interest. Northern Pa
cifc jumped to 81 and preferred to 725 cash
and 20 regular. Oregon Navigation is up to
110, New York Central to ITO and Union
Pacific to S9s.
THIRD DIsPATCH.l
New York, October 22d.-The Post says
It wss apparent at tue opening this morning,
notwithstanding the settlement OF consid-
erable portion of short interest in Northern
Pacific preferred Saturday, in open market,
besides large amount believed to have been
settled privately (ten thousand shares by one
party), there was still sufficient outstanding
short interest to make considerable excite
ment. Northern Pacific opened at 60, or q
per cent lower for regular sales than il closed
Saturday, but after some fluctuations during
the forenoon finally advanced, by 1890, to 20
for regular sales and 724 each, the advance on
the forenoon being 103 per cent. During the
same tina there wss slso a large advance of
all ether Northern Pacific stocks. The COM
mon advanced from 254 at 1915 TO 81 by
1880 o'clock. In the same time Oregon
Railway and Navigation advanced 58 to 110,
Oregon Transcontinental, ST to 463 Be-
tween 1920 and 1890 there YVES 8 sharp de-
cline of per cent. il Northern Pacific pre-
ferred to &c, Immediately after which it sold
at 679 regular, and SO cash. In ten minutes
NorUnera Pacific common declined Il to 29d,
and Oregon and Transcontinental q to AL,
but other stocks only declined fraction of
/ to Z, the latter Lackawanns. The excite
ment at the fluctuations, as well ss the great
est advance, was in Northern Pacific. Osher
stocks on the list however, have all fell, and
effect a complete change in the tone of spec
ulstion.
1:30 P. M.-Excitement at tine Stock Ex-
change has subsidized. Prices reached I to l
in general and 254 in Villa1d's. Northern
Pacific common sola down to 90; preferred,
643; Oregon Transcontinental to 3444, and
Oregon Railway and Navigation 10S.
California Revisited ed"-InterestIng Com
parisOns.
New YORK, October 22d-Noah Brooks, of
the Times, under the head of 90 California Re-
visited, makes an interesting comparison Of
the psst and present features of San Fran
cisco 10 its new garb. The change is simply
wonderful. We used in old times to plume
ourselves greatly en- the fact that real bouses
with handsome furniture and fine paintiugs,
that real business blocks and real pavements
covered the sandy and swept slopes. These
are cow replaced by business buildings that are
as elegant and massive as any city on the con-
tineut. So far as my observation goes, the
builders of this new city seem to have given
over all fear Of earthquakes. They defy
heaven with their Handicapped towers and
gorgeous palaces OF all the changes in San
Francisco that which has transformed the
sand waste back of the first hills into hand
some city is the most marvellous. Il is like
taking glimpses of Aladdin palace, for the re-
turning San Franciscans TO meet one of the
cable care, and, with bated breath, be whirled
up a steep hill, which he remembers 80 have
been desolated declivity, and now finds COW
cred with comely and tasteful dwellings.
This city should be the paradise of architects.
Nobody seems to think Of building sober
house. The prevailing style is what might be
called the delirious Queen Anne. OF ali tbs
etfiorescent, horiated bulbousness and fam
boysnt crsziness that ever decorated city l
think San Francisco may carry off the priza
And yet, such is the glit.ering and metallic
brightness of the air. when it is noe sur
g.. I - I.,E
riotous run of architectural fancy is not Just
what the city needs to redeem its otherwise
hard nakedness. Nobody knows what the
gersnium, passion flower, fuschia and Aus
tralian gum is capable of until he has seen
these in San Francisco, but the sum of local
elegance and iuquiring gaze falls on the
stately palaces of the railroad magnates,
crownirg Mob HILL There is shoddyite
insolence about these great houses that may
well revive the ire of the sand-lotters and
Ksarneyites. Fer the most part these pal
aces, which are built of wood and are very
ornate, have 10 air of habitstion. They are
dark ard forbidding, and the general effect
of the whole group is repressiDg. Regarding
these gorgeous dwellings. built out os the
spoils of Government and the people, one
need not be surprised that the Communists
have threatened to raze them to the ground.
The Californian is sn optimist He has a
grin sense of hunor as he laughs st the
shortcomings and dishonesties of his Govern
ment, but it must be said that in San Fran
CISCO at least, the Californian pays his taxes
and bears his burdens ike man.
Steamer on Fire.
New York, O,tober 22d.-The steamer
Heimdal, from Copenhagen for this port
with 800 passengers on board, is reported off
Fire Island, signaling for assistance. She is
on fire.
NEW YoBK. October 22i-4:15 P. The
steamship Heimdsl reported on fire. hes ar
rived in the lower bay. Soe has on board
thFes cabin and 305 steerags passer gers. She
reports that on the evening Of October Dist
smoke was discover coming up from the
lower main hold. Steam was turned on 10
keep the fire down. Tae cause of the fre
wss not sscertained TIE people on board
are not now in peril, however.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
New YORK, October 22i.-The passengers
were transferred TO the Castle Garden harges
and the police boat. The Cap sin and crew
remained aboard the steamer. She ws5 towed
TO Bedloe island aud run ashore. Nearly all
the baggage and passengers were taken eff.
The FIRE originated in tce lower main hold
Sunday afternoon, snd was pfetty much con-
fined there. The cargo was shipped OF Stet-
tin, Copenhagen, and ChristiAns. and was
fully insured. No definite estimate of dam
age to either the steamer or cargo could be
ascertained. but will amount 20 considerable,
both from FIRE end water.
Bloody Shooting scrape In Georgia.
MACON (Ga.), October 22d.-News has
been received of bloody affair in Wilkinson
county. A negro named Joe Holden, who
was ont hunting, discovered another negro
butchering hog belonging TO q white man
named Clay. Holden reported the fact to
Cay. who. with Holden and two white men,
armed with double barrcled shosguus, went TO
the house Of the thief, who not being ct home,
and hia wife refusing TO tell bis whereabouts,
Clay knocked her down. The party then
left On the rrav hnrna two sons of the negro