Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-16
San Francisco Money Market.


SAN FRANCISCO. May 15sh.-There is a
good demand for money in this market. A
large sum was recently withdrawn tosmaks
a payment in New York. Bankers name
per cent. as a general rate for prime loans.
1t is possible that some money is still to be
had on call at 6 per cent. The savings
banks are still leaning at per cent. on city
property, but thsy ara more independent than
they were few months ago. New York
Exchange is higher, and quite firm at 15@20c
for sight drafts over the counter snd 221@
25c for kilograms. Sterling bills are in mod
crate supply, the bankers buying ct 1870
49a snd selling at 493(@49 9-16i. Refined
silver weaker at 1915 per cent discount.
Mexican dollars are quoted at S64c buying
and S7dc selling.
Sudden Death.
WHEATLAND May 15sh.-Thomaa Brewer.
ST., died of heart disease to. day at his resi.
dence, about four miles south of Wheatland,
his age being about ~. He was an old
pioneer and 6 prominent citizen of Suffer
county, and leaves q wife and three children.
Ecund Dead.
San DIEGO, May 15th.-A German was
| found dead to-day one mile east Of town, with
bullet hole in his head. No weapon wss
| found near the body, and whether it is case
of murder or suicide is not known. He had
bean dead about two weeks. An inquest will
be held tomorrow.
Fire In Colusa County.
| MAXWELL, May 15.h.-A fire broke out at
half-past o'clock this morning in the roof of
a building owned by Msndlebaum & Dolce,
of San Francisco, and occupied by a. Jacobs,
dry goods, and communicated to the building
Of Graham & Prime, occupied by Max
SchlussslbluD1, cry goods, and Graham &
| 81 III nf Con-
cisco, had the day before attached Jacobs for
$500, and the place was in the hands of the
Sheriff. Report says Jacobs had built fire
to cook by st midnight, intending to go 10
the city by the night train, and fell asleep,
when the fire caught from the cook stove.
Jacobs has nothing to say. Losses-Msndle-
baum & Dolce, 81 1000; insurance. $1,000.
Jacobs, insurance 81, 800; none Of his goods
wsre saved. Schlussslblum, insurance, ST..
500; loss half. Graham q Prime, So, 600 /;
insurance, $1,000.
State Firemen's Tournament.
| GnRoY, May 15th.-To.dsy has bsen par
TALLY clear, and the track this afternoon was
| in toerable condition for the hook and ladder
and juvenile hose races. There were three
entries in the hook and ladder races, the Es-
giles of San Juan, Eurekas of Gilroy and the
Santa Clara Hooks. Rules-Run 800 yards !;
put up thirty feet of ladder /; man to ascend !;
| time to be taken when his hand touches the
| top round. Following is the record made ::
| Santa Clara. 5Ss seconds Eureka, co; Ea-
giles, 551. First prize, $50 in coin second
prize, 500 in coin third prize, Climax FIRE
| extinguisher. The slowess team, the Eure-
kiss, were presented with hog. The Gilroy
| and HOLSTER juvenile hose team ran 800
yards, nreeled 300 feet of hose, broke coup
| lings and got on water. The time made by
each team was tie-1:04a. Tomorrow nine
hose teams compete for coin prizes. TIE
Watscnyille diamond belt will slso be award.
ed to tie fastest team from Gilroy, Watson.
vile or Hoilisser. About 1000 people wit
messed the races today, and a larger crowd is
expected to. morrow.
Shooting ARRAY in M0n0 County High
License.
BoDIE, May 15sh. = In Luudy, Mono
county, on Monday morning, John Heating
shot Robert Lowery twice in the shoulder and
wrist The men we've prospectors, lived TO-
gethsr in cabin, end quarreled. Lowery
was carrying off a blanket claimed by Kest.
ing when shot. Lowery was brought to
Bodie, and Keatirg was arrested. The
former is badly wounded but will probably
recover.
The Supervisors of Mono county have fixed
the license on saloons doing business Of
81, 900 per month at SIS monthly under
$1,000, $40.
Eos Angeles Items.
Los ANGELES, May 15sh.-At 4 P. NJ. to-
day the cornerstone of st. Pauls Episcopal
Church. on Olive street, between Fifth and
Sixth. was formally laid, in the presence Of q
large assembly.
It is estimated that there is now ou storage
in this city 100000 pounds of spring clip
wool.
SANCHEZ, who was shot by Costello Sunday
it is now thought will recover.
The fifty-mile race between Charles Ander.
son, of this county, and Carl Depugb, Of San
Bernardino, was run at Agricultural Park
this afternoon. and was won by the latter by
about three-fourths of mile. Time, one
hour and fifty minutes.
The beautiful new church of the Conere-
gational Society, corner of Hill and Third
streets, was dedicated this evening. The in.
teresting services we've listened to by large
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