Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-29
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wheat flour to Europe, amounted to 26,i9O, 40
bushels and constituted S. 3 per cent. of total
exports of wheat from the Pacific Coast. This
wheat trade with Europe gives employment
each year to fleet of about 400 sailing vessels,
which pursue the route around Cape Horn Inc
distance from San Francisco to Liverpool by
that route is about 16 600 miles, and the average
time of passage of sailing vessels is little more
than four months During the year ending
June 80, 1888, there were 40 ships cleared from
Pacific Coat ports to Europe, OF which 10
sailed under the American flag, and 80 under
foreign flags; and during the year ending June
So 1884 there were 3SS ships cleared, of which
% sailed under the American flag and 293 under
foreign flags. The question as to the practical
bility of securing some shorter and cheaper
route of Transportation to the grain markets of
Europe has for years been one of absorbing IN
terest to the people of the Pacific Coast: They
have, from the beginning. taken deep interest
in the various projects which have been adyo-
Gated for the construction of ship canal across
the Isthmus. which connects North and South
America, and also i'll the proposition TO con-
struct a ship railway across the lsthmus OF
Tehuantepec
Schooner and Three Men Lost.
GALVESTON CTex) October 2Sth.-The schooner
Lucy. loaded with $50 tons of coal, III tow of the
Steamship Raleigh from New Orleans, is re-
ported lost with three of her crew, eli Sabine
Pass The Raleigh arrived to-day and brought
tidings of the disaster
DENVER, October 2Sth.-The strike among the
coal miners of the State, which commenced
some time ago in Il small way, is becoming gen
eral To-day's reports swell the number of
strikers to 5000, causing suspension OF opera
tions in nearly all the principal mines of the
State.
The New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK. October 18Th - Stocks weak
and lower during the past hour. especially for
Louisville and Nashville, which broke rs to ..
The trunk lines are also weak.
NEW YORK, October 2Sth.-Central Pacific,
$50 Burlington, 49,: Northern Pacific, Is;
Northern Pacific preferred. 4233s; Northwestern,
S514 New York Central, S5}s; Oregon Navigation,
Co. Transcontincntal. 124: Pacific Mail, 5l12:
Panama, GS; ST. Louis and san Francisco, 20;
Texas Pacific, ga; Union Pacific, 531s; Wells,
Fargo Il Co.'S Express, 106; Western Union,
593S
NEW YORK, October 2Sth.-Stocks lower this
afternoon on rumors of Il further cut III passen-
sold down to S534, Lake Shore to 655s, North
western to SIS and Union Pacific to 525s. Pipe
Line certificates closed al 90 after selling down
Ireland and Irish Desires.
NEW YORK, october 2Sth.-The sun says
Father RiOrdan, Castle Garden missionary, who
went to Ireland to advise concerning immfgra-
ton here, returned yesterday. He reports hav-
ing visited all parts of Ireland lie said; !"
can assure you it is not poor country. Why,
within few square miles there arc tenanE who
pay to eight landlords So 009,O0O yearly in rents.
With the exception OF the west of Ireland where
many poor tenants have been evicted and are
living i'll bitches, with brushwood for cover
ing the people are doing well. In the cities the
poor people live quite comfortably. have seen
more suffering among the Irish in New York
than among the natives in any portion of Ire
land. except that just mentioned; Under the
new land law things work well, the lands are
fairly appraised, and the crops during the past
season, particularly potatoes, have been good
But the peasantry are longing to einigrate
hither To reach America is the hope OF their
lives. OF all the Irish girls with whom | have
talked there was but one who admitted that she
did not want to go to America. It was the same
with the boys | tried to dssuade them, but, as
one of the Bishops told me, il would be impos-
sible to remove from the minds of the young
Irish of both sexes the desire 20 emigratc.
New York County Republicans.
New YORK. October 2Sth.-The Republican
County Convention reconvened this evening
and nominated the following ticket: Mayor
Senator Fred 5. Gibbs Controller, john f. Plum
mer: District Attorney, Charles S. Spencer:
Judges of Court of Common Pleas, Henry E.
Rowland, 7. G. Strong and Charles II. King;
President of Board of Aldermen. L. J. Phillips;
Coroner, ex-senator Ferdinand Eidmann.