Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-01
TE E.bGRAPPIC RRKYIIIEs.

1t is estimated that the reduction Of the
public debt during January will be Sll,.
| 500 600.
The New York Commercial AIrsrtstr
says: The street believes that IS Messrs.
Gould and Sage have got their grip or the
Northern Pacific road, t1ey will eventusIy
own the entire business formerly known as
"The Wizards
a New York dispatch says that large
proportion OF the members Of the Stock
Exchange are anxious to move fugtEer up
town, and there are many Jealous aGvo'
Gates OF the scheme 70 buy b.o,k OF land
and erect q magEiECtn. building IL the
vicinity OF Union Square.
1t Is said that Gould proposes to obtain
control o, the Oregon Transccut mental in
order either TO modify the present agree
ment between the O.egen Navigation and
Union Pacific, or to secure the Union Pa
oiGo special privileges in connection with
its Oregon Short LINE business.
Friends and promoters OF the Nicaragua
ship canal. both at Washington and in
Nicaragua, feel sore over the practical fail
ure Of that enterprise, so far as tcis c5un-
try s control in ], is concerned, and as,ribe
it to the selfish opposition of Captain Eads
on the one hand AMI rival railroad inter
ests on the other.
1t is understood in Washington that the
subcommittee of the House Committee on
Accounts Will lind that Kelter removed
steuographer Tyson IL order TO give the lat
ter's place to his nephew, and also finds that
kefer's nephew has performed no service
whatever in return for the salary paid him
since his appointment.
In Difference to public sentiment the Pu-
lice Commissioners Of Troy, \. y, took
measures yesterday morning t. break up
the Union moliers' patrol II the vicinity
Of the Msil,abie Iron Works whore non.
Union men, are employed. The police
charged the patrol, and made five arrests.
There is much excitement.
The London Stock Exchange is as.
| founded st the announcement of the fail.
ure Of W. z. Thomas, S1rs & Co, brokers.
Business Is almost At q standstill. The
firm owes inside the Stock Exchange f35,.
| coo, and customers $50, 600. Their assets
are believed 30 be nothing. The Cornish
| Bank snd Insurance Company are heavy
| sufferers.
| Anew York special of the 30.h instant
says: The trial of the Totteu-Read csse
developed to-day, as had oaen Gore
/ Swallowed, into an int resting effort 10
prove that Mrs. Cooks, the woman who
brings suit against the landlord q the
| Hoffman House ior $50, GC0 81 eempersa.
! tion for the ruin of her daughter, Clara
I TOtten, is an adventures.
At late hour Wednesday night, at Bs-
| tavis, n. Y, Palmer. who figured in the
Boweli murder trial, was hung in etfigy in
full view Of his place of business aud the
window OF the room occupied log Judge
Haight, at the ST. James Ho;el. On
/ board fastened to the etEgy were the
words, Sneak Palmer, author of the
crime
The House Committee or Public Lands
has decided to report a bill declaring for.
feiture Of the entire lauj grants OF the
Oregon Central Railroad line, proposed be-
tween Astoria and Portland The forfeit
ure will be declared OF the ground that
the main Inc of the road, and for which
the grant was made, was never construct
ed. There were I, $40, coo acres in the
grant.
Urgent summons have heer issued 10
the English Conservatives by their "whip,
who states that an amendment relative to
the Egyptian policy Of the Government
will be moved 10 the address in reply TO
the Queens speech, and thae an important
division will, in I'll probability, be taken
on the 7fh OF February There will be ar
other division on the llrh OF February,
when Brsdlaush attempts to take his seat.