Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-31
GENERAL NEWS.
LARGE BATCH OF PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINATIONS,
General Grants Conttition-Destruc-
ton by Fire-Fioods Feared
Cholera On Shipboard.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNroS.l
DOMESTIC.
Pacific Mail and the Railroads.

Pacific Mail who authorized the tollewlng
statements: I'VE can carry frelsht by
steamer to San Francisco Just as qHlck rs
tba Sunset route. If it is settled that we
arc released from our contract with the
railroads, we will put on mere steamers
and reduce the running time. We Will not
take one pound of third or tourth-class
freight but will coniine ourselves to first
and second. class. We can carry this for
@oo a ton AGAINST the railroad charge of So
or $50. and make money at that We
shall take first class passengers at SO
and steerage passengers at $50. On
that basis we can earn S125, eco
against the $685. 900 we receive under the
nresent arrangement. Only - per cent. of
orr entire traffic is with San Francisco
The Pacific Nail Company of to-day is not
the Pacific Mail of 4 few years ago. Then
we had wooden ships and were in debt
Now we have iron ships and i handsome
surplus. Whatever propositions may be
made to accept smaller guarantee from
the roads, she will insist upon larger one,
or do an independent business" President
Adams, o. the Union Pacific, Is expected
here to-day, to hold conference with c. z.
Huntington and President Houston. The
matter will probably be settled very shortly.
L. T. Colburn, Huntington's private secre-
tarv, when shown this statement by your
reporter, said he could not say anything on
the subject Huntington was in his pri-
waite office with Senator Stanford, who was
receiving the congratulations of friends.
d. O. Mills and Charles Croker were
among the callers. it is reliably stated that
the erroneous report concerning the adjust
ment of the differences between the Pacific
Mail and the railroads, which was circu-
lated few days ago, was for the purpose
of jumping the Pacific Mail stock.
A Peculiar Counterfeit Mexican Dollar.
New York, March 30th-The SIN says
a have unique counterfeit silver dollar
here" said Il downtown money broker, as
he threw what appeared to be Mexican
silver dollar on the showcase. Ii was dated
1851. and, when compared with the Senu-
inc dollar, slight irregularity in the word
"Mexicana was apparent. Treasury
officials have recently told the public that
counterfeiters have been making cents out
of pure copper and quarters and halves out
of genuine coin silver obtained by buying
and melting trade dollars. The difference
between the actual value of the coin as
bullion and its face value as coin left a
liberal margin of profit, but in this coun-
felt greaser the counterteiters got badly
left. 1t was made in 1854. The counter
feiterS bought quantity of silver and d.
luted it, so that dollar would be- worth as
they supposed, Oh cents. A couple of
these dollars came into possession of my
father He was acquainted with Mexican
money and concluded To have one of the
dollars Analysed The Oh cents worth OF
silver PANIED out and in addition there
were y cents in gold.
4 Bicycle Tour of the World.
BosroN. March 30th.-Thomas Stevens,
the bicvclist, who crossed the continent,
sails April 9th fo- Liz erpool, to make a
bicvcle tour of the world. from Calais to
Paris. through France and Germany to
Vienna. through Austria and Turkey down
the valley of the Danube to ConstantinOple,
cross the river to Scutari, Asiatic Turkey,
and expects to reach Teheran, the capital
of Persia, some time in the fall, and will
probably winter in that city. He will re-
sumo his Journey early in the spring, to go
through the Chinese Empire by the valley
of the Yangtse kiang to Shanghai. thence
across to San Francisco. He estimates the
Journey by bicycle at 10000 miles.
Beach Challenged to Row Gaudaur.
ST. LOUIS, March Seth A st. John,
chief representative of aquatic sports in this
city, challenges Beach who defeated Han
Ian in Australia Saturday, to row Jake
Gaudaur, of this city, for - 600 a side and
the championship of the world, the race to
take place in the United States, and St.
John to allow Beach $500 for expenses.
Opposition to Executions on Good Friday.
AUGUSTA (Maine), March 30th.-The Coy
ernor has called special session of the
Council for Wednesday, to consider the
question of n reprieve for short time OF
the Italians, Duntore and Capore, sentenced
to be hanged April 81. The action is in
Difference to the wishes of Bishop Healy
and others. who requested the Governor
not to allow the murderers to be hanged on
Good Friday.
A Notable Real Estate Transfer.
New York, March 30th.-The SIN, says
Among the transfers of real estate recorded
Saturday was that of lot on the east side
of Fifth avenue by Fred. Boehm to Mary l.
Hamilton for $4,000. The same property
was then transferred to c. NJ. De Soto for
consideration of $4,000 Mrs. De Soto Is
the wife OF Marco A. De Soto, exPresiden
of Honduras. This property adjoins anC
is handsomer than the house and lot pur
chased by the wife of President Barrios
when she was temporarily residing in thi!
city about one year and half ago.
Chinese sunday Schools.
New YORK, March 30th.-The .S,0, says
The Chinese Sunday school at DIR. Halls
church is L great success. More than LOT
Cinnamon sat about in the chapel las
night and there were not enough teacheH
TO go around. The teachers say they cannon
tell whether they teach the same ChinameI
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