Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-31
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

In New York yesterday Government bonds
were quoted at 1221 for is of 1907 l121s for as
sterling, 81 S4@4 s612; 1925 for IS; silver bars
l07
Silver in London, 40 S-16d; consols, 9S Sled; 5
ner cent. United States bonds, extended, los; As,
1242s; AS. 1145s.
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted
at S4@Sf14 cents.
The favorite stocks opened at higher prices in
the San Francisco mining share market yester-
day, but soon declined sharply. The outside
stocks were dull.
Mrs. Cain, shot by her husband in San Fran
cisco Sunday evening, died yesterday.
The President sent a long list of nominations
to the Senate yesterday, principally for repre-
sentatives of the.United States in foreign lands.
General Grants condition is again such as to
cause fears of speedy dissolution.
Fire in Chicago; loss 100000.
wealthy miser died in Montreal recently,
leaving over half of his estate-valued at 81,
100000 to the Roman Catholic Order of Sui
pitians.
Hanlan, the oarsman, viii return to America
in few days from Australia, and Beach, who
defeated him, is going to England.
A British steamer collided with and sunk a
Chinese steamer on the coast of China, and
seventy persons were drowned.
General Mcclellan has been offered the Rus
sian Mission, which he declined to accept, oW-
ing to his business interests in New York.
France yesterday officially declared war
against China.
The French killed and wounded in the fight
at Langson numbered 200.
O,vip,y IN tho adverse vote in the Chamber OF
Deputies yesterday, the Ferry Cabinet resigned.
The telegraph cable between Vallejo and Mare
Island was successfully laid yesterday
drunken man with an unloaded pistol cap
tured a hotel in Victoria, B. c., Sunday evening,
and held the fort tor several hours.
Dr. John R. McComb, born in that city in 1902
died in New York Sunday.
People along the Delaware and Susquehanna
rivers anticipate a freshet, and are moving to
higher places.
Two contingents, numbering $50 men, left To
ronto yesterday for the scene of trouble in Man
itoba.
The Canadian Parliament was prorogued yes
terday.
A vessel arrived at Boston yesterday from
Chittagong which had lost two of the crew OIL
the voyage by cholera.
Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice left
Windsor Castle yesterday for AK les Baines
France
Rain fell in several localities of California yes
terday and last night
J. L. Tolles committed suicide at Giiroy yes
terday with strychnine.
A Boston bicyclist leaves for England in April
TO make tour of the world on the silent
steed.'
The Government has purchased the old Pro
duce Exchange building in New York, paying
therefor $4,000.
The forces of Guatemala attacked the army o
San Salvador yesterday.
Beach, who defeated Hanlan, has been chal
lenged TO row Gaudaur of St. Louis, for tn,
championship of the world and So, 600
The verdict of murder in the first degree, rem
dered by the jury in the case of James E. Will
Jams at Globe, A. T., was yesterday set aside by
Judge Pinney.
1t is reported from Portland that Jay Gould
has purchased the Oregon Pacific Railroad
The Methodist preachers of Philadelphia tried
to prevent the coming glove contest between
Sullivan and Mccartney, but the Mayor
Knocked them out " in one round.
The two boys poisoned by eating wild parsnip.
were buried at Austin, New, yesterday.
Santa Cruz yesterday decided to issue sS0,OOl
in bonds for the purchase of the water works il
that city.
A reign of lawlesSness prevails in Rowan
county, Kentucky, and several tragedies have
already occurred.
Two men fought thirty threeminute rounds al
Long Island City, n. Y. yesterday, the losel
breaking both thumbs in the contest.
Senator Stanford was among the visitors to
the residence of General Grant last evening.