Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-30

pubic. Her reply Is appended
NEW YORK, October 10Th.
DEAR SIR Your letter of the 10Th came dur
ing my absence, and was seen on my return
from Long Branch. Riverside was selected by
myself and family as the burial place of nv
husband. General Grant, first, because believed
sew 19IS was ms preference second, it is
nearer the residence hope to OCCUPY Is long as
live. and where l VIII be able to visit his rest
ing place often third, ! have believed and am
now convinced that the tomb VIII be visited by
rs many OF ms countrymen here as ii would in
any other place, and fourth. the offer of a park
IN New York was the fist which observed. and
unreservedly, the only condition imposed by
General Grant himself namely that | should
have q place by his side. am, sir. very re-
specially, JULIA D. GRANT.
To VIM r. Grace, Mayor of the City of New
York.
New Internal Revenue Regulations.
WAsHINGToN. October 29th-The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue has pre-
pared new series of regulations in regard
to the expectation of spirits in bond. by
which 1t Is provided that spirits distilled in
the United States, which were exported in
good faith, and which can he identified.
will, when re-imported, be subject 10 a
duty Of 80 cents per proof or wine gallon,
on the quantity actually contained in each
package When they cannot be identified,
the duty will be the same as on foreign
spirits. But, if it should be found that the
expectation in any case had not been made
IN good faith, the tax of 80 cents per proof
or wine gallon win be assessed on the total
quantity Withdrawn, under the export
bond, from the distiliing warehouse. All
cases OF doubt as to good faith Will be re-
ferred to the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, October 29.h.-The acting
Postmaster-General to-day appointed the
following fourth class Postmasters: Mon
tana-Poplar Creek Agency. l.. V. Boggs.
California-hIilpitas. Antonio f. Cuneha ;
Oakville James McQuaid. Oregon-Rye
valley, Mrs. Alton II. Clark.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was shorter
than usual, and the preparation of the an
nual reports Of Cabinet officers was the
only general question considered. The
death Of General Mcclellan was feelingly
alluded to by the President and members
of the Cabinet
The following Californians are in the
city: Judge J. II. Boalt, who has business
before the United States Supreme Court :;
Judge y. G. Bradford and J. c. Ball. of
Holo county; John C. Maynard, San Ma
teo, and J. w. Reay and J. z. Cameron, of
San Francisco.
President Diaz, of Mexico, acting upon
the assumption that the reciprocity treaty
with the United States viii not be ratified,
IS negotiating with Germany for a loan to
help Mexico out Of her financial difficulties.
An examination for Examiners clerks
in the Patent Office will be held at the
rooms of the Civil Service Commission
November 18th. The specialties in this
examination will include knowledge of
the patent laws and regulations and of the
usages of the Patent Office
DIR. James Z. kimball Director of the
Mint, has submitted TO the Secretary of the
Treasury his annual report of the opera
tons of the MINIS and Assay Offices of the
United States Cor the fiscal year ended June
so, 1885.
In his annual report the Director of the
Mint calls attention to the necessity for i'm
proved facilities for the storage of coin and
bullion at the MINIS The saving effected
at the San Francisco Mint since July l.
1885, by a reduction of the force, amounted
to an annual decrease OF $35, 900. At the
Carson Mint the entire force of workmen,
and a large portion of the officers, have
been dispensed with.
Rear Admiral De Kraft, who died to-
day, entered the service III 1871, served
during the war with distinction, and was
promoted from the grade of midshipman
steadily upward
Jerome Park Races.
JEROME PARK, October 29th.-The races
to-day We're run in steady down-pour of
rain, and gloomy and depressing as the out
look was it was rendered still more so by
an accident in the first race. Maggie !.
fell, and one after another Brookwood.
Sam Brown and Stonebuck followed, and
with their jockeys made a decidedly mis-
cellaneous heap. Brookwood was killed
and his jockey, Potter, probably fatally
a..
+. won, Richmond second, Choctaw third
Time, 1IS2. Three-quarters of mile for
two-year-olds: BordSlaise won. Anarchy
second, Binnacle third. Time 1:1S4 Mile
and an eighth: Wallhower won. Greenfield
second, Farewell third. Time POI. Mile,
for three-year-o and upward Error
won, Tony Foster second, Mary Hamilton
third Time, las. Mile and three fur
longs, over six hurdles: Sandoyal won,
Bally second, Quebec third. Time, 2:42.
Proposed Purchase.
BosToN, October 29th.-The Transcript
says that Carl Schurz has made an offer of
$4,000 cash, and 10 assume an indebted
ness OF $4,000, for the Boston Post, with a
view to making an independent paper oft.
New York Stock Market.
New YORK October 29th-1l M.-Stocks
opened moderately active. irregular and
somewhat feverish, but generally heavy.
During the past hour first prices were irreg-
ular, but the changes were only from / 10
! in either direction. After this opening the
market was heavy, although a few stocks
gained q fraction, but the whole market
soon rallied to about the opening figures.
st. Paul advanced and reading H. The
advance was soon checked and the general
market became weak, declining ! to be-
lou Il.
ket was generally active and firm.
NEW YORK, October 29th-Noon.-Sto
have been moderately active in the past
hour and heavy after II o'clock. declining
10 J, with Pacific Mail the most promi-
nent. There was a recovery in small fac
tons shortly before u o'clock, but at noon
the market was moderately active and
steady at TO / below the opening.
New YORK, October 29th-Central Pacific,
42k; Burlington. 1879; Northern Pacific,
25{; Northern Pacific preferred. 53g
Northwestern, 1872; New York Cen
trail, l02; Oregon Navigation. 81 ;
TransconunentaI, 27l Pacific Mail SOS ;
Panama. IS; st. Louis and San Fran
CISCO, 2oa Texas Pacific. 2l5; Union Pa
ciiic, 55s Wells-Fargo's Express, III
Western Union, 764.
NEW YORK. October 29th.-Stocks dulI
but firm after midday Toward O'Clock
the market became weak, and declined to a
fraction below the opening prices. The
market was quiet during the last hour, and
closed dull and heavy at about the lowest
prices of the day.
The Boomers Moving Again.
WIcHITA (Kansas), October 29th.-The
Duly Eagle IS in possession of information
TO the effect that the Boomers" have
again made a movement on Oklahoma
For several days past numbers have beer
going with teams and provisions Such a;
had reached the oklahoma district I'D tc
the date of the latest advices found a mum.
Der of cattlemen with their herds in peace
full possession, but all seemed harmonious
as between the herdeTs and Boomers, .
with no prospect of trouble From fifty tc
sixty wagon loads Of " Boomers were ar.
irving daily upon the ground.
Ban-Jumper Captured.
ST. LOUIS, October 29th.-H. X. Pinck.
ney, charged with aiding the Arkansas
Valley Land and Cattle Company. an
English organization, to defraud the Coy.
eminent out of the larger part of SO COZ
acres of public domain in Bent county
Colorado, was arrested in St. Louis this
afternoon. He will be taken back 10 Col.
orado. Pickney was formerly a clerk in
the Pueblo land office and be and r. c
Bloomfield, manager of the cattle company
were charged with fraudulently conspirins
10 acquire the land. Bloomfield was con.
zfesni and Is now SERVING ont ls- coz, +,-, -,