Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-01
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

In New York yesterday Government bonds
were Quoted at 1927 for Is of 1907; 1l23 for as
sterling, 81 s4@4 s611; 1O11s for IS; silver bars,
IO7.
Silver in London, 40 sled; consols, 9S 5-l6d; s
ner cent. United States bonds, extended, l05; As
PES rs, 1145s
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted
at S4@S41a cents.
The active portion of the stock market in San
Francisco opened with steadier tone yesterday
morning The scare seemed to be over, and
dealers who had sold at Monday lowest figures
were openly confessing themselves bereft OF
good Judgment.
The New York Mugwumps yesterday re-
ceived the reward of their treaeheTy in the APP
pointment of Pearson, the present incumbent
as Postmaster of New York.
]. F. Crawford, Superintendent of the foreign
mail service, is TO be removed, to he succeeded
by Nicholas NJ. Bell, of st. Louis.
Osman Digna has abandoned Tamai and
Hasheen.
FL Mahdi has a rival called e. Makk, whose
adherents are increasing.
It's reported that Riel, the leader of the re-
bellion in Manitoba, has l,O00 well-armed men
Including Indians, and means fight.
A British vessel was fired upon by the revolu-
tionists at Colon (Aspinwalp yesterday, and re-
turned the fire:
II is rllmored that the AnameSe have risen
against French authority.
Great alarm is felt in Paris overthe absence OF
news from the French army III Tonquin.
The Russians on the Afghan frontier have
advanced their outposts to within eighteen miles
of Penjdeh.
4 further order for 100000 pounds of canned
meats has been received from England by a
Chicago packing firm.
The mercantile failures in the United States
during the quarter ending yesterday number
1865, and the liabilities foot up S46,1Sl,951.
General Graham begins his advance against
Osman Digna to-day, ard severe fighting is an
ticipated.
In the sculling match on the Thames yester-
day, between Bubear and Goodwin, the latter
won.
During March the coinage at the Mint in
Philadelphia amounted to s. 300, 492.
The opponents OF Judge Field have prepared
an address to the President and Cabinet, setting
forth their claims to recognition in the distribu-
ton of patronage.
The fourth Italian expedition to the Red Sea
is getting ready for departure as rapidly as pos
'e.
The Ameer of Afghanistan and Earl Duferin
Yiceroy of India, met yesterday at Rawul-
Pindi.
Senator Stanford has invited the Senate Com
mittee on Naval Inspection to 90 to California
in his private car at his expense.
Starvation aud dcstitution continue in West
Virginia.
a colored man has been nominated tor the
Legislature by the Republicans OF Rhode Island
for the first time in the history of the State
The Hudson river is now open for navigation
\ dispatch from Jackson, Miss, says jeff
Davis illness is serious
The British Columbia Chinese Restriction Acr
has been disallowed at Ottawa.
The cornerstone of the new opera-house at
Victoria B. C., was laid yesterday.
Francisco Jesus Levernas has been convicted
Of rape in Mariposa county, and sentenced tc
thirty years in the State Prison.
The Carson Mint is ordered to suspend coin
age until July LIST,
4 colored man, convicted AT New Orleans o
rape on a white woman, has been sentenced t,
be hanged.
An immense labor demonstration took plac,
yesterday in Shenandoah. Pa.
The British House of Commons adjournel
yesterday until April 9Th.
j. r. Sabine of Chico, has been found dead
near Yreka.
The seventeen anniversary of Bismarck
birth will be celebrated in Germany to-day
General Grant passed a quiet day yesterday
and at night was il a more comfortable condi
ton.