Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-03
NEWS OF THE MORNING.


In New York yesterday Government bonds
were quoted at 1926 for IS of 1907 HE'S for rs;
sterling, 81 sSg4 s65z 1885 for IS; silver bars
1887
Silver in London, AZ 9-16d consols, 90 l5-i6d IS
per cent. United States bonds, extended, lo5;
is, 1257S; AS, 1l55s.
In the San Franciso mining share market,
Yesterday morning. prices opened lower along
the Constock lire, though there was no marked
pressure to sell. The middle stocks, as usual,
were affected more than the others. There was
no improvement In the outside stocks. Business
was of light proportions.
A boiler explosion at Pittsburg, yesterday, in
jured seventeen persons, several fatally.
Heath & Co., prominent Wall street stock
frn, have failed for sl.so0,cOo.
A prize fight near Pittsburg, yesterday. was
broken up by red pepper being thrown in the
eyes of one of the pugiists.
1t is reported from Berlin that Austria is Sc
cretly supporting SeTvia.
The King of Servia viii enter Old servia on
the sth instant
The Mayor of Montreal has been arrested for
converting the Exhibition building into small
pox hospital.
An Is-yeaT-old boy robbed stage coach con-
tanning six passengers in Texas.
Roumania denies thst She has formed an al
lance with either Greece or Seryia.
The people of SeEvia are clamoring foI the
annexation of Macedonia.
The Sultan of Turkey is receiving counsel
from Bismarck on the Roumelian question.
Throughout Italy, Thursday, 10s new cases Of
cholera were reported, and so deaths from the
disease.
The Munster qreland) Bank will reopen on
the 18th instant.
Great activity prevails in all the bureaus OF
the Turkish War Office
In the trotting contest at Chicago, yesterday,
between Harry Wilkes and Phailas, the former
won in three straight heats.
W W. Baker. Treasurer of Stanislaus county,
died yesterday in Modesto
Harry Lafont fell. overheard from the steamer
Ceres yesterday, near Meridian. Colusa county,
and was drowned.
At the Brighton Beach races, yesterday, the
favorite in every instance was beaten.
1t is authoritatively denied that the Trans
continental Pool is in danger of disruption.
The American Church Congress will meet in
New Haven. Conn, October Goth.
Single pots of rare orchids are selling in New
York at from 500 to $3.50
During the past seven days 1g6 business fail
ures occurred in the United States.
An encounterbe between the United States troops
and Apaches is imminent almost within sight
of Tombstone, A. 7.
Sir Charles Dixie and Mrs. Pattison will be
married in London to-day.
Mcsweeuey the Irish suspect has given
up his efforts to obtain a Government position,
and Withdrawn his papers from the Treasury
Department.
The President and Cabinet propose to attend
the Virginia State Fair in Richmond on the I'D
instant.
William A. West, of Mississippi, has been ap-
pointed Chief Postoffice Inspector
The sixth annual fair of District No IL closed
at Greenville Plumas county, yesterday, hav-
ing been success, financially and otherwise.
Prairie fires in Mcpherson county, Dakota,
the past two days, have rendered hundreds OF
families homeless and caused loss of $780,
00O
The County Recorder of Los Angeles Charles
E. Miles, has been indicted and arrested for a
shortage OF 81 $40 SO in his accounts
Frank Tracy was run over and killed by a
train at The Dalles. Or, yesterday.
Nearly 5000 men were discharged from the
railway works at Eagle Pass, B. c., yesterday.
Shaker won the pacing race at San Jose yes
terday in three straight heats, Prince being dis
tanced in the second heat
There were 81 new cases of smallpox reported
in Montreal yesterday.
The attention of the readers of the RECORD
UNION is directed to the quantity and quality of
the matter to be found upor the inside pages of
to-days issue.