Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-13
Crocker, the California millionaire. sent
$50, with the following letter:

| Spo, Win the IOllOWlIg letter:
J l have read in the newspapers about your
struggle with the boycotting bakers and have
| admired your pluck and your Determination tn
| maintain your rights under the laws of your
country herewith inclose you $50, and desire
@ YOU 10 set aside every day, and keep an
! certain suantity of bread to the poor
| people until the fund is exhausted.
l send you this 10 snow my appreciation of
| hope that You Will be sustained through this
tyranntcal attempt to dictate to YOU in conduct
| ing your business. We live in free country. or
laborer or aristUcrat sets up TO DENY
1 70 others the rights they claim for Themselves
they are equally responsible. 1t is the worst
| kind of tyranny and a kingly Government of
! Europe would be ashamed to exercise or allow
| the exercise of such tyrauay under their aIl-
| thority. hope that you VIII be sustained in
inainlalhlng your independence, and that your
DusLieas VIII prove successful
Mrs. Gray's business Yesterday was the
biggest she ever did.
The Trapscontinental Situation
New YeRK, April 12th.-There has been
no settlement of the differences between
the transcontinental lines although ne
gotiations have not been abandoned. The
purpose OF the present negotiations is to
arrange terms with the Pacific Mail. The
steamship company insists that it will ac-
cept not less than 100000 a month. with
the provision that the contract cannot be
terminated on less than six months no.
tice. 1t is understood that the railroads
have offered $4,000. C. 2. Huntington
said yesterday: " There is no settlement in
sight, but perhaps am the last person who
will have news about this matter"
Pestoffice Burned.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 12th.-Shortly after
noon fire broke out in the third story of
the Boston block, in which the postoffice
is located, and the building was quickly
enveloped in flames. The building will
be total loss. The mails have all been
saved
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
MINNEAPOLIS, April 12th.-The fire was
confined to the Boston block, which was
gutted. The first floor was damaged only
| by water. Miller Bros. removed nearly all
their stock, and sustain trihing loss. The
contents of the Postnffice were all removed.
| The loss to the block is $50, 900, covered by
| insurance to the amount of 100000, over
half of which is in small sums in compa-
nies, not to exceed $4,000 each. The law
library OF 1000 volumes is a total loss, the
estimate being $4,000, with $1,000 insur-
| ance.
Funeral of Captain Crawford.
| OMAHA (Neb.), April 12th.-The funeral
of the late Captain Emmet Crawford, of the
| United States army, who was recently
Killed by Mexicans, occurred to-day at
hearney, under the direction of Robert
Morrison Lodge, No. 46, f. and A. ~ An
immense crowd was in attendance
Mrs. Mackay's Daughter Ill.
New YORK. April 12th.-John w. Mackay
| will Immediately follow his wife to Paris,
whittier she has gone TO attend her daugh-
ter, the Princess Galatro Colonna, who is
dangerously i'll with diphtheria.
Ex-President Arthur's Health.
New YORK, April 2th.-Ex-President
arthur is very much improved in health.
He receives visitors and reads papers He
is not confined to his room, and expects to
! so out in day or two.
Astor House Changes Ownership.
| New YORK, April 12th.-The Astor
House property fight has been settled.
Allen, of the old firm of Allen & Dam, be-
comes proprietor, checks to the amount of
$4,000 having passed Saturday.
New York stock Market.
| New YORK, April 12th--3 P. M-Central
Pacific 424; Burlington, 1851 Rio Grande,
| 149; Northern Pacific, 264; preferred, 55s
| Northwestern, 109; New York Central,
1921; Oregon Navigation, 101; Transcon-
| tinental, 50; Pacific Mail, 5S4; Panama,
| 9S; Rock Island. 26; St. Louis and San
Francisco, 119; st. Paul and Omaha, 42
| Texas-Paci6c, 81; Union Pacific, 5lg
| Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Express, 120; West
ern Union, 665
New YORK, April 12th.-Nerthern Pa
ciic skies, 115@1l6. Southern Pacific
| firsts, 1869 Arizona skies, 104t bid; New
| Mexico skies, 1861.