Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-05
HOME AND ABROAD.
NATL RS AND TnINGS AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
British Steamer Sunk-Affairs on the
Rio Grande-Greece and the
Bulgarian Union.
ESPECIAL DSPATcHEs TO TIE sEoogD-uMos. /
DOMESTIC.
Bunko and Confidence Men on the Rio
Grande

Ell PAso TEX, January 4th.-For years
past the town of Paso del Norte, which
lies on tie southern bank of the Rio
Grande, immediately opposite Ell Paso.
Texas, has been infested with a gang of
bunko and confidence people, their victims
being mostly American visitors. who ven
tured across the river III search of the pic
turesque and antique scenes Astounding on
the Mexican side. These bunkos piled
their nefarlous trade quite openly and de-
tlantly, and 1t was charged and generally
believed, that they were protected and
abetted by the municipal authorities. At
last their depredations became SO unbeara-
bic that the whole community Of Ell Paso
became aroused. The American Consul at
Paso del Norte, Judge Brigham, and the
I'll Paso newspapers took the lead in the
tight, and the leader of the bunkos, man
named John Holland, was arrested for
some fiagrant outrage. At the very begin
ming of his trial. it became evident that the
Mayor of II Paso del Norte did not mean
to press the prosecution, and the citizens
OF Ell Paso, headed by the Mayor and the
City Council, addressed an emphatic COM
municati0n to the Governor of the State of
chihuahua, III which Paso del Norte is sit
uated. Ii appears that the Governor in
quired of the official the reasons for his
netarious conduct, to which inquiry he
made the best reply he could under the cir
cumstances. The State authorities of Chi
huahua addressed to-day the following
letter to the Mayor and Aldermen OF Ell
Paso:
have received from the Mayor of the
bunkos district the following communica-
ton, bearing date of the 9th inst | have
received your communication of the 23d
INST, and the inclosed petition addressed
to the State Government by the Mayor and
citizens of FL Paso. Texas under date of
the DIST inst, and shall take in the matter
the proper steps. in accordance with your
directions. 1t is meet that should inform
the Executive that in my official capacity,
and III the exercise of the authority vested
In me, ! have never neglected my office,
and have on three occasions placed John
Holland and bis associates at the DISPOSAL of
the judicial authorities for the iniliction of
such punishment as he might deserve for
his deceitful practices upon foreigners and
visitors to Paso del Nor;e | must also
state that these are the only steps incum-
bent on my authority, and that the ag-
grieved parties were at liberty TO make the
necessary charges against the authorities
that had iaiied to do them justice, as they
enjoyed, IN common with everybody else
the privilege of appealing to a higher tri-
bunal had they not been justly dealt with
IN the lower. This, | believe they have
not done, but expected justice would lump
at the result desired without first com
plying with the preliminary steps in order.
must likewise make known to YOU that
the aforesaid foreigner, John Holland, has
disappeared
Railroad Securities.
New YORK. January 4th-The S,n,'s
financial leader says: The so-called Selig-
man securities were remarkably strong last
Icl,n
was called to these bonds and stocks here
last summer when the system was about
being completed to the Pacific coast The
6per cent. bonds of the. st. Louis and San
Francisco are selling at los and the first
preferred stock, paying for the five years
past per cent, is selling at 49, This is
from 10 to p per cent. lower than several
other stocks paying the same rate of divi-
dends. 1t is stated by managers of the con-
Germ that the statement Tor 1885 will show
about per cent earned upon the second
preferred stock which is now selling at SAG
per share. The corn crop is now coming
rapidly to the front, and the ST. Louis and
San Francisco, rs well as the Atlantic and
Pacific, cannot help reaping the benefit of
this years immense yield of cereals.
The Morning Journals financial article
says: There is scarcely anything that affords
more satisfaction to Wall street than to see
Erie showing activity. Fortunes have been
Won and lost in it almost without number.
II has been the hazard of dealing in it that
has endeaTed it to the street With the
Wormsers, ID. O. Mills and other big Erie
men promising new movement in securi-
ties, there ought to be a lively time ahead.
A Supreme Court Decision Affecting the
Saudlotters.
WASHINGTON January 4th. The Su-
preme Court to-day rendered the following
decision: No. 10, Herman Presser. plaintiff
in error, VS.. the State of Illinois, in error to
the Supreme Court of Illinois, The princi-
pal involved is the right of State TO pre-
vent armed assemblages of its citizens, and
their parading as military companies. when
not organized as such under the laws of
the State or OF the United States. The
Court affirms the judgment of the lower
tribunal, holding that the State may pre-
vent such assemblages. To deny this
right, it says would be to deny the right to
disperse assembiages organized for sedition
and treason, and the right to suppress
armed mobs bent on riot and rapine
The Debt of Arizona.
WASHINGTON, January 4th.-In response
to request from Senator Harrison Chair
man of the Senate Committee on Terri
tories, Governor Zulick of Arizona has
furnished q statement of the Territorial
debt, how incurred, etc. The statement
shows that the Territory has outstanding
warrants amounting to S120.9iS upon
which 1t pays interest at the rate of 10 per
cent. per annum.
Land Office appointment.
WASHINGTON, January 4th-Jacob Fro
lich of Little Rock, Ark, has been APP
pointed chief of the mineral division of
the General Land Office.
The Wheat FTara..t IF tta xvx.rr,
New YORK, January 4th-The CONNER
ciat Bulletin has three-column review of
the wheat market of the world during the
past twenty-five years, from which il ap-
pears that the price of wheat in Great Brit
ain, at the close of the year, was lower than
any year. since the average market prices
were recorded-a period OF 10 years-and
that the unsold stock of wheat in this
country has been larger than in any pre-
vlous year. The average price in British
towns, officially reported IN 1885. have been
only 52s. lod. per quarter. Careful esti-
mates show the annual consumption of
wheat TO have been about 1876 bushels per
capita during the past fifteen years The
consumption from July 1, 1882, to July +.
1888 averaged 4I5 bushels per capita. The
yearly surplus consumed and unsold July
l, 1885. must have been 129. 33S 249 bushels.
1t will probably turn out, when the crop
movements ior tnls We 7 are completely re-
corded, that the accumulation of visible
supply points to about that surplus.
A Daughter of JEFF. Davis and the Silver
Question.
WASHINGTON January 4th.-During the
holiday recess of Congress, and since the
delivery of his speech in favor of silver
coinage, Senator Beck has received more
letters than any other member of the Sem
ate. Letters have come to him by hundreds
daily, all of them commencing the position
he has taken, and urging him TO stand firm
in his support of the silver dollar. While
the bulk of these letters have come from
the South and West, not few have been
sent by residents of the East. Among the
tributes of commentator is one from the
youngest daughter of Jefferson Davis, of
Mississippi Il is a neat little water color
painting, representing silvery moon look
ing down through sheet of silvery clouds
on prosperous landscape Underneath
was written, in Miss Davis hand "Di-
ana's tribute to the champion of silver
Connection Diselaimed.
NEW York, January 4th.-Arthur j.
Delaney, who presided al the meeting OF
the municipal council of the Irish League
this ~ roll a.,