Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-02

consummste the proposed purchase Of the
Freedman's Bank building in this city by the
United States Government, bill for which
purposefas heretofore been recommended by
the Commissioners and once passed the
Senate.
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WAsHINGToN, February 1st.-The follow:
ing postal changes for the Pacific coast were
made last week: Office established-Water
ford. WahSiakum county. w. T.. Robert
r. Winter, Postmaster. Offices discontinued
-Inyo Inyo county, Cal, Konewack. Va
kina county, w. T.; Dover, San Pete coun-
ty, Utah. Postmasters appointed-Wm R.
Porter, San Bernardino, San Bernardino
county, CAL; Mrs Jennie Goodwin. San
Buenaventura Ventura county, Cal: Alex-
ander Mclean, Cascade Locks, Wasco
county, Oregon; Oliver II. Hallock, Hepp.
ner, Umatilla county, Oregon; William W.
Ward. Ilwaco, Pacific county, w. Z.
Queen Victoria and the Distress in Ire.
land.
NEw YORK, February 1st.-In reference
to the statement made recently by Parnell
that Queen Victoria contributed nothing in
1917 to the Irish famine, denial of which
statement by Lord Randolph Churchill was
cabled here, PaInell has addressed q letter to
the New York Herald, in which he says
In reference to Lord Randolph Churchilrs
contradiction of my statement, that the
Queen gave nothing TO relieve the famine in
1917, might have gone still further and said
with perfect accuracy, not only did she give
nothing, but that she actually intercepted
e6, 600 of donation which the Sultan of
Turkey desired to contribute to the famine
fund in lS47. The Sultan had offered DO
nation OF go 600, but the English Embassa-
dor at npsto ino,.la Il; 4 49, L.,
Queen to inform him that her contribution
was to be limited to $4,000, and that the
Sultan should not in good taste give any
more than her hence the net result to the |
famine fund by the Queens action was a loss
of 1000"
Suit for Damages.
New YORK, February 1st.-Henry E. L. |
Legraw, a commercial traveller, has brought
an action against James n. Rowan, a grain
merchant, to recover $50, 600 for the alleged |
alienation Of his wife. Rowan was a resident |
of Jamaica, l.. l., a member of the New |
York Produce Exchange, Trsstee of the |
Brooklyn Tabernacle is married, and has a |
family. A suit for divorce will also be in
stituted.
Western-5SOund Passengers.
OMAHA, February 1st = The following |
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 1915 P NJ, TO arrive in Sacra-
mento February 9th: Dr. c. H. Bradford, |
uel NJ. Wilson and wife, San Francisco /;
Mrs. l.. G. Morgan, Centralia, Ills; w. NJ |
Bunting, New York, Samuel j. Miller, st. |
Paul, Mimi; Andrew H. Grossman, Phila.
delphia James Horton, Buffalo, w. C. |
Creed, Boston.
Weather ON Mount Washington.
BosToN, February 1st.-A dispatch from |
Mount Washington says that there was to-
day the greatest change in the weather ever
known on that mountain in the same length |
of time, the thermometer at noon being. 19' |
above and at 9 o'clock in the evening 81 |
below zero. The wind blew at the rate of so |
miles an hour.
The soEfhern Utes-Comn,issi Onership OF
Indian Affairs.
WASHINGTON, February 1st-The Southern
Utes. lgnatio, Salvaro. Buckskin Charley
and Ojo Banoho, arrived last night in charge
of Colonel Page, U. S. A.
The committee who are investigating
the charges preferred against ex.Cominis-
sioner of Indian Affairs Hayt viii probably
conclude their work tomorrow Secretary
Schurz said tonight that the report of the
committee will be submitted to the Board of |
Indian Commissioners at their meeting in |
New York on Tuesday next. 1t has not yet
been determined who will succeed Hayt as
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Opposition to Grant and Blaine.
New York, February 1st.-The Independ. /
ent Republican Central Committee, known
as seratchers, last evening adopted reso-
luton against the nomination of Gen. Grant :
or Senator Blaine.
Two Wen Killed al,s, Another Injured.
CHESTER pa, February 1st.-An express
train To-Day killed Henry Grant and George |
Adds, and severely wounded VIM. Rhodes, |
who were crossing the track in a carriage.
Full Delegation for Grant.
PITTsBURG, February 1st-As meeting
of the Republican Executive Committee of |
Allegheny county yesterday. to select dele
gates to the State Conventions, the full dele
CATION was instructed for Grant.
The Real Cansc-lrrcsf Contemplated
The P0Rcas' Title.
New York, February 2d-A. M.-The Tri-
Juac thus epitomizes its Washington specials
1t is said that the immediate cause of Com
missioner Hayt's removal from the Indian
Office was the discovery that it was his own |
son to whom, under an assumed name, the |
Arizona mine was sold.
Schurz is reported to contemplate the ar
rest of Standing Bear and Bright Eyes Emf
ment lawyers are of opinion that the Poncas' |
title to 60 GOO acres of land is good in law.