Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-24

Hendrick B. Wright, Congressman from Lu.
zerne, for the nomination for President, and
adjourned sine die.
Decision in Railroad Case.
MONTGOMERY, March 23d.-The Supreme
Court of Alabama to. day rendered an opinion
in the case involving the Selma, Rome and
Dalton Railroad. The amount in issue was
several millions. The Court decided that the
first trust deed of 1852 had a first lien on the
whole main line of road in Alabama, but
not on the Government land grant, and also
to corresponding portion of tire rolling
stock, the other portion of the rolling stock
belonging to the road in Georgia A decree
Will be rendered for the sale of all of the
property and franchises, including the grants
OF land, of. the road in this State The Ala
bama portion Of the road is 10 miles long.
The Republican Trouble In Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, March 23d.-A special to the
Times from Jefferson City says In pursu-
ance of call of George H. Shields, the re-
Gently deposed Chairman of the Republican
State Committee, SIX members of that COM
mittee and two proxies met there tonight.
Mr.. Shields presented an address to the Re-
publicans of Missouri, which be was author
lied to have published. In it he severely
attacks Chauncey |. Filley, the pres
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and his partissns, and characterized the
removal of himself as Chairman as unrepubli-
can and unjust. He says that because he
was for Blaine, Ftlley packed the convention
with proxies and beat him. He calls on
good Republicans to elect delegates to the
Sedalia Convention, and defeat Filley and
his schemes The special further states that
the members of the committee present were
generally against Grant hut will support the
nominee of the National Convention.
EEnigrants Sent West.
New YORK, March 2Sd.-The Erie express,
which left here tonight, had special car
attached filled with party of emigrants sent
by Whitelaw Reid to homes in the West
There We're seventy nine children and sixteen
adults. The children were unaccompanied
by their parents, and win go to Burlington,
Kansas, where homes will be procured for
them in families of neighboring farmers.
The families viii go to different places in the
West, where there are fair prospects for sue
cess in life.
The EayInOnd-Bill Affair.
WASHINGTON, March 23d.-There is getting
to be a good deal Of public feeling about
Jessie Raymond, and the feeling is that Hill
should either provide for her or have her ar
rested and prove her an impostor.
WASHINGTON, March 23d.-Senator Hell
and friend have filed affidavits that Jessie
Raymond was totally unknown to Hill; had
no claim on him; was attempting to extort
money by annoyance and threats to kill that
they believe the latter to be dangerous, as
sorting that she is an Abandoned character.
and request the police to take action in the
matter. His friend (Snalls) testified that
Jessie had said she would have $500 or Hills
life if she hung for it.
The National Democratic Convention.
CHICAGO, March 23d.-The Inter. Oceans
Washington special says There is some stir
about insufficient telegraph and other facili-
ties to be afforded by Cincinnati to the Dem
ocratic National Convention, and there is
proposition to change the place.
Reflections.
WASHINGTON, March 23i-The Senate
has rejected three Census Supervisors for
Ohio.
New Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, March 23d.-Jay Gould has
ordered a road $50 miles long, extending into
the Western Missouri coal fields, built. Work
begins at once.
Pacific Mail and the Railroads.
New York, March 24th--A M.-The
TF0rldS Washington special says Senator
Bailey said to-day, in conversation, that the
subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
would soon take cognizance of his resolution
of inquiry touching the Pacific Mail Steam.
ship Company, and that the names of per.
sons familiar with the transaction complained
of between it and the railroad company, and
its effect on transAntinental commerce, were
in his possession. These persons would be
requested to appear and testify, the idea be-
ing to show that the contract was against
public policy and q conspiracy against the
commercial public, requiring the immediate
action of Congress. Among the parties men
toned were Dillon, Huntington, Keene,
Gould, Sage and others.