Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-17
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Presidential Fight.
FEELING AT WASHINGTON.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Presidential Fight.
FEELING AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 15th.-Although there
is just now something of lull in public
political movements, speculation continues to
increase in interest among Washington poll
ticians as the day for holding the National
Republican Convention draws nearer. The
friends of both Grant and Blaine look for
ward to next Wednesdays Illinois ConveL-
tion with good deal of anxiety, because if
the third-termers are worsted there, the can
vass of General Grant receives hard and
perhaps fatal blow. The Grant men, how
ever feel cheerful, and claim that Illinois
will instruct her forty-two votes to be cast
for him. They also claim as the results of
the Conventions to be held next week twenty
votes from Alabama, sixteen from Louisiana
and six from Nebraska, though the Sherman
men also claim that they will secure some
votes in Alabama and Louisiana. Blaine's
friends feel generally confident, and, indeed,
are inclined to be boastful They say that
Grant cannot be nominated on the first bal
lot, and that two-thirds of the Convention
will vote for Blaine on the second. This,
however, is denied by Sherman's friends,
who think that with Grant out of the way
Sherman will get the bulk of the Grant
vote, rather than that his friends will be al
lowed to go to Blaine.
EX-GOVERNOR sTANFoRD's OPINION.
New YORK, May 15th.-The Herald inter
viewed Leland Stanford here yesterday. In
reply to the question, is there any organ
lied opposition to the third term candidacy"
he said, "None at all. The ex-President is
very popular in California, and if he should
be nominated he would get the whole Repub-
lican vote. The Kearney people would di-
vide in such case, the Democrats voting for
their man for President, and the Republicans
for theirs. But the Kearneyites have had
their day. The Democratic delegates will
go to Cincinnati uninstructed. | think Tilden
is still great favorite with the Democrats of
the Pacific coast, but local pride will induce
them to present the name of Field. Indeed,
/ believe Field would be the strongest Presi-
Dental candidate the Democrats could select
to secure the vote of California. He would
make a better canvass than any man they
could put up. The Republicans are stronger
on the Pacific coast than they were four years
ago."
JOHN TIGHTENS THE WIRES A LITTLE.
New YORK, May 15th.-The Bulletin says
l.
it would appear there has been very urgent
demand for Assistant Weighmasters in the
Custom House. No fewer than twenty-five,
we are informed, have been imported from
rural districts at salary of 81, 600 per an
mum each. We learn also that quite large
number of Custom House employees have had
the misfortune to have uncles, aunts, cousins,
ETC., so seriously indisposed "out West, +"
that they have been constrained, from a sense
of social duty to ask leave of absence. The
article concludes thus: "Civil service re-
form is fine thing in theory, but in practice
it looks like pretty much of a humbug."
a DIVIDED DELEGATION.
LARAMIE CITY ivy. IT,, May 15th.-The
Republican Territorial Convention met here
to-day and elected w. A. Carter and NJ. G..
Brown delegates TO the Chicago Convention.
One is for Blaine and the other is for Grant,
but neither was instructed.
GRANT PROBABLY BEATEN.
CHICAGO, May 15th.-Returns from all
but three are now in, and the anti
Grant combination in Illinois will have ma
jority in the State Convention, provided the
regular Cook county delegation is admitted,
as it probably will be.
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS DIVIDED.
LINCOLN (Neb.), May 15sh.-This county,
the largest Republican county in the State,
held Convention to-day and selected nine
teen delegates to the State Convention to be
held at Columbus on the 10Th instant. The
delegation is divided between Grant and
and are uninstructed.
of Prospectors in the Ute COun-
try.
CHICAGO, May 15th.-The Times this
publishes a story from Leadville,
told by John Allendorf to reporter in that
city, regarding the terrible massacre of white
en- route to the Ute Reservation.
Allendorf says he left his home in Linn
county, Kansas, seven weeks ago, with seven.
teen others, equipped for an expedition in
search of mineral, which they found on the
head-waters of Gunnison river, in rich
placers, which pielded from $1,000 to 81, 600
per day. On May Sd, while the party was
widely scattered, the Indians, mounted and
500 strong, galloped down upon the camp
and massacred the whole party, cutting their
bodies into pieces. Allendorf witnessed the
affair from mountain, whittier he had gone
hunting. The Utes carried off all the gold
and the whole outfit Allendorf escaped,
and walked for several days until he reached
a settlement. He gives the following as the
names of the murdered men: Charles and
John Andrews, Elias Morlan, James Hen
1erson, John and Isaac Detmore, Martin
Fleming. Peter Amberg, Fred and Louis
Stell, Edward Maron, Philip jackson, Josiah
Warner, Jesse Jerry, Adam Homer and
Julius Terry. Mr.. Allendorf confesses that
MS story has been discredited by the settlers,
70 whom he told it, and who attributed it to
4 disordered brain. kilograms received at
Leadville yesterday report that men coming
from The reservation to Lake City report
party of twenty-five prospectors corralled on
The Gunnison, and twelve killed. This is
to be Bradbury's party, which left
Del Norte three weeks ago.
General McKenzie's column is on the way
70 the scene. A letter from Saguache says
that the Utes are reported to have killed
,welve miners, forty miles west of that place,
and troops from Fort Garland are en- route to
,he scene, AL these stories are subject to
ioubt, and cannot be verified at present, as
the roads are in terrible condition, but it is
believed the Indians are making preparations
'or the war-p1th, and stirring news is ex.
pected soon.
Invading the Utes.
CHICAGO, May 15.-The Times Leadville
special says: A company of 100 men will be
organized here Sunday to go into the Ute
reservation. They will be thoroughly armed
and well equipped for the summer. Major
Kline, formerly of the Buck Tail Regiment
Of Pennsylvania Volunteers, is leader.
The Whitaker Case.
WEST POINT, May 15th.-Joseph E. Paine,
The expert in the Whitaker case, was re-
called and testified that there were striking
similarities in one set of papers with the note
Of warning. His testimony was in the main
corroborative of the other experts. The