Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-20

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Affairs at the Naiiona, CAPITA,

ship of Utah and Census Supervisors. They
had been carefully guarded, and were for the
most part surprise, not only to the general
public, but TO the greater portion OF the Sen
ators and Representatives. 1t will be noticed
that the foreign appointments are all promi.
nent and experienced officers in the diplo-
matte or consular service, Lowell being trans
ferred to London from Madrid, Foster to st.
Petersburg from Mexico, and Morgan to
Mexico from Egypt, where he is now Consul
General
General Murray, whose name is sent in as
Governor of Utah, entered the Federal army
in 1861 as boy of eighteen, and two years
afterwards became Major of the Third Ken
lucky Cavalry, then commanded by the
heroic Colonel jackson. Remaining con-
stantly in the service throughout the war, he
rose to the rank of Brigadier- General, and
commanded brigade of cavalry under
General Sherman in the march to
the sea-" He was United States Mar
shall for Kentucky for several years, under
appointment from President Grant, and
is now the principal proprietor of
the Louisville Commercial, perhaps the lead
ing Republican paper of the Southern States.
He is personally very handsome, but aside
from his soldierly dash and fine presence has
not made any particular impression among
those who know him in Washington. On
the contrary, he appears to be generally con-
sidered man of large personal vanity and
small intellectual ability. The President, in
making this appointment, has overruled the
almost unanimous wish of his Cabinet for
Governor Emery's retention, and has created
great.dis dissatisfaction among the friends of va
rious other candidates to whom he had given
great encouragement as recently as last Sat
urday.
To-day's nominations for Census Super.
visors have already elected many expressions
of dissatisfaction on the part of the Demo-
Gratis IN Congress, who claim that one-half of
those appointments should have been Demo-
cratic. On rough estimate it would appear
that the proportion of Democratic names is
from one-fourth to one-third of the total
number. and there is some talk of making a
strong fight in the Senate to obtain larger
proportion; but the whole list Is, neverthe-
less, likely to be confirmed. Three of the
appointments for California, namely: Lang
ley, Hardenberg and Dana. were made on the
recommendations of the Republican members
of the delegation. Dunn was nominated at
the instance of Senator Farley and Represent
alive Berry. He is County Clerk of Solano.
The EreaiRg Star, editorially noticing the
favorable action of the House committee on
the bill to restrict Chinese immigration. saws ::
The members of Congress from the Pacific
States are unanimously IL favor of the bill.
The question Of politics does not enter into
their support Of this measure, and they I'M
hesitatingiy declare that no party can receive
an Electoral vote from the States they reDre-
sent that opposes the bill. The newspapers
of these States, without regard to party, re-
iterate this declaration, and in view of a
Presidential election it is easy to realize how
much influence this announcement will have
upon Congress. The States of Califor-
MIA, Nevada and Oregon have twelve
Electoral votes - more than enough in a
tolerably close contest to decide the choice
of President" The Star is of the opinion
that the bill will pass the House. but as the
Senators are not SO free in expressing them
selves upon the pending measures as the
Representatives, the editor thinks it next to
impossible to predict the fate of the measure
in the Senate. He remarks Enough has
been developed, however, to show that the
old fight over the Chinese question is to be
renewed, and that it will wax very warm be-
fore the fight is over"
Intimate persons and friends of Senator
Lamar now in Washington consider his con-
dition worse than it has been reported, and
doubt whether he will ever again take an
active part in public affairs.
Agent Hayworth arrived here to-day with
a delegation of Nevada Indians. consisting of
Winnemucca, his son, Chief Natchez, Cap
tain Jim and the dashing Sarah Winnemucca.
United STATES supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, January 19th.-Jarrett &
Richards. of Santa Barbara. Cal. were ad-
mitted to practice in the Supreme Court to-
day.
The following decision was rendered to-
day. William Trenouth. plaintiff in error,
vs.. the CITY and county of San Francisco-in
error to the Supreme Court of California.
This is a controversy as TO the title to certain
lands in the civ of San Francisco which
were granted to the CITY bv Act of Congress-
March s. 1866. and by the CITY decided to de-
PENDANTS. Trenouth set nm a claim to the
lands ON the ground that his prantors were
in nossession thereof at the time tba Act of
1S6G was passed. and that one of them was a
nre.emntor under the laws Of the ITnited
States This Court snstains tho on;nior of
tbe District and Snpr-me Conrts beloT that
Trenouths grantors, upon his showing, were
intruderS, who never had bona fide possession
OF the lands IN question that the right of pre-
emptlon could not have been acquired by
trespass, and that the lands We're claimed by
the United States under foreign title-that
OF the Pueblo-trom Mexico which claim
was pending before the tribunals OF the United
ouates aV Ine lilne VI tle aiieged pfe-emptlon.
Judgment athrmed with costs. Field deliv-
cred the opinion.
The Exodus of Co,ored k,ao,,,.
vC.-r,,,.c,- ,o.l m
r, A2niN'ioN, oanu I2sn Inc Senate
ponaiatou VinJnr,, "a P,oi, aII
So ;,,a+a the .ansss &c az avodn, &c ii
ored people from the Southern States. com
menced taking testimony to-day. The first
witnesses examined were Rev. j. Z. Rankin
pastor of the Congregational Church Of TINS
eity. and Thomas Tullock. Assistant Post.
master of Washington, both of whom testified
that they had no personal knowledge of the
causes Of the exodus and knew nothing of a
widely. scattered circular, to which their names
were appended, appealing to the people of
the United States tor money to assist the
freedmen in finding refuge from persecu.
ton. etc., except that they had promised to
serve as members of a Board of Audit for the
Emigrant Society therein referred to.
Proposed Public Parks.
WASHINGTON, January 19th.-The House
Committee on Public Lands to-day agreed to
report favorably to the House and urge the
passage of bill authorizing the President to
select from the public lands of the United
States, in the State of California, tracts on
Il: u ora mourning either tho 80 aduood or