Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-05
GENERAL NEWS.
aprclAL TO THE RECORD -uN1om
DOMESTIC.
Na,icns, CAPITAL Affairs.


! WASHINGTON, June 4th.-Senator Booth
and Representatives Page. Davis and Pa.
checo have to-day united in letter to the
President, strongly recommending n. w.
/ Spaulding, of Oakland, for appointment as
Surveyor of Customs for the port of San
Francisco, vice Paul Morrill,, deceased. In
presenting Mr.. Spauldiug's name they desig-
nate him as the possessor of stanch business
qualities, competent, and predict that his
appointment will give general satisfaction.
Tie House Ways and Means Committee
, to day reported fayorSbly on the Senate bill
for the relief OF Frank Soule ard his securi-
ties on his official bond as Internal Revenue
Collector at San Francisco. The bill was
placed on the private calendar.
Representative Whitthorne from the
House Committee on Naval Affairs. to-day
reported resolution proposing that the
House shall authorize a subcommittee of
three or FIVE members of this committee to
visit Mare island during the Congressional
recess, to join Board of naval officers in ex-
amining the question whether bars are being
formed in the approaches to the navy yard,
which have impaired, or may impair its use-
fulness, and whether such deposits can be
permanently prevented. The expenses of
the proposed excursion are of course to be
paid out of the House contingent fund.
Arkansas Democratic state Convention
State Convention, on the thirty-ninth ballot,
nominated Thomas j. Churchill for Cow
ernor. The final vote stood Churchill l2S,
Miller ST. Wilson a. Grace l, Eagle g. The
nomination was then made unanimous.
Jacob Frolich, for Secretary of State, and
William K. Woodruff, Jr., for Treasurer,
were nominated by acclamation. The fol-
lowing nominations were made on the first
ballot for each Auditor, John Crawford:
Chief JuStiea nf ba Supra,po Eo,,rt IF,,r-
lish. For AttorneyGeneral the vote stands
on the fourth ballot: Moore 101. Cockriu
SO, Martin 30, scattering s. Required to
nominate, 1l2
The Colorado Democratic State Conven-
tior.
DENVER, June 4th.-The Democratic State
Convention reassembled at $50 this morning.
The following delegates to Cincinnati were
chosen Alva S. Adams, S. L. Brown. J. T.
Humphreys and G. D. Thomas, with w. A.
III. Loveland and C. Barela as delegates at
large. The delegation is uninstructed, bat is
solid for Field. The resolutions favor the
free coinage of silver, declare the Utes must
go, and pledged support to the Cincinnati
nominee
looking Up an Old Mine.
NEW YORK, June 4th.-The Panama Star
of the oath of May says: james A. Cross
man, well known engineer and mining ex-
pert has arrived to inspect the ancient Cora
mine. Crossman is engaged in the interest of
a number of capitalists, one of whom is said
to be james II. keene.
The Situation at E6advilIc, Colorado.
DESvER, June 4th. - The Republicans
Leadyille special says Everything has been
quiet for the past few days until yesterday,
when the miners on the Morning Star refused
TO 20 20 work, as they had been warned by
the strikers that they resumed at their peril.
The manager of the mine being informed
that an attack was contemplated called upon
the Sheriff Cor aid, and guards were put in
the mine; but no violence was attempted. A.
meeting of mine-owners and managers is
called for tonight, ard it is thought viii re-
suit in q decision TO close down until tho
strike is settled.