Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-19

CapitaI Notes, from Our own C0rrc-
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| Kelley, of Pennsylvania, expects to get the
| floor in the House of Representatives to-
| morrow, to offer his resolution declaring that
any and all commercial treaties providing
for changes in the rates of tariff duties must
receive the approval of the House, as well as
the Senate, before they can go into effect.
| This resolution, which is aimed at the Chot-
teau project, will be offered for adoption
under suspension of the rules, and Kelley
is sanguine of its receiving at least the neces-
sary two.thirds vote, and perhaps considera-
| bly, more. Leon Chotteau is again in Wash
ineton, indtistriously distributing documents
in support of his project, and apparently
prepared to light it out in this line if it
| takes him all SUMNER 1t does not as yet
appear that the scheme has made any
progress in Washington since Chotteau was
here last year, but it will doubtless be unsafe
to assume that no progress is being made be-
cause none is visible in matter of this sort,
as the movement is to large extent likely to
! be conducted under the surface.
The Senate will tomorrow take up the
bill reported from the Committee on Com
merce to regulate the transportation of cat
tie by railroads. This measure will doubt
| less give rise to considerable discussion, and
when it is disposed of the financial debate
will probably begin upon the Bayard resolu-
ton, concerning which nearly all the mem
| bers Of the Finance Committee have already
prepared long speeches.
The publication of such portions of the
diplomatic correspondence for the last year
as the State Department considers advisable
to disclose, has now progressed alphabetically
so far as to include China, but nothing is
| given to the public on the subject of Chinese
| immigration.
Considerable correspondence is published
concerning the refusal of Collector Highly
| last summer to accept as sureties on to-
| bacco manufacturer bonds wealthy Chinese
merchants, unless they owned real estate,
which was complained of by Consul Bee and
others as persecution towards the Chinese
manufacturers, by compelling them to pay
| bonus to white owners OF real estate to be-
come their sureties. Secretary Schurz
brought the matter to the attention of Secre-
tary Sherman, and he to Commissioner Raum,
who overruled Collector Higbys action, and
informed Secretary Sherman on the 10th of
| October, that assurance can be given to
his Excellency, Yung Wing, Assistant Chi
nese Minister at Washington. that the inter
nal revenue service in California will
be so administered as to give Chinese resi-
dents the equal protection of the laws"
| Chester Holcombe, then in charge of the
United States Legation at Picking, writing to
| Secretary Evarts about q year ago, trans
mitted dispatch from the Consulat Hankow,
complaining of the action of Chinese officials
in the interior of the province of Chuen, in
refusing to acknowledge the validity OF tran
sit passes issued to an American merchant,
under which he was bringing native produce
to that port, and Holcombe adds: 1T is
hard to conceive of more fragrant violation
of treaty obligations than that narrated
above, nor better illustration of the readi-
ness and freedom with which local authorities
:. 4b,o
lions of the central Government. The officials
in charge of the tax station at Keve Chow have
long been notorious for their conduct in this
direction, the correspondence between this
| Legation and the Department abundantly
proves. 1t is not likely that change for the
better will occur until the Government at
| Picking is driven By the decided language of
foreign Powers to assert and exercise its legit-
mate authority"
Woman Outraged and Murdered.
AVER Mass January 1Sth.-Mrs. Maria
| L. Crew, twentyeight years of age, wife of
Joseph Crew, living on the Libby farm,
Grafton Ridge, in this State, was outraged
and murdered yesterday. Her husband left
in the evening, finding the house locked, the
curtains down and no light. Noticing
| hatchway partly open, he entered that way,
went to the kitchen, lighted lamp and found
his wife lying dead in her bedroom, covered
over with quilt. She was shot three times
in the face and once in the chest. The MUIR
derer is believed to be a tramp seen in the
vicinity that afternoon. The man is described
| by neighbors as calling at several places for
water and under the pretense of buying a
farm. and inquired about Mr.. Crews place.
Henry c. Hewin, young man. called at
Crews about 2:10 in the afternoon on an
errand. Mrs. Crew told him she had caller
who wanted to buy their farm, and seemed
pleased. She was sitting in rocking chair
on the opposite side of the room from the
stranger, sewing. About o'clock Miss Anna
Carr called, and found the door locked and
the curtains down. She thought she heard
some one inside, and looking into the keyhole
saw that the key was on the inside, and she
knocked. A strange man came to the door.
She inquired for Mrs. Crew, and was told
she had gone up town. She says the man
kept his hands behind him and shut the door
to with his foot. An autopsy this morning
showed that the woman was outraged and
then killed
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, January 1Sth-The follow
ing postal changes for the Pacific coast were
made last week: Offices discontinued -
Spruce Mount, Elko county, Nevada Ar
tondale, Pierce county, Washington. Post
masters appointed-George S. Powers, Blue
Tent, Nevada county, California; Solomon
Lazarus, Fresno Flats, Fresno county, Cali
fornia J. Vetchener, Grand View, Tulare
county, California Elijah J. Plummer, Han
ford, Tulare county, California d. +. Nc
Phail, Paicenes, San Benito county, Califor-
MIA H. j. Hewitt, San Jacinto, San Joaquin
county, California Daniel Warner, Summit,
Chehalis county, W. T.; Ovid Coverson,
Brigham City, Yuvapai county, Arizona;
Thomas S. Mercer, Tubac Pima county,
Arizona; s. Wilson, Wilsonville, San Pete
county, Utah.
Mortality at DcadwOod.
DRADwooD I'd. t., January 1Sth.-Twen-
ty-six deaths occurred this month in this city
and neighboring camps, twenty-four of which
were caused by the prevailing throat and
lung epidemic Nine of this number were
children under 10 years of age. With
population of less than 1000, this death rate
is very high. The weather is unfavorable.i
The Ute Question-ORray Dissatisfied.
WASHINGTON, January 1Sth.-Thus far
Ouray has not been allowed to tell his side of
the story relating to the Ute troubles, except
ing to Government officials. 1t is reported
that he keenly feels the injustice with which
he is being treated, and that he complains
that he has not been allowed to talk with a
single person whom he could look upon as
friend. 1t is also reported that Ouray and
his people are determined not to be banished
from Colorado. 1t is said that Ouray declares
himself that if this great Government is not
able or WILLING to protect him and his people
in their rights they will try to protect them
selves. This, of course, does not apply to
the White River Utes, who Ouray admits
have forfeited their rights under the treaty
The Utah Government.
NEW York, January 1Sth.-The Tribune's
Washington special says: 1t is reported that
the President will appoint Eli Murray, of
Louisville, Governor of Utah. Emery's
friends will ask the President to delay the
appoir tment twenty four hours. Murray's
selection is said to have been made by Hayes |
himself. against the wishes of every Cabinet |
officer. Murray Is known as the handsome |
man of Kentucky. He was removed from |
his nosition as Marshal for Kentucky.
Fire at Omaha.
OMAHA. January 1Sth.-James E. Boyd's |
pork packing house was totally destroyed by |
FIRE tonight The fire was discovered be- /
tween 8 and o'clock, but before the fire en-
cines arrived the flames had made such rapid |
Iro.ress that it was impossible to do anything |
towards extinguishiny them. The estsb lish- |
rnent consisted of several large brick build |
incs. three stories high. all Of which are de-
stroyel. Tie mta in store will burn a /
night. making fierce fire. The origin of the |