Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-02

mail service, and although as Pacific coast
man he is an advocate of liberal facilities for
that coast, he earnestly protests against the
manner in which the whole thing IS managed
He proceeds to charge that for a long time,
and especially during the past eighteen or
twenty months, there has been in connection
with the Pacific coast mail service the most
reckless and unnecessary expenditure Of pub
lie funds that can be imagined He informs
Representative Blackburn that he notified
the Postmaster General of the state Of
affairs as early as November, 1875 and chat
in January, 1879, he wrote again to him. and
also to Representative Waddell Chairman Of
the House Postal Committee. He refers
Blackburn to these letters for particulars,
saying: These letters were written when
the facts were fresh in my memory. / have
none of the dates now before me that | had
when [ wrote them, but nothing has since
changed my views" He continues: +" | was
much disappointed when Judge Key wrote
to me in reply, thanking me for the informa-
ton l had given him, but at the same time
declining to make any changes or to investi-
gate the matter, because the changes had
been made by General Bradley in lis absence,
and as he Judge Key thought, upon good
and sufficient evidence" He goes on to say
that when he was in Washington in 1875
bidding on mail contracts, Key told him and
others that they should bid at what they
expected to do the service for, and that there
would be no more shortening up of schedules
and increase of service, he Key being
determined to put stop to such business
Carr bid S217, 900 for the route from Fort
Worth to Fort Yuma expecting that the
service would be shortened, and that he would
receive perhaps $50, 900 more But another
party took the contract for S134000 and in
less than five weeks had it increased TO $780,
600. Carr says that he and other old cor
tractors on the Pacific coast complain of be-
ing deceived by the head of the Postoffice
Department in this way, and although he
does not doubt Judge Keys integrity, he as
serts that Key has been Overreached and
managed by bad men. Carr, in this letter,
specifies only one other route, namely, that
from Redding to Yreka, which he says has
been worked up from $4,000 to SO, 000
without any earthly necessity for short
ening the schedule" but says, in general
terms, that all the routes he wrote
about to Key and Waddell ought to
be put back to the original contract, except
the Yuma and Fort Worth route, on which
the service was properly shortened, although
too much money was paid for it. He says
the Department. when it advertised for SER
vice on these Pacific coast routes, knew what
was required, and in most instances adver-
tised for just what was needed, but after they
had been awarded to a few favorites, they
were suddenly worked up beyond all reason
able expectation, all of which leads him to
remark: 6 1t does look to me as though there
was something rotten somewhere along the
line. but it will be many a long day before
you can saddle the wrong upon any one ex-
cept by surmise. But you order the Post
master-General to put back all contracts that
amount to over So, 600 TO the original letting
and you will find where the shoe pinches.
In conclusion, Mr. Carr writes that he is
ready to go before any committee and make
good what he says. and So is Mr.. Buckley, of
San Jose.
Grant at New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, April 1st.-General Grant
reached Morgan City this afternoon, where :.
committee from here met him. He was heartily
received along the whole line of travel, and ar
irving here was escorted by large procession
to his hotel, when he was welcomed by Gen
eral Bushy and reviewed the procession. To
Bushy's address of welcome General Grant
replied
Gentlemen and Citizens OF New Orleans: After
an absence OF great many years frcm you State
am happy to return to it, and very proud of the
reception am receiving at your hands, and very
glad that it is given by your citze irrespective of
former relations. The scenes OF the are now
passed. and We are united people. / believe that
il this country should unfortunately become in
voted In war we will all wear the same uniform ard
fight under the same flag Cheers. | hope for
New Orleans and this section the prosperity it de-
serves. What benefits this city benefits the adjoin-
ing SECTION This State is capable of producing
millions OF dollars more OF sugar than at present.
rejoice with you in the prosperity you
have am glad to hear that this city has been so
much benefited by the improvement at the mouth
of the What helps you helps large section
of your country and the entire Mississippi valley In
fact wish New Orleans and the South increased
and lopgcontinued prosperity, believing and know
ing that its best for disorder and sectional ami
mosities is for the people TO be always happy and
contented. Again let me thank you, Mr.. Chairman
and friends for this kind reception and in conclu-
sion, hope that the blue and the gray may never
again be arrayed against each other. The past is
gone. Again l thank you. Loud and continued
applause.l
The san Francisco Situation as Viewed
In Washington.
CHICAGO, April 1st-The Tri5une's Wash
ington special says Denis Kearney and his
followers suffered crushing and deserved
defeat at the San Francisco charter election
Tuesday, the Citizens Union ticket having
been elected by a majority of from 5000 to
5000. This means the end of Kearney and
Kearneyism in San Francisco, his vile mouth
ings his demagogical utterances, his vicious
threats and his insane rantiugs against every
thing pertaining to decency order and Justice. |
1t is quite possible that the jail doors will
soon close on him, and the decent people of |
San Francisco be saved even the annoyance
of his presence The threat of Mayor kalloch |
not to count the votes is silly and absurd, and |
he will not dare to enforce it. The people of
San Francisco are not in the humor Just now
to be deprived of the fruits of their victory
by the reverend blatherskite who disgraces
the municipal chair of the town. The votes
will be counted and the candidates of the |
Citizens Union will be declared elected, not
withstanding the rawlings of Kearney and the |
evil intentions of Kalloch. The wholesale |
detection of the genuine workingpen from
the Kearney party is proof positive that they
now understand the shallow pretense, small
ability and the intense blackguardism of sand |
lot blasphemy. The only wonder is they did |
not see through him long before. He had |
few qualities to commend him to the favor of
any class of people, and his temporary sue
cess is additional evidence that unbounded |
impotence may for time serve as a cover to |
gross ignorance and cheap charlatanism
The overwhelming defeat Tuesday last will |
be followed by the total disruption of the |
Workingmen's party, socalled. Decency |
will prevail once more by the Golden Gate,
and good citizens will be permitted to attend
to their business without being disturbed by |
the absurd harangues of the blatherskite |
drayman and his imitators.
Westward. bound Passengers.
OMAHA, April 1st = The following
through passengers were on to-days train,
leaving at 1890 P. NJ, to arrive in Sac
ramento April 4th Dana c. Pierson, Alfred |
Greenbaum, San Francisco; G. A Hallock,
New York Mrs. G. w. Norton, II. L. Nor
ton, L. S. Salisbury. Boston; Geo. Wood
ward, Portland, Or John NJ. Dyer, st. |
Paul, MINI. Andrew j. Morton, Chicago |
George II. Cronin, St. Louis.
Fifty-three through emigrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento April 9TH.
Charges Against United States Consul
Dawson,
WASHINGTON, April 1st. = Representative
Horace Davis has received, and will to-day |
file at the State Department, an elaborate
communication addressed to Secretary Evarts
by Theodore A. Lord, of San Francisco,
making very serious charges against Thomas
I. Dawson, formerly of Oakland and now
United States Consul at Apia. Lords truth
tulness and reliability are vouched for TO
Congressman Davi. by number of most
respectable citizens and business firms of San /
Francisco interested in the Samoan Islands,
who write to him that Lord was selected by |
them to go to Samoa and advise them of the
true state of affairs there on account Of his
well-known integrity. Lord charges Consul
Dawson with working in the interests of the |