Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-23
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES
ESPECIAL To THE RECoRD.UNIoN.l
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.
The Place of Holding the Democratic
National Convention.
PASSENGERS PASSING OMAHA.
Immense Parnell-Dillon Demonstration at
Detroit.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF FOREIGN NEWS.
Splendid Reception of General Grant at
the City Of Mexico.
Affairs at the National Capital.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Affairs at the National Capital.
Especial to the RECORD USIoNl
WASHINGTON, February 22d-At the meet
ing of the Democratic National Committee,
to be held here tomorrow, Senator Farley
viii set by proxy for Frank McCoppin, the
California member, and Judge McKerkle
will represent Robert Keatirg, the member
for Nevada. Congressman Whiteaker is Or
egons representative on the committee, and
will appear in person.
The probabilities that Cincinnati will be
selected as the place for holding the National
Convention have been strengthened to-day
by the developments of the fact that the Chi
cago delegation is determined that ST. Louis
shall not win, and the st. Louis men are dead
set against Chicago, while each delegation is
in favor of Cincinnati as against the other.
New York does not want the Convention,
and Pennsylvania men have abandoned their
original intention OF working for Indianapo-
lis. The representatives of these two States
will, it is said, support the proposition to hold
the Convention in Washington, but none CT
the Western men favor Washington, and the
indications tonight point strongly to the Sc
lection Of Cincinnati.
A writer in the Sunday Capital to-day,
who is known to be gentleman Of response
bility, asserts that Senior Don Juste Arase-
meua, Minister Resident from Colombia, has
prepared and printed a pamphlet attacking
the Monroe doctrine, and arguing against the
policy which President Hayes is understood
to have adopted on that subject, and with
reference to the interoceanic canal. He says
that Senior Arasemena has caused copies of
the pamphlet to be circulated among certain
members of the House, and has had them
sent to some Senators who are supposed to be
advocates of the canal project and in favor of
the Monroe doctrine. The writer of this
article severely criticises Senior Arasemena's
action az an instance of intermeddling with
our affairs by foreign minister, which re-
calls the case of the French ambassador
Genet, who, in 1898, openly and insultingly
antagonized President Washington's Franco
English neutrality proclamation. In that
instance General Washington resented the
French Minister'S conduct, and character
lied it, in Cabinet meeting, as an in
suit and disrespectful, and insisted that Genet
be ordered to pack up and go home. The
article also assails Secretary Evarts in
pointed terms, for his wellknown advocacy
of "policy of delay in regard to an Of
fr1ning the Monroe doctrine in furtherance
of the construction of an interoceanic canal
under the auspices of the United States, and
charges that the causes of Evarts' hesitancy
in the matter are twofold, namely, first, that
his vanity would be offended by the President
obtaining the credit for a position on the SUBJ
ject which he (Evarts) did not initiate, and
secondly, and chiefly, that Evarts is an at.
torney for the Panama Pacific Railroad
Company, whose property will be greatly de-
preciated if not wholly destroyed in value by
the construction of canal across any portion
of the American Isthmus.
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, February 22d-The follow
ing postal changes were made for the Pacific
coast last week: Offices established
Crocker, Tulare county, Cal, Frank B.
Crocker, Postmaster; Lookout, Modoc coun.
Marion county, Or, Daniel L. Knight, Post.
master; Lassin, Spokan county, w. r..
Orange G. Wood, Postmaster Tyner, Box
Elder county. Utah, Reason H. Slater,
Postmaster. Office discontinued-Ne Newark,
Alameda county. Postmasters appointed
Richard Astell, Antelope, Sacramento
county, CAL; William E. Donnevan, Hayden
Hall, Lassen county, Cal; Benjamin F.
Laughin, Antelope, Wasco county, Or;
Benjamin FL. Tolnan, Honeyville, Box Eide:
county. Utah.
The Democratic National Convention.
WASHINGTON, February 22d-The absorb
ing topic this evening is the meeting of the
National Democratic Executive Committee,
which takes place tomorrow morning. II
any reliance may be placed upon careful
estimate of the average views expressed this
evening it may be assumed that the chances
are in favor of Cincinnati being the place of
holding the National Convention.
Westward. bound Passengers.
OMAHA, February 22d.-Tho following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 1915 p. NJ, to arrive in Sacra-
mento February 26th: Commander Henry
Glass United States Navy; +. Fisher and
wife, New York; Abral am Gunst, San Fran.
cisco; William Herring, New York; o. j.
Willis and wife, Detroit /; James Monahan,
Philadelphia; Andrew w. Morrison, Bos-
ton J. NJ. Ramsdell, Milwaukee Henry
Cruise, Baltimore.
Murder in The First Degree.
CINCINNATI. February 22d.-The Gazette,
Greenville (O.) special says The jury, after
twenty-one hours deliberation, brought in 8
verdict of guilty of murder in the first de.
gree against Monroe Robinson, who was on
trial for the murder of his brother-in- law,
Wylie Coulter. The murder was committed
October %, 1879, near Ripstown, in Darke
county. The defense relied upon pleas of in
sanity and habitual drunkenness.
The ParneII Demonstration at Detroit
DETROIT, February 22d. = The Parnell
Dillon Murdoch demonstration here this af
ternoon was an immense affair. At tile con
clusion of the meeting nearly $1,000 wa:
subscribed, and the receipts from sale Of
tickets will net a large sum for the relief
fund. Parnell, Dillon and Murdoch leave
for Chicago Monday morning at 10 o'clock
Meeting OF Democratic Delegates.
WASHINGTON, February 22d.-The mem
bers of the New York delegation here to at
tend the National Democratic Executive
Committee tomorrow were in session to.
night for the purpose of discussing the polit
ical situation. 1t is understood that the ex.
pressed opinion Of the meeting opposed the
candidacy of any man whom the party can
not harmoniously support. None of Tilden's
friends were present.
The WaIiking.Match at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. February 22d.-The walking
match closed tonight with the following
scores: Vint 1872 Harmon 421, Guyon 115,
O'Brien 406, Meals 3S5, Buckridge $40,
Brown 800, Hibbs and Ham out. The foul
leading men claim to have beaten the besi
time on record in similar matches. Tue
crowd to-day and tonight was overwhelming
The receipts to- day alone reach nearly g. 600
Death.
ALBANY, February 22d.-Rev. Dr. Charle
P. Bush, of New York, Secretary of tht
American Board of Foreign Missions, dice
here to-day.
AUGUSTA (Ga.l February 22d. "A. G.
Wright, one of the editors and proprietors o.
the Chronicle and ConStautioaaiist, died to
day, aged 80 years, at the residence of Gov
ernor Herschel V. johnson.
Fire and Loss OF Life.
NEWPORT (R. IL February 22d. = Hay
wards stables were burned this morning
with twenty carriages, ten horses and large
amount OF grain. Loss, $4,000; insured
John Shay, a stableman, lost his life by try
ing to get the horses out of the building.
Fatal Result.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 22d.-Salmor
Reed, conductor on the Belt road, died las
night from wounds received in fracas in
saloon on Friday with VIM. McD0ugall, al
engineer Oh the Bee line.
Church Burned.
WAyERTowS (N W, February 22i.-Th
Arseaal-street Methodist Church was burne,
to-day. Loss, Sl5. 900; insurance, S, 5O0
Body Recovered.
NEW YoRK, February 22d.-The body o
John F. Cassiday, Of Hook and Ladde