Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-18
Etc. Etc.
Affairs at the National Capital.

ment to the pending Deficiency bill, and the
House this afternoon unanimously adopted
it, viz: That the Secretary of the Treasury
be and Is hereby authorized to employ one OF
the revenue marine steamers now on the Pa
cihc coast for the relief of the officers and
crews of the whaling banks Mount Wollas.
ton and Vigilant, now imprisoned in the
Arctic ocean, and such sum of money, not
exceeding $4,000, as may be necessary to
prepare, strengthen and equip such steam
cutter and carry out the object of this pro-
vision, is hereby appropriated"
The House also to-day agreed to an item in
the deficiency bill appropriating $1,000 to
complete first-class fog signal on the South
Iarallones Island before the beginning OF
the foggy season.
Representative Pacheco has recently re.
ceived number of letters setting forth the
urgent necessity of providing for the repair
of the lighthouse at Point Conception, which
has been seriously injured by earthquakes
and other causes. He has introduced q bill
appropriating $4,000 for this purpose, and
in company with Horace Davis he called at
the office of the Lighthouse Board to-day, and
secured additional promises Of hearty CO.
operation on their part in the work of hasten.
ing favorable action on the bill by Congress.
Senator Farley to-day introduced a bill.
which, in order to facilitate the delivery OF
letters on the Pacific coast and the speedy re-
turn to the writers of such as are refused or
cannot be delivered, directs the Postmaster.
General to establish a Dead Letter Office at
San Francisco, and authorizes him to pre-
scribe such rules and regulations for its man.
agement as he may deem proper and neces-
sary.
1t is reported to-day, on what seems to be
excellent authority, that very serious dis
agreements have arisen between the Presi.
dent and Secretary Sherman. 1t is quite
certain that not only in the Pinchback case.
but in other dispositions of the patronage
of the Treasure Department, the President
has gently intimated to Mr.. Sherman that
criticism was sure to be directed to the use OF
attempted use OF the Treasury patronage to
promote Presidential aspirations of the head
of the Department. and that he 1.-THE Presi.
dent, no matter what his personal feelings
might be, could not he held, even by impli.
cation, as consenting to such proceedings,
This, it is said, has resulted in such condi.
ton of feeling that Mr.. Sherman's retire.
ment from the Cabinet is quite likely, and il
is asserted by some of those who profess to
be posted that the date of such retirement
will be Immediately after the Chicago Con.
vention.
Privileges and Elections to report in favor Of
giving Judge Spofford the seat now occupied
by Senator Kellogg is now subject of much
comment to-day. Several leading Democratic
Senators have openly expressed themselves a.
opposed to the reopening of the case of Mr.
! kellogg, save on the score of expediencv, anC
some are found that think the case was res
adjudicate and that there was no power Il
reopen it. If these hold to their views, it i,
| quite probable that the report of the com
Inittee, If action is pressed upon it, will fai
to receive the vote of a majority of the Sen
ate 1t is also believed that the report il
this case will give the Republicans another
opportunity to stir up all the war issues, ant
make material for the next Presidential cam
! paion.
The young wife of Minister Christiancy
formerly AN employee of the Treasury Depart
ment, returned to Washington several month.
ago, and ruInors were then current that hel
return was not altogether owing to the wal
| between Chile and Peru, but that there wa.
! also domestic war between man and wife
arising from incompatibility of temper anC
the very great disparity Of their ages. The
Star this evening says: 1t is now understood
that some of Minister Christiancy's intimate
! friends, who have, at his request, investigated
| certain stories which recently reached him il
| Peru, have reported to him that he has gooC
and sufficient grounds for divorce. The
Star says, furthermore, it is informed that il
| is probable that some such proceedings vii
| be taken, and that Mr.. Christiancy will sooI
| be here to prosecute the case.
Another Presidential Candidate.
SPRINGFIELD QI), March 17th.-At {
meeting of the John NJ. Palmer Club to-
night, Governor Palmer made q speech &C
cepting the candidacy for the Democratic
Presidential nomination. He would not dis
| parage the Democratic candidates, for he anc
the State of Illinois would support any who
night be nominated but he denounced the
policy of the Republicans in keeping alive
sectional issues and demanding Grant. If he
could nominate Republican he would CHOSE
| General Grant He alluded to Blaine and
Secretary Sherman and Washburne in term;
of reproach for their delinquencies in variou.
respects as citizens. He referred to the doc
trine of State sovereignty as the bulwark Of
the nation, and concluded by praising that
doctrine in strong terms.
| TiIden and AEss.Tilden.
| CHICAGO, March 17th.-The Inter Ocean,
| Washington special says: In the opinion Of
many Democrats here, the meeting of the
| Democratic State COMMITTEE Of Pennsylvania
tomorrow will have an important bearing
upon the Democratic Presidential nomina
! ton. A struggle has been going on in Penn.
sylvania for the last four years between the
| 1'ilden wing of the Democratic party, led BIZ
| Randall, and the ti-Tilden wing, led by
| Senator Wallace. and within the last few
months it has been war to the knife. The
result of this struggle will be seen in
the action of the State Committee,
as it is proposed to unseat the Chair.
/ ,ID ,c l.
man. The Chairman of the State Committee
makes up the list of delegates to the State
| Convention, and in the exercise of that func
ton he can control that body as he chooses
| If the anti-Tilden men, under Senator Wal
| lace's leadership, succeed in securing the con
troll of the committee, it will mean that the
State will not send delegation to Chicago in
his interest, and if he cannot get Pennsyl
vania it is believed here that Tllden will moi
appear as a candidate.
Louisiana Politics.
NEW ORLEANS, March l7th.-The Repub
l;can State Central Committee remained II
session nearly all Monday night. The meet
| inc was stormy. The Grant men wanted ths
State Convention in April. The Shermanitel
carried it for May oath. The latter declare
that they will be able to send delegation t.
! Chicago. Among the Democrats the senti
| mept is crystalilzIng IL favor OF Hancock. L
| il almost impossible to find Tilden man
Democrats are often heard to remark that a,
between Grant and Tilden, they would vot,
far Grant. A Hancock mass meeting will b.
held AZ the State House OIL Wednesday night
Railroad Consolidation.
ATcB1soY (Ks.), March 17th.-It is an
nonnced that the Central Branch Railroad
has been consolidated with the Union Pacific
and will. ON and after the LIST proximo, ceas,
- he a division of the Missouri Pacific road
snd will resume its old name of the Contra
Praneh of the Union Pacific. and its mair
i;rs will be extended at an early day to
connection with the Union Pacific Railroad
The Central Branch now operates 800 mile
Of road. trayersing nearly every organized
county of northern Kansas.
Minister Chrisiiancy's Domestic Affairs
New YoRK, March 17th.-Wa shingtor
oossin asserts that Christiancy, the Peruvian
Minister. will shortly apply for divorce
The same authority has it that Mrs. Chris
fancy ia really an innocent party, and hav
ing been cruelty treated, will herself apply
for divorce.
CHICAGO, March 17th.-The Inter. Oceans
Washington special says: Mrs. ChristiancJ
is very indignant at the newspaper Publica
I Il - rrz @Nrarr q . n