Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-19
DOMESTIC NEWS.
miscellaneous Items of Political News.

miscellaneous Items OF Political News.
GENERAL eARFIELp's DEFENSE.
New YORK, July 17th.-A Herald Boston
special says: : Russell H. Conwell of Summer
vile, Mass, is writing campaign biography
of Garfield, which will be issued in few
days. Conwell spent two weeks at the home
of the Republican candidate in Mentor, Ohio,
and prints what he claims to be an official
statement from Garfield on the Credit Mobi-
lier, back-pay and DE Golyer-pavement af-
fairs, in which he undertakes to establish his
absolute innocence Of any discreditable con-
nections with them. The Herald gives nearly
q column of extracts. Among other things,
Garfield says: "Out of an offer never &C.
cepted has arisen this enormous fabric of
accusation aud suspicion. If there be citi-
zen of the United States willing to believe
that for 1919 | have bartered away my good
name, and to falsehood have added per Jury,
these pages are not addressed TO him. In
reference to the De Golyer- pavement matter,
Gar field is represented as saying that he was
in no way interested In the contract, and that
his only connection with the case was in ap-
pearing, on short notice, at hearing before
the Board of Public Works. Then he ap-
peared for another attorney, and attended tie
hearing as matter of accommodation, the
hearing being upon the durability of the pave
ment, and not a word was said concerning
any contrac. at that time. Abou: the con-
tract and fraud he knew nothing. To SUBJ
stantiate his statement, letters Of Congress
men are given. He denies receiving any
share or profit, or any pay, for either his in
huence or services in the matter, directly or
indirectly connected with the scandalous
contract.
THE IRISH AMERICAN PEACEMAKERs.
CHICAGO, July 17th.-Following are SUBJ
stantially the resolutions of the Indianapolis
Irish Republican Convention First-Ac-
cepting and ratifying the Chicago platform.
erals Garfield and Arthur, and pledging un-
qualified support of them as eminently
worthy. Third-That while holding Amer
ican citizenship to be general designation
under which we perform our duties to the
nation, we yet believe that as Irishmen and
sons of Irishmen it is not only proper but our
bounden duty to act specially as Irish-Repub-
licans, organized in every State and district,
and to that end organize National Execu-
tive Committee to aid in coping with and
defeatingour Democratic Fourth
The Democratic party by its past record, its
many changes of front, unpatriotic and par
tisan legislation in the late and preceding
Congresses, and by acQniescence in The use of
fraudulent ballots, rife and shotgun clubs,
the intimidation of American citizens in the
enjoyment of their constitutional rights, has
shown itself foe to good government and to
the cause OF freedom. Fifth-That the men,
bers of this Convention proceed at once to
organize themselves into a national organiZa-
ton, to be known as the Irish American
Republican League" and that the members
Of this League now present pledge themselves
to proceed Immediately upon their return to
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American Republican Clubs, wherever at all
practicable; and that upon the organization
of any such club, It's officers be instructed to
report the same to the Secretary of the Ma
tional Executive Committee, to the end that
correct record may be kept of the progress
of our organization. Sixth-That these reso-
lutions and the address adopted by the Con-
vention be prepared and placed everywhere
possible in the hands of Irish American Re-
publican citizens.
A SMALL MATTER, ANYHOW
CHICAGO July 17th.-The Journals New
York special says 1t having been stated that
fifty Of the seventy officers of the Third
Army Corps (Hancock's) who attended the
recent reunion at Cape May, expressed them.
selves as in favor of Hancock for President,
Thomas Raffelty, late Lieutenant Colonel of
the Seventy-frs5 New York Volunteers, of
the Third Army Corps, publishes card
over his own signature, coDtradictipg the
statement. Colonel Rafferty, asserts that the
next day after the statement appeared can.
vass of the officers was made, and there were
found Just four Of them, and no more, who
would vote for Hancock.
HANcoCK's VISITORS.
NEW YORK, July 17th.-General Hancock
devoted the forenoon yesterday to official
business and his correspondence, and then
made brief visit to the city on private bust
ness. Among his more prominent visitors
during the day were Ex-Governor Curtin of
Pennsylvania, Congressman Ellis of Louis.
lana, Blanton Duncan of Kentucky, w. ?.
Mitchell and P Mealey of New Orleans, and
Judge Lechran of Atlanta, Ga. MIR. Dun
can said that nearly all the negro vote would
be given to Hancock, and that there was no
doubt that he would carry every Southern
State except Florida.
HE OUGHT To RESIGN.
WASHINGTON, July 17th.-It is reported
that Elisha l.. Applegate, Night Inspector of
Customs at Portland, Oregon, is one of the
Republican candidates for the office of Presi-
Dental Elector. In view of the constitu-
tional questions which arose during the last
Presidential campaign relating to matters Of
this kind, it would seem to be the part of
w
his Inspectorship or withdraw from the ticket
in season to allow his place to be filed.
A FALSE RUMoR.
NEW YORK, July 17th.-A false rumor
was current tonight that Samuel J. Tilden
was dead. Its correctness has been disproved.
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS-.
ST. LOUIS, July 17th-The Republicans of
the Seventeenth Illinois District have nomi-
mated for Congress John B. Hay, a former
Congressman.
The New Land Law-Letter from Com.
missioner Williamson.
WASHINGTON, July 17th.-Commissione
Williamson of the General Land Office to.
day issued the following letter of explanation
and Interpretation of the scope and force OF
the Act relating to the public lands of the
United States, to Registers and Receivers Of
United States District Land Offices:
have to direct your attention to the
provisions of an Act Of Congress, approved
June l5, 1880, entitled An Act relating to
the Public Lands of the United States, of
which copy is appended Section provides
that when any lands OF the United States
shall have been entered. and the Government
prices paid therefor, neither criminal nor
civil suits or proceedings shall be had or fur
tber maintained for or on account of certain
trespasses therein specified The FIRST provision
to this section restricts its application to tres
passes, ETC., of date prior to March 1, 1879.
This section extends to such trespassers the
privilege of paying for tie lands upon which
the specified offenses were so committed, at
the price per acre for which, under the law in
force at the date of payment, the lands could
be sold. This privilege of purchase is not
confined to land subject to private entry. but
extends to
ANY LANDS NOT MINERAL,
And subject to disposition under the general
existing laws. This section cannot be con.
strued o permit g party who falls within the
class of offenders named, to enter the land, il
the valid claim of another person shall have
| attached prior to his application to purchase,
and is still existing. Whenever application
shall be made to purchase under this section,
you viii require the same to be presented
under oath of the applicant, giving full and
4 detailed statement Of the facts upon which
J he bases his claim to purchase. Such swors