Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-16
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DOMESTIC NEWS.


Washington special says The only informa-
ton the State Department has received of
the Chinese new departure in allowing her
subjects to engage in foreign commerce was
contained in a letter received by the Secre-
tary of State on Tuesday last, the substance
of which was Immediately communicated to
the Treasury Department. The letter OF
Evarts was as follows
The representatives OF the Government of China
at the Capital have advised the Department that the
Chinese screw steamer Wo Chung, the first steamer
under the Chinese flag entering an American port,
is expected to arrive at San Francisco, and to
prevent any misunderstanding in regard to the
duties other charges, have the honor to request
at the instance Of Chin Ian Pin and Yung Wing,
Chinese representatives as above, that proper in
structons may be issued to the customs authorities
of the port of San Francisco to extend TO that
sci the privileges which re conceded to vessels of
other nations having treaty relations with this Gov
eminent. Your obedient servant,
w. L. EvARTS
On the 18th Secretary Sherman acknowl.
edged the receipt of the letter and replied
that the Collector of the Port of San Fran
cisco had been directed, on the arrival of the
Wo Chung, to carry out the instructions con
tanned in the revised regulations of the Treas
ury Department, and exact an alien tonnage
tax at the rate of 81 per ton in addition to
tag of thirty cents per ton. This is all the
information the Government possesses in re-
gard to the new departure. The Department
of State has not received any circular, and
further action by the Government will have
to be deferred until the arrival of the Wo
Chung at San Francisco. The note of the
Chinese Minister does not state whether the
vessel is from one of the closed ports of China
or from port open to foreigners. In the
port we are not allowed to trade
with, she will have to pay 81 so
per ton every time she enters the United
States from such port. The payment of the
alien tax will entitle her to entry into our
port for II months. In any event she will
have to pay in addition to the tonnage tax
ten per cent. adj raiorem on the value of her
cargo every time she enters port of the
United States, so that the new departure. so
far as it effects the import and carrying trade
of the United States, will not be as profit
able as at first appeared. So fir as Chinese
merchantmen may affect the carrying trade
of the world, the United States has the least
to lose. The statistics of our commerce with
China during the last fiscal year show but
eleven American vessels, of 1881 tons, were
engaged in it, while foreign bottoms coming
to the United States aggregated 29,923 tons.
These figures do not include vessels plying
between Hong Kong and the United States.
In order for China merchants to enjoy the
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United States, a treaty of commerce giving
them reciprocal rights will be necessary, and
which all other nations would then expect
from China. The only thing of Importance,
so far as the Treasury officials can discover,
in the new departure, is that it allows China
men to trade with outside nations but as for
competition of any serious character, that is
not, it is said, to be feared.
Chicago Filling Up.
CHICAGO, August 5th.-Commanderies of
Knights have been arriving all day. Among
those now here are Wyoming. No. l, of Col
orado Wy orping, Nd. l, Of Cheyenne also
full delegations from California, Nevada and
Oregon, and partial DELEGATIONS from Ala
bama, New York, Ohio, Utah, New Jersey,
Tennessee and Maryland. By tomorrow
night the entire list of Communicates, num-
bering $50, will be here. The late trains
have delayed many. The day will be taken
up in receiving the Communicates as they
arrive and settling them in their quarters, by
speeches and welcoming addresses from the
Mayor, Governor and representatives of the
Grand Master. The weather is rather cool
for camping, but pleasant and dry. Several
Communicates were serenaded tonight by
the Apollo Quartet. The aid of the police
was required to day to resist the encroach-
ments of the crowd on the camp around and
tents. The city is already full Of strangers
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, August 15th.-The following
Pacific coast postal changes were made last
week: Offices tablished-Red6eld, Tulare
county, CAL, B. +. Red6eld, Postmaster;
Selma, Fresno county, Cal, Jacob +. Whit
son, Postmaster; Cannon, Lane county, Or.
Charles E. Byers, Postmaster; Long Creek.
Grant county, Oregon, James M. Shields,
Postmaster; Tay, Lane county, Oregon,
Alvin r. Randall, Postmaster Cumberland,
Whatcom county, w. T., John |. Wilbur,
Postmaster; Tiptop, Yavapsi county, Arizona,
Edwin j. Wager, Postmaster. Office discon-
tinued-Napa Junction, Napa county, Cal.
Postmasters ppointed-Thereon J. Abbott,
Sears, LaHonda, San Mateo county, Cal; A.
NJ. Hannlin, Lake City, Modoc county, Cal;
David Z. Goulding Little Stony, Colusa
county, CAL; Herbert Bass, Montgomery
Creek, Shasta county. CAL: Solomon Water.
man, Spencerville, Nevada county, CAL;
Mira. Ella G. Schultz, Olex, Wasco county,
Oregon; Cornelius Traveller, Richmond,
Cache county, Utah.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, August 15th.-The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 1915 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacramento
August 18th: Mrs. Peter Christol, James
Christol, Miss Eugene Christol, Miss Alice
Christol, Miss Celia Christol, Mrs. Richard
Hopkins, Theodore ID. Suffer, New York;
David Gray, Melbourne H. Pattier and wife,
New Orleans; E. a. Ford and wife, st,
Louis; Mrs. S. X. Newcomb, Rochester, N.
Y; n. w. johnson, Nahant, Mass Alex
ander Schaffert, n. c. Walton, Mrs. FL. w.
Reese, Henry Van Huesen and wife, San
Francisco: d. H. Hindle and wife, New
Zealand; L. 7. Henry, A. Schroeder, U. S.
A. (; w. G. Hendricks, Butte county, Cal.
Holders OF Government Bonds-PennsyI-
yania Democrats for Garfield and Ar.
thur.
CHICAGO. August 15th.-The Inter Oceans
Washington special says: The Register of
the Treasury has begun to examine who are
holders of Government bonds, and in what
part of the country most of them are held.
Johr. Cessna, Chairman of the tPennsylva-
MIA Republican Committee, writes to a friend
here that every report received 50 far from
the clubs in the State inform him that they
have from four to forty Democrats On their
rolls, who are going to vote for Garfield and
Arthur. The strongest accessions are in the
tariff districts.
4 Brutal Husband.
New YORK, August 15th.-Jeremiah Ford
was arrested to-day for knocking his wife
down on Saturday night and intiicting in
iuries which caused her death. Ford was
drunk at the time, and the woman was en-
deavoring to get him home.
En- Route 10 Chicago.
BUFFALO, August 15th.-Fifteen separate
Communicates of Knights Templar passed
through this city to-day, en- route to the Tri-
snnial Conclave at Chicago.
An Old Man Killed by HIS Son.
CINCINNATI, August 15th.-George Rack
ers, an old man, was killed this morning by
Herman Hackers, his son, in Dayton, KY,
opposite the eastern portion of Cincinnati.
The cause was quarrel over money.
Railroad Property Burned.
OGpEssBuRG IN. W, August l5th.-The
round-house of the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlain Railway, containing FIVE locomo-
tiyes, was burned to-day. Loss, 500, 900
insurance unknown.
Drowned ut Sea.
NEW YORK, August 15th.-James Morris,
a seaman of the ship General Mcclellan,
which arrived here to-day from San Fran
cisco, fell overheard on the passage and was
lost
sudden Disappearance of Ex-senator
John Fox.
CHICAGO, August 15th.-The Inter. Oceans
New York special says: Political circles are
much excited at the disappearance of John
Fox, ex-senator, who is believed to have
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