Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-29

relates to hghtlng vessels. The fact may be
disaSreeable to contemplate and humiliating
to American pride. In presenting it, how
ever, we but discharge duty We owe to the
! sponsibility are not with the committee But
we are weak In guns as well as in ships.
! We have less than 30 guns ahOat in our en-
| tire navy, and of these less than 40 are rifles
few S-inch, few I00-pounders, and few
! so Founders ali the rest are antiouated
smoothbores. At the opening of the late war
the ships and guns of the American navy
were equal to those of any nation. When
the Monitor and Merrimac met and startled
the world with their conflict, in which thick
armor became for the first time an overmatch
| for heavy guns, the other nations commenced
to solve the great problem in naval warfare.
| While they have been spending va sums of
money AID making experiments in all direc.
| tons, we have rested and waited, until now
the power Of guns has outrun the resisting
| power of arInor. We want navy capable Of
| protecting our commerce on all seas, of de-
tending our own borders from invasion, and
OF destroying the commerce and sea going
cruisers of any nation which may make war
with us. 10 do the first we should put OR ICON
clad fleet in q condition of the greatest eficien-
cy, and should develop the torpedo system
to its full extent. With an iron clad feet in
condition for coast and harbor defense. and
our torpedo system perfect. forty five millions
| OF Americans may defy all danger of foreign
invasion. But we should be able not only to
meet and beat off an invader from our shores,
but also to extort from an enemy the terms
of an honorable peace by aggressive war
upon the high seas. The late war
has taught how much harm few fast
ships, galantly commanded can do upon the
high seas, and the lesson should not be lost
upon us. In the opinion of the committee
the time has arrived when it is Il national
| duty to begin the construction Of new navy.
In any future wars with European nations
We must fight upon the sea or nowhere. The
committee do not recommend the expendi
ture of large sums with a view of perfecting
such navy this year or next, but to com
mence the construction of three or four vessels
each year, and keep constantly employed
regular force of skilled mechanics, to
employ the best skill in naval architecture,
IN engineering and gunnery, and to settle
upon the best systems and methods, before
commencing upon q new navy. The com
mlttee recommend q thorough overhauling
and wedding out and sale of vessels, mate
rails, stores and armaments which are super
animated and practically useless"
| War of Races in Virginia.
RICHMOND, January 2Sth-Telegrams re-
celved here this morning state that intense
excitement prevails in Shenandoah county,
III consequence of an apprehended collision
between white and black laborers in the CO.
lumbia furnace, near Edenburg, in that
county. Governor Halliday received tele-
gram from the Sheriff of Shenandoah asking
! for the assistance of troops to aid in quelling
the riot. Also one from Captain MacGrueder,
of the Woodstock military company, stating
that lie has notice of serious riot at the
point mentioned, and asking for orders what
to do. The Governor Immediately replied,
directing him to place his command at the
l'disposal of the Sheriff for the preservation of
the peace. Other kilograms received by
members of the Legislature from Shenan-
doah valley confirm the above report.
RICHMOND, January 2Sth.-State Senator
III. IL. Riddleberger, of Shenandoah county,
tonight received the following in relation to
the riots in that county: &c
WOODSTOCK, January 2sth.
| | left the Columbia fur ace at 7. ~ Every
| thing quiet there, and it is reported by Dr.
| Armstrong TO be quiet at the Liberty furnace. An
attack on some negroes was made at the Liberty
furnace last night, and two men were wounded
The rioters then dispersed, with threats to return
tonight.
| 4 dispatch from the Sheriff has just been
received. He says the rioters now number
| 2G0, and asks for more military
| The Governor has just received the follow
| ing
WOODSTOCK, January 2Sth-1:30 P. NJ
| Governor Halliday have just received conf
munication from the Sheriff and Captain Magrudcr
| at tie Liberty furnace, twelve miles from here. All
is quiet now, but difficulty Is apprehended, They
| gay more men are needed at once. The Winchester
company could be ordered up tonight. The sheriff
says a considerable body OF rioters seem to be or
ganziAg. Two negroes were shot last night and Sc
ycrey hurt.
| In response to these, Governor Halliday
has teleoraphed Captain James B. Burgess,
commanding the Winchester Light Infantry.
ordering him to proceed with his company by
the first train to the scene of disturbance,
and place himself at the isposition of the
Sheriff.
siicrman'sJ Chances for t'ic Presidential
Nomination - Decline in the Grant
Wave.
NEW YoRK, January 28th.-The Times
Washington correspondent continues depre-
ciating the statements regarding Sherlnan's
chance, declaring that there is hardly one
well-informed politician in Washington who
believes that Sherman can succeed in making
| himself the nominee of the National Repub-
| lcan party. But this correspondent also
corroborates what Others are now asserting,
| that there is also a palpable decline in the
! Grant wave. The somewhat extravagant
! oyations in the country, particularly at Phila-
! delphia, have alienated many austere simple
minded Republicans and non-partisans from
him, and especially is this said to be the
case among the Germans. There Is positive
| opposition to Grant for third term coming
from the Germans of Ohio Wisconsin and
| New York, and the Grant politicians are be-
| ginning to talk of the possibility of coma
| promise being demanded. In this event the
| two names now most prominent are u. b.
! Washburne and James A. Garfield. Wash
burne is thought to be the strongest, because
OF his popularity among the Germans, and it
is again hinted that he is the favorte Gar
field would have q strong backing of men Of
wealth and national reputation as an anti
Sherman candidate, and it is believed that
he would be most favorably regarded by the
Administration.
An Alleged Railroad Pass EOrgcr In
Custody.
CHICAGO, January 2Sth.-The Inter Oceans
Omaha special says: Hanlon, detective of
the Union Pacific Railroad, has returned
from San Francisco, bringing as a prisoner
John H. Moore, formerly agent of the Van
dalia line at San Francisco. A few weeks
ago Moore went west to San Francisco on.
pass issued to w. 2. Mitchell by Sidney
Dillon, on the application of Congressman
Ellis of Louisiana. 1t was suspected at the
time that the holder of the pass was not
Mitchell, but Moore protested that he was
the right person and signed Mitchell's name.
Moore is an unmarried man, about 40 years
old, and lived in fine style in San Francisco
with his aged mother. whose heart was nearly
broken by the arrest of her son. The rail-
road will prosecute the case strongly, and
Moore will be booked for long Penitentiary
term.
lecture by an EX-MornOn Priest.
New YORK, January 2Sth.-J. J. Hawk
ms until last year high priest among the
Mormons, lectured here last night. He said
If Utah is made into State, the plan will
be to drive out all outsiders by means of
overtaxstion. This is the great desire of the
Mormons, for then they will have Mormon
Legislature, Mormon Judges, and Mormon
rule generally. They favor a Democrat for
President, because they believe that more
quickly. through that party, they can obtain
control They are rapidly getting Indians
under their control, for their belief is that
the Indian is in future to fight their battles
for Them Already their influence is widely
extended over several tribes. Besides this,
the Mermons are purchasing arms and am
munition continually. This is done through
instructions of their Bishops. They have
now plenty of firearms. The Mormons have
a population of 100, 900, and they can muster
a force of p, 0G0 able bodied men.
The Central Pacific Syn,licafe-CircuIar
Issued.
New YORK, January 2Sth-The follow
ing circular was issued this afternoon: