Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-07

Simpson, New York; H. S. Sanders, Ari-
IONA Mrs. Z. Brunswick, Chicago Samuel
E. GRANGE, wife and daughter, Aurora, ILL.,;
d. o. Mills and family, in special car, San
Francisco.
Sixty-nine through emigrants left OF
last nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sac.
ramento on April 18th.
Public land Maffers-The santIiIan Bill.
Especial to the REcoRD-UN1osl
WASHINGTON, April CHIN the House OF
Representatives to-day Berry, in behalf OF
the Public Lands Committee, reported favor
ably on Pages bill providing for the refund,
ing by the Government of all fees in excess
of Payments and commissions paid for enter
ing lands to which the Government subse-
quentiy finds it cannot convey title It also
provides that in all cases where settlers have
paid'double minimum rates for lands, after
wards discovered to be outside of railroad
limits, the excess OF 81 % per acre shall be
refunded to them. Another section provides
for returning all fees paid by innocent pur-
chasers of fraudulent homestead scrip for en-
tries subsequently cancelled The same CON-
mittee to-day reported back and placed on
the House calendar for passage Senate bill
BIG, "for the relief of homestead settlers on
public lands" This important measure is the
bill originally introduced by Senator Booth.
and fully described in these dispatches when
passed by the Senate, about month ago,
which provides that homestead rights shall
relate back to the date of settlement on any
public lands, and that the abandonment of a
homestead entry shall Immediately subject
the land to a claim under the homestead or
REDEMPTION laws, of the first person who has
settled, or may thereafter settle upon it..
These two measures are of great Importance
to many hundred settlers in California.
Representative Daggett's bill authorizing
the State of Nevada to select 1000, 900 acres
of land anywhere within her boundaries in
lieu of the 10th and 36th sections heretofore
granted tor school purposes, was also re-
ported from the House committee to-day and
placed on the calendar, with recommended
ton for passage.
Representative Page returned from New
York this mornings He prepared minority
report on the Santillan bill, opposing its pas
sage in any form.
Failure OF slish al Son.
New YORK, April 6th.-The Times says
The reported failure of p. Mish & Son,
wholesale straw goods merchants of San
Francisco, who have an agency at 40j Broom
street, has caused the greatest surprise in the
straw goods trade in this city. Bradstreet's
agency have received dispatches that local
attachments to the amount of $780, 600 have
been filed against the firm, and mortgage to
the wife of the senior partner for SD, 600 was
put on record a few days ago, purporting to
have been made in December last. The total
liabilities are reported at over $500, 900, of
which more than 500, 900 are due to creditors
in New York city. 1t is said that every house
in the straw goods trade in this city, except
one, are creditors-the principal ones being
reported as the following: William Knowl-
ton & Sons, Searle, Daily & Co., Hub
bard, Bassett, Tanner & Co., Coffin
& Hurlhut, Zamer & Feldstein, f.
Bianchi & Co., Dreyfuss, Legg & Co.,
II. III. Hoffneier & Co., Obertuffer, Abegg &
Co. The house had been in existence twenty
years, and had excellent credit, and claimed
to be worth 100000. The son, who had
been buying goods here, left on March 9th
for San Francisco. The purchases were ex-
traordinarily large, more than double the
usual amount, but the creditors thought
nothing of it, as the bills heretofore had al
ways been paid on time, and sometimes be-
fore they were due. The purchases were
made on four months time, and are conse-
quently not yet due. The creditors were
very indignant over the failure. Representa-
tions, it is said, were made by the son to
many creditors here that they were worth
over 5000, 600 in real estate, unincumbered,
and, even if the Kearnay agitation made a
bad business season, they were abundantly
able to pay for all their purchases from their
income.
A DasfardIy Deed.
PoUGHKEEPsIE IN. Y J, April 6th.-John-
son O. Whitaker Cole, colored cadet of the
West Point class of 1876, was found bound
hand and foot in his room in the barracks to-
day, with piece of one ear cut off. The
other ear was slit and his head was bruised.
He stated that three masked men attacked
him while he was in bed. some time after mid
night, and committed the outrage. General
Schofield and Commandant Luselle are inves
tigating the affair 1t is believed the outrage
was committed by cadets.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, April 6th.-Student Whit
tiker says the men jumped on and choked
him in bed, threatening to kill him if he made
noise. They then put him on the floor and
tied his feet to the bedstead. One said,
Lets mark him like they do hogs down
South" They then slit his ears. There is
yet no clue, but each cadet has been ques-
toned.
The Presidential Question in iowa.
Dies MONIES, April 6th.-The Republicans
have elected county delegates to the State
Convention from fourteen counties, giving
137 votes. All are for Blaine, and are so in
but not instructed No delegates have been
elected for any other candidate except dele
CATION from Burlington to-day. which is
chiefly for Grant, though not instructed.
Solid for TiIden.
New York, April 6th-The Clinton county
Democrats elected their delegates to the
State Convention to-day. They are headed
by the well-known Smith NJ Weed, and of
course are solid for 1ilden.
Rumored Withdrawal of Tiiden.
New York, April 6th-The Star has
Washington dispatch announcing that Tilden
President.
EIectfan in Michigan.
DETROIT, April 6th.-Township elections
occurred throughout Michigan Monday, with
some thirty city elections. The returns gem
orally indicate Republican gains and de-
cided falling off of the Greenback vote The
constitutional amendment increasing the
Governors salary to $1,000 is probably
defeated.
Connecticut Politics.
CHICAGO, April 6th-The Inter Ocean s
Washington special says: Gentlemen who
have arrived here to-day from Connecticut
predict that the Convention in that State to-
morrow will send delegation to Chicago that
will be very much mixed. 1t will be divided.
they think, about equally between three can
didates, Blaine, Grant and Edmunds, giving
each three votes.
A Republican Victory.
SPRINGFIELD I'll J, April 6th-The Repub-
licans carried this city to-day.
Republican Gains.
CHICAGO, April 6th.-Reports from mu-
ncipal and town elections in this and neigh