Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-26
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Vermont Republican Convention.

MONTPELIER, February 25th.-The Repub-
lican Convention was called to order by
George w. Gearsby, Chairman of the State
Committee, at Trinity Hall, at IL N.
The roll-call showed very full attend
General w. W. Grout, of Barton, was
elected President of the Convention.
General Grout made brief speech. de-
nouncipg fraud, intimidation and corruption,
and demanded the motto of the party,
Purity of the ballot-box also. an unin-
Inundated vote, honestly counted, and true
returns" He then mentioned various Presi-
Dental candidat4s-Grant Sherman and
Blaine, at whose names there was hearty APP
pEause-and lastly Edmunds, the mention of
whose name caused prolonged applause.
A resolution was adopted that the Repub-
licans of Vermont present to the Republicans
of the country George L. Edmunds as a suit
able person to be made the candidate of the
Republican party for the next President.
Jno. Gregory Smith, Frederick Billings and
j. w. Stewart were chosen delegates to the
Republican National Convention.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted in
substance as follows: That to the Republi-
can party belongs the credit of successfully
carrying the nation through the civil war,
the payment of $500, 000 900 of public debt,
and the resumption of an economic govern
ment administration that the tendencies to
anarchy, as evinced by the efforts to pervert
the will of the people in Maine by terrorism
and ballot-box frauds, should be vigorously
resisted, and the Republican party sustained
as a barrier to the success of such schemes !:
that while no i'll feeling was cherished toward
the South, they should be expected to render
obedience to the law, the maintenance of or
der, equality of rights and the acceptance of
a fair rule of the majority in elections COM
mending the administration of President
| Hayes for its general excellence welcoming
the efforts in the direction of eevating the
standard of official and personal character in
! public servants, and presenting George i.
Edmunds as an eminently suitable person for
the next Presidential candidate.
Luke Z. Polands resolution making all the
delegates electable by the State Convention
was adopted and the Convention adjourned.
| The delegates were upinstructed.
The Convention was for Edmunds first, last
and all the time.
Proposed Postal and Military Highway.
WASHINGTON, February 25h.-The House
| Committee on Railways aid Canals agreed to
report favorably Representative Upson's bill
authorizing the Secretary of War to contract
with the San Antonio and Mexican Border
Railroad Company for the immediate con-
struction of a railroad from San Antonio to
Il point on the Rio Grande at or near the
lph4 VI 11dcItu, Illc JOSS % eSJdDllSll-
ing postal and military highway from the
United States military headquarters at San
| Antonio, Texas, to the Mexican border The
bill provides that the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, for and in the name of the United States,
shall indorse and guarantee the bonds of the
company to the extent of 3d. 00 per mile of
| the whole road to be constructed, but not
exceeding the total issue of 81, 400,0 600.
| The bonds to be made payable to the United
| States, either registered or coupon, payable
in coin thirty years after date, with interest
! payable halfyearly in coin, at the rate of
| four per cent. per annum. TIE United
| States to be secured by first mortgage on
the railway to be constructed, with its build
! ings, equipments and telegraph lines neces-
sar for its operation, with provision In the
mortgage for sinking fund, to be paid into
the Treasury of the United States, of two
! per cent. per annum in coin OF the whole
| amount of the bonds issued under the mort
gage, until the bonds are all redeemed,
| or until the fund on deposit with
its accretions shall be sufficient to redeem
| them. The bill further provides that the en-
| tire line from San Antonio to the Rio Grande
! shall be completed within two years from the
signing of the contract with the Government
! that the Government shall have preference
in the matter of service, and right 10 with
hold payment therefor until all advances of
/ money to the company are repaid. The
amounts earned by the company for the
transport of supplies, etc, for the Govern
ment, and for carrying the mails, to be
credited to the company, and no money to be
paid out of the Treasury for such service I'M
til the whole amount guaranteed for the COM
pany shall have been paid.
woods Refuadiax Bill.
CHICAGO, February 25th.-A Tribune
| Washington special says: 1t is probable
when the Wood refunding bill is taken up for
consideration by the House an amendment
| will be offered providing for issuing annuity
bonds, bearing 3 per cent. interest per annum,
instead of bonds bearing 81 per cent, re-
deemable in twenty, and payable in forty
years after date Of issue, as proposed by the
Wood bill. This amendment will authorize
the issue of 3 per cent. bonds in an amount
equal to the aggregate sums of United STATES
bonds now outstanding, and directs the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to issue 3 per cent.
bonds in exchange for the present outstanding
bonds as they mature. These per cent.
bonds will not be limited as to the me they
shall run, but the Secretary of the Treasury
is directed to invest the surplus revenues in
them as soon as higher rate of bonds have
been refunded and cancelled
The New York Herald" on the Caiifor-
mia Situation.
NEW York, February 25th.-The Herald
| has a vigorous article the threatened
trouble in San Francisco, wherein kalloch
and the sSand-lot Constitution are handled
| without gloves The writer takes the ground
that the President has a right to interfere
! immediately, even without the consent OF
California, to enforce national treaty obliga-
tons. The article closes thus ga violation
of the treaty by California is an act OF re-
bellion against the Federal authorities, and
should be vigorously put down like any other
rebellion. If the local powers refuse or ne
elect to afford protection, it is the duty of the
President to supply it, and all reasonable
citizens will rejoice to see the sand-lot dena-
gogues taught needed lesson.
wcstern-Bound Passengers.
OMAHA, February 25th. The following
through passengers were on ts-day's train,
leaving at 12:15 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacramento
February 29th: Mrs. +. G. White, w. c.
White and wife, Battle Creek, Mich; S. N.
Haskell, South Lancaster, Mass; w. B..
ChiIds and wife, Alfred Rix, Charles IL.
Holt San Francisco A. r. Vermilyea, New
York; A; Emery, W. Emery, Maine; Mi
chael Dolett, Israel Peterson, Miss Il. G..
Peterson, Philadelphia; Lieutenant Walter
Howe and family, U. S. A.
Thirty-three through emigrants left on last
nights emigraut train, to arrive in Sacra-
inento March 3d.. :
Summary Dismissal Of Pastor.
NEW York, February 2jth.-Another case
of clerical lack of integrity has been brought
to light by the dismissal OF the Rev. James
L. Hall from Grace Congregational Church.
Brooklyn. On Friday the Society adopted
the following
WHEREAS, because OF the want of integrity of
our said pastor, cviuced b. his acts now there
fore be it
Resolred, That, without regard to his so-called
resignation, do hereby sarprnarily dismiss the
Rev L. Hall from the pastorats OF church and
New York Stack Market.
NEW York, February 25th.-The stock
market was generally lower early in the day,
there being decline of from / to % per
cent, Western Union, Atlantic and Pacific,
the Grangefs, Erie, Pacific Mail and Iron
Mountain leading the downward movement.
In the afternoon the market advanced
to q per cent, the telegraph shares, trunk
|. lines and coal stocks, Southwestern shares
/, and Pacific Mail being conspicuous in the
improvement.
QUOTATIONS..
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