Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-26


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DOMESTIC
Obstacles In the Way of Importing Chi
ncse Labor int Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, October 25th.-Some men
ton has heretofore been made of the efforts
of Louisiana planters to introduce Chinese
labor into that State. 1t is now learned that
arrangements were recently perfected for the
transportation of several ship-loads of Chinese
from Cuba to Louisiana. but the project has
encountered serious obstacles at Havana,
which are apparently the result of action
between the Spanish authorities and Chinese
Consul. The Spanish officials charge
81 to each Chinaman for passport, and the
Chinese Consul charges 81 additional. This
practically puts an embargo on the deporta-
Spanish authorities do not wish to leave the
island. The Louisiana authorities are how
yer, moving in the matter, and as soon
as Secretary Evarts gets through with the
campaign and resumes charge Of business at
the Department of State, he will be asked
to make certain representations in the mat
ter. The Louisiana people say they would
be very glad to take few thousand of the
Chinese who are giving the Pacific coast citi--
zens SO much trouble, but it would cost at
least ten times as much to bring them from
that section, and this is the reason why they
are compelled TO look to Cuba as a source of
supply.
Condition and Prospects of the Nicaragua
Canal.
New YORK, October 25th.-The report of
the. Executive Committee to members of the
Provisional Interoceanic Canal Society on
the present condition and prospects of the
Nicaragua Canal, just issued in pamphlet
form, sets forth the following among other
statements AS soon as the concession was
made by the Nicaraguan Congress, this COM
mittee sent one of its members to London
and Paris, to confer with financial firms.
Satisfactory interviews were had with many
leading fpanciers of the world 1t
is generally conceded that subscriptions
in this country of say Sf5, 900, 900 to
the Nicaragua Canal stock, and guarantees
of protection by the United States, which is
indeed fully provided for in the treaty stipu-
lations with Nicaraugua, would secure in
Europe any amount necessary for the COM
pletion of the canal. Its comparative small
cost will enable the company to earn paying
dividends upon rates OF toll that would be
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crediting any amount for passenger business,
and without an allowance for the growth of
business and population of the Pacific States
in the interval of canal construction. We
have found traffic actually awaiting its
opening amounting to 8 706, 42G tons,
about most of which there is little
room for dispute or doubt but the
committee prefers to adopt 5000, 600
tons as the basis of estimates, while
still emitting all passenger traffic, and not
making reference TO the valuable land grants.
A charge Of s. per ton for canal tolls, and Of
80 cents for all other charges, would give fer
a business of 100000 tons gross receipts of
81, 800 000 for expenses, $4,000 Coca net
preft of s per cent. upon S75, 600, 600. A
business of only $2,000.000 would, after de.
Quoting for expenses, net very nearly per
cent. ON the capital invested.
Protestant Episcopal Convention.
NEW York. October 25th i'm the Protest
ant Episcopal Convention to-day the Commit
tee on State of the Church presented, through
Rev. DIR. Van Duzen, their report to the
House Of Deputies. The committee say
''While we would not diminish, but rather
increase. all appliances and instrumentalities
for carrying the blessings of the gospel to the
Western States and Territories, while the
Protestants of this land mostly found
VneIe are RECEIVING synpathy ana aiu,
arousing increasing zeal in their civil
lization and evangelization, why is
it that the Southern dioceses, depressed and
impoverished receive no more of the Church's
benefactions, and are left to carry on their
mission work with little moro assistance than
can be got within their own limits? Why is
it that these 100000 colored men, row
clothed with the elective franchise, eligible to
all places of trust, to our Legislatures, to
seats in Congress, or acting in many instances
as teachers of the young, should awaken far
less enthusiasm and call forth not more OF
iberality than it does z" The committee, in
concluding their remarks on this subject, in
woke the attention of the whole Church to
this inconsistency and inequality in interest,
sympathy and charity of the Church. The
report further censures the tendency of the
clergy to frequent places and indulge III
amusements, and advocate tendencies which
are not consistent with ministerial fidelity,
and approach realms Of worldly conformity,
levity and Indifference They mention the
atricals, dances and suppers as a means to
draw money to carry on church work. They
believe these practices destroy public respect
for many teachers of our holy religion, and
appeal to motives from which men should not
act in the Redeemers service. The report
was adopted and sent to the House of Bish-
ops.
American Members OF the Golden Cub.
WASHINGTON, October 25th.-A copy of
the official list of members of the Golden
Club for 1880 was received here to-day. 1t
shows that besides General Garfield the fol-
lowing distinguished Americans. both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, are on the roll of that
Club Samuel j. Tilden, G. +. Adams, j.
Q. Adams. George Bancroft, II. W. Beecher,
John Bigelow, Jacob ID. Cox, S. S. Cox,
William Dorsheimer, Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Cyrus w. Field. ID. d. Field, james A. Gar
field, John W. Garrett, Randall Gibson, Park
E. Goodwin, w. Ii. Grosvener. Murat Hal
stead, John 7. Hoffman. l.. O. G. Lamar,
Henry w. LoDgfelow, Hugh McCulloch lex
Secretary of the Treasury Manton Marble,
Stanley Mathews, W. r. Morrison, Charles
Nordhoff, Carl Schurz, Francis A. Walker,
Henry Watterson, David A. Wells, Horace
White and Theodore Woolsey.
Wesfward.bOund Passengers.
OMAHA, October 18th. = The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 12:15 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacra-
mento October Doth: james l.. Grover,
Mrs. Grover, Miss May l.. Grover, Santa
Cruz; w. Tyler Smith and wife, Portland
Or; VIM. 3. Davis. New York r. Payne.
G. Dixon, G. F. Monhealegre. San Fran
cisco; A. +. Convers, New York; III. c.
Whittlesey, Connecticut w. III. Loutzen-
heiser, Grass Valley, CAL; Mrs. Jacob N.
Nate, New London, N. H; Wellington
White and wife, Elnlira, n. Y.
Ninety-one through emigrants left on
Saturday nights train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento, October S1st, and Ill last night, to
arrive November LIST.
Northern Pacific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, October 25th-It is under.
stood that in the forthcoming report of the
Secretary of the Interior very favorable allu.
sion will be made to the Northern Pacific
Railroad. Early in the new year it will be
completed to the Yellowstone, and the COM
pany expects that in two years more it will
be entirely finished. 1t is now considered that
there will be no necessity for any additional
legislation by Congress to confirm the title Of
the company to the lands granted by its
charter. Secretary Schurz gives it as his
opinion. after personal inspection, that the
road will be one of the most profitable in the
country.
The Warren Court of Inquiry.
New York, October 25th.-Briyadier-
General Joseph w. Forsyth was the only
witness before the Warren Court of Inquiry
to-day. His evidence was in relation to an
interview between General Sheridan and
Warren on the day of the battle of Five