Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-05

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take courage as the battle draws near.
GRANT ON HANcocK-REAsoNs WHY HE WOULD
HAVE ACCEPTED THE NOMINATION.
New York, October 5th--A M-Specisls
say that Grant, talking of Hancock, says
he is crazy to be President. He is ambitious,
vain and weak. He gave an authentic YER
sion of Order No. 40, and said it hung only
on the fact that be was opposed to 'nigger
domination, as he termed it.
In speaking OF the Chicago Convention.
Grant said There are three reasons why
would have accepted the nomination. First,
on account of the character of the men who
urged it. L esteem their respect and conf
dence higher than the nomination Second.
| believe l could have broken up the solid
South. Many life long Democrats in the
South have given the strongest assurances
| of their cordial support, believing that |
could deliver them from the evils of the solid
South; third, there is another partial reason.
| believe that l could have induced, from my
knowledge of our Consulates, the enactment
| OF certain laws touching our commerce that
greatly benefited the country.
NOMINATION DECLINED.
Boston, October 4th.-A A Raney, NOM
mated for Congress by the Republicans of the
| Third District. has declined.
The Panama Canal syndicate.
New YORK, October 4th.-The Times says:
j. and w. Seligman 4 Co. cabled to Paris
yesterday for further details of the reported
formation of a syndicate for the construction
of the Panama Canal, but had received no
answer up to the close of business last even
ing.
At meeting Saturday it was decided TO
emit loan of 100000, coo francs about the
Goth of this month. Trenor W. Park, Presi-
don't nf tho panaraa v allroaI cai1
last night to reporter of the Times that
when DeLesseps visited the Isthmus last fall
he met him there in pursuance of an arrange
meDt previously made, and an agreement was
entered into for the sale of the Panama Rail
road to the canal company in case DeLes.
seps was successful In forming the syndicate
with sufficient capital to carry on the enter
prise. Recently Park was called upon by
Seligman, DsLesseps' agent, who desired to
know if the Panama Railroad Company was
ready to deliver the road to the canal syndi-
cate in accordance with the terms of the agree.
ment Park replied that it was. He also stated
that by the terms of the grant of the Colombian
Government to the Panama Railroad Com
pany no canal can be constructed within its
territory without awarding damages to the
railroad company by Board of Arbitration,
and no railroad can be constructed at all
across the Isthmus without the unqualified
SOhsChb Va LuC L IetliEOdu SDtupdDy.
AS it is first necessary to have railroad be-
fore the canal can be built, De Lesseps con-
Guided to purchase the Panama road out
right. Park thinks that the canal is entirely
practicable. and he believes its construction
will shortly be entered upon. The capital of
the syndicate he understood to be $50, coo, 600.
He did not believe the United States Gov
eminent would put any obstacles in
the way of the enterprise, or that any
attempt would be made by Congress
to enforce the Monroe Doctrine Said he,
IF the Colombian Government had
the money in the treasury to proceed with
this work on its own account as an internal
improvement, no one could deny the right to
do so. The principle is the same if it sought
outside its own bound iries for the capital re.
CURED" Park also said that no American
capital could be asked for, as required by De
Lesseps, who undoubtedly could obtain all he
desired in Paris.
transportation OF Mails.
WASHINGTON, October 4th.-On tie 30th of
June the Postofice Department had $500
contractors for transportation of mails on
public routes. !, 857 special offices, each with
mail carrier, whose pay from the Depart
ment is not allowed to exceed the net postal
yield of the Office. OF the public routes in
operation there were LII, aggregating in
length 343, sos miles, at an annual cost OF
SIS, 747, 991. Adding the compensation of the
railway postoffice clerks, route agents, mail
route messengers local agents, etc, amount
ing to So. 54S,27S, the aggregate cost
of the entire service for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1880, was 800, 296, 269 The
service was divided as follows: Railroad
routes, $500 miles in length; annual trans
portation. SO, 497, 463 miles; annual cost,
SO, $50, I'll. OF which amount 81, 259, PIG
was for railway Postoffice Car service Steam
boats, %, $50 miles in length annual trans
portation, D, 66S, 53S miles annual cost, $751;
221 Other routes on which mails are re-
| quired to be conveyed with celebrity, certainty
and security. 235 24S miles in length annual
transportation. 76, 070, 995 miles annual cost,
81, go, 400. During the year railroad routes
were increased in length 5,329 miles and in
cost 1917, 6S1. Steamboat routes were in
creased 2,GS1 miles in length, and in cost
1852 S33. Star routes were increased in length
19, 76S miles, at an increased cost of 1913 669
There was an increase over the preceding
year in the total length of routes Of 27,177
miles, and an increase in annual cost of 81,
024, 1873. The increase in cost for railway
| office clerks, route agents. etc. amounted to
S259, pa, making the total increase in The cost
ct service over the preceding year of 81, 260,-
397.
Championship Billiard Match.
New York, October 4th.-A billiard match
for the championship of America and a purse
of 81, 600 was played to night at Tammany
Hail. between George L. Slosson and Jacob
Schaefer. Dudley Kayanaugh was referee.
Samuel f. Knight was umpire for Slosson,
and Randolph Heiser for Schaefer. Schaefer
won the string and scored 1. Slosson fol
lowed with O. Both men at this stage APP
peared nervous. For the first nine innings 10
was the highest run, and the scores stood
Slosson, Ill; Schaefer, IS. In the tenth in
ming Schaefer got the balls on the rail and
ran 3l2-the best run on record under the
new rules. He took the balls twice
around the table, His score now was
400, and he was $50 ahead Of Slos.
son, who, however, in the next inning
added to his score 46 and 13S Schaefel for
the remainder of the game played very badly,
and seemed to have lost all courage, while
Slosson kept adding to his score runs of ia,
49, 81 and II, winning the match in the 18Th
inning and leaving the balls in good posi-
ton on the rail; His average is the best on
record. There was considerable betting, and
the most intense excitement prevailed among
those present The following scores were
made by Sloss.n: 0, 6, 0, l, 45, 10, 49, 8, 46,
1873, 0. la, 0, SO, 8, 81, "a. Total. 600.
Schaefer-1, 0, q, l, 6, 0, 9, o. A, 312, o. 2.
0, 2, 0, G, 4, q. Total, 435 Time of game,
one hour and fifty-fve minutes Best run,
3l2 Winners average, 1884,.
Trouble Between Ereishiers and Indians.
OURAY (Col), October 2d.-On the 9th
ultino party Of freighters In Camp Cimar-
ron, about four miles from Cline's ranch,
were visited by number of Uncompahgre
Utes, who demanded supper. On being re-
fused, one of the Indians attempted TO shoot,
whereupon the freighter fred, killing an In
dian named johnson, son of Chief Chava-
naux The news OF the affair was conmuni-
Gated to the Agent at Los Pines. at whose
request detail of six soldiers was immedi.
ately ordered to Cline's ranch, and the
| freighters arrested. While on their way
back to the Agency they were surrounded by
party of Indians, who overpowered the
guard and took the prisoners from them.
There is little doubt that the Indians have
murdered the freighters.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, October 4th. - The following
through passengers were on TOT days train,
leaving at 1915 P. NJ. to arrive in Sacra-
mento October Sth ]. Felteman and wife,
South Australia; Mrs. S. E. Price, Los
Angeles Mrs. L. A. Davis, child and nurse,
Riverton, Nj; F. w. Woods and wife, w.
O. Laughan, San Francisco; William Lewis,
Miss E. c. Parker, A. Codding and wife,
Boston Irwin Chase and wife, Brooklyn;
Mrs. f. A. Ely, 0ttumwa. Ia; Bernhart
Edelman, New York f. S. Dodge, Beherly,
Mass.
Sixty-one through emigrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
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