Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-01

ton along the line of the route upon which
the route agents of the Department were
passing, and yet of whose existence the re-
sponsible officials of the Department did not
consider themselves officially informed. This
route of 1873 miles daily was let to g. x. Col
Ter at the quadrennial letting of 1e74-7S for
S17, 1885, a compensation Increased before he
began work under his contract to S23, 904 by
expeditions of schedule ordered June 8, 1874.
A side supply to San Bpenaventura and other
changes increased the compensation to S31,-
go &C. At this time, November l, 1875,
the Southern Pacific Railroad reached Ca
liente, and the route was curtailed 541 miles,
deductirg Sc. sos 1S The railroad service was
substituted. costing but "a, 0S7 80. On route
1904 a like curtailment was made at the
southern end of the route from November 16,
1875, of p miles. costing S2,74S 30by stage
line, and but 81, 0S5 by railway service. On
route 46, OH. 10 spite of the manifest economy
of the railway service, these substitutiens
here closed. September 2, 1876, trains were
running over tbs whole line from Caliente to
San francisco. The pay of the contractor
was increased for embracing stations on the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and it was not till
June 80. 1877, by an order dated June 6, 1877,
! No. 2 Sl6, that the pay of the contractor was
discontinued, as he was able, with the money
| paid by the contract office OF the Depart
ment, to outbid the price paid for railway
mail service. No distance circular had been
sent in till June by the railroad upon this
route. The mails were carried by steamer
under order 29l6, May 16, 1876. costing
s., 400.
The Dishonest Postal Asent-Beyton's
Trip.
OMAHA, October 31st-D. II. Carey the
postal route agent on the Union Pacific Rail-
way running between Kearney and Sidney,
! Nebraska, was brought to Omaha this morn.
ing and committed for stealing registered
package of 81 coo from the mails.
Captain Paul Boyton leaves at noon to-
| morrow to complete his voyage down the
Missouri, Fastening his departure from fear
| that the river viii frsezs over, and expects to
arrive at st. Louis by the 18Th of November.
The Letter.CarrYinS by Wells, Fargo d Co.
WASHINGTON, October 3lst.-Postmaster-
| General James said to Representative Page
| few DAYS ago that the efforts which were un.
successfully put forth last winter to procure
| an order from his predecessor to stop the
| carving Of letters by Wells, Fargo K 20.
| have recently been renewed. Page there.
upon bri hy recapitula.ed the main points of
| the case, and subsequently, handed - james
a copy Of his printed letter to Key, together
! with numerous arguments of Pacific coast
journals and other argumentative papers IN
| opposition to the proposed interference. Ihe
! POSTMASTER General promised to give the mat
ter his personal examination, and meanwhile
remarked that unless it could be shown that
the express company failed to purchase the
necessary number of stamped envelopes from
the Government. or that it otherwise vio-
lated the postal laws, he would not Interfere
with its business.
Another :. Crank" at the White House.
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parentlv insane, made his appearance at the
White House to-day and demanded admis-
sion. After some parley It was found that he
was armed with a seven barreled revolver,
and was evidently bent shooting some
BODY. His arrest was accomplished after
some difficulty. requiring three men to over
power him. The crank was we'll dressed,
powerfully built, and was recognized by the
doorkeeper as the "crank" who called in
MAY last and was sent home to Pennsylvania.
He gave his name as John Woling, and en-
deavored to force his way in. A desperate
struggle ensued. Dinsmore choked him so
that he could not use his drawn revolver, and
Steward Crump and others took hand and
Woling, or Dr.. Noc.ling This real nane) was
taken to the station. He presented the fol-
lowing letter:
John Wong: You are hereby informed that
DR.. John Noctng is lawfully elected President OF
every day Signed ALMIGHTY GoD-Communi-
Gated by Holy Spirit.
When Woling first appeared and showed
his letter. Dinsmore seated him in the parlor
until the President could see him. WoliDg
handed him the following for the President:
81 desire the official returns of the late Presi-
Dental election" 1t was after this that
Dinsmore arrested him, and the struggle
began, The mailman has been at hotel
here under the name of John Woling since
September 2Sth His real name is DR.. John
Noctling. His home is at Colesville, Snyder
county, Pa.
The First Fast Train.
CHICAGO, October 31st.-The Pennsylvania
Railroad made its first trip with the fast
train from here to-day, starting with FIVE
Pullman cars, very near fully loaded. There
we're forty-eight through-for-N York pas
sengers. The Philadelphia and Pittsburg
cars were full. The result is gratifying to
the company. especially as Monday is gener
allv a lig'ctt dav. The train left at $3.50 P. NJ
and will reach jersey City II twenty-six-
hour run.
The JumcI Estate Once More.
NEW York, October 31st.-The CONNER
cial Bulletin says: Il was asserted Saturday
by a dealer in real estate that negotiations
were Ia progress for the sale OF the well
known Jumel estate, comprising about fifty
acres. and extending from one Hundred and
Gfty.seventh to One Hundred and Sixty-ffth
street, and from Harlem river to st. Nicholas
and Tenth avenue, to a syndicate composed
of jaw Gould and other capitalists. The
price asked was 81, coo, 000 The intention of
the purchasers, it was said, was to use the
proparty as q site for Worlds Fair, which
| is to be postponed from 1888 to 1855.
The Foreign Visitors.
CHICAGO, October 31st.-The Won Steuban
party was received by the Mayor this morn
log with German speech, whereat they mar.
veled, as he is Kentucky born and bred.
They rode about the town, visited points OF
| interest, and were warmly welcomed on
! Change.
New York, October 31st-The French
visitors had reception to-day.
Probable Desperado I'm Custody.
MLwAuKEF. October 31st-The identity
of the man William Kuhl is not yet settled.
Parties are here from Pepin county, Wis,
who say he is the Desperate. Lone Williams.
They have warrant for him, and expect to
take him back with them. It is expected, if
he proves to be Williams, that mob will
| lynch hin.
Fire on Staten Island.
CLIFTON Staten Island), October 31st.-A
FIRE began at IL o'clock this morning in Mayer
! < Bachman's brewery and destroyed that
building. It then began to destroy the small
houses adjoining, from which the occupants
fed in terror At noon the fire Is still raging,
and there was danger of a boiler explosion.
The loss was then estimated at half million
dollars.
Not Sufficiently Protected.
ST.. LOUIS, October 31st.-Tbe committee
appointed by the National Fire Underwriters
report the city deficient in facilities for fight
ing fire, and make many criticisms on the fire
DEF artment and city.
The Business Boom.
BosToN. October 31st.-The Post, on last
weeks clearings, says: The boom continues
among the Eastern cities, nearly all of which
show a fair increase.
Snow In Colorado.
DENVER, October 3lst.-A light snow has
been falling here all the evening, but dissp
pears as fast as it falls, and the storm is gen
eral throughout the State.
Murder i'm New Mexico.
DENVER (Col.), October 31st.-The Repu5.
tcan's Las Vegas, n NJ, special says A. b.
Ludwig, of Rogers Bend, N. NJ, was muir
dered st Corillos last night No arrests.
A 100000 Fire.
GALVESTON (Tex.), October 31st.-A fire
to-day destroyed the cotton building Of John
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