Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-11
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Washington Eoies. from Cur eva Corre-
SDOaGcuf,

ton of the Chinese treaty by the Senate al
an executive session this afternoon, but the
discussion concerning a substitute for the
Postoffice appropriation bill continued until
SO late an hour that he found it useless &c
make q motion for an executive session to
day, and was, therefore, obliged to postpone
his effort until tomorrow. The executive
session yesterday was the first one held since
the treaties were reported back from the
committee, and It was absurdly consumed by
talk, not about the treaties themselves, but
in regard to the pending investigation as tC
how the printed copies Of these secret docu.
ments got out.
Representative Berry to-day, being alpha
betically first ON the list of California mem
beers, was recognized by Speaker Randall I'M
der the new rule, which gives one member
from each State III turn chance when tbs
morning hour is dispensed with to call uI
one bill for passage, provided Ave Repre-.
sentatives do not unite in objecting to Its
consideration Berry improved his opportu-
nifty by procuring the passage from the
Speakers table of the Senate bill restoring the
Fort Crook and Fort Redding military reser-
vations to the public domain and confirming
the patents heretofore issued to actual set
tiers upon them. This bill was passed by the
Senate and fully telegraphed in these dis;
patches about ten days ago. 1t is substan.
tiaHy duplicate of the measure introduced
by Berry in the House last session.
During the debate on the River and Harbor
bill to-day Representative Page made aspirited
five. minute speech, in which he severely crit.
cised the Commerce Committee for their ur-
equal and unfair distribution of the amount
which it appropriated, and he contrasted the
item of 5000, 900 granted for the Kanawha
river in West Virginia with the total of less
than $40, 900 accorded to the rivers of Cali.
fornia. He added, referring to the Sacra
mento and San joaquin rivers, that wheat lies
rotting beside the railroad tracks for want OF
the necessary Improvements of these natural
highways, which should be made capable Of
bearing the commerce of the Pacific coast EN-
pire, and IN conclusion he announced that il
he lived to assist in the. organization of the
next House he would labor to procure the
election of some man for Speaker who will
recognize that there is a country west Of the
Mississippi river. This remark was greeted
with hearty applause by al the members
from the section referred to.
Prominent Pennsylvania politicians are Of
the opinion that the deadlock at Harrisburg
will continue, and that The only change will
be that Beaver viii not be able perhaps &c
secure all the votes that Oliver had. Gan.
eral Beaver was Chairman of the Pennsyl
vania delegation at the Chicago Convention
He is an excellent speaker. divers with
drawal IS the Cameron factions candidate
for the Senate gives rise to gossip to-day thai
the Camerons win pow push him for a place
in Garheld's Cabinet It ia argued that the
construction which viii be placed on his with.
drawal will be that the Camerous have been
defeated, and their power curtailed in o
State in which it has heretofore been all.
powerful. IF, therefore, the Cameron family
can have Oliver put in the Cabinet their de
feat will be tempered with q reward which
will leave the impression at all events that
the Clan Cameron still lives and have some
influence left.
Major Butterworth, who represents the
First Ohio District In Congress. has returned
from a visit to General Garfield at Mentor
He was asked to-day if Senator Conkline
will have a representative in the Cabinet, t.
which he made the reply: IF Senator
Conkling has asked for certain Cabinet
place and been refused, but has been TOLD
that he can have any other place he may
choose to select, would it in such an event
be General Garfeld's fault il New York i;
without representation in the Cabinet?'
Private dispatches have been received tC
the effect that the Democrats of the Ohio
Legislature yesterday refused to unite on 6
resolution OF Endorsement of Stanley Mat
thews' nomination. The prospects for hi;
confirmation seem to be daily diminishing.
Water and weather.
NEW ORLEANS, February 10th.-The water
is still rising in the rear of the city. In
many places in the Third District it fa:
crossed the east side of Claiborne street
Skiffs and sailboats ere coming into very gen,
eral use IN ovelhowed districts. Cypress;
Grove Cemetery and the Spanish Fort Rail
road are submerged. The water in the canals
is slowly receding.
NEW ORLEANS. February 10th.-The over
flowed district has increased. The Relief
Committee is assisting the hungry and
drowned out inhabitants.
New ORLEANS, February 10th.-The dam.
age by Sundays storm along the Mississippi
Sound, from Pascagoula to Bay St. Louis,
amounts to 100000. The portion of the city
inundated covers about FIVE square miles, and
contains probably $4,000 Inhabitants. Ir
many places the water is three or four feet
deep, and in the low one-story houses every
thing is washed out. The water in the lake
is lowering, and by morning will be doubles;
receding at all points.
New YORK, February 10th.-A dense fog
and heavy ice prevail ON the Sound. Nayi
CATION is difficult, and none of the large boats
have reached the city. Some danger to pier:
exists at Long Branch.
New York, February 10th.-It has been
raining heavily and the water famine is
averted. The streets are in a lamentable and
disgraceful condition. The sidewalks are
flooded their whole width by water backing
from the accumulated snow in the roadways.
aud all the crossings are ponds of water The
backwater down town has flooded most of the
cellars and easements Many leaden pipes
are bursting on roofs, rendering pedestrianism
even uncomfortable. The pilots could not
see half boats length. The streets near
the ferries are hopelessly blocked by vehicles,
all waiting to cross.
New York, February 10th.-The storm
extended over the greater portion of the
State. Freshets have carried away bridges
in Duchess county A culvert on the Pough.
carried away, and travel is interrupted.
Houses in the suburbs of Elmira are much
damaged by oyerfowing creeks, and at Fred.
ericksburg fears of great freshet are enter.
tanned.
WATER GAP pa. February 10th.-There
is great danger OF flood here.
PITTsBURG, February 10th.-Nearly $780,.
600 worth of property was lost by the Mo-
nOD9anela lCc RoiSc eHiS iuoTHIuS.
PrrrsBuRG, February 10th.-The destruc.
ton to coal property by the food is not SC
great as at first reported. 1t does not ex
coed $4,000.
CLEVELAND, February 10th.-A disastrou;
iuundation was threatened, but was averted
by firing a shell from a cannon into the ice
gorge and breaking it up.
Railroad Accidents.
SUDBURY Mass, February 10th.-An &C.
cident on the Old Colony Railroad to-day, by
the carelessness of the engineer, caused the
death of the fireman and the injury of four
passengers.
COLUMBUS (0hiol. February 10th.-Many
minor railroad accidents and narrow escapes,
by the undermining of bridges and washing
away of culverts, are reported. All the
streams of this State and Indiana are on the
rampage.
ALLENTOWN pal February 10th.-A dis,
astrous railroad accident occurred TO. day al
Rock Hill station, on the North Pennsylvania
Railroad caused by the passenger train due
at BIZ A. NJ running into freight train
about entering siding to permit the passen-
ger train to pass. Both engines were de.
nlolished, the baggage car telescoped and a
number of freight cars wrecked. The name:
of the killed are Michael Hollihan, hosel
keeper at Seutheaster, and James Fraley,
section foreman, of Quakertown- Fatally in
iured: Rev. Mr.. McFetridge, of German