Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-27
litical questions he will act as straight-out
Counting the E,ectoroI Vote.


Democrat.
Counting the Electoral Vote.
WASHINGTON, January 26th.-The resolu.
ton submitted by Senator ingalls, to-day,
proposing to receive the House of Representa-
tive in the Senate chamber on the second
Wednesday of February, for the purpose of
counting the electoral votes through the sim
pie agency of the Senatorial tellers and
declaration by the Vice-President, is agreed
upon by the Republican Caucus Committee
and will be unitedly supported by all the Re-
publican Senators.
The Senatorial Elections.
NASHVILLE, January 26th.-On the Thrift
eth ballot Howell E. jackson, State Credit
Democrat, was elected to the Senate.
HARRISBURG, January 26th.1Ninth bal
lot: Oliver. s.; Grow, 81; Wallace, Sc !;
scattering, Il. Adjourned.
MADISON wis.,. January 26th.-Philetus
Sawyer was to-day elected United States
| Senator
The Chinese Treaties.
| WASHINGTON, January 10Th. = Congress-
man Berry says the Chinese treaty is fraud.
| 1t promises relief from the curse of Chinese
immigration, but will fall far short of afford
ing it. Page says if the treaties are ratified
| Congress will be enabled to enact such re-
grafton of Chinese to the United States.
! Booth and Farley refuse to be interviewed.
Mining Disaster.
| WMKEsBARRE pa, January 26th.-The
largest fall of top coal and rock ever known
in this valley occurred in the Empire mine
this afternoon. Two thousand tons fell, bury
| ing two niners-Merris Evan and his son
! Thomas. Hundreds Of men are at work dig
ing for the bodies. The cause of the fall is
not yet known.
Agricultural Needs of the Country West
| of the Rocky Mountains.
| WASHINGTON, January 26th.-The House
! Committee on Agriculture, after hearing an
argument from Horace Davis this morning,
unanimously agreed to insert in the agri-
culture appropriation bill an item of $4,000
| for the collection and publication of data con-
corning the agricultural needs of the country
west of the Rocky mountains.
Heavy snOw.sfOrm.
BUFFALO, January 26th.-The snow. storm
which set in last evening continued through
out the day, and railroad traffic is again
| seriously inteTfered with. Passenger trains
| TO local points were abandoned this after
noon, and through trains are running irregu-
| larlv All trains are from two to six hours
behind time.
An Assured Financial Success.
CINCINNATI, January 26th.-The sales Of
seats for the opera festival have reached $14,-
| 600, assuring a financial success.
Railroad Accident.
MILLERsBURG (O.) January 26th.-An ac-
| cident from a broken rail near here ditched a
| train to-day and dangerously injured several
| persons. None were killed.
| Stanley Matthews 10 Succeed Justice
Swayne.
WASHINGTON. January 26th.-The Presi-
dent has nominated Stanley Matthews for
Justice of the Supreme Court.
smallpox In a Penitentiary.
CHICAGO, January 26th.-The Journals
Des Moines special says: The smallpox has
broken out in the Madison, Ia, Penitentiary
creating great excitement and panic there.
The Pedestrian Contest.
New YORK, January 26th.-The score in
the walking match at 9 P. Nj. stood Hughes
312, Cox 300, Howard 29S, Albert 297, Vint
291, Krohne 800.
New YORK, January 27th-A. M.-Follow-
ing was the score at midnight: Hughes 325ii,
| Howard sos, Krohne SOL, Albert SOL Kent
800, Cox 800, Curran 27S, Phillips 270a,
Campana 255, Lacouse 243. Hughes beats
the best American record for Y hours by =
miles.
Garneld's Cabinet.
NEW York, January 27th-A. M.-The
Tunes hints that General Garfeld's Cabinet
will be composed as follows Secretary of
State, James e. Blaine, of Maine Secretary
of the Treasury James f. Wilson, Of Iowa
Secretary of War, j. Donald Cameron, of
Pennsylvania Secretary of the Navy, VIM.
C. Wickham, of Virg inia Postmaster Gen
eral Thomas l.. James, of New York; At
torney-G aneral, Emery A. Storrs, of Illinois
Secretary of the Interior, d. 0. Mills, of
California. For Secretary Of the Interior
three or four gentlemen have been mentioned,
and are now being considered. Mills of
California seems to have only one dis
qualification for the position. He is init
mately connected with many of the great
financial speculations of the Pacific coast. If
Grant is to be satizfed, Routt. Ex-Governor
of Colorado, will receive the place now occu-
pied by Schurz Francis A. Walker. present
Superintendent of Census, is ALSO by inhu.
entail persons, mentioned il the same con-
nection.