Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-02-16
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Washington Votes. from Cur 0wn Corre-
spOndent.

| spOndent.
| WASHINGTON, February 15th.-Represen-
tative Page to-day moved to strike out the
proyiso to the Oakland harbor appropria-
| ton, in the River and Harbor bill, on the
ground that the question of title to the bed
Of the estuary had already been settled to the
| satisfaction of the Secretary of War by the
elaborate opinion rendered by Attorney
General Denyens last summer, which was
| conclusive as to the right of the United States
| to make the improvement, this being the
only way the question could be settled unless
the Government should choose to authorize
some one to bring suit against it. The enact
ruent of the proviso, he said, would
simply lead to a repetition of what
was done last year, and with the
same result. His motion was defeated by
only three votes. and he therefore offered an
amendment making the proviso applicable to
all other Improvements provided for in the
| bill, on the ground that Oakland harbor
should not be treated as an exceptional case
This amendment was rejected by seven ma
jority, and the subject was then dropped
Pages main object in Offering the first amend
ment was to obtain an opportunity of placing
| the facts upon the record, and he accordingly
| Generals opinion part of his remarks
! fer future reference. He is confident, as
above intimated, that the enactment of the
proviso will not delay the use of the appro-
priation.
Senator Grover to-day introduced a bill
appropriating SIS 600 for the purpose of re-
pairing the military wagon road between
Camp Stewart and Fort Klamath, and S1O,-
600 for similar repairs between Camp Stewart
and Scott's Bar, Or.
Senator Miller arrived here this even
ing.
1t having been intimated that possibly
Senator Thurman's opposition to the confirm
alton of Stanley Matthews may have been in
| spired by the hope that he would himself be
appointed to the Supreme Bench, friend of
the Senator is authority for the statement
that he has declared that he would not accept
Supreme Court Judgeship if it were offered
him by either President Hayes or General
Garfield but that, on the contrary, he is
anxious to retire from public life, and be per-
manently relieved of all its cares and bur-
dens.
Stanley Matthews. who has been in Wash
ington since Saturday, left for home last
evening. He is fully impressed that i is the
intention of the Senate Judiciary Committee
to defeat his nomination by not reporting it.
Senator Blaine is still confined to his house
with rheumatism, but is mending rapidly
1t is lumored that he is now arranging to
leave the Senate by resignation next week
This would give the Maine Legislature the
requisite ten days notice of an existing va
cancy. and afford an opportunity to elect
Congressman Frye as his successor in time to
enable the latter to take his seat very soon
after the 4th of March.
Singular Case in New York.
Nryr Nopr, Eatr,,or1y rarOrfa,-
sat in the Tombs prison to-day with Mary
Dooley, the domestic who admitted yesterday
that while guilty of theft she devilishlY con-
trived to cast the blame ON her employers
| little daughter, who strangely enough ad-
misted having taken the articles The father
punished the child severely and became con-
vinced that she was a kleptomaniac. Mary
in prison to-day wept bitterly, and told her
own story in very different language to that
which she used when she was answering de-
tective Wilkins.
"Did you steal those things. Mary ~ said
the reporter. 49,.
'Then why did You say you nd ~
because Crawford's (name of her en-
ployerl brother.in-law begged me for Gods
sctie to admit that was the culprit."
''Then you mean to be understood nov
as having lied to cblige Crawford's brother
lu-law ana save the child
Eyes, sir"
Were you ever arrested before p
Never never.
"Where have you lived all your ife?'
With my mother in Melrose."
'And you wish us to believe now that this
| child was the thief ?"
eyes, sir she was the thief. She told
her father time and again that she was, and
found the things she stole and had poured
| kerosene oil upon in the cellar. / have
worked at home with my mother, and have
been seven months in Crawfords employ and
have always borne good character. People
who have known me since [ was little child
in Melrose can prove this. l don't know
why Crawfords brother-in-law wanted me
to admit that I had stole them, except he
wished to save the child from punishment for
taking the necklace off Mrs. Richards little
girl. She said she did that, and others who
saw her said SO, too. | was educated in the
Ursuline convent at Melrose, and have been
known all my life there God knows ] am
innocent" She wept bitterly and then shut
herself up in her cell.
Fine Same of Billiards Only Cushion
CarOms Counted.
New York, February 15th.-Probably the
finest game of billiards ever played took
place this evening at Cooper Institute be-
tween Jacob Schaffer and VIM. Sexton, for a
stake of 81 600 and the gate money. Num-
Der of points, 400 All the shots, according
to the terms of the match, were cushion
caroms. Referee, Dudley Kavanagh; Lon
Morris umpire for Schaffer and Joe Dion
for Sexton Sexton was the favorite in the
betting. He won the lead and counted two.
Schaffer followed with blank. Sexton fol-
lowed with six. Schaffer, by brilliant shot,
gathered the balls ard added 10 to his score.
At the end of the 25th inning Schaffer stood
100, Sexton 65. In the 55th inning Sexton
passed his opponents score-Sexton I'll,
Schaffer 209. In the 77th inning
the beginning of the S4th inning Sexton
stood 3l4, Schaffer 294 At its end Sexton
had S15, Schaffer 314 The excitement was
now intense. Sexton kept going ahead, and
when the marker called Schaffer 357 and Sex
ton $50, every one thought the game was de-
cided. Sexton then ran II, making his
figures 392. Schaffer made %. aud missed.
Sexton then counted l and Schaffer 5. The
score now stood: Sexton 1893, Schaffer 3S5.
1t was Sections play. He counted 3, making
1885, Schaffer needed 15 points to win. By
he had made IA. The balls were now in the
upper left-hand corner of the table. Schaffer
needed but one to make the game Several
round. the-tabl shots followed by both con-
testants, both missing, until at length
Schaffer, by magnificent four cushion play,
made his needed point and won the game.
Time of game, hours and 10 minutes.
Number of innings, 102 Winners average,
8 44-51. Losers average, 5 40 81 Best runs
-Schaffer, 26, %, 20; Sexton, 81, Is, 10.
An Excited Mining Camp-GeneraI Melee
Feared.
DENVER (Coll, February 15th.-The Re-
publscan's special says: At Robinson early
this evening Deputy Marshal McIlhaney
was shot and fatally wounded by unknown
parties in ambush. The assassins are sup
posed to be miners of the Robinson mine,
who vowed vengeance on Mc1lhaney for hav-
ing, as the Court decided, justifably shot
miner named HARDER a short tims since. Rob-
inson is in state of great excitement, and it
is feared a general outbreak will occur be-
tween the authorities and miners OF the Rob-
inson mine.
The Whitaker Court-Martial.
NEw YORK, February 15th.-In the Whit
taker Court-martial to-day DR.. Alexander,
the post surgeon at West Point, testified
Nv impression is that Whitaker did out
rage himself or had assistance from Others
with his cognizance, my opinion as to which
is based on fact not important.
Governor Chamberlin thought the opinion
was important, as a surgical expert, and he
was asked il ne saw any evidence that would
connect any accomplice in the matter.
Witness (hesitatingl-I saw nothing that
Whitaker was not capable of doing himself,