Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-12

Judge Mitchell to the Supreme Bench. It
accepted as a 6nality that George j. A.
Edgerton will be appointed to succeed Will
lam A. Windsm as Senator. WINDOWS
resignation was received to-day, and the ap-
pointment viii probably be announced to-
morrow.
The Secretary ship of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 11th.--Geo. G. Cor
ham will receive Mahone's vote for Secretary
of the Senate, and it is understood that he is
without rival candidate for the position.
Conger's Successor.
KALAMAZOO, March 11th-John 7. Rich
was nominated for Congress to-day by the
Republican Convention of the Seventh Dis
trict, TO succeed Conger. Rich is a farmer
by occupation, member of the present State
Senate, and has been twice Speaker of the
Michigan Assembly.
Wisconsin senat0Tship-Charges OF Con-
spiracy and Bribery.
NV York, March 11th.-The Sun says
that a special from Madison, Wis, states it
is openly charged by ti-Cameronites that
| frauds were perpetrated, and Cameron's cleo
ton was the result of both conspiracy and
wholesale bribery. It was discovered to-day
that member OF the Assembly had raised a
- l.rllIu
any visible means of getting the money.
Others were equally flush. The excitement
over the matter is intense, and State Senators
McKelly, Miley and others are moving for
an Investigation of the charges. 1t is said
that if properly probed, a most startling
scandal and sensation will be unearthed.
Westward. Round Passengers.
OMAHA, March 18th. = The following
through passengers were on to-days train,
leaving at ! T. NJ, to arrive in Sacramento
March 18th: Mrs Dr. Breck, Santa Bar
bara Miss Nellie Williams San Jose Mrs.
w, II. Craig and child, Council Bluffs III.
Lennon, Arizona; Peter b. Sinons, Miss
Lizzie Kennedy, Miss Hattie Kennedy, Miss
Elite Titus, Philadelphia II. Nelson, British
Columbia Mrs. Charles Clement, Miss Gle
inent, Joliet; e. n. Fletcher and family,
Detroit; A. n Lancaster, wife and son, San
Diego; jaw Kerlin, Philadelphia Ralph
l. Shainwald and wife, Miss Trowbridge,
San Francisco; J. Stewart and wife, A. X.
Vermily, New York; j. Jones, San Fran
cisco; T. Dayton, Portland, Or.
Fifty through emigrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento March 18th
Railroad Troubles.
OMAHA, March 11th-O wing to the heavy
rain yesterday afternoon and evening the
Union Pacific track was flooded in several
places between Grand Island and North
Platte, and the west-bound express was laid
up all night at Kearney and the east bound
express at North Platte. Trains began
moving again early this morning.
Another Blizzard Interfering with Rail.
road Traffic.
CHICAGO, March L Heavy snow-storms
prevailed in Iowa last night and to-day, and
Ihe raiir9a!S are again seliousiy oiock1u s
On the limos OentTal only one Tram mas
arrived to-day, ah1 1Vo lniles Vi Grack Is
showed up. Inc muck 1sianu roau Is aiso
suffering from the same cause.
ST. PAUL, March llth:-The Pioneer Press
specials from alone the Hastings aud Dakota
branch of the Milwaukee line, the Winona
and st. Peter, the lower line OF the Min
neapolis and st. Louis, the Des MONIES and
Fort Dodge, the Illinois Central east OF Fort
Dodge, show that they are all blockaded by
one of the worst billiards. OF the winter.
Many trains have been abandoned, as 1t IS
impossible to move them, SO heavy is the
snow and so fierce is the wind.
A Railroad Race for the Black Hills.
TortsvrcR March 18th Tho co,,yie,..
Journals correspondent here learns that a
small groun of ipdividnaIs have secured ON
hebalf of the North western Railroad the
Bear Butte canyon, which is the only possible
ava;labla entrance for railroad into the
Rlac< Hills whittier the NORTHWESTERN and
N t ' and ST Panl Ra;lroads are RIM.
n;no race .Tohn A smiley an old Gov.
a ll.an contractar and frs;Sbtar frst ga.
cnred the canyon and adioining land and
oraenizzd a railroad comna1v info which he
hos accord;no En- this story mat admitted
csrta;n Of tbe North western officials II now
looks a. though the ST. Paul road would be
INT ort bv this Arrangement from tbe Rlact,
His and 4 ia renraseIt ted tbat there ia great
nert,1rhat;on in consequence in railroad cir
oIos
vas, Io,Iroad scheme on paner.
Nav vopv Nh 11.b Tha H.,
PEW VIEW INN 'n III SinoIna "a 'T n
poseon sPso,@i says ~ T S,nglJS anu Du i
P;, oau anu 1 TaiL anu
aciilc it anu eleslapn ooil
loi whicn ona .Le Law ia ~; r. o.
oa.nea ualtei 'ne i w. % ,o o,4s 'sase
aa0 road of 49, 20 Il; H.
rnnnind from Faole pass on the Rio firande
across to Topolobampo Bay. about 1870 miles
above Mazatlan on the Pacific coast. The
scheme is yet on paper, and the grants and
concessions, which are so essential in Mexican
railway projects, are yet to be obtained. Gen.
Butler. who Is said to be one OF the commit
tee of projectors, is now on his way to Mexico
to confer with the Mexican authorities in
regard to these matters, and it is
also stated that General Grant is
interested in the matter. The incorpo-
rstors include Mayor Prince of this city,
Judge j. e. Abbott, y. A. Pratt, q. W.
Simons, t. A. Dodge, L. b. Lewis, U. S.
Grant, ,ir., and Il. A. Buck, of New York;
J. b. Price, OF Jefferson City. Mo-, and
Jesu Escobar, of Ell Paso, Del Norte; r. r
Carman, of Mazatlan, Mexico; A. r. Owen,
of Chester, Penn, and W. 5. Chapman, of
San Francisco. The Sinaloa and Durango
line proposes to make Aitata, on the Gulf of
California, its terminus. 1t is to run about
200 miles to Durango, where it will connect
with the Mexican Central. The organiza-
ton has just been effected, with Thomas Nj.
Hart, President; Robert L. Simons, Vice
President, and Spencer w. Richardson,
Treasurer. Among the incorPorators are
Elijah Smith, z. w. Pierce, ii. w. Dodd,
n. IL: Barbour, d. .. OuhsIon, ana Il. IL
AhI5SiusOb. VI OpoNOh.