Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-18
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Albany Political sifuat;on-AIiIlcr
EIecteti as Pratt's Successor.

Elected as rrairs Successor.
ALBANY, July 16th.-The Joint Conven
ton met at noon. The Chair announced that
they would proceed 10 vote for United States
Senator in the place of Roscoe Conkling, re
signed.
Speaker Sharp detailed the failure to Sc
cure caucus at the start, and referred to the
one called by the majority of the Republic
cans. He acknowledged its authority, as il
emanated frsm the maj ofity. He had delayed
action in accordance with the result Of that
caucus, because he saw in the election of the
candidates nominated great danger. He now
warned the Convention of that danger, saw.
ing that the Democrats of the United States
Senate would DO what they could to make
the election futile He concluded by saying
that when his name was called he would vote
for Elbridge G. Isapham instead of Roscoe
Conkling. Applause. The vote was then
proceeded with.
Senator Foster, when his name was called,
explained his action as member of the. Caucus
Committee.
The vote for the short term resulted: Pot.
ter AZ, Lapham 6S, Conkling %, Evarts l.
Necessary to choice, 70.
Senator Baker, Speaker Sharpe and Sisson
were the only ones who changed from Conk.
ling to Lapham.
The Convention then proceeded to vote on
the long term vacancy, with the following
result Herman AZ, Miller as, Fisk g. Chap
man 2, Daniels l, Starin 2, Bliss l, Adams /,
Wheeler {, Tslcott l, Tenny l. Necessary
TO a choice, %.
The following went over to Miller: Sena.
tor Winslow and Assemblymen Bingham,
Campbell, Carpenter, Cullen, Dickey, Hurd,
Jackson and Sharpe.
The Chair declared Warner Miller elected
to fll the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Thomas G.. Plat.
Senator Winslow moved the Convention
adjourn. Carried, IS to SO, aud the Conyen
ton adjourned.
The Train Robbery Further Particulars.
ST LOUIS, July 16sh.-A special from Kan.
sas City gives few additional particulars OF
the train robbsry near Winston last night
Two of the robbers gos on the front end Of
the baggage-ear, next TO the engine. Three
more went into the smoker, and two stood on
the platform between the baggage-car and
smoker. There were seven in all. Conductor
Westfall had passed nearly through the
smoking-car when he was shot, one ball pass
ing clear through his body. He staggered
out on the platform Of the car and fell into
the ditch. Thomas McC!ennan or McCough,
a s.one-cutter who was shot through the head,
also fell or the car, and was found by the
side of the dead conductor. When the rob.
bers entered tie express car, Charles Murray,
the messenger. was locking over some of his
papers, and Frank Stamfeer, baggage man.
was sitting In the car near the open door.
Both men were Immediately covered with
four revolVers, and when Murray objected to
handing over the keys be was knocked down.
It is TIL u yhs there were about SIS, 0G0 in the
safe, but tLs exact amount Is not known.
The United States Express Company han
dies all TIE express matter On the Rock
Island road, and the train went out last
night with what came in from the Atchison
short run. and also from Kansas City and
points east, as far as Harlem After rifiing
the safe, the robbers jumped from the train
aud escaped. The train went on to the next
side track, where it waited for the eastbound
passenger train, which took WestfalPs body
to Cameron. The Sheriff was notified of the
robbery as soon as possible, and he imme-
distely started in pursuit with posse OF
about sixty men, bat at this writing no It'd
ings have been received that he has over.
taken the roSbers. Great excitement pre-
walls in the neiehbOrhood, and the whole
community is sauoh agitated over the event.
j. X. Treat express agent at Kansas City,
said this morning not much money went
from Kansas City, but the impression seems
to be that the rsbbers secured several thou
sand dollars.
AMoUSr or TIE SPOIL.
Rock ISLAND {Ill.) July 16th.-The reb.
bars of the train st Winston were thirteen in
number. They shot the conductor dead, and
killed one passenger. Mccullough, mistakiug
him for the engineer. Before they could rob
the passengers brakeman pulled the valve
of the air-brake and stopped the train, fright
ening the desperadoes. who jumped from the
train aud fed. They only got about s., 00C
from the express eompaDy's safe. The rail.
way company offers IS 600 reward for their
capture. The generally accepted theory out
on the road is that the robbers were profes-
SIGNALS. 0ne of them. the tallest, was seen
in Cameron all day yesterday, snd could be
identified by several people. The men who
have been searching fox the robbers to-day
found where they had their horses tied in the
woods, and say that in their hurry to get
away they did not unite them, but cut the
halters and left them hanging to the trees
International Medical Congress
Nav York. July 16th.-A number of gen.
tlemen eminent in the medical profession sailed
for Europe to-day for the purpose of attend.
ing the international Medical Congress, which
meets IL London on the 1st of August This
will be enc of the most noteworthy gather
ings Of the year 1881. Distinguished physi.
clans froR all parts OF the world will be
present, and the number of papers to be read
is very large. The arrangements also include
accessories q SOCIAL reception and banquets.
The programme includes the business OF the
Congress, botk general and special meeting.
The latter will consist Of meetings of the If
teen sections irto which the Congress is d.
vided-anatomy, physiology, pathology and
morbid anatomy, medicine and diseases of the
throat, surgery, obstetrics, diseases of chill
drsn, mental diseases, opthalmology, diseases
of the ear, diseases of the skin, diseases OF
the teeth. State medieine or sanitary regula-
tions, military surgery. materia medica and
pharmaeosogy. On the evening of August
4th the Lord Mayor Of London will give a
banquet to the delegates.
The Monetary Conference.
NEW YORK, July 16th.--A Tribune re.
porter boarded the steamer Celtic at quaran.
tine yesterday afternoon, and on the way up
the harbor had talk with T. O. Howe,
United States Delsgate to the Monetary Con-