Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-22

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Washington Notes. from Gur Own Cor
respondent.
WASHINGTON, April 2lst.-The enforced
resignation OF Assistant Postmaster-Gen
Brady continues to be permanent topic of
comment, and runors are afoat that it is
soon to be followed by criminal indictment
of Brady and number of prominent mail
contractors for conspiracy to defraud the
Government, and by civil suits to procure
the restitution OF large amounts of money
alleged to have been thus frauduently ac-
CURED by them. It is further intimated, in
seemingly well-informed quarters, that the
resignation of several other Department Off
GERS, whose relations with the star-route
ring have been of a questionable
character, will also be demanded,
and that several clerks in the contract office
are marked for dismissal. A full statement
of the results of the investigation now il pro-
gress is promised to be given to the press by
Postmaster-GeneralJ James as soon as it is
completed, and there is strong reason to ex-
pect that the developments will be very
startling.
The Southern Democratic Senators are
greatly displeased with Fryes speech of yes
terday, and attach great significance to it, on
account of his intimate relations with Secre-
tary Blaine. Many Of them also charge it
upon the Administration in general, as sew
eral Of the Departments had apparently been
ransacked to furnish material for it, and the
consequence is that number of Southern
Democrats, hitherto favorable to the confirm
alton of Judge Robertson, now talk of voting
with Senator Conkling for its rejection. They
argue that Frye's utterances concerning the
South indicate a spirit of sectional animosity
on the part of Garfeld's administration, and
that they have even less to hope for from
that quarter than from the Conkling faction,
because by joining ia his fight against the
Presidents nominations they may help to
establish the Senatorial courtesy" doctrine,
and thereafter reap an advantage from it !;
whereas, if they confirm these nominations
they have nothing to expect from either fac
ton. it will doubtless be ascertained in good
time, however, that Frye made his speech
formation obtained by him from Department
records was simply such as any other Senator
would be entitled to receive upon application.
Mrs. Belva a. Lockwood, the wel!-known
female lawyer of this city, has filed COM
munication at the White House, offering to
accept the Brazilian Mission if rendered to
her. She alleges her fitness for the position
upon various grounds, such as thorough
knowledge Of the commercial interests of the
United States, familiarity with international
law. an earnest desire to arbitrate differences
between nations an acquaintance with the
Emperor and Empress of Brazil, aud pro
ficiency in the French and Spanish languages.
" AS to sex" she says, the precedent is an
old one. Brazil is the only monarchy on this
continent, and monarchies from time iinme-
mortal have seated women on the throne, and
have granted them places according to their
rank without stooping to the narrow policy
of some would-be Republics" In concluding
her letter she says, 81 inclose for your con-
sideration only one recommendation. and
that from o woman. | inclose it simply be-
cause it is so rare thing for one woman to
recommend another" This recommendation
is from Mrs. Helen NJ. Barnard, who COM
NERDS har rs "one of the bravest, truest
women of this country.
Gossip says that Governor Fremont, of
Arizona, expects to be appointed Minister to
Mexico. The way and wherefore of this al
legged expectation are not discernible.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 2lst.-The Vice Pres
ident laid before the Senate the unfinished
Dusiuess-the resolution for the election Of
officers.
Coke replied to portion of Frye's speech.
Harris moved TO. adjourn to-day TO 8
o'clock.
Conkling hoped it. would be u, for the
sake of unauiEnity.
Harris replied sarcastically that that would
necessitGte a waste of three hours, and three
hours of such work as the Senate was now
doing were very important
The motion was lost, as also a motion to go
into executive session.
Cameron of Pennsylvania moved that when
the Senate adjourned to-day it be to meet on
Monday next.
Cameron claimed that Dawes had not al
ways been as ready to stand here as now, but
had procured leave of absence last week in
order that he might go to New York.
Dawes denied this, and there was short
colloquy which delighted the Democrats, as
it indicated some small signs of split among
the Republicans on the question of the dead
lock- However, this notion was dissipated
before the vote was announced on Camerons
motion to adjourn to Monday, by Cameron
himself voting against it, in order to show
that the motion was not to be construed as an
abandonment of the Republican position.
The motion was lest-25 to IS.
FrIShtfuI Railroad Accident Express
Train Precipiiaied into a River.
CHICAGO, April 2lst.-The Eceaing Jour
mats Clinton, Iowa, special says: At 5
CLOCK bDl5 EloIHiue, 80 Vic uiSbI SAp press
train, west-bound on the Rock Island di-
vision of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul Railroad, was moving at ordiIary'speed
across the trestle work over the Meredosia
river, mile south OF Albany, Ill, the trestle
gave way, and the train, without warning,
was suddenly precipitated into the river.
The train consisted of an engine, tender,
baggage-car, pas enger and sleeping-car. All
went down except the sleeper, which hangs
over the end of the bridge at an angle of
forty FIVE degrees, with the upper end high in
the air. The two cars foated off down
stream. The passenger coach lodged against
an island forty rods away The baggage. car
stuck in the middle Of the stream, about tie
same distance. Only the roofs of the two
cars are now in sight. Engineer West and
the fireman (name unknown), residing at
Freeport, went down III the cab, and nothing
has been seen since of the locomotive
or men. Baggageman Samuel Flanagan,
brakeman Harry Meyers, messenger
Dan Elithorpe and conductor Thomas Fuller
all escaped, but all were injured except the
latter. Their escape is miracle. There
were eleven passengers in the forward car,
including man and boy, residing at Pine
River, Wis, ed route to Omaha; woman
and two children who got on at Savannah, for
Rock Island; ID. w. Lundy OF Albany, and
five others, destination unknown. OF these,
two men jumped ashore as the floating car
passed the abutment of the wagon bridge,
which went out yesterday. Another jumped,
but fell back and was drowned The woman
and one child. and the boy from Pine River,
were taken off the car after it lodged at the
island, and the other six passengers, includ-
ing the man from Pine River, the little child
of the lady. and DR.. Lundy. were drowned.
These, together with the engineer make eight
lives lost in all. There were only three pas
sengers in the sleeper, and they, together
with the colored porter, were in bed. They
climbed out of the rear end and
escaped uninjured. Their names ara
II. w. Jordan of Rochester, n. Y;
G.. W. Chapman of Newark. n. J.;
Henry Warren, of Boston (traveIirg CON-
panion to Chapman T. G. Butler was not
on the train. The wounded were made COM
Portable at the hotel. The lady is Frustrated
by the shock. The river is perfect torrent
where the trestle went H. 1t is said freight
train passed the bridge an hour or so ahead of
the passenger. Twenty boats are at work in
the pouring rain searching for the bodies md
rescuing the luggage. All the bodies are be-
lieved, however, to be washed out. A hole