Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-27

t,tc. Etc. Etc.
Washington Notes. from Our own Cor.
respondent.
WASHINGTON, April 26th.-It is expected
that vote Will be taken at the next meeting
of the Judiciary Committee upon Stanley
Matthews nomination, and present appear
ances are said to indicate that it will be re-
ported adversely. His friends claim, how
ever, that most OF the Democratic Senators
intend to vote for him, and they are there
fore confident that he will be confirmed,
despite an adverse report.
Nearly all the Democratic Senator's so far
as can be definitely ascertained, are unfavur
able to VIM. Z. ChaGdler's confirmation as
Solicitor General, and as Senator Conkling is
also inclined to fight him because OF his init
mate relations with Secretary Blaine, his
chances are appearing unpromising.
Conkling and his immediate following are
strongly opposed to holding any executive
sessions at present, and will undoubtedly in
sist in the caucus that the existing deadlock
be indefinitely continued nominally on the
ground that TO break it would be q surrender
OF the Republici III contest for control of the
Senate officers, but really, it is surmised, be-
cause they desire additional time in which to
enlist recruits and work up their plan of bat
tie against the confirmation of Robertson as
Collector of the Port of New York. The
needs Of the public service, however, and the
personal influence heretofore described in
these dispatches as working to bring about
the speedy transaction of some portion of the
accumulated executive business, will un-
doubtedly prevail at an early day, despite all
opposition.
A number of Senators and Representatives,
Laxr Loa, ,1ol
as hackers" of some Of the contractors
who obtained largely increased pay on the
star route contracts assert that great in
Justice has been done to them by the use Of
any such terms implying their knowledge or
participation in the frauds upon the Govern
ment. They say they simply joined in the
recommendations forwarded to them from
their constituents, and in many cases earnest
ly Endorsed by their State Legislature, for in
creased or expedited mail service in portions
of the country apparently needing such ad-
ditional mail facilities and that they were
entirely ignorant of the unwarranted and ex-
travagapt allowances nominally based upon
these general recommendations, but which
were really the result of maladministration,
of collision between the Department officials
and contractors, in which they indign unity
assert they had no part.
United STATES Senate.
WASHINGTON, ApiR 18th. = Leave was
granted, Oh the suggestion of Edmunds, to
The judiciary Committee to sit during recess
if that should ever occur-to investigate
the subject of bankruptcy.
A motion for an executive session was lost
PA to q.
Jones of Florida answered portions of
Frye's speech, after which motion for a
recess ard kindred motions were voted down.
At the conclusion of the roll call on these
votes, it was discovered that the motion had
prevailed Thereupon Rollins started on a
hunt fer the Delinquent Republican Senators,
only to discover, in the nick of time to de-
feat the motion by tie vote, that he himself
was the Senator who had net voted.
The vote upon the next motioa to go into
an executive session, to the surprise of both
sides, was announced as ayes q, noes 20.
This was explained by Lamar, who is
paired with Sherman, that he had unwilling
ly voted. He obtained leave to Withdraw
his vote, and the motion was then lost.
Adjourned.
Republican CaucHs Called.
WASHINGTON, April 26th-A call for a
Republican caucus was issued this afternoon
to meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow. Conklirg
finally favored the caucus, because he feels
stronger now than heretofore. Conkliug be-
ieves ne can beat Garfield now, as numerous
Southern Senators join nth him in opposing
Robertson. One OF Conkling's best friends
said tonight that he would hold a meeting of
the Commerce. Committee and report Robert
son at once, because he believes he can beat
him. Eight Democratic Senators are pledged
to vote with Conkling.
Hox Factory Burned-scveral Persons
Injured.
New YORK. April 26th.-The box factory
of L. C. Smith, at Green Point, was burned
this afternoon. Many of the wofkmen
became panic-strickeD, and jumped from the
windows or crowded each other in the door
ways, in their eagerness to get out. The
result was that George Billings, aged AZ,
Peter Shaft, aged 81 and Samuel Dixon,
aged 43, were severely injured and removed
to the hospital. Adjoining the factory was
the sawdust storehouse, about which large
crowd gathered, the walls protecting them
from the heat while watching the fire in the
factory. Without warning an explosion
threw the walls on the crowd, ard The fames
swept over them. There were showers of
blazing sawdust spreading some distance,
which set fire to the clothing of women and
children, who fed shriekiDg from the place.
The firemen, police and Others rushed to aid
the unfortunates who had been injured or
buried beneath the falling wall, most OF
whom were boys. Their names are as fol-
lows: William Freeman, aged "a, fatally
burned; Frank Mcmillan. aged 13, fatally
burned; George Mcdowell, aged II, badly
burned John OConuell, aged II, badly
burned. A number Of men were knocked
down. and either injured or burned,
but with the aid Of friends man
aged to make their way home. George
Bloomfield aged %, was caught beneath the
wall and burned to death. The body was re-
covered from the ruins. The loss by the fire
is estimated at SO 600; insurance, $40, COO.
Following are additional names of injured {:
George c. Clapp, aged so; Patrick Kenner,
aged Is; Frank hcMulkel, aged 8; George
Ingersol, aged 9; George McGarvey, aged
10; VIM. Sweeney, aged IA; John Rennert,
aged 50-all burned severely about the face
and body. john O'Conner, aged u; August
Tresky, aged Is; John kennart, aged So /;
VIM. Yandewater, aged 80; John Clark
aged 25 Treslly is believed to be fatally
burned. VIM. Crawford, a fireman, received
severe injuries, being thrown from a ladder.
James Hewett, aged A. was run over by a
supply wagon, and had his right ankle
fractured. The police were informed to-day
that painter in the factory named Brecken-
burg, and Yandewater only lived in New
York, the remainder residing in the neigh.
borhood of the fire.
The street Tar IrOubic at ST. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, April 26.h.-The President of
two lines of street cars having made a pro-
posal Of compromise with the striking con-
duttors and drivers, being at the rate Of 125
cents for drivers and Is cents for conductors
per hour, three or four of the strikers ac-
cepted, ard cars were started down Olive
and Market streets manned mostly by extra
men. Only few cars had gone when great
crowd on Chestnut and Twelfth streets
stopped four cars, derailed them, compelled
them to go over a rough pavement, and forced
the drivers to stable them. They spattered
with mud another car smashed It's windows.
sent the team back to the stable and refused
to let the railroad men touch it. A dozen
policemen present were powerless, although
they arrested number of the leading spirits
of the mob. A similar scene occurred on
Market, between Fourth and Fifth. Efforts
here were also unavailing to restore order
The men on the cars were assailed with vile
and abusive language and denounced. Cap
tain Fox, with squad Of mounted police,
kept the tracks clear enough for the cars to
pass, but could not prevent the vile language
and active mud-siinging. His horse got a
knife thrust, aud he drew his pistol, but did
not use it on the rufians. Order prevailed at
2P. NJ, the streets being pretty well cleared.
Horrible Deed Of BLOOD.
ST. LOUIS. April 26sb.-Yesterday after