Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-20
THE CASE OF AUDITOR FRENCH.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.

WASHINGTON, June 19th.-The following
postal changes for the Pacific Coast ara an.
nonneed:
Offices Established -Carbondale, Los An
geles county, Thomas J. Oliver, Postmaster i;
Gilmore, Colusa county, Giles U. Dilman,
Charles E. Rutter, Postmaster; Reiff, Lake
county, Col, John Reiff, Postmaster; Haw-
thorne, Esmeralda county. New. Christopher
S. Ballerman, Postmaster Chenowitch,
| Stamina county, Washington, Joshua f..
Kimball, Postmaster Montezuma, San Jao-
quin county, james Davis, Postmaster !;
| Trenton. Cache county, Utah, Andrew Nc
Combs, Postmaster.
CAL; Eden, Mendocino county, CAL; Olsen,
Tuolumne county, Cal; Soda Springs, Ne
county, New; Spraige, Douglass county,
New; Coveland Island, Washington Terri.
tory.
Names changed-Collins Benton county,
Or, to Waldport Snake, Baker county,
Or. to Dell.
Postmasters appointed-Mrs. Ada Ban
yard, Emigrant Gap, Placer county Cal;
Albert B. Clark, Orange, Los Angeles
county, Cal; VIM. A. Wright, Linkville.
Lake county, Or; David Suble, Waldport,
Benton county, Or; North Wilcox, Nc
bOhClly uldiiSOpa SOCAby. <hiiHoda.
The Case of Railroad Auditor French.
| CHICAGO, june 19:h.-A Times special
| from Washington says: The case against
| Auditor French grows worse His original
report against the Central Pacific now ap-
pears to have been huge stock jobbing af-
| fair. His crawfishing letter was held in New
York long enough for those on the inside to
| buy, giving the French combination huge
profit. Kirkw0od sent Assistant Attorney
| General McCanm1n to confer with Mac
| Veagh French will be called on fer an ex-
planation, and will then be removed. 1t is
probable that General Jere Bush, Of Wiscon-
| sin, will get the place.
Gould still Adding 10 His Railroad Pos
sessions.
ST. LOUIS June 19-h.-It was stated at
| the headquarters of the Texas and Pacific
road at Marshall, Texas, yesterday, that Jay
Gould had bought controlling interest-over
two.tbirds of the stock-in the Eastline and
Red River Narrow-2auge Railway, now run
niug over $50 miles from Jefferson, of James
Scott, its President, who is a son of the late
Thomas A. Scott. This ia regarded as check
mate by Gonld on the Texas and st. Louis
Railway. The Texas and Pacific track is
now laid fifteen miles in the Staked Plains,
and is being pushed on at the rate of eight
miles per week. The extension of the Mia
souri, Pacific to its intersection with the
| Texas Pacific a. Mineola was completed last
evening. and trains can now run through
from st. Louis to San Antonio without
change also to Houston, Austin and other
far southern points in Texas.
Floating Dead BOdies-ProbabIe Whole
sale Murder.
KANSAS CRY, June 19tn.-The number of
dead bodies found in the Missouri river at
this point recently has given rise to sus-
picion that there is an organized band of
Thugs at work at some point on the river
above here. A few days ago the body of
young woman, entirely naked, was taken out
of the current. Yesterday the headless body
of man was found floating, and to-day a
| body with throat cut from ear to ear was
found floating few miles below the city.
Heavy Robbery OF Grain.
KEoKUK Ia), June 19th.-It is discovered
that 120, 600 bushels of grain has been stolen
from the elevator here, and cannot be traced.
Civil and criminal processes will be the re-
suit of this discovery.
Alleged Robbers Arrested.
ST. PAUL Nina J, June 19th.-Patrick
| Lyon, a reputed railroad man OF Iowa, has been
arrestedat Anaka, charged with the robbery of
Hayes brothers, found dead in their room. it
is supposed. from suffocation by an exploded
oil lamp. They had 5000 when they entered
the room, and only 81 when found.
Earthquake in the Old Bay State.
NEwBURYPoRT (Mass.), June 10Th. : At
3:35 this morning many people were alarmed
at the rumbling and shaking of an earth
quake. which was felt for some seconds.
Buildings were shaken sensibly.
A Wife's Memory.
B0sToN June l9th 1t is runored that
Trenor w. Park will expend half million
dollars in founding an orphan asylum at
Brattleboro, Vt, as memorial to his de-
ceased wife.
sunsfrokes at New Orleans.
NFw ORLEANS, June 19th.-Since Thurs
day morning ten sunstrokes-six fatal-haye
occurred hara