Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-28

state the loss of property or whether any
lives have been lost. The Union Pacific had
just finished building a mile and half of
new track around the washout at Fremont,
when the new disaster came. Fears are felt
for the Burlington and Missouri bridge at
Oreopolis. This afternoon the river began
breaking up.
Vanderbilt Resigns from the Directory
of the w. U. T. Co.
New YORK, March 27th.-The Times says:
The Board of Directors of the Western Union
Telegraph Company held q meeting yester-
day, and accepted the resignation Of VIM. FL.
Vanderbilt and Samuel F. Barger. Frederick
l.. Amss, of Boston, was elected to fill one
vacancy, but nothing was done in regard to
the other for the reason that Vanderbilt's
resignation was not expected before July LIST,
and no steps were taken to provide an &C
ceptable substitute. Vanderbilt's letter was,
therefore, quite surprise when received
| yesterday morning. Vanderbilt gives no rea-
son Tor his action, except that his interest in
the company Is at present SO slight as not
to warrant him in giving the time required
by his duties as Director. Privately he is
stated to have said he would have resigned
some time ago, but he was afraid if he
did SO it would be thought to signify that he
d.sapproved Of consolidation. He conse-
| quently waited until the deal was consmuma-
ted. Ames completes the five representatives
of Jay Gould VINO were to be made members
of the Directory under the terms Of the con
tract; the others being Gould himself, Gen
eral Eckert, Sidney Dillon and Russell Sage.
1t Is understood large number of changes
have been determined upon among the en-
ployes of the company. to take effect April
LIST. Among Others is Mr.. Mackinston, for
| quarter of a century foreman of construction
in this city. Superintendent Henchman and
forty operators from the central office are
said to have received notice to quit Nearly
al the operators have, however. been pro-
vided with places in Offices of private bank.
ers, who are generally leasing wires for their
exclusive use to Philadelphia and other near.
by cities, and in some instances to the far
West. The vacancies have been filed nv OPP
orators selected from the old American Uoion
ST f.
To Times reporter who called on him,
Vanderbilt said his resignation from the di
rectoTy was not of any particular significance
whatever, and did not arise from any other
motive than his desire to rid himself Of the
trouble of attending meetings Of the Beard
| Up to two months since he had been heavily
interested in the stock of the company, but
/ had since sold the greater part of il, and his
holdings were now light. For two months
| he had been unable to attend any meeting Of
| the Board of Directors, and as he had now
number of other matters of his own that re-
quired his attention, he simply concluded to
resign. That was the beginning and end of
the whole matter.
The Southern Pacific Route.
New YORK, March 26th.-The Commercial
Bulletin says: 1t is one thing to make rail.
/ I Il. i Al
| work smoothly. It WAS but q day or two ago
that it was semi-oficially announced that the
new Southern Pacific aud the Union Pacific
were wholly in accord as regards freights,
passenger fares, ETC.. but crediting the state.
ment made upon Chicago authority, there is
already a screw loose between them, with no
lack of trouble coming up in the future.
The Herald says: The whole distance from
! New York to San Francisco by the new
southern route is more than 800 miles longer
than by the northern route, but the southern
route has better grades, and one of their
agents, with whom a reporter conversed, de-
clared that their running time from ocean to
ocean would not exceed the time of the older
route by more than two hours. Whether
much of this might not be made up on the
Southern Pacific is matter of speculation.
The same interest that owns the Central Pa
cific controls the Southern Pacific, and ma
tHcy WILL W IOFS6 Inc larger GrS INC
over the route which returns them larger
profits.
Secretary Window Called TO Account.
CHICAGO. March 26sh.-The correspondent
of the Times in New York telesraphs that
Henry Willard, President of the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation Company, in his ap.
plieation for an Injunction forbidding the list
ing and transfer OF the extra Issues of North
ern Pacific common stock. includes in his ex-
hibit among persons benefited thereby Secre-
tary Window, to the amount of 2, 146 shares,
representing, at the market price to dsy.
SS7, $50. The World, after referring to Sec.
rotary WINDOWS anti.monopoly speech in
connection with this, says: Perhaps Secre-
tary Window will oblige us with his views as
to the bearing of the Supreme Court decision
that tratficking in railway property is en-
gagiDg in commerce, and upon the statute
forbidding the person so engaged in commerce
to fill the position of Secretary of the Treas
ury Of the United States. If popular rumor
may be credited an esteemed feilow-citizen.
L. p. Morton, would have filed, bnt for this
statute, the post now occupied by Secretary
Window.
Just to the United States.
New YORK, March 26th-The Tribune
says: The favorable report by the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations on the treaties with
China means, no doubt, their final confrma-
tlOn Inert Is Hob Il Single feature IN the new
| adjustment, by these treaties of our relations
with China that is not perfectly Just to the
United States, and is even desirable, vet they
may undoubtedly be set down as another sue
cess for China. Her successes lately. both
10 war and policy, have been SO significant
that it IS time we gave them attention The
world will be forced to alter its opinion of
this nation before long. Fifteen years ago
| China was supposed to be IN aiticuIo norris
hut %N- Shoo hONfy o,-,rr i {
a young nation.
Why Shufeldt was Selected.
New YORK, March 26th.-The Herald
thinks there is more than ordinary signif.
canoe in the report that Commodore Shufeldt
is to reorganize the Chinese navy Hereto
fore England and France have almost always
been drawn upon for officers to render such
| services but China. like other Asiatic DOW.
ers, has abundant reasons TO be doubtful of
the intentions of the great European nations
and would naturally distrust the loyalty of
| French or English officers in her service, in
the event of trouble with those powers.
A Man Living on Faith and Water.
CHICAGO, March 26th.-Thie city has also
developed faster in the person of VIM.
Cooney, of 50 North Clark street, who came
here from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He
claims TO be the Holy Ghost, the successor Of
Jesus Christ, and is a remarkably intelligent
iunatic. He has tasted twenty-five days, only
drinking water during that time, and saws he
will live on faith and water until Easter
(April 17th).
The Cable system Abandoned.
CHICAGO, March 26th.-The South Side
Railway Company has abandoned the end
less cable system, which it decided to adopt,
the reasons given being that the cost,
5000 000-would be too great, and the
| eli mata nrohablv wouId he lace e,;toLlz a.
working it than that of San Francisco, from
where the idea was taken.
The Northern Pacific Matter.
/ New YORK. March 27th.-President Bill.
| ings, Of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com.
| nanu tslanra,nhs as falInrrs from. Waadstaal.