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Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07
eARrIgLp ON cIvIL SERVICE.

General Garfield has not IN his inaugural
address spoken out on the subject of civil
service reform with the clearness expected
of him, but what he has said is well as far
as it goes, therefore it cannot be regarded
as seriously committing him to definite
plan of reform. He says: 'The civil
"service can never be placed on a satis-
efactory basis until it is regulated by law.
"For the good of the service itself, for the
protection of those who are intrusted
"with the appointing power against the
'swaste of time and obstruction to public
"business caused by inordinate pressure
s'for place, and for the protection OF In
"cumbents against intrigue and wrong, I
shall, at the proper time, ask Congress
"to fix the terms of minor officers of the
'sseveral executive departments, and pre-
"scribe grounds upon which removals shall
"be made during the terms for which In
"cumbents have been appointed" He
saws nothing of the abuse of the appoint
ing power, nothing of making tests of
fitness for appointment, nothing which can
be construed to indicate his appreciation of
the need of general reform, in fact. 1t
NAV be that he will be better than his in
augural, but certainly he has not in that
given much encouragement to the friends
of reform.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07
MISCELLANEOUS.


The Atlantic and Pacific wires have been
taken into the Western Union Office in Gin
cinnati.
The reported wreck of the vessel off Sun
derland, Eng, is confirmed, and eighteen
persons were drowned.
A London telegram says: United States
funded loans are again in favor, in conse-
quence of the failure of the funding BILL
A correspondent at Lisbon telegraphs that
the explorer Segaert has arrived. He was
sent by the King of the Belgians to make
scientific searches on the route of Stanley and
Vivi, and along the river q lire.
a deficiency Of SS5, 600 has been discovered
in the accounts of the Springfield Silk Com
pany, and they are unable to meet their La
bilities as they mature. The hands of the
Treasurer, Henry W. Hallet, is the medium
through which $50, 600 has passed away.
The Guatemala Government has signed a
contract with the agent of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company for mail service of the
Pacific Coast of the Republic. The amount
of subsidies paid to the company is 81, 600
per month.
A committee of the Chamber of Deputies
at Madrid have proposed the abolition of cor
poral punishment and the enfranchisement of
all slaves in Cuba not included in the regis
tration of 1870. The Colonial Minister has
W Idhc Ouc
consideration.
President Hayes on the Sd inst issued a
pardon for young Hicks of Tehama county,
California, who is now in the Oregon Peni.
tentiary for passing counterfeit money.
Mr.. Blaine Saturday evening mailed to
Governor Plaisted his resignation as United
States Senator, to take effect that day. He
also mailed his resignation to the Speaker of
the Maine House of Representatives.
President Hayes received quite an ovation
at Washington Saturday upon his departure
for Ohio.
In the Senate Saturday a resolution was
unanimously adopted extending to Winfield
$. Hancock the privileges of the floor during
his stay in Washington.
Captain Robert F. r. Lewis, U. S. N
late commander of the United States steam
ship Shenandoah, of the South American
squadron, who was returning home on the
steamer City of Rio de Janeiro as an invalid,
died at sea February 231.
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THE NEW CABINET.

At last the new Cabinet has been formed,
and in some respects it is both surprise
and disappointment. Blaine is Secre-
tary of State. That appointment will be
generally regarded as eminently satisfac-
tory. Window for the Treasury is an
enigmatical appointment. He has been
member of the Senate Finance Committee
for some time, but so far as his views are
known he can only be regarded as type
of the Western infationist, all. whose
financial ideas are as crude and fallacious
as possible. Had not President Garfield
in his inaugural taken the firmest stand
upon sound financial principles himself,
his choice of Window would have gone far
toward justifying the suspicion that he had
made an entirely new departure. As it is,
the country can only look on with more or
less astonishment, and await Mr.. VIM
dom's first experiments at conducting the
business of his department. James for
Postmaster-Ge General is a 6rst-rate se-
lection; in fact no better could pos
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sibly have been made. Mr.. James is
most emphatically the right man in the
right place, and his thorough knowledge
of the postal system, and his fine admins
trative talents, so fully tested in the New
York Postoffice, will be invaluable in his
new position. Kirkwood for the Interior
is somewhat of dark horse. He is said
to be very much interested in the Indian
question, and that is all we know of him.
MacVesgh for Attorney General is regard
ed by those who know him as good ap-
pointment. Lincoln for the War Depart
ment is obviously recognition of the great
father rather than of any special merit in
the son. The general appearance of the
Cabinet is such as to battle all attempts to
build a deeplaid plan upon the selections.
As to the share of the "bosses in the
matter, it is impossible to accept the cur
rent reports, according to which every one
of those gentry have been in turn consult
ed, and every one in turn disappointed.
Thus James, while regarded from one
standpoint as Conkling man, is said
not to have been Conkling's choice; while
MacVeagh is said to have been selected
principally because of his enmity to Don
Cameron. Mr.. Window, the new Treas.
urer, is the gentleman for whom the Min
nesota delegation at Chicago stood out SO
solidly last summer. He was the only
candidate who never lost or gained vote
during the balloting. 1t is evident from
this that his own people believe in him,
and it may be that he will prove greater
man in high Office than he has appeared
hitherto. The general aspect of the Cabi-
net of course does not afford any trust.
worthy indication as to its practical
success. All the comparatively unknown
members may turn out well, while Blaine
and James are tolerably certain not to dis
appoint expectation. No new Cabinet
ever yet pleased everybody, and President
Garfield has light to insist that time shall
be given him to prove the wisdom of his
selections.
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Mandatory Burned,
FOREIGN NEWS.
Appalling Loss Of Life from an Earth
quake.

appalling Loss of Life from an Earth.
quake.
ROME, March 6th.-The loss of life by the
earthquake on the Island of Ischia is appal-
ling. One hundred and two bodies have been
found at Cassamairate up to the present, and
many others are under the ruins Of the build
ings. In the village of Lacco thirteen
houses were destroyed and five persons killed.
1t is stated that 500 houses have fallen at
Carsamancceola. The Government is send
ing relief. No corpses have been recovered.
Sixty-seven wounded were sent to the
hospital.
The assures in the streets were so cent?
meters wide. Many people fled the town
and encamped in the fields.
Affairs in Ireland.
DUBLIN, March 6th.-A Constable has
laid information against Dillon at Barreso-
kane for advising "Boycottipg" in speech
last night. 1t has not been decided whether
to arrest Dillon or serve a summons on him.
Dillon is in Dublin.
Harris, Boyton and Sheridan, traversers,
have reappeared.
Farrelly, the farmer assassinated near
Morvere, had taken a farm from which
previous tenant was elected. He was shot by
two young men. No arrests have vet been
made.
Some thousand people met at Mullenger
to-day to protest against coercion. J. Sulli-
van and several Catholic clergymen were
present. Matthew Harris, one of the
traversers, delivered an address,
A land meeting of 10, coo people were held
at Tralee to-day. Several members of the
Land League made speeches.
SnOw In Scotland.
LONDON, March Chit has been showing
steadily in Scotland for 20 hours Traffic is
blocked, and many shipwrecks are reported
on the coast.
LONDON, March: 6th.-A Paris correspond.
ent of the Times says: The Dominican Min
lister requests me to state that his Govern
ment does not intend to cede the port of
Samana to the United States, or recognize
the debt to st. Domingo.
Terms of Peace Settled.
LONDON, March 6th.-It is stated that the
Cabinet Council Saturday settled terms of
peace with the Beers, which were telegraphed
to General Wood last night.
Blown Up by Torpedo.
MELBOURNE, March 6th.-A gig belonging
to the Cerebus, vessel stationed here for the
defense of the Colony, has been blown up by
torpedo, and five of the crew killed.
Emigration Movement.
BUENos AYREs, March 6th.-The Govern
ment is about to send Dean Dillon to Ireland
to promote emigration to La Plata. A special
agent has already been sent to Germany for
the purpose of facilitating emigration.
Damaging Frost In New Granada.
NEW YORK, March 6th.-Advices from
Panama say that the 10th OF February will
be remembered in Antioquia as the occasion
of a frost, the heaviest in the memory OF
man, occasioning damage which has no
equal in the history of the country since its
conquest by the Spaniards. Several years
must necessarily elapse before the planta-
tions can be restored to their usual healthy
condition. Sugar-cane was killed as it stood.
The. amount of damage is calculated as be.
tween enc and two million dollars.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07
THE NEED OF SACRAMENTO.

1t is almost unanimously conceded that
the great present need of Sacramento is a
system Of levees which will afford this
city absolute security. The events of this
winter have made it clear that we cannot
afford to daily with this question any
longer. 1t is therefore of the first impor-
tance that we should have a city govern
ment composed of clear.sighted, enterpris-
ing, energetic men, who will not suffer the
interests of the community to be neglected,
who will push forward the works we need,
and who will not countenance a continu-
ance of the sluggish conditions which have
for SO many ears been casting a blight
over the community. Now Mr.. Christie.
pher Green is not an unknown man 30
far as this subject is concerned. On
the contrary, he was the head of the
city government for six years. We have
therefore only to exsmine his record to
ascertain whether he is the kind of man
for the present emergency. But when we
do examine his record we find that during
the six years he held the Office of Mayor
he did absolutely nothing to strengthen
the levees. He in fact represents the
class of Trustees whose Incidence and ap-
athy in the past have been SO miachiev-
Gus. He is one OF the men whose sins
of omission everyone is now impatient to
repair. When he had the Office he now
seeks he did nothing with it. Can it be
believed that he would do any better now
We have no better means of Judging men
than by what they have accomplished, and
it seems to US that in this instance we
are enabled to draw the most con-
elusive inferences from Mr.. Green's official
record. He has already occupied the
office he now seeks; and while he
occupied it he failed signally to effect any,
thing for the better security of the city.
1t is we believe alleged in some quarters
that Mr.. Green is an eligible candidate
because he proposes to appropriate the
taxes which are required to meet the city
debt payments, to the building of levees.
Another reference to his official record will
answer this statement. When he was
Mayor before the city debt was certainly
not paid. but neither were any new levees
built. In fact Mr.. Green's forte seems to
lie in not doing things. This, however, is
assuredly not the kind of candidate Sacra-
mento requires to-day, and those who be-
lieve that prompt and strenuous action
ought to be taken forthwith to place the
city beyond the possibility Of disaster,
cannot vote for him.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07
NEWS OF TIE MORNING.

In New York Saturday Government bonds were
quoted at 11St for IS of 1907 1o1 for IS OF 1881
lIig for AS; sterling, 81 sl@4 sSI silver bars,
ll3
Silver in London, SD consols, 90 SIC; 5 per
cent. United States bonds, 1881 ss l6s; AS,
n44.
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at dis
count to par Mexican dollars, 9o@9OAc.
At Liverpool Saturday wheat was quoted at ss Cd
Gf9s 1od for good to choice California.
Mining stocks closed quiet in San Francisco Sat
urdsy, with but little variation in prices from Fri
day.
a damaging frost occurred in New Granada Feb
ruary 10th, killing the sugar cane it stood, and
causing loss of between ST. ooe coo and 81 900.
President Garfield on Saturday sent the names of
his Cabinet to the Senate, which promptly con-
firmed the nominations.
A lunatc on an emigrant train in Texas, Friday
night, began firing revolver among the passengers,
killing cue and dangerously wounding two others.
The gap between the railroads in Arizona will be
closed Tuesday.
President Hayes, before his retirement declined
to take action upon the petition for the pardon Of
the Mussel Slough settlers
The insane asylum near Danyille, Pa, was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday night. The building con
tanned about 500 patients, none OF whom persisted.
serious accident oc c,urred Saturday on the Bal
tim9re and Posomac Railroad near Severn Station
killing two persons and wounding seventeen others
Mrs James D. Shield was fatally burned at Eagle
Greek, Or, by her clothing taking fire from fire
place
Epizootic prevails among the horses at Port
land, Or.
ship arrived at Portland, Or, Saturday, from
New York, having cleared for that port over year
ago
Serious trouble prevails at Yuma, A. T., between
the judicilry and citizens, and it is thought blood
shed may ensue.
Mrs Ellen Athey has been found guilty OF muir
der in the second degree at New Philadelphia, O.,
for killing Mary senf.
Captain Robert F. R. Lewis, U. S. N, died at sea
February 3d. while returning home an invalid
from South America.
Buenos Ayres desires immigration from Ireland
and Germany.
boat at Melbourne, Australia, has been blown
up by a torpedo, and five Of the crew killed.
The British Cabinet Council has settled upon the
terms Of peace with the Beers.
The National woman's Christian Temperance
Union will present President Garfield tomorrow
with portrait of Mrs. Hayes.
Fire at Cincinnati.
1t has been showing steadily in Scotland fer the
past three days, blockadlng all traffic.
Another walking match began at New York las
night, oLeary and Ro we'll being among the starters
The fourth page of to-day's paper viii be foint
to contain much interesting reading matter.
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sALvrN1's TIGERS. of those awk.

SALvINI's TIGERS. One of those awk-
ward and amusing incidents that will some
times take place occurred recently during
Salvini's performance of the Gladiator. In
the last act, which is the elimination of
the tragedy, Faustina, the Empress, is
closeted with Neodomia and the Gladiator
in the prison. The Roman populace is in
revolt and laundering at the prison gates,
thirsting, as mobs do, for the blood of
everybody who is not one of the crowd for
the time being. There are three doors to
the prison, and the distracted Faustina
seeks escape by one door after the other.
She is warned back from each by the Glad
iator. Two of the doors are shut "And
this ;" she cries, rushing to the door in the
center Of the stage. Incloses the lions
and the tigers for thy games :" is the grim
answer of ths Gladiator. As the Empress
rushed from it horror stricken, the door
slowly opened, and the audience, worked
up to high pitch Of excitement, craned
their necks eagerly to witness the horrible
exhibition of the wild animals. A placid
array of wooden supports and cross-beams
met their view, but nary lion. There was
an audible litter among the irreyerent.
Quick as thought Salvini flew to the door,
and holding it fast until friendly tiger in
the shape of supe came to his rel eft on
the other side, went on with his lines as
though nothing had occurred. Il Buffalo
Express.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07
TOTHE CITIZENS
= a O. II "a HG e M TO.

A CONVENTION, COMPOSED OF CITIZENS
IA irrespective ef political opinion and actuated
only by desire to best promote the welfare OF the
City of Sacramerto, assembled at Pioneer Hall on
Saturday last and presented for your consideration
ticket of nominees for city officers to be supported
at the Charter Election to be held on Tuesday the
sth instant.
The undersigned, an Executive Committee ap
pointed by the Convention, desire to urge upon
your attention briefly the chief reasons why the sup
port OF this ticket is earnestly requested. 1t has
rarely occurred during eventful history that Sac
ramento was ever more in need of wise, disinter-
ested and non-partsan counsel than at the present
time. Never was it more incumbent upon every
sacramentan who is permanently identified with
and dependent upon the present and fu-
ture prosperity Of the city, to unite in
an earnest effort to place its admnstra-
tion in honest and competent hands-in
such charge that the toiling, taxpayng citizen may
sleep without fear that partisan schemes and selfish
personal ends may prevail over honesty and unselsh
devotion to public interest.
. Experience has shown that 4 public officer,
charged with important administrative functions,
who owes his elevation to the free and unbiased
choice of the people, directly expressed is more
trustworthy than one who secures his advancement
through the mere favor of party committee In
the one case his obligations are TO the people only,
to whom be acknowledges undivided responsible
ty; in the other, both the obligation and the re-
sponsibility often-from necessity in cases,
and from inclination in Acknowledged to the
authority through whose usurpation office is be-
slowed, which could not be acquired by merit upon
fair appeal to public confidence. The only reason
urged in favor of the partisan nomination for Mayor
attempted to be forced upon our Republican fellow
citizens is the stale and false pretense that polit
cal emergency demands quiet submission to the un-
lawful dictaiou of sefconsttuted keepers Of party
conscience and reluctant liberation of nominations
however uI fit to be made.
Much might be said in detail upon this important
subject if time and space would permit. The Com
mttee only add that it is the intention Of the
Convention, in presenting this Citizens Ticket to
the people for their surages to industriously labor
for its success and they ask you who agree with
them to devote days labor in a cause which, if
successful will, in many ways, rebound to the well
fare of our city.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07

A French military student, home for his
Christmas holidays, wished to do little
shooting. Accordingly he possessed him
self of his fathers gun, dog and permission
de chasse. He was accosted by local
Dogberry, who demanded to see his license.
He at once produced that of his father.
''But, read the official, "72 years old !
You are wonderfully well preserved. ;"
"Oh that's common in our family. ;"
"Then l see certain paculiarities indi.
cated-wears wooden leg" The student
burst into laugh. You don't suppose, !"
he cried, 81 should put on my wooden leg
when went shooting?" "Oh to be sure
not, returned the other, Sit would doubt
less impede your movements. Good day,
sir, and good sport.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07
GENERAL NEWS.

OF SATURDAY AND sUNDAY.l
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.
President Garfield Names His Cabinet
and the Senate Confirms it.
ANOTHER INSANE ASYLUM FIRE.
Accident to Train on Which Ex-president
Hayes was a Passenger.
POSTAL CHANCES FOR THE PACIFIC COAST.
An Chic Woman Found Guilty of the
Murder Of Another Female.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.
Disastrous Effect of Frost Upon Planta-
tions in New Granada.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07
DIED..


Sacramento, March 5-Jehn Mahanay, native of
Ireland, 40 years.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral, which will take place from
the undertaking rooms of A. J. yermilya, No. 40
street, between Fourth and Fifth, this afternoon
at $50 o'clockl
Sacramento, March 6-wiliam c. Meyers, native
Of Hamburg, Germany, AZ years.
Funeral notice hereafter.l
Sacramento, March Miss Bridget Burns, native
of ireland, years.
Friends and acquaintance are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral, which will take place from
the residence Of her sister (Afiss Mary Burns, No.
4o5 street, between Fourth and Fifth, this
morning at $50 o'clock thence to St. Roses
Church, where funeral services will be heidi
Sacramento, March 5-Sarab, wife OF Theodore
Haselbach, native of England, IS years.
[Fnends and acquaintance are respectfully invited
10 attend the funeral, which will take place from
her late residence, on D street, between Ninth
and Tenth, this afternoon at o'clock.
Sacramento, March 6-Mrs G wife of Frank M.
Rey, native o. Arkansas, IS years and II months
Funeral notice hereafter.l
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WHAT'S UP?

4 PROMINENT ATTORNEY OF THIS CITY,
IA who rarely takes interest in public matters,
and who represents $4,000 of the city bonds be-
longing to New York firm, and for some time past
has had suit pending in the Superior Court of this
county against the city to recover judgment for
about S200 900 of past due interest coupons many of
them of the superannuated sort, AND SEVERAL
THOUSAND DOLLARS CLAIMED AS INTEREST
ON THE COUPONS is quite aci i've in fave of Mr..
Green tor Mayor and uses, what he and others who
know little he does about the city finances, in
the way OF argument, the suggestion that the issue
in this election is Green and per cent against
Brown and two per cent" At the time this suit was
commenced this attorney approached Mayor Turner
with the request that in the suit the city should adj
NIT the liability asserted in the complaint upon all
the coupons sued on which matured upon and sub
sequent to January l. 1877 leaving the city at lib
erty only by way OF Defense to plead the statute OF
limitations against the superannuated coupons.
This overture was promptly rejected by Mayor
Turner, as any one who knows the man ought to
have known. The attorney employed to defend the
city was promptly instructed by the Mayor to make
all defenses and concede nothing Is it expected in
this case to obtain the advantages which Mrs.
Fowle obtained in her suit againstthe city? Will
per cent suit the plaintiffs in that suit better than
per cent? This singular performance suggests
great many questions which hard to answer.
mr7-1t y.
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Mortality Repor,.

M0rtaIify Report,
For the week ending March 5, 1881, made by
W. c. FARNswoRrH, Superintendent of the City
Cemetery. Office, No. S04 street:
February 27-Margaret Kay, 27 years, months and
days; Louisiana
February % s-Drier Henry, 81 years, months and
20 days; Germany.
March i-Jerome stlson 2s years and months !;
Michigan.
March 2-Infant of W. II. and s. A. Ford. day
California. Simson Westbury Lunsford, 63 years;
Tennessee.
Besides the above there were brought here for in
terment the following:
February 2S-Susan McLaren, co years; Connecticut.
March l-earah Touhey, 33 years; Massachusetts.
March a-Harry Lee Hundley, years, mouths and
days; California.
March 4-Jchn Mahanay, 20 years; Ireland.
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WASHINGTON, March 5th.-President Gar
field yesterday afternoon sent to the Senate
the following nominations James G. Blaine
of Maine, Secretary of State; VIM. Window
of Minnesota, Secretary of the Treasury
Wayne McVeagh of Pennsylvania, Attorney
General Thomas l.. James of New York.
Postmaster. General Samuel j. Kirkwood of
Iowa, Secretary of the Interior Robert I.
Lincoln of Illinois. Secretary of War; VIM.
II. Hunt of Louisiana, Secretary of the
Navy. The nominations were confirmed in
execntive session
Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07
BORN.

BORN.
Sacramento, March 5-wife of James E. Genung,
daughter
Martinez February 25-wife of John R. Mnaker, a
son.