Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-07


dent Garfield.
The Coal Mine Explosion.
CHEYENNE IVY, March 5th.-Excitement
at the Almy mine scene of Thursday nights
explosion has abated somewhat. Charles
Beverage, who was thought to have been
mortally wounded, is still living and may re-
cover. The FIRE has been put out in one por
tion of the mine. SO that rescuers can work.
The bodies of all but three Cinnamon have
been taken to the surface. Several Cinnamon
who were brought out alive have since died.
The bodies of all the white men have been
recovered.
The Railway junction.
CHICAGO, March 5th.-A gap of only eight
Pacific railroads, which will be closed on
Tuesday next at Deming, New Mexico, and
at a point about midway between Kansas
City and San Francisco. Trains will begin
running regularly on March 18th.
A Lunatic's Murtlerous Deed.
GALVESTON, March 5th.-The Neus' Dem
nison special says: Last night while the
Missouri. Pacific passenger train was bound
south. passenger in the emigrant car,
named James Hayden, from Kentucky. sud-
denly pulled pistol and commenced firing
among the passengers. VIM. Lewis was shot
through the brain and instantly killed.
Thomas Shaw was shot in the head near the
right eye, and James Hamilton was shot in
the body, before Hayden could be disarmed.
He was apparently insane, and was put under
arrest.
The New York Walking Match.
New York, March 5th.-The pedestrian
contest closed tonight with a miserably small
audience. The participants will be poorly
rewarded, as the exhibition has been fail
ure financially, the total income from all
sources being but S17, ,000, and expenses
SIG, $40. Panchot is the only one who re-
ceives anything worth mentioning, the sweep
stakes amounting to 81, 800.
Washington Notes, from our own Core.
spOndent.
WASHINGTON, March 6th.-Among the
bills which passed the Senate during the last
Congress, but which died for want of final ac.
tion in the House of Representatives, were
the following California measures-Bill to
create the Los Angeles collection district
bill to establish Pacific Coast dead. letter
Office at San Francisco; bill to provide for
auditing accounts for supplies furnished by
California merchants TO the Indian Bureau
bill for the repayment of the purchase money
and fees on void entries Of public lands, and
the japanese indemnity fund bill. Berrys
debris bill and Booths bill for the relief of
the California State University expired on
the calendar of the House and Senate re-
spectivsly, without passing either branch of
Congress. The Chinese treaties, though left
| without action on the Senate calendar of ex-
ecutive business, will not require a renewal
by the Executive Committee, but it is under
stood will have to be considered and reported
upon by the new Committee on Foreign Re-
lations when it is appointed.
The Washington Post, Democratic organ,
says to-day If the Senate has no other exec
utive business that will consume much time,
| it might properly proceed to the coneidera-
tion of the Chinese treaties, which were laid
before that body some months ago. The
! Senators have thus far given little attention
to anything connected with these treaties,
beyond instituting solemn inquiry as to the
manner of their leaking out.
| It is believed that the Governor of Mime
sofa will appoint exSecretary Ramsey to ELI
the vacancy created in the Senate by Win
| dom's resign alton.
| Kirkwood's vacant seat in the Senate is
variously assigned by persons familiar with
Iowa politics, to James F. Wilson, Governor
Gear or Congressman Updegraff. Senator
Blaine will of course be succeeded by Con-
gresham Frye.
Governor Pacheco will leave Washington
within a few Gays for Vera Cruz and the City
of Mexico whence he will proceed to Cali.
fornia leisurely, by way of Guadalajara and
Topic.
Representative Berry starts in about a
week for months visit to western Texas.
He will then visit the City of Mexico and
return to California through Chihuahua,
Sonora and Arizona.
Congressman Page intends to leave for
California about the 10Th instant.
Gen. S. w. Backus, Adjutant. General of
California, who has been here during the
Inauguration festivities, left for New York
City yesterday.
William E. Chandler is spoken OF assthe
coming Minister to Rome Levi p Morton
takes the French mission. General S. A.
Hurlbut, of Illinois, has been promised the
mission to Mexico Lowell will be left un-
disturbed for time in London.
Blaine puts Edward Mcpherson, ex.Clerk
of the House, into the First Assistant Post.
master. .Generalship.
nounced a month ago TO make Clinton
Wheeler, an Indian contractor, Second
Assistant PostmAster-G General, and hard
money Nichol Indian Commissioner.
Political Probabilities.
NEW YORK, March 6th-The Tre5une's
Washington special has the following as
among the future probabilities: The Gov.
ernor of Minnesota will appoint Congress
man Dunnel to succeed Senator Window
Frye will succeed Blaine. Edward McPher-
son, of Pennsylvania, will be First Assistant
Postmaster-Ge General, and G. [. Filley, of st.
Louis, Second Assistant. Marshal Dudley,
of indianapolis, will be Commissioner of Pa.
tents, and Thomas n. Nichol, of Wisconsin,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. VIM.
E. Chandler will be Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, or First Secretary of State,
or perhaps Solicitor General Treasurer Gil
fillan, who was classmate with General
Garfield, hopes to retain his office. For
Commissioner of Agriculture several names
are mentioned, including Orange Judd, the
Auditor, and Congressman FELTON,, who is
backed by Ben Hill, A. HI. Stephens and
other Southerners. Assistant Secretary
French, of the Treasury, and Surgeon-Gen-
eral Barnes will retire. General Hurlbut, of
Illinois, wants the ministry to Mexico. Con-
gressman Hayes, of Illinois, wants to go to
Italy in the same capacity.
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, March 6th.-The follow
ing postal changes are announced for the
Pacific coast Offices established-Blalock,
Wasco county, Or, Burrell w. Griffin, Post
master; Redington, Pima county, A. T.,
Charles G.. Conrad, Postmaster. Postmasters
ppointed-Harry Dunbar, Central Point
Merced county, Cal; A. J. Franklin, Gran
vile, Nye county, New; J. w. Powell, Par.
adise Valley, Humboldt county, New; Chas
F. Moeller, Steamboat, Washoe county, New
The President at Church.
WASHINGTON, March 6th.-President Gar
field and Mrs. Garfield worshiped in the Yer
moptavenue Christian Church to-day. Long
before the hour for the service it was evident
that the church could not hold the crowd.
At IL o'clock the edifce was crowded, and
hundreds Of people were compelled to go
away without gaining an entrance. No
allusion whatever was made to the presence
Of President Garfield, or to the exception
ally large congregation.
Governor Fosters Failure to Get Into the
Cabinet.
NEW YORK, March 6th.-The HeruIrs
Columbus (O.) special says: To say that
Governor Fosters friends admit that they
are disappointed that he did not get into the
Cabinet is to put it mildly. They are disap-
pointed, even disguised, and say he has been
very shabbily treated.
Promised Presentation.
WASHINGTON, March 6th.-Fifty ladies of
the National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, at the Executive Mansion Tuesday,
will present President Garfield with a por-
trait of Mrs. Hayes, to be placed in the
White House.
Another Pedestrian Struggle at New York.
NEW YoRK March CHA preat crowd of