Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-09

keeper, boatswain's mate, seven fremep,
three seamen, boy, the second and third
stewards and Cornelius Sullivan.
Washington Notes, by Cur Own Cor
respondent.
WASHINGTON, February S.h.-The count
ing of the electoral votes in joint Convention
of the two houses of Congress tomorrow is
not expected to occupy more than two hours,
and unless considerably larger portion of
the afternoon be thus consumed, both branch
es will Immediately afterwards proceed with
their respective legislative business. The 1
House will continue consideration Of the
legislative. executive and Judicial appro-
priations bill, and the Senate will endeavor to
dispose of the pension appropriation bill, the
debate upon which has been already pro-
longed beyond al expectation. The inten-
ton Of the party leaders to bring forward
the House funding bill. with the Senate Com
mittee amendments, Immediately after pass.
ing the pension bill, has been abandoned and
the Postofice appropriation bill will be given
precedence.
l'he Senate galleries were crowded to-day
with hne-looking audience Of both sexes, IN
expectation of hearing scorching reply from
Senator Conlcling to the caustic attack made
upon him by Senator Butler yesterday, but
the stately New Yorker made 10 remarks, ex-
cept late in the afternoon upon some cues
ton connected with tie Pension Appropri-
alton bill, and the large audience dispersed
soon after greatly disappointed. It Is be
ieyed, however, that the reply VIII be made
day after tomorrow.
The resolution Of inquiry into the New
York Custom-house appointments, which the
Senate adopted to-day on motion Of Conk-
ling, is understood to be his parting shot at
President Hayes so called civil service policy,
and some very curious developments are pre-
dicted.
The Senate Committee on Education and
Labor today agreed to recommend the pas
sage of Teller's bill authorizing the State Of
Colorado to select, under the Agricultural
College Act 80, 900 acres tIom RGy surveyed
public lands in said State, not double min
inluna-prieed land, provided that in no case
shall mineral lands be selected
The Secretary OF the Interior has reversed
the recent decision of the Commissioner of
tile General Land Office respecting the
pueblo lands of Monterey. Commissioner
| Williamson decided that the northern bound
airy OF the grant was at the great bend OF the
river three miles south of the line now es-
tablished by Secretary Schurz, who holds
thas Tract No. of the city lands was prop
erly included within the official survey. On
this tract gre situated the wharves and ware
houses Of the Poetic Coast Steamship Com
pany, who calm title from the city, which is
now confirmed.
Representative Page returned from New
York to-day.
Fatal Fall OF Roof.
BUFFALO, February Sth.-All the old part
of the Lake Shore depot-about 400 feet
fell in to day while the Lake Shore train was
in the building. Two persons known TO be
killed. No passengers were killed. The
building fell with terrible crash-only three
spans adjoining the new structure remained
standing. just now many lives were lost is
not yet know. The fremen and police have
gotten from the debris the bodies Of Captain
John Burres and Henry Walters, private
secretary of Superintendent Tillenhast, Of
the New York Central. Great carelessness
in constructing the new depot was the cause
of the accident. The passengers in the train
upon which the timbers fell were not in
jured. Had the roof fallen few minutes
earlier, when the depot was full of trains, the
loss of life would have been enormous. The
body of William Wells, clerk for Car Inspec-
| tor Howe, of the Lake Shore road, and two
other bodies have been found, AMI more are
supposed to be buried in the ruins.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BUFFALO, February Sth-Shortly after 8
/ o'clock this morning the arched roof OF the
/ old New York Central depot, Exchange
/ street, over weighted with accumulated snow
and through weakness by the removal OF the
! former Offices which had formed large por-
ton Of its support, fell, burying a number of
cars and human beings beneath the tangled
mass of iron, wood, glass, snow and brick.
! The work OF oTerhauliug the ruins was i'm
mediately begun by the FIRE department and
| employees of the railroad. The first tive
bodies recovered were those of Capt. Byrnes
and Henry Walters. Shortly after the work
men found the mangled body of VIM. Wells,
clerk for Car Inspector Howe, of the Lake
Shore Railroad. Two other bodies were
! found later. John 4. Jackson (colored) was
/ in the closet Of the waiting-ro0m, and in
mediately on hearing the crash smashed
| window and jumped into the street. He was
/ followed by VIM, L Oiell, agent Of the Wag-
ner Sieeping,c5r Company. j. CoYeTy, who
/ has charge 0E the news stand, escaped through
/ the window, in smashing the glass OF which
he cut his hands severely.
EaIf Million Gone.
INDIANAPOLIS, February Sth.-The less
I by the burning this morning of j. 0. Fergu-
eou & Coz pork-paclling establishment is
estimated at half e million The stock was
near}y al destroyed amounting to 5000,
1 GOO to 1000 Geo pounds Of pork. Insurance,
| 1919 000, in five companies. The firm viii
rebuild at once, aud resume work in ninety
days. Two hundred hands are thrown cut
Of work by the fire.
Cheaper Than walking.
New York, February Sth.-The Pennsyl-
vania Railway has again reduced its emigraat
/ rates, making the fare to Chicago So, Cieye
/ land 81, ST. Louis sc, and in that ratio to all
! principal points.
The Senatorial Contest.
HARBIsBURG pa February Shan eff
fort was made to-day. but voted down by
! large majority, to drop all the candidates
now before the Assembly, and name new
men. a vote to-day showed no change.
Deaths In New Work.
! New YoRK, February Sth.-Ore hundred
and folty-eight deaths-four from small pox-
were reported to-day. This is nearly double
| the average number.
Suit for Infringement OF Patent.
| New York, February S5h-R. Hoe & Co.
| have sued g. Potter, Jr, for an infringement
| Of patent in the construction OF presses.
| Newspaper Said 10y Auction.
ST. LOUIS. February 8sh.-'rhs Times was
sold by auction to-day for S24 600 to Frank
| J. Bowman, attorney for the bondholders.
An Ex.COnsFessn,an Dead.
WINsLow IN. ", February Sth.-Ex-
/ Congressman Hay is dead.
ON the Verge OF Strike.
FALL RIVER Mass, February Sth.-The
| spinners and weavers demand en- increase of