Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-10

DuiS 1cslHiaStersDlp. Ge l0SiSteQ upon go
ing right ahead. ii it took till December, but
was satisfied, 1 think, when the President
assured him that he would appoint Stat
ham,"
The President and fhe s0uth American
Questionable Whitaker Case.
WASHINGTON. December 9th.-It is report
ed that the Presidents Message. with refer
ence to the South American question, does
not read at all like the manuscript furnished
by Blaine as the views of the state Depart
ment on the subject It is the habit of heads
of departments to furnish the Executive facts
bearing upon their branch of the service for
the Presidents resume of the State cf the
Union, and the consequent recommendations.
1t is understood that Blaine, in transmitting
the State Department recommendations, had
Incorporated language altogether too vigorous
for discretion in regard to Chile and Peru.
The President quietly took his own views of
the prospective situation, and modified it to
the more calm expression observed in the
Message.
It is rumored in army circles that Judge
Acknowledgement Swain has affirmed the
tnding OF the Court-mart;al in the Whitaker
case. He has spent months in going over the
two thousand pages of testimony. and has
given the matter the most thorough sitting.
1t is said he finds that the Court-martial con-
victs him of mutilating his own ears, and he
sustains the verdict. as based upon the evil
dence bearing upon the case. It is believed,
| therefore, that the end of the whole matter
will be that Whitaker will be dismissed from
| the rolls, and his case will disappear at last
from public view.
Secretary Folscr and the silver Certifl.
catss-PEeparing Book.
New YORK, December 9th.-A Washing.
ton special says 1t is stated here that several
newspapers, in commenting on Secretary Fol-
gers recommendation to withdrew from cir
culation the outstanding silver certificates,
deprecste such policy, supposing that it
| would result In striDgency in the money
market. Secretary Folger has no intention
Of effectiDg such a sudden withdrawal, bat
he does earnestly recommend change in the
present law, because it has operated to the
disadvantage of the Government in many
| ways.
Dr.. Bliss is now engaged in preparing
book of details in regard to the Presidents
case. He received during the period the
! President was prostrated hundreds of letters
| making suggestions as to treatment, ETC., ard
these ne proposes to incorporate in the forth
coming volume. He will also make use of
newspaper comments on the treatment of the
| case, and intimates that he will take occasion
! to answer some of these criticisms. 1t is the
opinion of many medical men here that DIR.
Bliss has already gone farther in his state
ments than facts have justified. There is an
exceedingly bitter feeling among the medical
men Of Washington against him, engeudered
by his violation of medical ethics in supersed.
ing the Presidents regular physician, with
out being requested to do SO. As soon as the
Guiteau trial is out of the way this feeling
will assume positive and definite form, and
there will be disclosures which will attract
very general attention, and have direct In
| fiuence in determining the amount of
credence to be given to future statements of
DIR. Bliss. There are documents in existence
bearing upon the case that will create great
| astonishment. if not actual amazement.
Posf0flice vacane' 'es-The Star KOutes.
WASHINGTON, December 9sh-Three hun
| drsd Pestofices are now vacant, and the Ds-
| partment estimates that an average of FIVE ap-
| plicants for each Office are now in Washington.
Postmaster-General James goes to New
York tonight to arrange for increased mail
facilities on the trunk line railways from
there west.
Second Assistant Postmaster General Ell
mer says that not single Congressman has
complained of the reductions of star routes,
or asked the reinstatement of curtailed
routes The star route ring predicted OF on
slaught by Western Congressman because Of
the action of the Department in cutting down
the star routes. Elmer says Congressmen
recognize the justice of the Department in
having the fraudulent routes cut down.
Secretary Blaine and the Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, December 9th.-Much has
been said about the alleged efforts of Secre-
tary Blaine to remain in the Cabinet, but
the truth is that he was one OF the first TO
insist upon retiring. The President said to
Republican Senator recently that if Blaine
had not insisted upon resigning he would have
allowed Garfeld's Cabinet to remain intact
until the 4th of March. Blaine would go
out, and this compelled the breaking up OF
the Cabinet.
The House Committees.
WASHINGTON, December 9th.-Speaker
Keifer is devotipg the greater part of his
time TO the preparation of lists of commit
tees. The work will probably not be com.
pleted until the latter part OF next week or
the week after: 1t is not expected that the
committees viii be thoroughly organized be-
fore the holiday recess.
SailtOad Accident on the st. Charles
Bridge. Missouri River.
ST. LOUIS, December 9th.-The ill.fated
train which went down through the St.
| Charles bridge over the Missouri river last
night was freight train No. u, eastward
bcurd By schedule time il crosses Just be-
| fore the Warm acommodatiop, meeting the
| latter at Brotherton, and passing. The engine
| and tender, thirteen cars loaded with live
stock and eighteen with other freight, and
the oaboose went down. Three of the six
| men on the train when it started over the
bridge accompanied it on that wild leap of
sixty-fve feet into the river channel, end two
of them escaped to tell their awful expert
onca. It seems q miracle that only one is
| uissing-Jac1 Kiksiey, the engineer, who
stuck to his post.
Shot and Killed Es.s wife AID Moiher.in.
Law.
NEW YoRK, December 9th.-This morning
Paquiile Jocuiter, aged q, en- italian, living
at SO Thompson street, shot his wife Catha-
rins through the head, and killed her on the
spot Turning upon his mother-in-law, Ma
ria Valenta, he shot her through the head,
and next shot himself through the neck. Be
scattered with the brains of his ewo victims
ard dripping with blood, he went 10 the
Prince-street police station and gave himself
up The murderer has chance of recovery
Mrs Valenta died soon sitter reaching the
hospital Jealousy of the wife caused the
shooting. She was but IA years old.
The vienna Esisaster-An Experts Views.
New York, December 9th.-Colorel Ma
plegep, the opersc<nanager, said to-day in
connection with the Vienna fire: at is a
wonder to me that they do not have
mere such hres than they do. About FIVE
sixths Of the European theaters are con.
structed in just such fashicn-perfect traps
in case of panic. Some of our best London
theaters seem to have been built for the pur-
pose of roasting people. Ground fronting ON
the street in the center of town is so valua-
BILE that thsaters are mostly built inside the
block, with tall shops hemming them in on
every side, with exits long and narrow"
Murder and Lynchirg.
MONTGOMERY (Als.), December 9sh.-A
few nights ago William McCann, a merchant
in Chambers county, was called up By some
negroes, and as soon as he opened the door
he was killed. A negro, who confessed the
erima, was lodged in the Lafayette Jail, and
it is expected that he has been lynched, as a
great crowd was seen on the way to the Jail.
Failures During the Week.
New YORK, December 9.h-Dup, Wiman
& Co. report the failures for the past seven
days at 164-the largest number recorded in
any week during the year. Of these the
South contributed 50, Western States A.
Eastern States SO, Middle States 10, Pacific
States and New York city II.
hanged for Murder.
LITTLE Rock (Ark.), December 9th.-
Frank Hall (colored) was executed at noon
for the murder Of Paul Saunders two years
ago.
MONTREAL, December 9th.-Hugh Hay.
vern was executed in the Jail yard this morn
inp for fha n,rlrdar of yVn SoIfor a faIlo,y