Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-14

heavy. Outside, it seems to have been four
to twelve inches deep, and to have extended
west into Nebraska, east int Indiana, north
as far as Minnesota, and south as tar as the
southern portion of this State.
OMAHA (Neb.), March 12th.--The snow
fall here last night was two inches, and FUR
ther west four inches fell. The high water
caused by recent rain and thaws still con-
tinues throughout the Platte valley, and the
country is flooded with surface water from
three to fifteen inches deep. Travel has
been abandoned on the eastern division OF
the Union Pacific since yesterday, and it Is
difficult to tell when it will be resumed.
Mahone's Terms.
CHICAGO, March 18th. = The Journals
Washington special says: 1t is known au-
thoritatiyely that the proposition of Senator
Malone is this: He viii support George U.
Gorham if nominated by the Republicans
for Secretary of the Senate, and vote with
the Republicans to organize the committees,
if the Republicans will agree to support one
of his friends from Virginia for Sergeant-at-
Arms of the Senate. Malone says that with
proper support he can secure the election of
an indenendent Democrat like himself to the
Senate, two years hence, in place of Senator
johnson, and that the patronage OF the
Sergeant at Arms Office viii be material
assistance in gaining his point. Unless some
such arrangement is entered into, Senator
Malone will take no part In the struggle
going on between Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, and the latter will then succeed IN Sc
curing the organization. There are some
Republicans who do not want to make any
arrangement or compromise, and protest
against being required to vote for Demo-
GRAFT as Sergeant-at Arms, even though he is
a political follower of Malone. It is now a
question whether Republicans with these
feelings will yield TO the wishes of the ma
iority. Unless they do, all hope of securing
the control of the Senate must be abandoned.
What IL Means.
New York, March 12th.-The HerGldS
Boston special says of the proposed dinner to
Carl SchuIz: The dinner has a peculiar
significance OF this time. There is large
sized cat in the meal, whose presence there
the gentlemen managing it are anxious to
conceal. The banquet is not a sentimental
affair by any means. 1t is rather practical,
palpable political movement, which may lead
to some ugly complications in the next guber-
gentlemen who started it may advance, there
can be only one construction upon their
action. and that is that the dinner will be a
direct attack on Governor Long and the two
Massachusetts, Senators for their opposition
TO the Secretarys Indian policy especially
in the Ponca matter. That seems to be the
sum and substance of it. The stalwart ele-
ment of the party in Massachusetts. the men
who made Long Governor in 1879, and who
fought for the hero of Appomattox during
the summer campaign, are thoroughly
aroused. The dinner will be a sort of formal
opening of the campaign against Governor
Long and in favor Of ex-Congressman Henry
L, Pierce who still smarts under his defeat
in 1879 and aspires to be the Chief Execu-
tive of the Commonwealth
Mails by the Southern Route.
WASHINGTON, March 12th.-The Postoffice
Department has completed arrangements
for extending railway mail service over the
Southern Pacific and Arizona Railroad, from
Tucson, Arizona, to Deming New Mexico, a
distance of 230 miles, and from Deming to
Sorocco, New Mexico, over the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, a distance Of
about 100 miles. This connection completes
continuous railway mail service from the East
to the Pacific Coast, from Kansas City, Mo-,
by way of Santa Fe across the southern border
of Arizona, and through California to San
Francisco. The track of this connecting link
was completed on the 10th, and the new
through mail service will begin on the 18th
instant. 1t will enable the Department to
forward mails from the Mississippi river TO
points in Southern Arizona and Southern
California several days sooner than hereto
fore. The completion of the road between
Deming and Tucson opens an additional line
for traffic and travel between st. Louis and
the Pacific Coast.
HoRoring General Hancock.
NEW York, March 12th-A brilliant as
sembly of prominent Democrats and leading
merchants and bankers assembled tonight at
the Manhattan Club to attend the dinner
given in honor of General Winfield Scott
Hancock. The rooms were decorated with
flowers. A. j. Vanderpool, President of the
Club. sat at the head of the table, with the
guest of the evening on his right. Seated
around the same table were Clarkson n.
Potter, August Belmont, Manton Marble,
Ex-Governor John 7. Hoffman, ex-Mayor
Cooper. Abraham S. Hewitt, General Geo.
B. Mcclellan, General Fitz John Porter,
President Babcock, of the Chamber of Com
merce, w. Ii. Hurlburt, S. S. Cox and Au-
gustus Schell. The Chairman proposed
1.-THE Health of General Hancock" which
was drunk with cheers. When the Cen
eral rose to reply he was greeted
with another round of cheers. He
thanked them for the honor conferred on him,
and although the question as to his candidacy
for the highest Office in the gift of the people
was q closed one he still maintained the prin-
ciples which governed him when he accepted
the NOMINATION. az LI0 H1uN5 VI bIic OlltluuhbA
Convention, which principles, he hoped,
would soon prevail, as, in his opinion, they
would operate for the best interests of the
country. In regard to the canvass he had no
fault TO find, and had nothing to retraet from
what he had said. Commencing the princi-
ples of the party he represented, he again
thanked the Club and took his seat, which
was the signal for another outburst Of cheers.
President Vanderpool announced that three
distinguished guests were expected to be pres
emit. Int were unable to attend, owing TO i'll
ness. He referred to Ex-Governor S. j. IT,
den. Speaker s. j. Randall and Mayor Grace.
Other speeches were made in response to
toasts, and the distinguished company separ-
ated at an early hour.
The Tramp Finished.
NEW York, March 12th.-The so-called in
ternational pedestrian tournament is at an
end. O'Leary retired at o'clock, with 450
miles to his credit, and Vaughan, withdraw
ing later in the evening, has completed 461
miles, laps and 165 yards.
Disastrous Fire in Massachusetts.
WAKEFIELD Mass. March 12th.-About
1io'clock this morning q fire broke out in the
new chair-room Of the Wakefield Rattan
Works, and soon spread to the large four
story building used as basket and chair
store-room, which was quickly destroyed
s1he flames then ATTACKED u large I0uf-S DRY
frame building, occupied as a weaving-room in
the first story, with chair.room overhead, and
the building was soon in ruins. The loss will
probably reach $500, 600. Nearly one thousand
employees are out of work. Five storehouses
and machine and carpenter shops were burned
The loss is partially covered by insurance.
The insurance is 1884. 600, divided among
seyenty-two companies.
sitting Bulls Band.
Sr. PAUL Mimi J, March 12th.-A Pioneer
Press special from Miles City says that the
marty OF Sitting Bulls band, who were
frightened from Poplar river by the roar of
Ilge's guns, are on the north side of the yell
lowstone, waiting for the waters to subside,
so that they may cross over and surrender.
There are seven lodges, under command of
Long Bull, the we'll known Uncspapa, and
include four families of Uncapapas, two OF
Sans Aries, and one of 0gallallas.
The willamette.
New York, March 11th.-The steamer
Willamette, the pioneer vessel of the Oregon
Tmnrovement Company, arrived from Roach
& Sons, ship building yards. Chester, yester-
dav. and is now lying at Roach L Sons W orks,
Esst River. She is built Of iron, with hive
xater.tight compartments. is water-baiiass g:
gsssel. 340 feet long, IS feet beam, ana 20