Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-02
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The EIectnraI Count.

WASHINGTON, February lst.-Ihe PROPOSE
ton agreed upon in the Democratic caucu:
last evening and reported to the Senate thi:
afternoon from the Committee on the Elec
toral Count is regarded very favorably By
many Republicans, and according to the pres
ent outlook will not encounter a great deal Of
opposition from the minority in the Senate,
as it seems to offer a fair and sensible method
of avoiding all trouble in regard to the
declaration of the results of the last
election without obliging either party
to abandon their views concerning the proper
methods of dealing with the important dis,
putes which may arise in subsequent cleo
lions, but which confessedly do not need to
be provided for now. 1t is therefore proba.
bic that the Democratic Senators will aban.
don their first intention of pressing to pas.
sage the resolution now on the calender
which declares that the ce-President has
no constitutional authority to count the cleo
toral votes, and that they will content them.
selves with passing the concurrent resolution
reported to-day, in well-grounded expecta
ton that the House will likewise adopt it
The new concurrent resolution will be called
up in the Senate tomorrow, and pressed fol
passage at continuous session to run through
the night if necessary. The Democrats are
firmly determined to prevent the establish
ment of any precedent this year which might
be used to their disadvantage in 1885, and
many of them openly assert that the claim
put forth by some prominent Republicans Of
the constitutional right of the Vice-President
to decide disputes in the electoral count
is merely the first step of design tc
steal the Presidency at the next election
They accordingly announce that in case the
Republicans prevent the adoption of this
concurrent resolution by filibustering against
3 +ho : rot = he
ocratic majority in the Senate will Oh
Wednesday morning, the 9th instant, adopt
an order directing the Senate to proceed tc
the hall of the House and join with the Rep
resentatives in counting the Electoral vote,
and that the Democrats of both houses will
thus meet, and numbering quorum Of both
branches, will proceed with the count
The Chinese Urea disqualification Recon-
mended.
WASHINGTON, February 1st.-As fore
Swallowed in these dispatches last Saturday
night, the Chinese treaties were to-day re.
ported back TO the Senate from the Foreign
Relations Committee, with recommendation
that they be ratified without amendment
They were placed on the calendar of execu
tive business for future consideration, and
Senator Eaton, who made the report in be-
half of the committee, gave notice that he
will endeavor to call it up at the first opp0r
tunity during the present week.
Census Reports OF 1850.
WASHINGTON, February 1st.-The Pacific
coast Senators and Representatives are daily
in receipt Of applications from their cor
stituents for the census reports of 1880. II
will be number of months before the first
brief abstract report is printed for distribu.
ton and much longer before the full report
ha sta ba lat
are yet being collected by special agents in
all parts of the country, and the public
printing Office, as the session draws to close,
is crowded with the current daily work OF
Congress.
An Opera Company Stranded.
CHICAGO, February 1st.-The Leavitt bur.
lasque opera company is stranded here, owing
to trouble with Mr. Mcguire, manager of the
Baldwin Theater at San Francisco, regarding
transport ation. The manager of the CON-
pany gives the following statement The
party has been in the city since Sunday
morning, and the advance agent since Friday,
waiting for the tickets pledged under the con-
tract with Mcguire These tickets were to be
supplied for 43 persons, the cost being some
thing like s., 000 and come in as a material
part of the contract. Instead of sending
tickets for the entire distance, Mcguire only
Council Bluffs. notifying Leavitt that at that
point the remaining fare would be attended
to. Leavitt declined any such risk as that
involved, and so notified the Californian man
agement by telegraph. Mcguire telegraphed
him to come, that the amount would be made
good at the other end. This Mr.. Leayitt re-
garded as being altogether too risky, and yes
terday the engagement was regarded as off.
The company has no dates ahead, but will
reorganize and return to New York.
The Texas Mystery.
ST. LOUIS, February 1st.-The Republican
has special from Dallas, Texas, giving an
account of the disappearance, under circum-
stances indicating foul play, Of young
Frenchman named Joseph Gravier, who
claimed to be from California, and who stated
his body servant had deserted him at Deni-
son, carrying with him $4,000 in money, and
a valise belonging to the Frenchman, and
said by him to contain S25 900 in gold and
currency, was left at the house Of Mr.. Michel,
who had befriended him in his trouble, and
was deposited in the bank by Michel for safe
keeping. When last seen the Frenchman
was with an Italian named Paul, and the
suspicion is aroused that the latter has made
way with him.
Later-To. night the Republican, received ar
other special from Dallas, stating that neither
Gravier nor Paul have yet been heard from
that dispatches to California failed to procure
the Identification OF Gravier, and that when
the authorities opened his valise to-day, in
stead of the sos, 900 said to be in it they found
pieces of candle wrapped up to appear like 100
fiYe-dollar gold pieces in each package, and
pieces of railroad iron, wrapped up to look like
gold bricks; but the Frenchman and italian
both exhibited large amounts of gold and
greenbacks before their disappearance and
the police have information from St. Louis
that they are members of gang of we'll
known burglars. and it is thought they are
connected with the heavy robberies in Texas
during the past week. The Chief of Police
has had postal cards printed describing them
and mailed to various cities tonight, to Sc
cure their arrest.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, February 1st.-The following
through passengers were on to-daY's tram,
leaving at 1915 P. NJ. to arrive in
Sacramento February 9Th w. A. Smith and
wife, Portland, Or; Thomas Kelly and wife,
Dixon, CAL; Myra Gilkey, Independence,
Mo-; Miss j. E. Beach, Mrs. Lyler, Willows,
CAL; G. Stork, wife and daughter. San Jose
Mrs. J. V. Waite. Oakland; Mrs. Warren,
land, Or; Rev. G. r. Leavat,. Cambridge,
Mass; Mrs. J. Canning, Brooklyn, n. Y;
B. F. Lacy, J. F. Boyd, San Francisco
Charles F. Graves, Edwin Parish, Grinnell.
Iowa, VS. Schuyler, U. s. Army.
An Apparently Justffi sble Homicide.
GALVESTON Tex, February 1st-Augusi
Knapp to-day slot and killed Antoine Gosch.
LEIGH, wealthy German, at Dallas. The
latter went to the house of the former to get a
daughter who had been, Obliged to leave her
home on account of his brutal treatment, and
becoming very abusive and demonstrative,
kicking in Klapp's door, the latter shot him
with Winchester rifle. Goschleich's wife
committed suicide few months ago, on &C
count of the treatment of her husband. KlapI
surrendered tn the authorities, and has public
sentiment ID his favor. :.
Three Children Burned 10 Death.
CHkRLJ sToN Is CO., February 1st.-Thres
children of Rev. Manning Hunter (colored)
in Sum Ger county, were burned to death Sun
dag N ght, in a fire caused by kerosene lamp
eAplfJ ding. The father was away preaching
and the mother was also absent.
Elevator Accidents-Late Trains.
CHICAGO. February 1st.-Two fatal ele
vator accidents occurred this morning. one II
the establishment of Barnhardt Bros. & Spin
dlers' type mandatory. which killed jams
Stellien !; the other was in Furst & Bradley
where the engineer and passenger were seri
ously hurt.