Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-12
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES To THE RECORD.
UNION
DOMESTIC.
Executive session Of the senate.


WASHINGTON, May 11th.-About two
hours of the Senate executive session to day
was devoted to tedious discussion of oues-
tons OF propriety and precedent relative to
the proposed removal of the injunction of
secrecy from the whole or part of the pro-
ceedings on the Chinese treaties. 1t resulted
10 reconsideration of the permission granted
for the publication of the speech of Hoar.
The subject was then dropped The latter
part OF the session was occupied with de-
bate on the nomination of Matthews, consid-
GRAFTON of which was only partly completed
this afternoon, and will be resumed to-mor-
row.
Senate Combinations.
WASHINGTON, May 11th.-The Senate in
executive session confirmed the following
nominations to-day Michael J. Kramer of
Kentucky. now Charge d'Affaires at Dem
mark, to be Charge d'Afaires at Switzerland,
vice Nicholas Fish, resigned George Pome-
roy of New Jersey, as Secretary of Legation
at Paris; Thomas A. NJ. Morris of Colorado,
as member of the Ute Commission, vice Bow
man, resigned.
A Chinese Protest. Three Feet OF Names.
WASHINGTON, May 11th.-The Postoffice
Department has received memorial signed
by 70 Chinese residents Of Clipper Mills,
Butte county, Cal, protesting against the
proposed removal of the Postoffice from that
place to Woodville, in the same county. The
Department has received memorials of the
same tenor from the American residents, but
it is the first memorial or petition ever re-
ceived from Cinnamon with their individual
signatures. The 20 names are written one
above the other, making column three feet
in length.
Destructive Flames.
1T. : IA
the Rocky Mountain Brewery was completely
destroyed by FIRE. Loss on building and ste ok,
estimated at something over 100000. The
insurance, which is distributed among about
forty companies, covers two thirds Of the
loss.
LEADvILE (Col J, May 11th.-At 10 o'clock
last night the building at the 8 l.. Nj. " mine,
on Iron Hill, took FIRE. The flames commu.
nicated to the powder magazine and terrific
explosion occurred, which shook every build
ing in Leadville, three miles distant. For
tunately the mine was not being worked last
night, and was deserted. When the explosion
occurred seven men wcre Standing near the
building. G 81 Jones. +. NJ Stone and
Dan Kallahan were badly injured, and the
others hurled a iorG distance. Nobody was
killed.
William Penn's Remains.
HARRISBURG, hey 11tH-lu the State
Senate to-day a resolution was unanimously
agreed upon and sent to the House for con.
currence. looking to the transfer of the re.
mains of William Penn from the Jordan
meeting house graveyard. Buclinghamshire.
England, to Philadelphia. The resolution
also provides that copies be sent to Peter
Penn, ireland, and VIM. Stewart, England,
representatives at law of VIM. Penn, asking
their cooperation in the matter, and requests
the cooperation of the President Of the
United States, if necessary, in securing the
object.
Business OF the Country-A Healthy
Showing.
NEW YORK, May 11th.-The Public says
The exchanges for the first week of May
were. on the whole, probably the largest on
record. Exclusive of the transactions arising
from speculation in stocks, the aggregate out.
side of New York has never been exceeded
but once, if at all. The exact amount at San
Francisco for the first week of the month is
not yet known, but if it exceeds as much as
may be expected the return for the last week
of April, the aggregate will surpass the
highest hitherto-S325. l76, $50 for the frs,
week of December.