Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-25

Democratic State organ, and William c.
Whitley, Democratic corporation counsel,
were present; also that in Albany Conkling
and Platt will occupy the same parlor at the
Delavan House that is hired by Spinola, a
Democrat.
Congressman Page and the Mint super
intendency.
WASHINGTON, May 2ith.-Rspresentatiy
Page has to-day filed with Secretary Win
dom the following letter, which is self-ex-
planatory:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nay %, 1881.
Hon. VIM. Window, Secretary of the Treasury
Dear Sir: Early in March last my colleague, Gov
ernor Pacheco, and myself submitted letter TO
you, and placed it file in the Treasury Depart
ment, recommending the removal of II. L. Dodge
from the SUPPLEMENTARY of the United states
Branch Mint of San Francisco. had prepared and
printed in the meantime certain facts that had been
forwarded to from California by reliable parties,
but have not been filed until to-day
In the interval Mr.. Dodge has arrived here, and
presented his reply, which i have carefully eN-
amined and In my Judgment they do not contro-
vert IN single essential the facts involved in the
controversy. Should you think, however, that his
reply is sutiicienet aud fully generating him. of
course you will take further action in the mat
ter. also call for certain information material in
the case, which Mr. Dodge says he cannot and has
not furnished.
desire now to file said pamphlet, with other
formulated charges and then leave the matter in
your hands to deal with as may seem TO you most
proper and to make such charges public or not, as
you may determine. II will be charged by Mr..
Dodge's friends that my motive in submitting these
charges was that Mr.. Dodge dismissed from the
Mint several OF my friends. To this will say that
while feel hurt that he should, from any cause,
real or imaginary fit to visit his wrath upon the
heads OF unoffendng employees in the Mint for any
act Of mine for which they were not responsible
and could not control, l will freely admit that I
commenced the investigation of his management of
the Mint originally for these reasons, but in the
course of such investigations, facts of such char.
acter have been developed that tie dismissal OF
skilled employees OF the Mint, because they were
my friends, sinks into comparative insignifcance.
ask for no action on the part of the Department
but such warranted by the facts, and respect
fully ask that Mr.. Dodge be given fair hearing and
ample opportunity to defend himself from any and
all the charges l have preferred, and that your
ton may be governed by high sense Of justice,
with view to the rights Of all and the dignity of
the Government.
will hold m, self in readiness at all times to
make good each and every charge submitted by me,
so as to relieve the President and yourself from any
embarrassment IN this matter, and also relieve my
colleague in the Senate, General Miller from bear
ing the responsibility of taking sides with either,
that might seemingly place him in false position.
You will bear me out in saving that l have not
sought Mr.. Dodges removal in order to put friend
IN his place, as have not suggested any as his
SUCCESSOR and shsll not do So Therefore it cannot
be truthfully said that my object is to control the
obedient servant. II. F. PAGE.
The detailed charges referred to in the fore.
going letter as filed have not yet been made
public. 1t is learned. however, that the prin-
cipal one is that Superintendent Dodge has
illegally and corruptly charged against the
Government about $50, coo loss on ow.g-ade
and refractory bullion received by him from
certain favored parties, especially the Anglo
Californian Bank, which loss, under the law,
should have been paid by the parties for
whom the bullion was parted and refined.
The loss to the Government by Dodge's fail
ure to make the necessary deductions on &C.
count of impurities and baseness of the
bullion was explicitly mentioned and unfa-
vorably commentedI upon by Director Bur-
chard in his last annual report, but it is
understood that Page enlarges upon the ex-
traordinary nature of the less, and submits
additional evidence to show that it was pre-.
meditated, and only part of a general sys-
tenn OF corrupt favoritism and of deliberate
fraud upon the Government
1t is intimated that Secretary Window will
appoint Commission of three OF more ex-
perts to make a thorough investigation CT
these charges, and of the entire subject Of the
Mint management at San Francisco One or
two members of the Commission will be sent
out from Washington, and others will be
selected from citizens of California.
Recess Appointments GarHeIds he.
cOvery-PrOposcd Investigation.
WAsHINGToN, May 24th.-The President
has made the following recess appointments
Consuls-Jesse HI. Moore, of Illinois, at Cal
lao; John NJ. Bailey, of New York, at Ham
burg; Seiah Merrill of Massachusetts,, at
Jerusalem; Geo. w. Roswell, of Pennsyl-
vania, at Bordeaux.
There is no longer and doubt of Mrs. Gar
Hall'a Tho &c
Secretary Window will within day or two
appoint committee to investigate certain
charges preferred against Superintendent
Dodge, of the San Francisco Mint.
A Terrific Expression.
ST. JOSEPH MOL, May 24sh-Some bar
rels OF an explosive fluid, stored in cellar,
blew up last evening. In q saloon overhead
were large crowd of negroes, who were ia
SANITY enveloped in flames Three corpses
were taken out, FIVE were found badly injured
and several still missing
FURTHER DETAILS.
ST. JOSEPH, May 24,h.-Twenty or thirty
men (colored) were in the saloon last night
when the explosion occurred. Most Of them
escaped. The walls were blown outward,
and several persons with them, who were
rescued from the debris. Charles Dunlap,
the bartender, weighing 800 pounds, was
N7hHuS ny itcb uuucf Tile ldlicl IOOl anu
burned to death while struggling desperately
to free himself and appealing for help. which
could rot reach him. His body was horribly
charred. Bally Williams was burned to
death. His body was recovered at o'clock
in the morning. One body was taken from
the cellar, and others will probably be found.
John Hicks. aged Is, is missing. The in
jured are Jim Halliday, John Beacham ire.
covery doubtful), George Colon, Jack Lin
coin, John Rucker, Alex Northcutt, Dave
Brewster, John Cooper, Andy Cowifern,
John Green, Dick Dysail and Ben. Hoffman.
The cause of the explosion is unknown.
Coming In swarms.
New York, May 2fth.-The mammoth
steamer Furnlssa yesterday brought 1,439
emigrants from Glasgow, tbs Vandalia 1,343
from Hamburg, and the England 1,347 from
Liverpool. President Lord, of the South
western Emigration Company, had an inter
view with the Castle Garden authorities yes
terday, with view to inducing some of the
newcomers to turn their attention to Louis
lana, Texas and Arkansas, all of which
States, he says, are prepared to offer extra
ordinary inducements. The railroads have
agreed to pay pro rata the cost of transport
ing them from this point. Long, in the fur.
ther prosecution of his mission, will sail for
Europe Saturday. Thirty families OF newly
arrived emigrants were yesterday sent South.
Among the distinguished arrivals was the
mother of Thomas Hughes, of Rugby fame,
who, although SO years old, Is en- route to her
sons Tennessee colony to pass the remainder
of her days.
A Dasiar6Iy AssauIt-Rcd Pepper Thrown
Into LadJ's Eyes.
New York, May 2ith Mrs. Fanny
Mordaunt, wife Of Frank Mordauns, the
actor, residing in Brooklyn, was the ,iesim
Of dastarllY assault last night, being nearly
blinded with red pepper. The lady was in
terrible agony all night but was better this
morning. Some person came to the rear
door of her residence st o'clock. and
knocked loudly. Mrs. Mordaunt tinidly
went out of the front door to look for the DO
lice, when man who had been crouching
near the fence arose suddenly and threw a
handful Of red pepper in her face, large
portion OF which went into her eyes. The
fellow then fed. The police were unable to
fad any person in the neighboorhood whose
appearance correspondent with the description
except Sergeant James Campbell, of the
Twelfth Precinct, who was off duty at the
time. IL appears that Sergeant Campbell
had been on intimate terms with Mrs. Mord-
aunt three years ago, hut she asserted that he
insulted her. This terminated their friend
ship. He said he had spent the evening in
lager beer saloon, and had not been near Mrs
Mordaunts house. This story. as also several
others he told were proven false. He was