Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-26

to which that Bureau belongs, the Deputy
OF such officer or the Chief Clerk, shall per-
form the duties of the office until q successor
| is appointed. The Act creating the office
of Auditor of Railroad Accounts does not
{, provide for any Deputy or Chief Clerk, so
| IN this case there is no one who is able,
under the law, to perform its duties. The
gentleman in the office now is simply book
| keeper, whom Secretary Kirkwood has
| placed there to keep up the books, but he has
no official status. and no one can do the
| duties OF the Auditor till the President shall
| appoint some one to the vacancy. In the
mean time the same Act referred to above
makes it mandatory upon the Auditor (who
does not now EXIST to examine the books and
| accounts of therailroads west, north and south
| OF the Missouri river, to which are being
| granted subsidies in bonds or lands. to certify
| to their correctness, and to see that the laws
relative to the land grant to the road are
| kept The law says that the Auditor shall
do this, or some one whom he may authorize.
| No one else has authority.
| Upon the language of this Act it is reported
| that the Central Pacific will lay claim to
enforced hardships" in the matter now
| pending between them and the Government
| The Atlantic and Pacific and the New Or.
leans and Pacific also complain.
The Russo.Chinese Treaty.
NEW YORK, August 25th.-The Commercial
| Bulletin says: The recent cablegram from st.
| Petersburg, announcing that a treaty had
| been ratified by which Russia surrenders
| Kuldja to China, retaining the right, how.
| ever, to trade as far as the great wall, to ap.
point Consuls in nearly all the principal
| towns, as trade requires, has excited consid-
| cradle interest in this city, especially in
houses trading with China. William II.
Fogg, President of the China and Japan
| Trading Company, who has travelled in China
himself, states that this treaty with Russia
ought to enable the United States to obtain
greater privileges in China, inasmuch as our
| own treaty with that country specifies that
| we shall be granted the same privileges that
are extended to the most favored nations
Little is known of the region named in the
| dispatch, and it probably could not be util-
| lied for American trade; but the appoint
ment of Consuls in the principal towns would
| be of advantage in throwing safeguard
around Travellers and thus open up the way
for better Knowledge of that great country,
of which little is known.
| The Advance In the Bank of England
Rate of Discount.
| New YORK, August 25sh.-The Commercial
| Bulletin says The advance in the Bank OF
| England rate of course is for the double pur-
| pose of attracting gold to London from the
| Continent, and checking the movement from
! London to New York. Ii the former can be
| accomplished less attention viii be paid to
| shipments to this point, for the Bank of Eng
| land year ago was content to let US draw
| between S30 600, 900 and $40, 0O0, 900, for the
| reason that il could draw it from the Con-
| tiuent. The effect on rates for foreign ex-
| change here was to adjust sterling for Al to
| A per cent. discount in the market in
| London for American bills. The action of
| the Bank Of England did not have depress-
| ing effect on British consols. On the con-
trary, they advanced one-sixth to one. eighth.
Here it was used to depress stocks, and was
| supplemented by unfavorable private advices
from Washington about the condition of the
President. Without doubt the stock market
will feel relief when the suspense about the
condition of the President ceases, and this
whether the suspense ends. as everyone
wishes, by his recovery, or as all would regret,
by his death. 1t is thought that when this
element of uncertainty is out of the way the
trunk line railroad presidents of a specu-
lative turn will promptly brins the railroad
war to an end. This, however, is only specu-
lative conjecture by good part of the street.
Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and Canal
Improvement Commission.
CHICAGO, August 25th.-The Illinois and
Mississippi Rivers and Canal Improvement
Commission held an important meeting at
the Grand Pacific Hotel this afternoon.
Members were present from California,
Iowa, Illinois and Michigan. Addresses
were made by General J. Henderson, NJ c.;
Charles Randolph, of Chicago; S. M. Clark
and Edward Russell, of Iowa; Judge Hast
ings, of California, and others. The follow
ing were chosen officers for the ensuing year
President j. A. Allen, of Tennessee Secre-
tary, Edward Russell, of Davenport; Treas
urer, Z. J. Robinson, of Rock Island. A
COMMITTEES consisting of S. M. CLARK, of
Keokuk, Charles Randolph, of Chicago, s.
G. Hastings, of San Francisco, J. II. Foster
of Oshkosh, and Penton Rainey, of Kalama-
Congress in behalf Of the construction of the
canal westward from Hennepin to the Mis-
sissippi river on the bestpractical route, the
canal TO be for commercial purposes, and not
to exceed seven feet in depth.
yenner and the Signal Service.
New YoRK, August 25th.-A Times re-.
rterinterviewed Vennor, who said regarding
the statement telegraphed from the West
that an effort was being made to put him in
charge of our Signal Service Bureau, "Would
l accept? No. sir; l would not. Most en-
phatfcaily / would not, and nothing will
come of it." g Has not the telegraph some
foundation Probably it has Core
spondence touching the matter has reached
me from high source, but 1 assure you that
l have never for a moment given the subject
any serious consideration. You see my sys-
tenn is so very different from that of the
United States Signal Service, that should
really be out of place in the position held by
Mr.. Hazen. DONE wish | had the facilities
your offices have at their command I think
[ could make a big record. Your Signal
Service force has been inoulging i'll criticisms
of me and my system. Not only are they
willing to do me wrong, but they seem to be
charging that not oue-half of my forecasts
are correct That Is false-absolutely and
ridiculously false.
The Case of Captain Howgats-H,s Prop
erty seized.
WASHINGTON, August 25th.-In the Re-
corder of Deeds Office to-day deed was filed
from Henry w. Howgate and Cordelia How
gate, his wife, to James Z. Fitch and Robert
G. q. Fox, as trustees, conveying certain
property in trust, TO secure W. w. McCul-
Tough, w. B. Moses and Motley Anderson,
as securities on his bond Of $40, 060 to appear
and answer the charge of embezzlement from
the United States Government. The deed is
dated August Sth, and was this morning at
half-past 10 deposited in the Recorders Of
| fee. from which hour it is effective. an
aLUacn1neuI WIKI u1uer tu6 SulC euLeTeu
by Colonel Cole was issued about
4:30 yesterday, and various pieces of prop
erty standing in the name of Captain How
gate by 6 o'clock were in the hands of the
Marshal. 1t would seem, therefore, th at the
Marshaps claim should have priority, but
some lawyers claim that the attachment will
not hold unless it can be shown thet Captain
Howgate left the city to escape service. APP
praisers under the attachment attach valu-
tion of s110. 205 to the property seized.
Tour of Inspection n-Fatal Accident
Homeward Bound.
OMAHA, August 25th.-Sidney Dillon, who
has been in Omaha two or three days on
business connected with the Union Pacific
Railroad and with the new Union Elevator
Company, of which he is President, starts
to- morrow by special train on tour over
the Union Pacific lines for the purposes Of in
spection, being accompanied by Manager
Clark, Assistant Manager Kimball and other
officials, intending to be absent two or three
weeks.
Edward Coomer was struck on the head
this morning by the arm of a pile-driver wind
lass and instantly killed.
Fifty more Chinese students passed through
Omaha to day, on their way home to China.
Indian Territory Affairs.
LITTLE Rock (Ark). August 25th-The
Gazette's Fort Smith special says: Lieu
tenant Shoemaker, of the United States
army, acting under instructions of Indian
A,,ont Tnfta camped topethar with a copo.