Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-24
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
Ell soBRANTE CASE DECIDED.
The Grant retirement Bill Passed in the
Senate.
FURTHER CONCERNING the GREAT FLOOD.
Another South American scheme Brought
to Light.
ASSASSINATION OF TEXAS POSTMASTER.
Proposition to Compel Railroads to Pay
Taxes on Unpatentsd Lands.
ETC.. Etc."........... Etc.

Etc. ETC.. Etc.
DOMESTIC.
The Sebrante Case Decided.
WASHINGTON, February 2Sd.-The Secre-
tary of the Interior to-day decided the csle-
brated Sobrante case, by holding substantially
that the grantees are entitled to piece Of
land lying between the five ranches, Sar
Pablo, San Antonio, Noraga, Acalanes
and Pinole, said piecs being such portion of
those original tracts as in common
ranch and excluded by the United States
by surveys in their final patents. This
decision preserves the rights of Del Hombre,
Boica del Pinole and San Lorges ranches, and
opens to the settlers, all the immense tract
claimed by the Carpenters south of the
north line of the Maraga; also considerable
land lying between the San Pablo and Pinole
ranches. It saves, also, the overhowed land
to the State grantees. The Carpenters get
about four or five leagues out of claim tf
22. The Kelly league is left to the purchaser
from the Castros. This decision is of i'm
mense benefit to the people of Contra Costa
and Alameda counties, and while it is thought
by some to be still too liberal to the Sobrante
claimants, it is an immense victory for the
settlers generally. and for the holders of land
on the small rancho grants which have been
heretofore patented, and which the Carpen-
tiers tried to get.
The descriptive words of the decision ad.
dressed to the Commissioner of the Land OF
fee are as follows You will therefore di.
rect new survey to be made of the following
boundaries Beginning st post S. 2. No. 81,
at the determination of course No. 14j in the
patented line of the San Pablo rancho thence
in a direct course to post p. r. No. 4. the
terminus of course No. in the patented line
of Eel Pinole, to point therein at
which the weste rnmost line of the rancho
Larosa de la Canador del Pinole, as patented,
extended northwardly, intersects said line of
El Pinole then with the patented line Of
the point at which the western patented line
of the Acalenes interests the same; thence
with the said line Of the Acalepes to the
north patented line of the rancho Laguna de
los Colerados-a tract or piece OF land no por-
tion of which shall be east of the western line
of the Acalenes, or north of the north
ern line of the Noraga. or west of the
eastern lines of the San Antouio and
San Pablo, or north of the southern
line of Ell Pinole, as these lines have been es.
tablished by the final survey and patents of
sdlu ThHCiiCSs Ou Will SUBSTANTIALLY
the decree, and do justice according to the
record of the case, as between the United
States and the owners of Ell Sobrante grant"
1t is admitted on all hands that this great
victory is largely due to the clear and con-
vincing briefs filed by Mr.. Sargent in the case.
He has trusted to his briefs, and has never
been near the Department but once. and that
was to ask the Secretary to take up the case
and decide it.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, February 23j.-Harris pre-
sented memorial and report of the Mem
phis Cotton Exchange upon the danger to the
river front of Memphis from The elcroach-
ments of the Mississippi.
George introduced joint resolution,
authorizing the Secretary OF War to issue
in the district overHowed by the Mississippi
river.
A telegram from Governor Lowrie, Of Mis-
sissippi, was read, urging Immediate relief,
representing that the destruction OF property
and stock was immense and starvation immi-
nent.
George thought the number of laborers
rendered destitute would be so, 900 to Is, ,000.
Garland spoke of the widespread destruc-
tion in Arkansas by overflow as absolutely
appalling and unprecedented.
The subject was referred to the Military
Committee.
The Grant retirement bill was then taken
up.
Bayard moved to amend by substituting
therefor provision to pay every President OF
the United States, who shall have served, or
may hereafter serve in said Office, and who
shall have retired from the same. sum an
nualy during his life equal to one fourth part
of the annual residential salary. but this is
- xf II
term.
Bayerd's amendment was rejected-ayes 5,
noes 81.
The amendment by Sherman prevailed
without discussioa-ayes 80, noes IL.
Brown, Call, Davis of Wisconsin. Jones of
Florida, and Rensome voted aye with the Re-
publicaos. Otherwise the vote was party
one.
Black Camden, Mcpherson, Salisbury and
Vance, against the bill, were paired with
Hale. Aldrich, Sawell, Miller OF New York,
and Kellogg.
Garland, in the negative, was also paired.
The bill authorizes the President, in recog
milton of the eminent public services of u.
S. Grant, late General of the Army, by and
with the consent of the Senate, to appoint him
to the army. with the rank of General, to be
placed on the retired list, with pay accord.
ingly.
Logan reported back from the Military
COMMITTEES the joint resolution, introduced
earlier in the day by George, to provide re.
lief on account Of the overflow of the Mi'sis.
sippi. with an amendment in the form of a
substitute, and asked immediate considera.
ton.
The substitute recommended by the COM
mittee was promptly adopted, and passed
without debate.
The House later promptly passed the
measure.
It appropriates S10O, 600 to be used by the
Secretary Of War for stores for destitute
persons in the districts overhowed by the
Mississippi and its tributaries. and authorizes
the Secretary to cooperate with the State
authorities in the distribution.
After short executive session the Senate
adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, February 23l- Chalmers
stated that in consequences of the overfow Of
the Mississippi river thousand colored per-
SONS were starving, and introduced bill for
Government aid to the sufferers. Referred.
Page reported back the resolution directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to give all in
formation in his office concerning unseaworthy
steamers. Adopted.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the postoffice appropriation bill.
Without importante lection the committee
rose, and a memorial of the American Bap-
tist Home Mission Society against polygamy
| and the accompanying vices, was presented.
| The House then took recess.
The evening session will be for considera.
tion Of the District Of Columbia code.
The Soldier who Shot Mt Guffeau-ser.
| geant mason on Trial.
| WASHINGTON, February 23l.-In the Ma
! son Court- m artis1 fo.dav Gantain Mcy;Iorar