Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-13

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United states senate.
WASHINGTON, July 12th.-It was agreed to
take final vote on the river and harbor Dill
and all amendments then pending, az 4
o'clock this afternoon, the debate meantime
beine unlimited.
After discussion on the Hennepin Canal
and Chesapeake and Delaware Snip Canal
amendments, the remaining amendments
made in committee were adopted in gross.
The bill then psssed-ayes %, noes %.
The Pembina Territory bill was taken upand
laid over as unfinished business, and Morrill,
gave notice that he would tomorrow insist
upon precedence for the bill reducing taxa
ton.
After an executive session, the Senate ad.
journed.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, June II h The House
went into Committee Of the Whole OH the
suGdry civil bill.
A loug discussion arose over the appropria-
lions for public printing, as to whether NAL
administration or necessity demanded it.
The amendment was adopted that the
United States Supreme Court reports, on
which the copyright has expired, be iepub-
lished ia the Government printing Office, and
sold at cost, with 10 per cent. ADDITION.
There was wordy war oYsr the clause ap-
propriating $1,000 to pay the committee
stenographer, lasting an hour.
With one page OF the bill uncompleted, the
committee rose and the HUE adjourned.
The Star Ronie Gases.
WASHINGTON. July 18Th Ia the star
route cases to-day, John Cary, of Oregon,
testified that he carried the mail over the
route from Canyon CITY, Oregon, to Camp
McDermit. A letter from Minor was pro-
duced. 1t was printed head of the Over.
land Mail Transportation Company, with the
names of Vail, Williamson and Minor as
officers. Minor writes that it has come to
his knowledge that one Abbott, Postmaster
at Alvord, has been complaining to the De.
psrtment that only weekly mails come to
him. Minor directs Cary to see this Post
master and silence him, using money if nee.
esssry for this purpose. He says Abbott prob
ably knows nothing of the through mail, and
would be satisfied with weekly service. He
adds that Abbott had once before complained
in the same way. and had only ceased upon
the payment of $50, and was probably anx-
ious now to get more money. Cary is directed
to report his success to Williamson. The
reading of this letter produced a marked i'm.
preston. A cross. examination failed to
shake the direct evidence.
Mrs. scovilIc's Bouquet.
WASHINGTON, July 12th.-On the morning
of the hanging of Guiteau the announcement
was made in these dispatches that the prison
officials bad discovered what they believed to
be traces of arsenic in a bouquet given the
assassin by his sister, Mrs. Scoville. The
bouquet was brought to the Jail the day before
the hanging, and was, in the absence of the
Warden, carried to Guiteaus cell by guard.
As soon as it was seen by Deputy Warden
Russ, he ordered its removal. and the Jail
physician, DR.. McWiliams, observing traces
OF some white substance on the flowers, car
riei it to the medical museum for analysis
1t is supposed that Mrs. Scovills in
tended to tell her brother to eat some
of the flowers, but il she had such purpose it
was frustrated by the conduct OF Guiteau, who
became so enraged at the fancied insult of the
Warden that he raved and swore and his sis
ter was not allowed to enter mis- cell or to talk
with him privately. A local reporter to day
interviewed the physician who is making the
analysis of the bouquet at the medical mu-
scum, and was Informed that the examination
showed beyond question the presence OF
arsenic in large quantities. The flowers were
subj cted to what is known as the March
test, by which if solution containing arsenic
is added to a solution in which zinc is being
dissolved in diluted sulphuric acid, the
nascent hydrogen resulting from the decom.
position of water forms srseniureted by drogen.
A fire stream of this poisonous gas against
porcelain surface deposits irridescent films of
metallic arsenic. The doctors think, from
the readiness of each reaction, that the origi-
nal quantity must have bsen very large, and
they state that ample precautions were taken
to insure the purity of the chemicals used.
Gui:caa's Brain.
WASHINGTON, July 12th.-The report of
Drs. Hsrtland AMI Somers, on the examina-
ton of GuitesuS tr in, will be ready to-mor-
row evening. lt is understood to differ in
material points from Lambs, and will find no
evidences of insanity.
The Pennsylvania Republicans.
PHILADELPHIA, July 12th.-One hundred
members-nesrly the full reprssentation-of
the Republican State Committee convened
this morning. A proposition was submitted
by the Young Republican Club that both
tickets be withdrawn. The candidates on
the regular ticket were invited to be present
and were warmly greeted. Several PROPOSE
tons looking to harmony were submitted
one by Chairman Cooper that the vote OF the
Republican party be taken at the primaries
to decide whether the regular or independent
nominations prevail, An entirely new Con-
veutioD, under the rules recently adopted, was
also proposed.
A letter was presented, signed By all the
candidates, saying that they would gladly
place themselves in the hands Of the State
Committee, submit their claims to any test
deemed wise by that body, and retire il
deemed necessary.
Ex-,Judge Pettis then submitted to the IN
derendents the following four propositions
First-The submission of both tickets to a
popular prim airy vots.
Second-The Republicans at the primaries
to select ticket composed of the present
nominees or any others.
Third-A new Convention, under the rules
adopted by the conference of Independ.
ents and stalwarts; the Convention
to DO held on the fourth Wednesday in Au-
gust ex-senator Agnew, Hampton l. Car
son and Francis B. Reeves to prepare rules to
govern the Convention.
Fourth-That the Convention be held under
the rules of the Republican Convention CT
May last, the Convention to occur not later
than the fourth Wednesday in August.
These will be presented to the Indepeud.
ents, and either one of them will lie accepta-
bio to the regulars. Adjourned.
HARRISBURG, July 12sh.-The Ipdepend.
ent Republican conference, after four
hours session, adjourned without arriving at
any definite conclusions concerning the prop
ositions submitted by the Republican State
Committee.
Americans MaItreated by MeXicans.
San ANTONIO (Tex.l, July 12th.-An Eagle
Pass special says: Six American citizens
have just been released from Jail at Piedras
Negrss. They have been in Jail twelve days
without being charged with any offense.
While in jail they say they were half starved
and were twice whipped by the jailer, not
for any offense, but as they supposed for the
fun of it, The men are entirely destitute,
their horses, arms, ETC., having been confs-
Gated. They made on affidavit before the
United States Commissioner in regard to the
treatment received, and intend to present
their case to the Government for redress
They state that some weeks ago they csmped
near San Antonio with herd of seventy
horses for shipment to Kansas. The horses
were stolen fronfthem and they followed the
trail to the RidS GraDde, near the Preside,
where they were told that they could lawfully
cross. One CT them went to Piedras Negras
to get a permit to hunt their stock, but he
was arrested and afterward his companions.
Later on all were thrown into filthy cells and
all were compelled on their knees to sign
papers, the contents of which they knew
nothing Of.
National Educational Association.
SARATOGA IN. ", July 12th.-The Ma
tional Educational Association met this
morning. Hon. Gustavus j. Orr, of Atlanta,
President, delivered the inaugural. He said
he was Southern by birth, education and sem
timent, and he felt that he truly represented
the bulk of tee people as well as the educated
classes when he said LET the dead past bury