Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-02
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
DOMESTIC.
United states senate.

DOHESlENs
United states senate.
WASHINGTON, March WINDOWS reso-
luton from the COMMITTEES en- Foreign Rela-
tons for an investigation OF the loss of certain
state papers, and 30 the improper connection
of Government officers or members of Con-
gress with claims or grants ia connection with
the Governments of Chile and Peru, was
taken up.
Bsyard moved. to amend by adding,>as q
specific subject Of inquiry. the following :
" Whether any promise or stipulation, by
which the intervention Of the United States
in the controversies existing between Chile
and Peru, or Chile aud Bolivia, mas besn ex-
pressiy or implicitly given by any person or
persona officially connected with the Govern
ment of the United States. or whether its
influence has been in any way exerted, prom
ised or intimated III connection with or in
relation to said contracts, by any one officially
connected with the Government Of the
United States"
Bayard's amen lment prevailed without
objection, and the resolution as amended was
adopted.
After the morning hour the unfinished bus
iness-the Chinese bill--wss temporarily laid
aside for speech by Voorhees, upon the ur-
gency of better accommodations for the Ii.
brafy of Congress.
At the conclusion of Hears speech the
Senate adjourned.
House of Eepresen tatiyes.
WASHINGTON, March 1st.-The following
bills were reported: To make Denver e port
of delivery ; to provide for the exchange of
trade dollars for legal tender dollars, and to
stop the coinage of trade dollars. Calendar.
Also, adversely, for retiring the trade dol
lar and for It's recoinage into the STANDARD
dollar. and for the redemption Of fractional
silver coinage. Table.
C0nklipa's Nomination.
WASHINGTON, March 1st.-The Post states
positively that Conkling has declined the
Associate Justiceship, and suggested Clarence
A. Seward for the place.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
WASHINGTON. March 1st.-Tbe report that
Corkling had declined to the President. and
sigriied his desire of the appointment of
Clarence a. Seward to the Supreme Bench,
was printed here to-day, but is not credited.
the Senate expects to act upon Conkling' 3
nomination this afternoon. If Mr.. Conkliog
has sign;hed his q, clination to the President,
the Senate has not yet received any notice Of
the fac, hence it is not believed. Several
attempts to orgarize an opposition to Conk-
ling in the Senate have been made, but with
ont success. There was some talk this
morui0g Of Democratic opposition, but the
Senators on that side are eVi3eltlY not dis
posed to make any fight Leading Dsno-
cratic Senators were advised that If they
could get&heir side Of the chamber to oppose
Conkiing,s enopgh Republicans would join to
rejscs him, and some Democrats favored
such coalition; but it seems nos to have
been abandoned. Conkling has some strong
friends among the Democrats. VOORHEES, has
spoken in his favor, and Harris, Cockrell and
other Democrats are counted among his
friends. The present indications are that
only two or three votes will be cast against
him. BGyard, on the Judiciary Committee,
declined to report favorably on the noniua-
ton, but said he would not make minority
report against it.
No Executive Session.
WASHINGTON, March 1st.-The movement
for an executive session OF the Senate to-oay
was abandoned, owing to the two hours
speech Of Hear carrying the opeiNSession be-
yond the usual hour OF adjournment.
Public Debt Statement.
WASHINGTON, March 1st.-The debt state
ment shows decrease OF the public debt
during February Of 50, 7S3, 511: cash in treas
ury, 1852, 617 6iS; gold certificates, s., 1885,
40; silver certificates, s68, GA, $50; certiti-
Gates of deposit. S11, $50, 900; refunding GER
tificates, S546 450 legal tenders, S34, 668 log !;
fractional currency, 81, 065, ST. cash balance
available, S155. l47, 1888.
The Chrissiancy Divorce Case.
WASHINGTON, March 1st.-Counsel for ev-
Senator Christiapcy in the divorce case have
fled dispositions of a large number OF persons
at Lansing, Mich, and New York city. The
dispositions from Lansing contain testimony
of prominent citizens as to the ex.Senator's
habits and his treatment OF his wife in the
summer of 1877. All agree that he was not
under the Influence of Intoxicating liquor
during that time. He was sober in his habits,
and kind and considerable in his treatment of
his wife and her neither. The dispositions
from New York city are all In contradiction
of the statements made by Mrs. Christisncy's
witnesses, Charles Goodman and Mary Cham.
berlayne.
serious Strike Of Lab0rers.
OMAHA, March 1st.-A somewhat serious
strike is in progress in Omaha among labor
ing men. 1t began last Monday by about
100 graders striking for 81 80. They were
employed by contractor James Stephen SOD in
grading the Burlington and Missouri freight
grounds, and were getting 81 %. They
would not let any one else go to work for
81 %. This morning they, with 100 other
recruits, proceeded to the Burlington and
Missouri grounds and drove off those who
were working, and threw Stepherson's tools,
scrapers, etc, into q pond of water, and
otherwise damaged property. This after
noon the number had Increased to
SOO and they paraded the streets
behind band Of music and a banner with
One dollar and seventy five cents per day +"
printed on it. They forcibly compelled a
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city sewerage system at 81 so per day. to
quit, and they cruelty pounded three or four
who refused to quit. They also stopped a
gang of graders on st. Mary's avenue At
one time a serious riot was imminent, and
Mayor Boyd and several policemen had a
hand to-hand fight with them in arresting
three of the ringleaders, who were lodged in
Jail amid great excitement. The Mayor COM
manded the mob to dispense, which they
slowly did. Tomorrow morning the sewer
men will resume work, and Mayor Boyd will
protect them with large force of special po-
lice or militia, if necessary. He will also
pre- tect all who wish to work for Stephenson,
ard threatens to make wholesale arrest of
any rio.ous assembly.
The Flood In the Southwest.
CAIRO Qu.), March 1st.-The situation has
taken decided change for the better. The
Ohio river has fallen three inches end the
Mississippi four. The levees still hold firzl.
HELENA lark J, March 1st.-The river did
not rise here to- day as expected. The water
from above began increasing to night again,
and will continue. A big break ia reported
in the levee jnst below Concordia, which oc-
Cured yesterday morning, and the people are
panic stricken. Four negroes and one white
man were drowned. W. Blackburn, of La
COMA Circle. arrived to day, and is negotiating
for steamer to remove the stock and people
from that flooded district He says many
negroes have been drowned. A number of
negroes ere starving, and others are feeding
on the putrid carcasses OF drowned cattle and
such game as can be procured. Whale fami-
lies are subsisting en- half peck of meal per
week. The people Of this section are offer
log mich cows at % cents per head, as the
poor beasts are dying of starvation. Mr..
Blackbu will move his family, hands, stock
and all movable effects TO plantation back
of Helena till the water subsidies. The dis.
tress all along the river below is unparalleled.
News reached the city this afternoon that
the water in the St Francis river bottoms, or
sunken lands, is rising an inch per hour.
This, if true, will put US to thinking before
the week has parsed.
VIcxsBURG, March 1st.-The river is rising
slowly. The weather is clear and warm.
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