Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-18
walsh and the star Routes.

DOMEsTIC.
Walsh and ihe strr Routes.
! WASHINGTON, July l7th-The substance
OF Walsh's public statement is this The
route between San Antonio, Texas, and Cor
! pus Christi was expedited, and for the ex2e-
dition the POStoffice Department agreed to
| pay SO, 600 year for four years. The first
sum OF $50 0G0 to pay for the expedition was
drawn by Price ia FIVE drafts Of s., 900 EACH
and by another draft or note for s., 600.
| There were DEP osited with Walsh, who was
| then banker in the city Of Washington, for
| collection, with instructions TO pay one. half
| OF the proceeds to Senator Kellogg and the
other half to Thomas J Brady. Walsh did
collec. the drafts and placed the money, one.
hall to the credit of each of these parties,
who each drew for their share, by check or
! drafts. Correspondence passed between
! Walsh and the parties in the shape Of letters
and kilograms. The latter transaction APP
| pears In certain papers which Walsh row has
| In bis possession. These papers, which are
| the original, show conclusively, independent
Of Walsh's testimony, that the money was
drawn from the Treasury of tee United States
on account of the expedition of te vice on
the route between Corpus Christi and San
Antonio, and $4,000 of it was paid to Brady
| ana SlU UUU 10 OeuACOT heltOHH.
Walsh will not be suppressed. 1t was sup
posed that the statute of imi all )hs would
run against this case unless the Grand Jury
| Immediately assembled, and that it having
| adj burned without finding an Indictment, it
| will be too late in Octt bsr; tus the Offsnse
was continuous until toe last payment made,
| which will not be barred for some months
after the next meeting of the Grand Jury.
Isis proposed to produce ex Attorney General
| Macy eagh upon the stand during this week,
and re will be about the last witness sum.
mored to prove conspiracy. He eau testify
| only to what he has heard said, and it is prob
able that his evidence will be thrown out.
Conkiina's Int ntIsns.
WASHINGTON, July 17lh.-Anent Conk-
ling's ported Intention of returning to po-
litical life, an intimate friend, who has in
| advance stated accurately what were his in
tentions on all occasions, said the story was
absurd. Would he REUSE the Supreme
Judgeslip for place in the House, which
even Blaine refused Would he throw up
his enormous law practice? He received a
fee of $4,000 for two or thres d iys' work for
the steamship companies when he came over
| here and secured a veto of the steamship i'm
| migration bill. He received fee of SO. 000
| the other day for making an argument for the
| Erie Railroad. Judge Blatchford has been
] g
way. and his fees are simply enormous
coming from all directions. on account Of his
extraordinary political il fi1en;e, added to
his legal attainments. What could he do in
the House? My God could he be Speaker
and succeed Keifer? That would be proud
position for Roscoe Conkling."
| Wi! Mr.. Conklng take part in the COM
| leg campaign in any direct way ?"
No; do not think he will in any direct
way, but he will pull the wire"
Absent Republican Congressmen.
| WASHINGTON, July 17th. - Sergeant-at-
Arms Hooker said this afternoon that 146
Republicans, exclusive of the Speaker, would
| be in Washington tomorrow. A roll call tc-
day showed that only 1l5 Republicans were
present, and it is doubtful il quorum can
be obtained until Wednesday. Some of the
Republicans say they do not think quorum
of t.eir friends can be secured this session.
Several of the absentees, who have large pri-
vAte interests to attend to in their districts
are reported to have said before leaving the
| city that they could rot return this session to
vote on the election cases, believing that the
Republicans had already made a sufficient
record for party purposes to satisfy the
Southern Republicans. There is talk of an
arrangements to consent to a reduction of the
tax on tobacco from 16 to u cents per pound.
Ii this is done, the revenue bill will go
through with a rush.
The Prohibition Vote in Iowa.
DEs MONIES, July 17th-Complete returns
from all the counties in the State on the pro-
hibiti0n amendment show that the majority
for the amendment is 29. Isl. The total num-
Der OF votes cast at this election was PSI, 3S1,
as agaiast 235, los at the election for Governor
in 1881. The total vote this year exceeds
that of 1881 bv s., 275. The total vote on
|
greater than the total vote this year. Of the
80 counties in tie State, "A gave a majority
for the amendment, a against il, and one a
tie vote.
Crops In the Northwest.
CHICAGO, July 17th.-Au extended survey
of the corn outlook in southern Illinois shows
that that section Jared much better than tine
northern and central portions The prospect
is very good and there will be an average
yield.
In southern Indiana and Illinois there are
large crops of wheat and oats.
Minnesota prospects of wheat are very IA
vorable and improving. Corn is a little back.
ward there.
ArcH1soN (Ksl, July 17th.-The kansas
wheat harvest is closed, and is most satisfac-
tory. The yield over the entire State aver
ages twenty-five bushels to the acre-much
heavier than the estimates of the Board OF
Agriculture.
Mrs. Lincoln's Funeral.
SPRINGFIELD Qll), July 17t5.-The ar
rapgsments for Mrs. Lincoln's funeral, SUBJ
jecs to the approval of Secretary Lincoln
upon his arrival, are that it will take place
on Wednesday from the First Presbyterian
Church The remains will be deposited in
the vault under the Lincoln monument, with
the other members of the family.
The New Water Company.
NEW York, July l7tb.-The articles of in
corporation of tn ! ark Water Company of
the city of New York were filed in the
County Clerks office last week. The
object of the incorporation is said to
be TO preserve, store, sell, etc. water
for mining, domestic and other pur-
poses, and especially to furnish water to
the city of Sacramento and other cities
in California. The incorporators are Cole
Saunders, Myron W. Bradley, Charles and
n. Morgan, who, together with Alexander L.
Beach. Gustave S. New, William Newland
and John NJ. Cogblan, are named as the Di-
rsctors of the company for the first year.
tie capital stock is fixed at 81, 800 900, di-
vided into $500 shares.
The Cheyenne sun Dance.
LITTLE Rock ARK J, July 17th.-An IN
dian Territory dispatch says: Tee Cheyenne
''sun dance il progressing with great trials
| of physical endurance. Young bucks cut
Sits down their backs and run sticks through
them. A rope is tied TO ths stick and fas-
tened to pony. The pony is driven off and
tears strips from the back. The strips are
thrown at the foot of a pole in the center CT
the camp. The ceremonies to the sun con-
tinue three days.
Arrival of Jewish Russian Refugees.
CINCINNATI, July 17th.-The arrival Of
80 Jewish Russian refugees Saturday, sent
here in starving condition and without a
word of notice to the jewish Relief Commit
tee of this city, created considerable indigna-
ton among the Israelites who have cabled
| the relief committees in London and Ham,
burg to send no more here. In the mean.
time the most vigorous measures were taken
for the relief Of the immediate necessities Of
! the refugees, and to secure permanent homes
and employment for them. Two thousand
dollars in cash has already been subscribed,
and soliciting committee has been appointed
to collect more.
Failures at Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 17th.-Ths markets were
much excited and unsettled to-day by the
announcement Of the failure of George r.
| Wheeler, an operator Of twenty-five years
| experience His liabilities are only guessed
at, as he refuses to give an idea of their ex-
tent. They are believed, however, to be
quite heavy, and involve large number of
members of the Board. Forty thousand dol.
lars is named as the minimum amount. With
him went down also George Wilde, an opera
tor associated with him rather as buyer
than as partner. His liabilities are proba-
bly, small, and mostly on the call Board and
| open Board.
scandaIIzed Negroes Regulating Affairs.
CHICAGO, July 17th.-A special from Mu.
| ILL E,r-.r r-nnr Inrnia rar,nrfn that hn