Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-12

ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoRD-UNIosl
DOMESTIC NEWS.
some Queer Figures-The Case Of ex-sen-
ator spencer-The Star Reuie Trial.
CHICAGO, August 11th.-A Wasf inzton
special says: Footings TO tables prepared at
the Postoffice Department, showing the
amount paid for expedition under Second As.
sissants Routt, Tyner and Brady, are both in
teresting and significant Under Rlutt,
during three years ard six months, fifteen
star routes were expedited, whose annual paw
was S3l2. 27s expedition, sI44, 72S. Tyner.
10 the one year of his service. expedited only
five routes. The annual paw of these was
S27. 533. expedition only S12 $50. Brady's
record for three years and ten months, only
four months longer, shows that he exp sdited
one hundred and nineteen routes. The
annual pay of these was SS09. 1888; expe-
dition, 81, All ,SSS.
No conclusion was reached before the Pres
ident left in regard to ex-senator Spencer. Il
was thought best to delay action few DAYS,
In order that time may elapse for Spencer to
send an explanation of his neglect TO answer
a subpoena of the President.
In the star route cases Attorney-G General
Brewster is diligently at work preparing
htHhccti Iuc SlusiuS bsSVIl1tns Tor LlS tfOV-
eminent, although counsel for the defense
have given notice that they will oppose the
Attorney General making the closing address,
on the groond that he has taken no part ia
the trial That officer is certain Judge
Wylie will, when the time comes, allow him
to do 80. Brewster says it is all mistake to
suppose that he does not thoroughly under
stand the case. He has given it most careful
study, sitting mp late at nights in ord=r to
master the evidence and all the legal points.
He has had careful abstracts Of the testimony
made by New York expert, and he believes
be understands the case as thoroughly as he
would if he had been regular attendant at
the trial. The Attorney. General is over
sanguine as to the result, and says he does
not expect tie jury, after hearing his sum.
ming up, viii fail to find the defendants
guilty.
Healthy Interest I'm the Coming Elections.
New York. August 12th-The Tribunes
Washington special says: The officers of the
Republican Congressional Committee report
that healthy interest iu the coming political
struggle is showing itself in every State, and
in nearly every Congressional district. The
general demand for campaign documents is
almost unprecedented so early. The COM
mittee has already Issued twenty documents
and of these nearly LOCO, 600 copies in all
have been ordered to be printed. Last month
alone nearly 200, 600 copies were sent out, and
from one Western State within the past few
days has been received an order for $40 900
worth Of documents.
Population OF ChicagO-Iron and Steel
Workers and the Manufacturers.
CHICAGO, AUGUST 11th.-The school censu,
will make 567 600 the presen. population OF
Chicago.
Secretary Martin. of the Amalgsmated
Iron and Steel Association, says they have
adopted resolution guaranteeing the manu-
tacturers that they would nos ask an advance
on the mailing and pudding scale of prices
for i've years. They have rot asked any
guarantee Of the manufacturers. They have
secured better constitution and code than
they ever had before, and have laid the basis
OF a better understanding with the manufact-
urers.
The Strike At COhoes.
CoHoEs IN. W, August 11th.-As result
OF the mass meeting last night, the Execu.
tive Committee Of the Harmony mill "stay.
outs claim decrease of % in the working
force OF the weavers, and promise more to
quit to day. decisive struggle will be made
Monday.
The striking Telegraph Operators at
Denver Want 20 be Taken Back.
CHICAGO, August 11th.-CoIoneI r. G.
ern U MON Telegraph Company, has received
official notification from J. j. Dickey, Di-
vision Superintendent at Omaha, that ali the
striking operators at Denver had made appli.
cation to bs taken back at their old salaries.
and that only two or three of them had been
reinststed, as their places had alpeady beet
tiled. and the company had all the force re-
quired.
Cold Weather and Frosfs In the West,
CHICAGO, August 11th.-The past few DAYS
have been very cool. and uncomfortably 81
ut times, and frosts are reported from north.
ern Wisconsin, and even in the suburbs Of
this city there was q slight frost Thursday
morning. The cold spsll has, however, done
no damage to grain or vegetables, and prices
on Change this morning are rather weak.
The propeller Menomene is reported by her
Captain to have encountered ip mid lake on
Tuesday thick, cold cloud, which burst on
her decks. covering them with snow and
s!ush to depth of six inches for five min.
utes. The atmosphere was like that of win.
ter, but IS the steamer was moving rapidly
ahe came into warm temperature. TIE
. event is unprecedented, bat the accuracy of
the facts are vouched for by other officers and
passengers, and the story is corroborated by
the thermometric condition of the night.
The Yellow Fever.
LAREDO (Tex), August 11th.-The mum.
bsr OF deaths from fever at Matamoras for
the twenty-four hours was 40: at Browns.
vile, IL. Fort Brown is in strict quaran.
tine, the post commando, deciding net to
remove. A relief committee has been formed
| aud S42 600 subscribed.
The Yellow Fever at Matamoras.
GALVESTON, August 18th. There seems TO
be a panic over the yellow fever in Msta.
! noras, and dispatches from there regarding
| the number Ct cases are exaggerated and con.
Trajectory. According to one report, via
Laredo the number of cases on the 9th was
Sc; later dispatch reduces the number for
the same day 10 40. but that was large in.
crease. the daily average of deaths for the
week previous to the 9th being only 13.
There are only about so cases of yellow fever
at Brownsville at present, and the number Of
deaths is not large, but the health authorities
! are of the opinion that it will become epide-
mic. There is no yellow fever in Texas ex.
cept at Brownsville. Fort Brown Is in strict
| quarantine, the post commander deciding not
TO move his troops. A relief COMMITTEES has
been formed and 81. 200 subscribed.
70 Await the Action or the Grand jury.
T4fLoRvILLE (Illl August llth.-The
| preliminary hearing in the case of the men
charged with the Outrage on Miss Bond, .
school teacher ct Blue Mound, Is concluded.
The result is that William j. Montgomery is
released; Emanuel Clements, Lee Pettis,
John c. Montgomery are held to await the
action of the Grand Jury. On the announce.
| mant Of the decision there YVES . movement
| among the spectators toward the prisoners,
but it was checked by the Sheriff and posse.
Il is believed the prisoner viii be lyRched
before morning.
| In the Hands Of Lynehers.
CHICAGO. August 12th-l:3o 2. MA late
Taylorsville special says: The three men,
Clements. Pettis and Montgomery, held to
await the action of the Grand Jury there