Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-17
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
DOMESTIC.
United States senate.

DOMESTIC.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, January 16th.-Vest pre-
sented a petition for the establishment of a
competitive examination for all subordinate
officers of the Government.
Logan introduced bill to paw Mrs, Lin
coin arrears of pensions for five years from
the death of her husband. and the passage of
an Act granting her pension at an estimated
amount of SIS, 600. and asked immediate con-
sideration.
Blair said the Pension Committee was per
fectiRg more comprehensive bill, which
would include this case and that of Mrs. Gar
field
On his suggestion, the bill was referred to
that committee.
Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, January 16th-Robeson, i'm
mediately after the reading of the journal,
called up, as privileged question, the report
from the Committee ON Rules submitted by
him Thursday. increasing the membership of
the various committees.
A point Of order was raised by Townsend
and Burrows. that the call of States for bills
could not be interfered with.
The Speaker overruled the point of oris-,
holding that privileged question took pre-
cedence of the call of States
Burrows raised the question of considera-
ton, and the House decided not to consider
the question of privilege at present.
Under the call of States the following bills
were introduced and referred:
By Wheeler of Alabama-To prevent the
introduction of infectious on contagious dis
eases; also TO aid in the establishment and
temporary support of common schools.
By Rosecrars-To extend the time for
making payment and proof On desert land en-
tries
By Belford-Restoring to the public do
main and opening to settlement the lands in
Colorado lately occupied by the Uncompahgre
tribe of White River Utes.
By Farwell of Illinois-To repeal the law
imposing tax on bank capital and deposits.
and also repeating the tax on bank stamps
and matches.
By Payson-To define the crime of bigamy
and to punish the offenders.
The census deficiency bill passed.
Adjourned.
The Railroad Horror-An Engineers
Story.
New YORK, January 16.-Frank Burr,
engineer of the TarrytoI In train, which col
lided with the Chicago express Friday even
ing last, to-day made statement to Coroner
Merkle: "We left larry town at $40 P. NJ,
FIVE minutes behind the regular time, because
of waiting for the Chicago express to pass.
1t went by Tarrytown at 6:S5 and stopped
at Spuyten Duyvil at 7:14, about mile above
Spuyten Duyvil station, and according to
the time-card we were thirteen minutes be-
hind the Chicago express. After Leaving
Spuyten Duyvil we entered cut, going at
a speed of eighteen to twenty miles an hour
There were no danger or warning signals
ahead of me, and l passed on to the curve.
Looking ahead / saw fagman with a red
and white light in either hand. He was
swinging the red light across and down the
| track. At the same time l saw the red light
at the rear of train No. before me. When
| first saw the red light and the hagman Civ
| ing signals, he was not more than two car
| lengths ahead of me, and the train was not
more than thirty-fve feet distant from him.
had train of three cars, and Immediately
put on the air-brakes, reversed the engine
and pulled the throttle wide open, blew the
whistle and jumped. did all in my power
to come to a stop, but failed to do SO IN time
| to prevent the accident. / remained at my
pos; until the train stopped, and assisted in
| extricating the injured passengers. The
engine SMASHED Through the rear car"
Railroad Accident-One Man Killed and
Arothcr Injured.
CHARLoTTEvILLE Val January 16th.-A
passenger train on the Virginia Midland
Railroad ran into slide last night near
Fshre's Mills, killing the engineer, John
Winton, of Alexandra, and badly hurting
| the fireman.
Cars Precipitatcd Through a Bridge.
CHICAGO, January 16sh.-Saturday morn
ing, according to mail advices from Lacrosse,
| Wis, night train on the Milwaukee and st,
| Paul road, while on the bridge across the
| Mississippi, was run into by wild freight
The second span of the bridge gave way, and
| five loaded cars fell into the river, with lum-
Der. coal and iron. The freight al belonged
| to the railroad company. Nobody was killed.
| The damage to the train and bridge is about
| $40, 0O0.
Railroad Matters.
| SIOUX CRY Qa.), January 16th.-Inforul-
| alton is received from semi-official source
| that the Central Pacific will not build east to
the Missouri river, but only to the Wyoming
! coal fields, and send branch from the south
to the Union Pacific line somewhere nesr
Green river, and take through passengers and
freight5 there
The same informant says the Southern Pa
ci6c is making contracts for the transporta-
ton Of California wheat to England and New
Orleans at the same rate as was paid for all
sea route Wheat cars will be fitted up to
carry emigrants west, and fare of $50 from
eastern points to California is promised.
BosToN, January 16th.-Agents of the fast
freight lines, instead of receiving orders to ad-
vance freights, as they expected, were ordered
to make quite a serious reduction. First
class from Boston to Chicago is reduced from
$40 to $50; second class, S32 to S25; fourth
class, S26 to $40 fifth, S19 to SIS. Before the
war the rates were respectively S75. $50, $50
ho j
Trunk rates are $40, S17, S14 and S11, re-
spectively. 1t is believed that the new rates
will remain in force until the cut rates con-
tracts have expired, and then the trunk line
contracts will be in force.
The Fifteenth Amendment in Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, January 16th.-The State
Supreme Court to-day rendered en- opinion in
case from Adams county, begun in the
Circuit Court on information by quo war
ranto by the Attorney General, assisted by
Ex-Governor John NJ. Palmer, in the relation
of J ohm Longress against the Board of Educa
ton of the city of Quincy. The Board had
divided the city into eight districts for school
purposes, and adopted rule requiring col
ored children to attend one school specially
designated, and excluding them from schools
in other districts. The Court holds that
the regulations of the School Board are
in violation of the statute of the State,
which prohibits Directors and school
officers from making and enforcing any
regulation which shall directly or indi
rectly exclude any child from the public
schools on account of color. The Court
saws: "The free schools Of the State are
public institutions, and in their management
and control the law contemplates that they
shall bs so managed that all children within
the district, between the ages of 6 and q
years, regardless of race or color, shall have
equal and the same rights to be derived
therefrom," and concludes by saying that the
Quincy Board of Education had no right to
make or inforcs the rule complained of in the
information. Judgment reversed and case
remanded.
The seerefaryship of the Interior.
NEW YORK. January 16sh.-The GTuphics
Washington special says: Despite the fire.
quent predictions to the contrary, it is settled
beyond question that Sargent will be made
Secretary of the Interior.
CHICAGO, January 16tb.-A special from
Washington says Unless those who are near
est the President are mistaken, General Ar
thur has overcome any doubts he may have
entertained as to the wisdom of making ex-
Senator Sargent Secretary of the Interior,
and the appointment Of that gentleman may
be considered as definitely determined. The
President did hesitate for some time, but it
seems pretty certain that he no longer hesi
tstes. and will risk the criticism in the party.