Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-06


Il Pages rolling mills. in which the fire origi-
mated, cost, it is claimed, 100000. Loss on
buildings and machinery, S250,0C0. The in
surancs is extensive and well distributed
| The workmen of the rolling mills had no
time to draw their fires, and the iron in them
will chill and compel the tearing cut of part
OF the furnaces to put them in working con-
dition. TIE ball msnufactory of Mason &
Sons was damaged slightly by FIRE in the af-
! ternoon.
PETERSBURG (Va) J, January 5sh. = The
large freight depot building of the NorihfoJk
and Western road at Zuni station, has been
burned. 1t was an inceudiary fire.
SOUTH BEND (Ind y January 5sh.-A fire
last night destroyed several factories. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $40 600.
NEwBERG On. Y J, January 5sh.-The
buildings of Ward, Stanton & Co., boat
builders. were damaged By FIRE to the amount
OF $50 600 this morning insurance, $40 600
PEORIA Gu J, January 5sh.-A f-s this
morning burned out Chalmers & Myers,
wholesale leather, A. Schradsky, clothing, D.
J. Colligan & Co, boots and Shoes and Cut.
Ter & Holdridge, wholeasle hardware. Loss,
$4,000 insured for S52, 500.
U. 8. senate.
WASHINGTON, January 5sh.-Van Wyke,
In presenting a petition for persioning legiess
! and armless soldiers, said the Pension Com
mittse would propably report Tuesday or
soon after.
Platt said he hoped SC, but be was not con.
ident.
Ingalls, presented a petition for the ad.
mission of Dakots, remsrking that the op.
position thereto vas wholly malignant and
partisan.
Vest denied this, and said that Republicans
as well as Democrats opposed it, basing their
objection on facts.
Garland said Hale had made the first OBJ
lection on account of the manner in which
Yankton county had handled It's creditors.
Hale said he did object because the Terri
torisl Legislature had sanctioned the Yank.
ton repudiators.
The bill was passed making an sppropria-
tion for q survey TO ascertain the practica-
bility of uni ing the upper sffiuents of the
Missouri and Columbia rivers by a cansl
Vest, from the Committee on Territories,
submitted report relating TO Yellowstone
Park, and said he would call it up at an early
day.
At 2 o'clock the Presidential Succession
bill came up, and was discussed but with
out final action the Senate went iuto execu.
| tive session and soon afterwards adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
WAsHISGToN, January 5h.-Randall 5 said
| yesterday, but had he been present he would
have voted for ths passage of the civil
service bill.
| Singleton of Illinois did not hear his name
called. He would have voted against the
bill.
Tie House then, in Committee of TIE
| Whole, took up the District of Columbia sp-
preparation bib. 1t appropriates So, 443, SAT,
being SSl, ,642 less than the estimate. The
bill, substantially, is at present law.
| la discussing the appropriation for lighting
the District, Klotz charged that the Washing.
ton Gas Company controlled Congress, and
that the company has man in its employ
/ in the House, who kept them informed of
measures introduced affecting gas interests
Hiscock suggested resolution of inquiry
After some discussion, the amendment of
Klotz making an appropriation of S22 per
lamp was adopted.
An amendment was also adopted leaving
| it in the discretion of the District Commits
sioner to substitute other illuminat ating ma
terial for gas in lighting the District.
| The bill then passed.
| Ford of Missouri characterized as unqusli-
| fedly false dispatch to the st. Lous Globe
Democrat describing him as crank, aud
charging him with obstructing the business
of tie House.
| Adjourned.
| otHtO ACShsAdt0ECbs
| MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, January 5.h.-The Democrats
and Greenbackers in caucus have decided to
act together on all questions of party policy,
which will, of course affect the Senatorial
| succession.
Heavy Befalcation OF the State Treasurer
| OF Tennessee.
NASHVILLE January 5tb.-The Legislative
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counts S400, 900 short, and recommend his
suspension from Office for the present. The
State Treasurer's official bond is for Sl00, 000
His bondsmen are VIM. and A. r. Duncan,
of Newell, Duncan x Co, brokers Max
Sax. cashier of the Nashville Savings Bank !;
VIM. Morrow, former Stats Treasurer; Will
Polk and J. E. r. Carpenter-ail of Nash.
vile; j. K. Polk, f. l. d. Allison and r
P. Cole, of West Tennessee A. S. Harsley,
Of Columbis.
At the last extra session of the Legislature
bill was introduced to increase the bond Of
the State Treasurer but the bill was stolen
from the desk of the Clerk of the Senate the
night before it was to come up for final pas
sage, on the day before the-time fixed for the
final adj ,urnment of the Legislature.
The amount of the deficit in the Treasury
cannot be accurately ascertained until thor
ough Investigation is made. Oae of the
| DUuuSiucu, WuO LAS Uccu eAdiuluiuS ID6 &c
counts, says the books show thus far deficit
of $3.50, 900. The same bondsman says the
Treasu,er's books and his account at one of
the banks show a discrepancy of over $50,
900. just before Christmas it is said he drew
out of the Bank of Pulaski So, 000 The
State funds were distributed in various banks
at Nashville, Knoxville and Memphis. The
missing funds are supposed to have been lost
in speculation, or loaned to personal friends
vaA IN, ,1ofso l,lo
Treasurer Polk left Nashville on Wednes.
day last. He was heard of at Milan, Tenp.
from which point he wrote back that he
would return on Sunday. His family here
do not know of his whereabouts. He is 81
years old, graduate of West Point, and
served four years on the frontier He was
Captain of artillery in the Confederai e
army, in Cheatham's division, and lost leg
at the battle of Shiloh. He afterwards served
on the staff of General Leonidas Polk, to
whom he is related. After the war he re.
sided on farm near Bolivar, Tenp., until
elected Treasurer six years ago. He was a
nephew Of the late President Polk, has large
family, and occupied high social position in
this city and State.
SECOND DIsPATcH.I
NASHVILLE, January 5th.-Governor Haw-
kins, in reply to an inquiry if steps will be
taken for Folks apprehension, said no appli-
cation had been made for his apprehension,
and therefore his action depended on the
character OF the application when made.
The books in the Treasurer Office are in good
condition. The only question is the amount
of the deficit, which can be ascertsined in to-
merrow's investigation in a comparatively
short tine.
Proposed Lease OF Indian Lands.
WAsHINGToN, January 9TH. "A party Of
Chicago capitalists have been negotiating
with the Cheyennes and Arrsphoe tribes of
Indians for lease of 2.400, 600 acres of land
for grazing purposes in the southern part Of
Indian Territory. Tie lands, being unayail.
able for agricultural purposes, have been
lyiog idle. A council Of these Indians have
considera the proposition favorabjy, and
have laid the matter before the Secretary of
the Interior. They ask that a fifteen year
laasa be given to the cnmnsnv and that the