Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-02
The united states Treasury.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
The United States Treasury.
WASHINGTON, April 1st.-The committee
appointed to examine the cash in the United
States Treasury and the accounts of the late
Treasurer, began the work after the close OF
business Saturday by making count of the
teller cash, SO that there need be no interior
ence with the business of the office. The
revenue vault was also sealed up, preparatory
to taking an inventory of its contents iusti-
tuted BY Gilfillan. 1t is thought that the
count will occupy two or three weeks. Ihere
has not been thorough overhaaliug OF the
Treasurer's office for ten years, the last full
examination being the one made during
Treasurer Spinner's time. When Mr.. Spin.
ner turned over the office to Treasurer New,
the latter was willing to accept the cash and
accounts without examination, and his
bondsmen being willing the Secretary OF
the Treasury dispensed with the exam
ination, The new Treasurer has expressed
his willingness to forego the examination on
the present occasion, but the Secretary thinks
that SO long time has interviewed since tbs
last count that one should now be made. The
committee will be assisted in the work BY a
force of twenty to thirty clerks detailed from
offices other than the Ireasurers office. The
count will be made of the old notes 10 the
redemption division, the new notes in tbs re-
serve vault, and the silver and gold bonds
held in trust. President Upton, of the COM
mittee, has decided that an actual count must
be made. In all cases packages of notes will
be opened and counted, as will also bags OF
gold and silver coin. He will personally as
sumo charge of the work Of comparing che
cash on hand with the Treasurer's accounts,
and with the accounts OF the dlsburslng ON
GERS.
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, April 1st.-The following
Pacific coast postal changes are announced
Established-Kidd, Spokan county, WASH
ipcton. James o. Cawagili, Postmaster;
Sharbuck, Columbia county. Washington.
George Hunter, Postmaster Touchet, Walla
Walla county, Washington, Robert Cum
Minis. Postmaster; Garrado. Apache county,
Arizons, G. 81. Hubbel, Postmaster. Dis
continued-Beaver, Thornton county; Lit
tleton, Morgan county, Utah. Names
changed--Kanuck, Mendocino county. Cal,
to Cieona. Postmasters sppointed-Alabss-
ter, Ell Dorado county. CAL, William w.
Dansher; Bellata, San Joaquin county, CAL,
Gilman Chase; Lookout, Modoc county,
CAL, Russell Y. Browne; Allen, Pima
county. Arizona, John NJ. Wood; Holbrook,
Apache county, Arizona, d. u. Harvey.
Proposed Hospitals for Domestic AMI
mails.
WASHINGTON, April 1st.-The Department.
of Agriculture will shortly establish near this
city an experimental farm and hospital for
the treatment of domestic animals, with a
view to ascertain, by series of scientific ex-
periments. what are the causes of such dis
eases as the Mexican fever. pleuro pneumonia,
etc. and what are the best methods OF pre-
venting or curing them.
Personal Mention.
WASHINGTON. April 1st.-Senstor Miller
and his family will remain here until the lat
ter part of April. when they leave for Cali
fornis. ~
ington for New Mexico in few days. lie
will return here and go to California next
july. Representative Cassidy, of Nevada.
expects to leave for home on the 1Otl inst.
The Jeanette Investigation.
WASHINGTON, April 1st.-Lieutenant Dam
enhouer. Of the Jeanette expedition, has
heen granted q leave of absence for q year.
He has not fully recovered his eyesight, nor
regaiued his former health. He has only
waited until the return of the last seaman
from the Arctic regions to testify. The only
interesting question about the Jeannette In
vestigation now is why 1t should De any
longer continued. The survivors oil the ex-
psdition have all been heard from, and If any
one Of them knew anything of mistake or
faults on the part of their commander they
have decided to withhold it.
The Crop Outlook.
CHICAGO, April 1st.-In reply to inquiries
addressed to the Commissioners of Agricult-
ure and Secretaries of State Agricultural
Boards in various States concerning the crops,
a number of responses have been received.
The Secretary of the State Board of Agri-
culture of Ohio estimates the wheat crop at
70 per cent, or under, compared with the
prospect at the same time last year. The
shortage is due to last falls rains and winter
killing. The Secretary of the Illinois De-
partment of Agriculture says the crop has
been injured in some localities by freezing,
dry weather and the flY. The Commissioner
of Agriculture of Kentucky says full
breadth of winter wheat was sown. Some
damage has been done by the fly. The pres.
emit outlook is unfavorable, and the prospect
is 20 per cent below last years crop. which
was 20 Der cent. the largest ever grown in the
State.
Another Exciting Scene at the Diamond
Mine.
BRAIDwooD Qn.), April 1st.-The Dia-
mond mine was a scene of excitement to-day.
The fact that the bodies discovered were to
be brought out to-day drew a large crowd,
and when about o'clock the news was
brought up that the party who had gone
down after the bodies had been imprisoned in
the roadway while putting the bodies in the
collins, the excitement on top was intense.
The wives and relatives of the man in the
mine were wild with grief over the proepec-
tive death of their friends. A party was at
once sent out to search for them. When the
second party nearly reached the point where
the bodies were discovered, they found that
large pile of stone had caved in and blocked
the narrow passageway. They were dug out
and liberated. One of the men is in pros
trated condition. It is thought no further
search will be made, as no man can be found
who is willing to go down. Six bodies were
taken out about A o'clock and placed In the
Morgue, where the crowd passed through and
viewed them.
Bufler's Fast.Day Proclamation.
BosToN, April 1st.-To-day, according to
an unbroken custom for two hundred years,
the Governors fast.dsy proclamation should
have been read in all the pulpits of Massa :
chusetts, but in number of instances in this
city and vicinity the reading was omitted.
In many cases the document was read with
ont comment; in others, the exhortation to
omit the customary political sermons on the
day appointed was singled out for criti-
cisr. and in few the preachers unhesi-
tatingly sailed into his Excellency, declaring
that If the pulpit ever had o call to discuss
State and national affairs, this was the time.
One clergyman said the official proclamation
of God save the Commonwealth Of Massa-
chusetts was never SO appropriate as now:
Comparatively few services were announced
for Thursday, but it is safe to say that who.
ever breaches on that day will disregard the
Governors Injunction.
The Coming Dramatic Event at Cincfn-
natl.
CINCINNATI, April 1st.-The preparations
for the coming dramatic festival are pushed
forward with energy. Owing to the unusual
size of the stage in Music Hall it has been
necessary to prepare entirely new scenery for
| all the plays; also to make new drop cur
tain, the latter being painted at Niblo's Gar
den, New York, by Hoyt. The scenic artists
now at work here have completed the scenery
| for "Julius Cesar" portions of others, and
Hamlet" in all the greatest painstaking
care being used to obtain historical accuracy.
The manager has expended large sums Of
money to provide properties historically &C.
curate. These are now complete. John
Daily, stage manager for the festival, began
the rehearsals of supernumeraries this week,
and will soon begin full rehearsals. The &C.
| tive sale of season reserved seats begins on
Wednesday next.
High Water I'm Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, April 1st.-The Times