Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-12
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.

Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, March 1Ith.-Offices estab.
lished-Columbia, Eiko county. New, James
McClay, Eostmaster Badger, Wasco county,
o.. Thos. r. Badger. Postmaster Erskine-
vile, Wasco county, Or, Abiel Erskine,
Postmaster; Lena, Umatilla county, Or,
James s. Vintor, Postmaster HOwelps,
Yavapai county, Arizona, VIM. Adams.
Postmaster. Office discontin inued-MacClea
Wasco county, Or. Names changed-Brig.
ham City, Box Elder county, Utah, TO Box
Elder; Castle Dome. Emery county, Utah,
TO OraDgeville. Postmasters sppointed =
College City, Colusa county, Cal. E. F.
Peart Guadalupe Santa Barbara county,
CAL, VIM. o. LaughIin Morgan. Lander
county, New, II. II. Warner; Willamette
Slough, Multnomsh county, Or, James st.
Clair Taxsss, Whitman county, w. T., w.
III. Stuart; Msrshaw, Pima county, Ari.
zone, j. II. Turner.
Fraud Oh rged Against the Government
Architect.
WASHINGTON, March 11th.-Chargss have
baen filed against Supervising Architect Hill,
and the Secretary Of the Treasury is now
considering the best method of investigating
| them. The charges and specifications are
said to be sub5tsntiated.
| WASHINGTON, March 11th.-Secretary Fol-
tion Of the charges preferred against Super
visipg Architect Hill. but until he has deter
mined how the Investigation shall be made,
refuses to make the charges public. Gossip
here is that ths Supervising Architect was in
collision with New England granite men,
who, through his official influence, were en-
abled to obtain contracts to furnish material
for the construction of public buildings. The
names of several prominent public men, in-
| C p,,k1
and Senators Rollins and Hale are given by
gossips as those who were in collusion with
| the Supervising Architect. 1t is understood
( that the charges were made by ex-Rspre-
sentative Murch, of Maine, who hss long
been of opinion that corruption existed in the
Supervising Architects Office. Hill says he
has no knowledge of what the charges are,
but he does not fear an investigation, as the
! business of his office will be found to be per-
fectly straightforward and clean.
distinguished Visitors Coming.
WAsHrNGroN. March 11tb.-Senator Ell
munds lett last Friday for Aiken, s. c.,
where he has gone TO ioin his family. Ia.
munds proposes to 60 to New Orleans with
his family, and from there will go to the Pa
ci6c coast. He will probably remain with
his family in California for the greater part
| of the SUMNER. Senator and Mrs. Sherman
and Representative Hubbell are among
those who intend to make California tour
this summer Director of the Mint and Mrs.
Burchard will also make q trip to the Pacific
| coast this spring. Senator and Mrs. Logan
expect to leave in few days for New Mexico
TO visit their daughter, Mrs Tucker, at Santa
| Fe, where Psymaster Tucker is stationed.
Later they will extend their journey to Cali.
! fornia.
Grand Excursion Planned.
New York, March 11th.-One of the most
delightful excursions ever organized has just
been arranged. The growing popularity of
trip to California, and desire to visit the
attractive points in Colorado, have prompted
q firm to arrange an excursion. 1t consists
of spring visit to San Francisco, via New
Orleans, through Mexico, New Mexico and
Southern California. The excursionists will
have the privilege of travelling singly to New
Orleans, from which point the grand excur-
sion will start April 18th.
VIII Rot Interfere.
WASHINGTON, March 1lth.-The Secretary
of the Navy has written TO the Superintend-
ent of the Naval Academy relative to the
cases of certain cadets deficient in conduct at
the recent semi annual examination, stating
not TO interfere with the rules adopted By the
Academic Board. The Secretary leaves tie
final disposition of the cases with the Super
intendent.
Policeman Murdered by Brother
Ofiicer.
New YoRK, March 11th-At half pest IL
o'clock this morning tficer Patrick Casey,
Of the Hunters Point Police, killed rounds
man Richard Comisky. The murdered
roundsmsn wss sitting at his desk in the first
precinct, when Casey entered, under the nfu-
ence of liquor, and acting strangely. When
within two feet Of the unsuspecting Comisky
! he halted azd ssid: "What do you follow
me for 2" Comisky replied that it wss to
make him attend to his business. Without
another word Casey drew revolver and fired.
The ball entered half an inch below Comis-
kys eye, and he fell back dead. The mur-
derer was instantly secured aud hurried to
the County Jail. Within fifteen minutes
Thousand people gathered, under the impress
sicn that he was still in the station, and made
g strong effort to get hold cf lin. 1t is sup.
posed that Casey was in state of insanity.
Eleven Men Burned 10 Beath.
DEApwooD Cd. IT,, March 11th,-Haod &
Scott's Lodging she'd as Brownville, wood
camp az the terminus of the Black Hills and
Fort Piefa Rsilroad, wss burned st midnight
last night. James Chalmers, Thomas Fin
lesg. r. Q. Wright Lewis Hanson, Peter
Harsor, A. Tennesliffe. Harvey Wood, w.
| Fl. Andrews, Charles Hammontree. Fred T.
Peters and Samuel Hayes were burned to
death, and four others, names not Learned,
seriously injured. The origin of the fire is
not known.
The Flooded Region.
HELENA (Ark.), March 11th.-Tbe first
| loss Of human life by the food in that region
occurred by the upsettiug Of house twelve
miles south, on which were six adults and
| four children. The latter were drowned, but
the former were rescued by party of hunters,
I = L ~ L. Al Z
clung to it three days. The ST. Francis
swamp contains hundreds of horses, mules
and cattle. standing up to their throats in
water, their owners being unable to rescue
them. Many.carcasses are floating about.
INDIANAPOLIS Qnd.), March 11th.-There
is great suffering and sickness at nearly all
the river towns, incident to the recent floods.
Union and Non-Union Printers In New
| York.
New YoRK, March 11th-There was
| large gathering of Union and non Union
| printers yesterday. The subject of discus.
| sion was the irregular rates Of wages paid TO
day compositors. It was decided that all
Union snd nen-U Dion men employed 10
| offices where less than 50 cents per thousand
ems is paid should make a demand to-day for
80 cents: The compositoIs were advised to
| quit work unless the demand was complied
/ Witn. anu were promised the assistance OF the
| Union until the next monthly meeting, when
the matter will receive further consideration.
| President O'Donnell spoke in behalf of the
organization. He said there were between
! 5000 and GOO printers iu New York, only
| !. geo Of whom belonged to the Union.
Shocking showing.
NEW HAVEN Conn March 11th.-Rev.
! s. r. Dyke, Secretary of the New England
Divorce Reform League. delivered lecture
| this evening. Interesting statistics were given
concerning the increase Of divorces in the
United States. In Connecticut in 1S49 there
were but 81 divorces; they now average 44O
each year. Over 6,G00 women have died in
the United States each year from an attempt
to destroy unborn children.
Two Notable Funerals. ~
NEW YoRK, March 11th.-Two notable
funerals occurred to-day. TIE frat was that
of Michael McGlein, hanged Friday. An
immense throng followed the hearse 70 the
cemetery. The other was in the most miser.
able of the squalid part of Canal street. from
d wretched iumbledown rookery. Early il
the day the hardened Bowery rough and his
equally hardened, gaily. .bsdiZened female