Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-11
HOME AND ABROAD.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE npooRp-rNrOS.l
DOMESTIC.
The Californians in Maine.

The Californians III Maine.
AUGUSTA. June 10th.-The visit Of the Califor-
MIA delegation is being made quite q feature OF
the general rejoicing here over the nomination
of MIR. Blaine. To-day they were driven by
some of the citizens TO the soldiers Home, some
five miles beyond the capital Here they were
entertained nj dinner, and afterwards enjoyed 4
hop in the little opera house belonging to the
Home in which the veterans are wont 10 enjoy
themselves. This evening they are enjoying Il
reception at Mr.. Blaine'S home. Ii is an in
formal gathering of the visitors and few of the
friends and neighbors. The visit of these peo-
pie 10 Augusta has advanced the canvass in this
State materially. other large towns, catching
the spirit from the celebration here in the capital
OF the State, are making arrangements to enter
tain the Western representatives Portland is
the first the list. Tomorrow morning theywill
go by special carto that place, and be taken down
the bay for Il clam bake. In the evening they
will be given Al reception at the City Hail. which
Is to close with great mass meeting, at which
half dozen of the CalitOrnianS are to speak.
This Is to be the opening gun of the campaign.
and is to inaugurate the organization of Blaine
and Logan Clubs all over the State Whether
the WeSterners will go elsewhere, depends upon
whether or not they can remain longer in the
State. ThelOcal committee here has adopted
the pine cone as the emblem of the campaign.
and viii send them out 70 such clubs rs may ap-
ply for them. They are to he worn in red rib
bon, bearing the catch words The woods are
full of them Maine is getting ready early for
the first election of the ye0r-her gubeTnHtorial
race III September
The Germans for Blaine.
CINCINNATI. June l0th-Turner Hall was
crowded tonight 10y u meeting Of Germans
called by the German Republican Club TO ratiiy
the nomination of Blaine and Logan. Speeches
were made 10y \. II. Bode General }. ;. Robin
son and Hon. J. b. Foraker. Much enthusiasm
prevailed
The Orangemen and Blaine.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1Oth-At to-day session
of the Grand Lodge Of Oraugemen the Grand
Treasurer denied that the order in Pittsburg had
decided not to support Blaine for President
Generally Conceded Fact.
WASHINGTON, luTe l0th-It is 4 significant
fact, as regards the Chicago nominations that
there Is hardly n Democrat of prominence in
Congress who does not privately admit the Re
publican ticket to be the strongest that could
have been made.
United states Senate.
WASHINGToN June l0th-After some cousid-
Grafton, the Mexican veterans pension bin was
displaced by the regular order Uhe Utah bin
which was informally laid aside 70 admit of the
consideration of the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill
Allison explained that the amendments pro
posed by the Senate Committee ON ApprOpria-
tiOnS added SSUO,OOO to the bill as il came from
the House. The House had appropriated $500
90 less than the appropriation las, year.
The amendments proposed by the Senate Com
mittee were agreed 10. except the provision up-
proprating S250,0Ju To meet the expenses attend
ing upon the executive neutrality Act
The Senate went into secret session and soon
adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, June IOth.-The Chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means reported IL con
current resolution prov iding for final adjourn
ment of Congress on Monday, June 3Oth at 3
P. NJ. Adopted without division.
The House went into Committee of the Whole
on the river and harbor bill.
Numerous amendments were offered, but were
voted down.
The committee rose, and the House took re
cess till SP. NJ.
The Case of General Swain.
WASHINGTON June I0th-Thc record of the
Court of Inquiry in the case of General SWAIN
Judge Acknowledgement of the Army. reports
the facts developed by the evidence and con-
cludeS as follows: The Court is of the opinion
that while il is not prepared TO say that any
specific act developed by the evidence is actual
ly fraudulent yet the evidence does show a
series of transactions discreditabe to any officer
of the army, and which especially demands the
severeSt condemnation when engaged in by an
officer holding the high position and peculiar
relations to the administration of justice in the
army held by BrigadierGencral Swain. The
Secretary of War laid the report before the Presi-
dent, and it was decided TO order a Court-mar-
tial for General Swain. The detail for the Court
will be made III Il few days.
Postage on Second-class Mail Matter.
WASHINGTON, June 1Oth.-The President has
signed the Act fixing the rate of postage on mail
matter of the second class, when sent by per
sons other than the publisher or news agent.
Early Days in San Francisco.
NEW YORK June 10th-Henry D. Beach was
married Tuesday to Mrs. Emily " A V Gibson.
of Red Bank, n ]. The bride was the widow
of Richard =. Gibson, well known in CONNER
cial New York. His brother Walter NJ, is Prime
Minister of the Sandwich Islands and is very
wealthy. Henry d. Beach, the bridegroom
early established reputation as a newspaper
man. When very young he was proprietor of
the New York Sun, in connection with his father
and brother. Beach sold his interest in the pa
per TO his brothers, and went TO Philadelphia
where he became one OF the proprietorS of the
Philadelphia North AtRericdH and JRitcd states
Gazette. At this time Beachs father, who had
retired from business, bought Il ship and the
cargo by wholesale, and when the Califor-
mia gold fever broke out called upon Henry
to sell the same at San Francisco The
young man closed up this enterprise by push
ing the ship, at high tide. ON the flats
roofing it over and thus creating for the
time the largest warehouse on the Pacific coast
known as the Apollo warehouse which Welded
tered into an engagement with Wells & Co..
then the leading bankers of san Francisco and
subsequently with the banking firm of Beach
Wells u Co., of Sacramento. D. o. Mills. of New
York, also commenced his career in this house
and was friendly competitor of Henry Beach
in the banking business. Beach's firm did
successful business. but the grea- fire of san
Francisco which ruined the parent institution
of that city, induced young Beach to retire from
business. He invested in California securities
at San Francisco and returned to New York
Afterwards Beach went to California and lost
nearly all his money through the forgeries of
Henry Meiggs. He did not recover from this
blow until the death of his father when fortune
again visited him.
The New Engine of War.
New YORK, June l0th;-A bridgeport, Conn,
special says The most Formidable invSntion for
harbor defense is the new electrical torpedo
boat, which after Il series of secret and highly
satisfactory trials i'll this vicinity is to be sent to
Sandy Hook for final test at the United States
experiment station. 1t is 4 long, cylindrical
iron vessel, submerged till nearly under water,
and run by electricity from the shore by means
of copper wires 1t can be used as safely and as
readily at night as in the daytime. 1t never
fails to fasten II torpedo to any vessel toward
which it may be directed. 1t is swift, noiseless
and undoubtedly one of the most horrible en-
glnes of warfare ever invented. Government
officials who have witnessed its workings are
pleased with It's perfect action.
Sunday-schooI Picnic.
NEW YORK, June 1Oth-The steamboat Grand
Republic, Saturday, carried 600 Chinese and
three times as many white people up the Hud-
son river to OScdwana island. 1t was the sec
ond annual Oriental excursion of the Chinese
Sunday schools of New York and Brooklyn.
The Chinese scholars chartered the boat, and
paid the expenses Of the trip, and their guests
were mostly teachers and other persons inter
ested in the schools. On the way up and down
the river about 200 of the pleasure-seellers kept
up a constant singing of hymns while on the
upper deck Chinese band produced most
hideOus apologies for music from an Odd-loOk-
ing instrument. At the island monster kites
were kept flying in the air for hours, and there
was a continual fusilade of fre-crackers and
bombs, except during the half hour devoted to
religious exercises. The small hotel on the
island was overrun with hungry Christians and
heathens until all the provender III the place
gave out
Many Claimants to NIiser's Estate.
NEW YORK, June 16th.-SummOns We're issued
to no less than fifty persons yesterday to appear
before the Surrogate to make good their claims
to the estate Of John Russell, the miSer printer
who died leaving S600O0. 1t is alleged the next
of kin are of all ages, and profess to bear TO the
deceased about every relation but that of
parents and wife. The majority is named Rus
sell and they live all over, some in England
and the rest scattered through the States from
Maine to California.
The New York Stock Market.
New YORK, June 1Oth.-Stocks declined l. to
>, MisSouri-Pacitic Union Pacific Northwestern
the weakest. The latter rallied, but again be-
came weak
New YORK, June 10th.-Central Pacific. 10.