Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-05

year ago, four years after 1875. In that
! letter, addressed to friend in Washing
| ton, Harper pronounced most fervid
panegyric upon Blaine, which declares the
| popular pulse beats strongly in admiration
| and affection for man who has been abb
solutely fearless in his patriotism He
| lays a stress upon Blaine as 4 brave fighter
and gallant leader in the most critical
events of the nations history. Now the
Harpers oppose Blaine upon the ground of
| character. How do they reconcile this
assertions with Harper's letter of last year?
Another Indian Agency Scandal.
New York, August 4th.-A Tribune
Washington special gives the particulars of
the last Indian agency scandal 1t appears
| that man named Bland, who succeeded
Meacham, of Oregon, in printing a little
paper called the Council Fire, ostensibly de-
voted to Indian interests, wanted TO confer
with Red Cloud, the crafty and mischief
making Sioux chief, but Agent McGill-
| cuddy forbade his doing so, notwithstand-
ing Bland showed pass from the Secre-
| tary of the Interior authorizing him to
enter the reservation Bland refused to
leave and was forcibly elected by the Indian
police. He now makes wild charges
against the agent. He managed TO get
an interview with Red Cloud, who makes
the usual harangue about the bad faith of
| the Government and bad treatment by the
agent. Bland charges that Bishop Hare
and Rev John Robinson and Miss Tonary,
at Pine Ridge Agency, are fully cognlzant
| of Agent McGillcuddy's unfitness and mis-
| behavior, and yet, for some reason, sustain
! him. Mrs. Draper. according to Bland, was
| dismissed by Bishop Hare from her place
| as teacher. Bland says: " Mrs. Draper in
| formed me that Bishop Hare reprimanded
her for not attending the dances at the
agency school building, gotten up by Nc
GiIlcuddy and wife, although on such ocea-
sions whisky was used freely among the
agents, guests, employees and company.
Such charges as these not only show the
| character of BANDS alleged grievance, but
| furnish the Eastern papers with fresh ma
| erial for attacks on the Indian Bureau.
Finding a Barrel of Money.
PHILADELPHIA, August 4th.-A Bar Har-
| Dor special says William II. Chadwick,
cashier of the Pacific Bank here, has been
| lately making large purchases of land III
different parts of the island. The bank di-
| rectors held meeting and questioned him
| in regard to the purchases. He asked them
| if his accounts were not correct. They
| were compelled to acknowledge that they
| found them correct after the closest scrutiny
|
| did not concern them. 1t leaked out that
| Chadwick discovered sometime since in the
| cellar of his own house Il barrel of gold and
| silver under an old stone floor He refuses
| to give any information. The story is be-
| lieved TO have some foundation from the
fact that members of his family have lately
exhibited rare and curious gold coins.
Investigating the Sailors Home.
| DAYTON Ohio, August 4th.-The Con-
| gressonal investigation of the Sailors
| Home is now in progress here. The COM
| mittee consists of Generals RoSecrans and
| Slocum and Representatives Murray, Steele
| and Calhoun A number of witnesses have
| been examined and considerable important
testimony has been taken up to noon
| Massachusetts Greenbackers.
| BosToN, August 4th.-The Executive
| Committee of the Greenback State Com
mittee met to-day, and decided to call a
| State Convention for September 4th. Sec
rotary Hutchinson said that General But
! Ter had told the committee who appraised
| him of his nomination that he accepted
the same People might put any construc-
| ton they pleased on the Generals letter of
acceptance, and unless he died before cleo
| ton the national party would put III noml-
nation a straight ticket of electors.
The Cotton Crop in the South.
/ New ORLEANS, August 4th.-Thc Ma
tional Cotton Exchange reports July more
| favorable for the cotton crop, which inn
| proved about ten points, bringing it up to
81. against 50 for June, and 81 for May. On
| the Atlantic seabCard the rainfall was some
what excessive, particularly in South Car
| Dina. and bettcrment there is mainly in
| Georgia. A low temperature and Continued
rains the first half OF July proved disad-
| : ~, In
Alabama the plant suffered from rain and
deficient cultivation. West Mississippi
| improved materially West of the Missis
| sippi the condition continued to advance
| with timely showers; but Texas, owing to
protracted draught, has not made any pro-
gress, and the situation in that State is now
very critical, for while the plant has stood
the dry weather extraordinarily well, it is
now losing ground.
Fire in Machine Shops.
PHILADELPHIA, August 4th.-A fire broke
| out in the engine-room of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, on Broad and Hamil-
| ton streets, tonight, and destroyed the
machine and tool shops and a large num-
Der of valuable patterns. The total loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Close of the Reunion of Army ChapIains.
OCEAN GROVE On j. August 4th.-The
| UlldI services OF lne reunion Oh NIttDldlllS,
| Union and Confederate, and Christian and
Sanitary Commissions, were attended by a
large number of persons. George P. Stuart
and General Clinton b. Fisk delivered Gu
logies of Bishop Simpson. Rev. W. r.
Stowe, Chaplain of the Twenty
Wisconsin Regiment, preached from John
vi, Al At the close Of the discourse remi-
mis- cences were heard from Chaplains and
others, after which all joined hands and
sang, Blest be the tie that binds our hearts
in Christian love" Thus closed most
interesting meeting.
| Railroad Earnings.
BosToN, August 4th.-The July state
ment of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad Company shows the gross
earnings of July at 81, PSI ,029; operating
expenses, exclusive of taxes, SS0l ,534 ; net
earnings. $452, 495. For six months ended
June, 1884, the gross earnings were S7,646,
S15; operating expenses, $4,1l0S75; net
earnings, 3,535, $40