Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-12

Experience of Castaways.
BosToH, April llth.-Letters are received
from Captain Morrison, of the ship Rainier,
lost ii the Pacific ocean January 81. near
Ujaal Island, OF the Marshall group. When
the vessel went among the breakers the ma
tives came of in boats and took the Cap
tain and crew ashore, fifteen miles from the
point OF the wreck. There are fiftv inhah-
iJants ON the island, which IS governed by
KING. The natives were very kind. and
did everything for the comfort of the crew
Some Of them can speak English-learned
| from traders. The Island is three miles
long, and 80 miles from the nearest main
land. The nearest land is the Philip
pine Islands The fourth day after their ar
rival Captain Morrison sent the second
| officer and four seumen in a boat to see if
they could obtain assistance by running
across ship Or steamer. The boat was
sighted by the British bark Cataline and
| taken 10 Saigon, where the news was imme-
diately telegraphed. The letter received
vas sent IN this boat. A the time the let-
ter was written everybody was in good
health Ms. Humphreys Of Bath. was
well. The crew OF the Rainier consisted of
tWeptv-Seyen men, The sails had been
taken from the ship and formed into tents.
| III which the parties live Captain Morrison
| being royalty entertained 10y the king Of
| the island.
Postal Telegraphy.
WASHINGTON, april 1lth.-A prominent
| Senator, member Of the Senate Committee
on Postotficcs, speaking yesterday of the
| bill reported by that committee authorizing
the Postmaster-Generalt TO contract for pos
tai telegraph service, or build new lines.
said The bill reported fixes the maxi
mum rates at about what the English rates
/ are, and opens 10 competition the whole
business ! am assured by DR.. Green, of
! the Western Union that all the leading
| telegraph companies Will compete for the
| contract Of furnishing postal telegraphv.
and that it would take but q few weeks for
the Western Union to put 1900 offices in
| operation. The rates the Government and
| people will get by this bill will be 50 far
| below those OF the present that they would
| lead one to believe they would be ruinous.
| uut am told the increase of business the
| low rates will produce will more than make |
| up for the reduction IN the aggregate in
| come to the company successful in bidding
| There Is no doubt of the passage of the bill !
! told DR.. Green recently that it was only a |
| question of time when the Government |
| would supply the people with biography, |
and | am satisfied that the telegraph com |
panies realize this now
Postal Revenues.
WAsHIYGToN, April l1th.-The Postoffice |
Department, from figures already received. !
estimates the revenues of the department |
for the fiscal year ending June Both next at |
S43, 462, He decrease of s., 246 246, COM |
pared with the preceding fiscal year.
Pacific Coast Immigration.
New YORK, April llth.-Inauiries al the |
steamship offices show 4 diminished mmi- |
grafton but the inflow for the Pacific States |
does not vary much from last year The !
majority Of foreign immigrants for Caifor- |
ma are Swiss, Italians, Danes and North |
Germans. Tie TWO latter class expect to
take up farms. The Swiss are generally |
vine culturists, and the Italians laborers.
Ihe agent ot the Atchison and Topeka |
Railroad says BE sends sixty or seventy for
elgn Immigrants TO California monthly |
Superintendent Jackson, at Castle Garden,
says that the foreign immigration to Cali |
tornia is increasing rapidly Last wear
5,733 foreigners passed through Castle Gar
den for Oregon.
tIogged 10y Women.
RE1DsvILLE n. c., April IIth.-W. II.
Johnston, son OF 4 white planter of Wavncs-
vile waS last night .isitcd by two married
women OF the ncighbOrnood and given =
good nOgglng When the women called.
Johnston was in bed, sound asleep He
was called Up and in the presence of his
visitors he was soundlv tlogged with stout
Single His shrill cries were heard some
distance from the scene, but rs no one came
" ms aid has tOrmeutorS gave no heed 70
ms appeals, but continued to apply the
board with hearty good Will. Johnston for
some time has been living on the charity
OF an Old widow, although young and fully
able 10 support himself 10y ms own efforts
The two women are granddaugltcrs Of the
lady upOn whose bounty tie victim had
lived.
Not a Good Place for Workingmen.
New YORK, April Ilth.-Large numbers
Ot persons from New York and various
secuous of the North, during the past
twelve months. were induced 10y promises
@. high He.Sc> 10 20 to ASpinwail To work
on the Panama Canal Many pledged their
last cen; 70 pay their passage. According
70 the accounts OF some OF those who have
returned, great sickness and destitution
prevails, = returned blacksmith says some
Of the cauu workers have 10 stand
IN water almost up to their
Shoulders while drilling rock for Il
blast. They are paid 81 "a per day in Bo-
gotta currency. Blacksmiths receive s. per
day, or about s. IN gold The wares Of
mechanics average So III currency. For
eigners arc unable 70 work more than three
Or four j'ys Z week owing 10 sickness
mad no hope Of getting away. The streets
abound in filth and the stencil is terrible
The bOarding-houses are dirty and so ucr
month Is charged for board
The Chinese in British Columbia
NEW YORK, April llth-Hhe Tribune IN
al editorial says 1he action of the Domu!-
ION Government IN vetoing the Chinese eN-
ClusIOn acts Of the British Coumbans. viii |
probably create q good deal of i'll feeling IN
the latter colony British Columbia has
for some time been full of hostility to the
Chinese, and has the unabated example Of
California in It's attempts 10 drive and Keep |
them out. The present SuUb. therefore.
will ue resented, and the more radiCa. sgir-
its are capable of proposing secession As q
means of redress.
Japanese on their Way TO Russia.
NEW YORK, April Ilth.-Y. Tas.hci-o
and ;. Tokuda, Commissioners of japan.
arrived nero Sunday night, via san Fran
CISCO on their way t. -. Petersburg 10 rep
resent the Japanese Government at the
horticultural exhibition there Thev have
with them sixteen cases of specimens for
exhibition, mostly Of seeds and flowers.
Buffalo sports" Agitated.
BuFFLo. April 1lth-The sporting fra
ternitF Of this city are agi;ated. awaiting
the report Of the Grand Jury. now in ses-
sion, Recently large numher Of gambling
dens h,ve beenin operation, and have on
several occasions, when notified by the po-
ice, closed their games. The Society for
the Prevention Of Vice have in the mean
time kept a constant watch of these
places, and il is generally understood
that these eases viii be presented
10 the Grand Jury for Indictment
1t is reported that leading gamblers
fearing indictments, have been attempting
10 Influence number of the Grand jury
These facts reaching Judge Daniels ne ad-
vised the jury OF the penalties prescribed
iof suct acts also the penalties for a mem
Der OF the Grand jury allowing himself N