Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-20

Stdteu lHdL IL Icelng prevails throughout
Ohio tevoring the election of Ex-Governor
Foster as United States Senator next Janu-
ary, with Sherman's consent.
President Clevelaud's Industry-Working
Harder than His subordinates.
New York, October 19th-The Posts
Washington correspondentappears to speak
with some authority, and says the Presi-
dent is working great many hours every
day, many more than the clerks in the De
partments, and more than many of the
under officials, who complain of the hard
ships OF their position. He allows himself
absolutely no more leisure than is actually
necessary to preserve his health. He recOg-
nlzes that he has made mistakes in some
appointments; also, that they have gener-
ally been result of over-confidence in
Representatives and Senators; sometimes
IN the Cabinet officers ALWAYS in persons
whom he ought to be able to trust He in.
tends TO be at the mercy of selfish
counselors as little as possible and
il is tor this reason that he is directing all
his energies to filling all vacancies and TO
making all important removals which he
intends to make prior to the meeting of
Congress. He has found that in q multi
tude of counselOrs there is not wisdom.
but confusion. II is his experience, thus
far, that he is much less liable to make
mistakes when acting upon his own inde-
pendent judgment, formed after q careful
personal investigation in every instance
than when he depends upon the recon-
mendatlon of those who insist that they
know everything about a given case, and
that he knows nothing. To facilitate this
work, more attention is required to be paid
by the Departments to the preparation of
the papers of applicants for Office than ever
hnf A / 1a+ :.
cases are digested accurately, brefed, in
deXed, and a summary of the points pre-
pared, so that the time of the President is
economized as much as possible A clerk
i'll the appointment Offices who should
make misleading digest or Improperly
back the papers, would be very sharply
called to account
The Interior Department in Quandary.
WAsHINGToN, October 19th.-The Agent
at the Fort Belknap Indian reservation, in
northern Montana, has informed the In
terror Department that a number of Cree
Indians, refugees from the British Pos
sessions, have crossed the line into the
reservation, having in their possession
silverware and articles of ladies' apparel
supposed to have been captured during the
Big Bear outbreak. The Agent requested
that these inTuders be escorted across the
line and forbidden to enter the United
States. So the matter was referred to the
Secretary OF State, who has replied that
these Indians cannot be arrested. except
upon extraditien by the British authorities,
and that this Government should not coun-
tenance any kidnapping of Indians. The
Interior Department is at loss to know
how the dangerous refugees can be removed
under the circumstances.
Great Faith i'll the Future OF the Pacific
Coast.
WASHINGTON, October 19th.-There seems
to be great faith in the future of the Pa
citic coast among public men, and half a
dozen OF them want to send their sons
there. Secretary Bayard has q son who
teaches school in MARYLAND, whom he
wants to try his fortune beyond the Rocky
Mountains so has ex-senator Johnston, of
Virginia, and others might be named. Sen
ator Don Cameron is also enthusiastic
about the Pacific coast, and a stanch be-
liever in transcontinental railroads.
The Portland and Walla WaIla Post
offices.
WASHINGTON, October 19th.-The APP
pointment to-day of c. W. Robey to be
Postmaster at Portland Oregon, settles a
question which has vexed the Postotfice
Department and the President for some
time. The principal candidates for this
Office have already been given in these dis
patches, and an outline of what was repre-
sented to be the feeling of the people in re-
gard TO them. 1t is stated tonight, by per-
sons from that State, that Robey's appoint
ment will cause dissatisfaction among the
old Democracy of the State.
A protest has also been filed against
Daniel Stewart, recently appointed Post
master at Walla Walla, Washington Terri
tory, on the ground that he is too old, and
that he is in the hands of certain Republi-
cans, who will practically run the Office.
Mr.. Villas stated that the protest should
have consideration.
Our Relations with Mexico.
WASHINGTON. October 19th-Secretary
Bayard said to 4 reporter, to-day, that the
only negotiation pending between the
United States and Mexico, that he knew of,
was the so-Called reciprocity treaty still be-
fore the House of Representatives. "The
relations between this country and Mexico, -
be added, ARE more cordial than they
have ever been before. The feeling that a
closer relationship commercially, would
be advantageous, is becoming more gen
eTal and there is less jealousy or fear on
the part of the MeXicans that we have any
designs upon their country, or want to dis
are most friendly, and the Mexicans have
come to see that they will get nothing but
good from a closer intercourse with the
United States
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, October 19th-The United
States Supreme Court rendere6no decision
to-day. Several motions to advance cases
for hearing were disposed of, the most I'M
portant being in the Virginia coupon cases,
six in number. All were advanced, and
five of them fixed for hearing on the third
Monday in November.
The President to-day appointed the fol-
iowing-named, Presidential Postmasters =:
Chas. W. Roby, at Portland, Oregon. vice
Geo. \. Steele, commission expired; John
l.. Street, at Park City, Utah, vice A. b.
Emery, commission expired Geo Beck, at
Livermore, Cal: Walter +. Scott, at No
desto, Cal, vice T. w. Perry, resi- gncd
The General Land Office has iust issued q
corrected list of the various United States
Land offices in the different States and Ter
ritories There have been bat two changes
of location since January 1st, last In Da-
kota Territory, the Office formerly at Creets-
burgh is now at DEVILS Lake, and in
Washington Territory, that at Yakima has
been changed to North Yakima.
Colonel J. c. Kelton, Assistant Adiutant-
General, to-day assumed charge OF the ap-
pointment commission and personal
branch of the Adjutapt-General's Office in
the War Department, relieving General
Chauncey McKeever, who will take the
station at San Francisco
Members of the Baltimore Synod of the
Presbyterian Church were received by the
President At the White House to-day.
The shipments of coin from the over
crowded vaults of the different Sub-Treas-
uries to the Treasury at Washington, since
the general transfer began, September Sd,
amount to about $26000,000 in silver and
about S., 100000 in gold.
The issue Of standard dollars fIom fle
Mints during the week ended October 18th
was $l029, $50; during the corresponding
period Of last year $594 997. The shipment
of fractional silver coin from October l5t
to October 18th amounted to 1867 ,559,
Josh Billings Old "Lectur.'s
NEW YORK, October 19tb.-One of tho
last letters written by Josh Billings, from
Monterey to friends in this city, is printed
| this morning, dated October 81, addressed
10 the editor Of the Yonkers Gqzs1e. 1t in
closed a little tribute 10 Artemus Ward
which he said he wrote twenty years ago
and had not seen it since till it appeared in
a California Newspaper It's appropriateness
| TO Billings demise is pointed out by the
| paper. In his letter he says; hope yoy