Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-08

looks as though assurance had come to the
committee that means would be provided.
The World promises to hand IN check Tor
500 600 in a few DAYS 1t says If there is no
furthar interruption Of the work every stone
will be laid by June 1st, and by July 18th
the statue will be in its position.
RepIy of the Rome Postmaster to Presi-
dent Cleveland.
SYRACUSE IN. ", April 9TH. The
! Standard tomorrow will publish letter
addressed bv Postmaster Palmer, of Rome
| TO President Cleveland, in which Palmer
| claims that his removal was based upon a
report, the charges in which he never had
an opportunity to deny; that chance for
defending himself had been promised, and
| the Senate, having before it the papers sub
mitted to the President, did not conclude
| that the interest of the Government or a
vindication of the law required removal.
| The letter thus concludes i would fur
| ther respectfully represent that your Excel
| lency, having nominated to the Senate an
appointee for Postmaster in my place, and
| that appointment not having been with
| drawn before the adjournment of the Sen
ate, the appointment is now pending before
| the Senate, and is subject to its action, and
while so pending no power rests with the
| President to suspend me, and | therefore
respectfully protest against the assumption
of the same.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, April 7th.-A dispatch
| from New York, stating that Grant was
delirious caused Il postponement Of the
reception at the White House this evening
1t is understood that N. Mclean, Of
! Indiana, will be appointed First Deputy
I Commissioner of Pensions.
| Surveyo. g neral Wiley will leave here
tomorrow for California.
Congressman Budd arrived here this
morning from Kentucky, and will remain
about week He will return home by
way of New Orleans, where he will remain
| a few days.
Denial from Mrs. Garfield.
New YORK. April 7th.-The Tribune says
Camden O. Rockwell, brother-in-law o
Mrs. Garfield mentioned in Il recent letter
to her the newspaper stories about her re
ported intention to marry again, and re-
ceived a reply written on the 18th of April
| from which We take the responsibility o.
making an extra 1t. it will be seen that she
thought dignited denial by her friends
might be proper, bat nothing, as it seems
! to US cal be more proper and effective
| than her own womanly word:
| This cruel rumor which seems to have beer
aIlO&t Tor Two or three months, did not reach NE
! till three days ago. Nothing that has ever been
said about me has So hurt and offended me as
this, and the deepest humiliation of it is that sc
! many are ready TO believe il. To me it seems
| Just rs much an Insult to be asked whether it is
| true as it would be were the dear General still
| here. That any one can think me capable o
! being false to his memory seems like being re
| gardCd IA criminal. \ dignitied denial by IN!
! friends, suppose, can do no HARM Still it hurts
| me TO feel that any denial is needed.
! Miners Getting Bacl Their Own.
PITTsBUEG, April 7th.-Judge Ewing liza;
| decided that a store order given by any
| company to an employee is Illegal The
| practice of giving store orders has for years
| been carried on extensively by the Goa
| operators OF western Pennsylvania, and
now that the question has been settled by
| the County Court, the miners, who have
| been compelled to accept these orders. pro
pose entering Il suit against their employers
Tor the recovery of their wages in Lawful
| money. D. L. Jones, their attorney, has
| already collected claims aggrcgating So
| 040. and expects in Il short time to have
this amount increased to several thousand
| dollars.
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