Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-22
The Sacramento Postmastership.

IEe s3sfaIenIO EOsInlsIerHI1lfl.
WASHINGTON, September 21st,-Among
the Presidential appointments to-day was
Russell D. Stephens to be Postmaster at
Sacramento, Cal, vice Chris. Green, sus-
pended While the cause of Mr. Green's
suspension IS not stated. it IS supposed to
be offensive partsanship MIR Stephens
was indorsed by 600 OF his fellow citizens,
who represented i'll the aggregate nearly
$500, 100000. His claims were presented
by Hon Clay w Taylor in an Interview
with the President last Friday. 1t has been
stated that Mr. Taylor was an applicant
himself for the Postmastership at San
Francisco, but this is understood not to be
the case. His visit here was wholly in the
interest of Mr.. Stephens, whose papers are
said to have been the finest ever presented
TO the Postotfice Department. Mr.. Stephens
has never been identified with the party
factions. has been lifelong Democrat, and
it is believed that this appointment will
give general satisfaction.
The Presidents Policy.
New YORK, September 2lst-The Com
BierciarS Washington special says General
Rosecrans has declined the Invitation of
the Ohio Democrats, who wanted him TO
take part in the present campaign. AS
soon as the President returned from his
vacation, Rosecrans called upon him to
ask him if public officers were to be al
lowed to take part in political campaigns.
In other words, could he have permission
to go to Ohio and help his political breth-
rem? 1t is understood the President set his
foot down and forbade any such proceed
ings on the part of any one holding Office
under his Administration, because he
wanted to try the neutral policy. Rose
Grams accordingly sent his declination to
Ohio.
The President and the Civil Service Com
mission.
WASHINGTON, September 2lst-Dorman
B. Eaton, Chairman of the Civil Service
Commission, had a. long interview, by ap-
poiutment, with the President this after
noon, about a number of miscellaneous
matters, the precise nature of which, how
ever, Mr.. Eaton does not feel at liberty to
disclose. de said the Commission will be
ready to proceed with the argument in the
Hinckley suit il New York on next Fri
day, and earnestly hopes that nothing will
intervene TO prevent speedy conclusion.
The District Attorney will, by direction Of
the President, conduct the defense. The
attitude of the President, Mr.. Eaton said,
in reply TO an inquiry, was in every way
satisfactory to the Commission.
The Silver Problem.
NEW YORK, September 21st.-The Trib-
lHle thinks it time to warn the country that
the surrender of the Administration to sill
yer men is almost certain. The Admins
tration and its friends still positively deny
that there is any such purpose; neYerthe-
less the reasons for expecting it are clear
and convincing. There is now little pros
pect that the Administration will effect
lively urge the Warner compromise on the
party or adopt any policy not in harmony
with the demands of the silver extremists.
The Star this morning has the following ::
Paper-mOney newspapers say the people
do not like the silver dollars, but the STIR
knows better. Plain people like the dol
lars, lnarket-women like them, hack
drivers like them, news boys dote on them
and bar-tenders receive them with delight
The mechanic likes the eighteen silver
dollars which he gets Saturday afternoon.
He is not distressed by the weight of them.
Newspaper publishers like them. The star
would sell It's whole edition, including its
cat, for silver dollars.
BADLY 1IutiIated Greenbacks.
WASHINGTON, September 2lst.-Therewas
received at the Treasury Department to-
day, for redemption, q package Of about
100000 in United States notes, which are
badly muulated and almost beyond recog-
milton. 1t is said the owner, an Ohio farther
had buried the notes in the earth, in prefer
ence TO placing them in a bank or other de
pository.
Precautions Against Yellow Fever.
WASHINGTON, September 2lst-The Post
master-General has ordered that the ex-
change of mails between the postotlice of
Benson, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico, be
discontinued, and that all Mexican mails
heretofore forwarded via Benson. Arizona,
be sent via Nogales, Mexico, to be in
cluded in the exchange between that Office
and Nogales, Mexico.
The Rock Springs Massacre.
NEW York, September 2lst.-The Star,
commenting on the Rock Springs massacre,
fails to perceive what special disgrace
would attach to our Government If il
should fail TO punish the perpetrators of
the massacre. II was committed by one
body OF foreigners upon another. The
only responsibility OF the American people
lies in the massacre having been commit
ted on their territory. Race prejudice was.
moreover, not the only cause OF the massa-