Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-11
WHOLE NO. l0,573.

w no VIII be taken and who left is not vet
known. The President evidently intends
To begin the work Of admin, trative re-
form at home. His action in this matter
Is regarded by politicians here as a notice
to the heads of the departments that they
must weed out, as soon rs possible. men
whose employment is not absolutely neces-
Sary for the best interests of the public
service 1t Is beginning 10 look as
though there would bemore removals than
appointments at Washington during the
next six months The action of the Presi
dent in this matter commcndS itself to all
exc .pt place-hUnterS. The only question
is whether, in his desire to free the pubIc
service from men who have been supposed
To enjoy sinecures, he may not cripple his
administration in several of the Depart
meuts. \ thorough wedding out implies a
complete reorganization of the public ser
vice here and if only the men who have
proven faithful in service are retained,
there VIII be no cause for complaint
The Rush ri ihe hungry.
WASHINGTON, March l0th.-Somc of the
appointment clerks in the Departments
were kept up all last night. indexing the
applications for Office. which come i'm bv
thousands. The pressure at the Postotfice
and Interior Departments is ycrv great. At
the latter bureau applications are Comingin
al The rate nj POO a day. Callers at the Ex-
ecutiye Mansion, with the more or less dis
guiScd purpose Of turthcring the interests
OF applicants, continue to bc very numer-
Gus, but are still promptly and politely re-
terred to the various heads of the Depart
meuts as persons To- whom all such persua-
SjvC utterancCs should now be addressed
Terrific Explosion of Nitro -Glycqrine.
CLrvELANp. March 1oth.--Tae citizens of
Bradford, Pa, were startled to-day by a
terrific explosion. which shook the houses
in all parJS of the town. Inquiry revealed
the fact that the uitro-glYcerinc manulact-
ory OF the Rock Glycerinc Company. To-
Gated at Howard Junction, three miles
away. had been the scene of a terrible
casualty. The magazine, containing 6OO0
pounds of glyceune, had exploded and W.
III. Herringtun, one of The proprictorS and
ii. Y. Pratt, an employee We're killed. The
factory, twenty-five feet away, was blown
into fragments PlatJ's body was found
200 feet away. All his bones were broken,
but the skin was intact lleirngton
weighed 100 pounds. one or two pieces of
flesh was the only trace that could he
found OF him. Trees were torn up by the
roots and great holes made in the earth.
Loss 5000.
Settling Long forgotten Debt.
PETTsBURG, March l0th.-Robert Graves
Il Son, lumber dealers, failed here under
suspicious circumstances fprtv-Scycn years
ago. Robert was arrestc and attempted to
kill the officer arrrstinE him. Hiram, his
son, fled to avoid detention ~ a witness
against his father. who followed soon after.
Last week Hiram his wife and children.
came quietly to PiUShurg to pay his fathers
debts. Mr. Graves tells a singular story,
When they left Pttshurg iortv-Seycn wears
q, ln lis T.,
ing tracked by officers they hurried away
one night under cover OF darkness, and
went to California Young Graves was fol-
lowed by his sweetheart and they wee
married i'll Sacramento. They were sue
cesstlll in business. Three years ago they
had made money enough To pay all they
owed and a considerable amount besides
Still fearing he would be arrested, Robert
refused To come back To PittSburg Sew
eral months ago he died, and as soon rs
Hiram could get the business in
such q condition ~ 70 make his absence
from California for few months possible,
he came East with his family. Not one of
the men whom his father owed were now
living, though in every case he succeeded
in finding some relative To whom .he
money and interest SO long due could be
paid. The grandchildren of the richest
creditor were found in an orphan asylum.
Hiram soon returns 70 his Western home.
Seeking a Husband and Father.
New YORK, March 10th.-The Tribune
says \ Greek woman, her daughter and
two sons landed yesterday at Castle Garden
from steamship. They had come from
Constantinople in the hopes of rejoining
the husband and father, who had left them
about twelve years ago and went to San
Francisco, where lie owns a confectionery.
His name is Marco Athanasiade They
had a small amount of baggage, a passport
signed by General Lew Wallace and 80.
In the belief that San Francisco was only
few miles distant, they presumed their
little store of money woald be more than
sufficient for them to reach there When
they were told how far san Francisco is
from New York and what the fare is they
were greatly astonished but hoped that
Secretary jackson would furnish them
with tickets and collect from the confec-
toner. Their manner was SO dignitied,
their dress so neat and features so superior
to most emigrants that Jackson sent a tel
egram to the Turkish Consul at San Fran
cisco, asking him to tell the husband of
the arrival of his family, that he might
send for them.
An Old Mans Shocking Deed.
LovINGToN tIll.), March l0th-Charles J.
Riggen, aged IS, grew despondent over the
loss of all his money in the Lovington
Bank, which failed a year ago, and last
night shot his aged wife to death and then
killed himself.