Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-17

been reported, BIZ. an English woman. She
has travelled extensively in America. She
is the daughter of the late Henry Barring
Lawiord who was for many years connect
ed with the Bengal civil service
Report Denied.
WASHINGTON. August 16th.-The state
ment that Chief Examiner Lyman, of the
Civil Service Commission, had an interview
with the Postmaster General on the subject
of requiring applicants for appointment as
Postotiice messengers, under the special
delivery system about to be inaugurated, to
pass civil service examination, is denied
by Mr.. Lyman. He says the matter has
not been formally considered yet. The
manner of appointing boys, he says, will
be upon the recommendation of Postmas-
tiers, who will send the names of the appli-
cants to the Postoffice Department, or to the
Civil Service Commission, in case the boys
are appointed under the civil service rules.
A Missing Gold Medal Found.
WASHINGTON, August 16th.-The Ma
tionGL Republican has received letter from
the United States Consul General at Paris,
stating that one of the four gold medals
commemorative of the death of President
Lincoln is in possession of David f. S. Full
er, an attache of the Paris Consulate. The
whereabouts of the -four are now known.
clearinghouse Reports.
BosroN, August l6th.-The leading Clear
ing houses of the United States report the
total clearances for the five business DAYS
ending August 18th, $724 424 SO3-an in
crease of 81 per cent. as compared with the
corresponding full week last year.
A Prize Fight.
DETROIT, August 16th.-A Port Manistel
special says: A prize fight between Tom
Finan, OF Manistel and Pat McHugh, of
Fond-du-lac, Wis, came off to-day In
one hour and q half seventeen rounds were
fought, resulting i'll favor OF Finan.
Catholic Church Burned
Hartford Comm, August l6th.-The
Roman Catholic Church in UnionviIle
! caught fire about midnight Saturday night
in the yestry room, and was entirely de-
stroyed. The church cost from S25o,00O to
S3O0000. 1t was insured for $4,000.
Naval Vessels to Garry Coin to Wash
ington.
NEW YORK, August 17th--A. M-Wash-
ington specials have the following: The
first official admission that two ships Of
war were TO be dispatched to New Orleans
70 bring cargoes OF buzzard dollars to
Washington, was accompanied by the
statement that the decision TO transport
coin on naval vessels had been adopted as
a measure of economy, and in order to
protect the Government from the rapacity
| OF the express companies. 1t was asserted
that while the express companies demanded
$4,000 for the carriage of 100000 "buz-
zard dollars, it could be done by the navy
| for S25 900, in addition to the ordinary ex-
penses of the vessels detailed for the SER
vice. Apart from any question as to the
authority of the Secretary of the Navy to
detail ships TO engage in the transporta-
ton of money or merchandise, either for
the Government or private indy iduals, the
scheme seemed to be good one, but
now comes the assertion that under the
contract still in force, the Secretary of the
Treasury is bound to use the facilities
offered by the express companies, and they
further ascertain that under the contract
the express charges on 100000 " buzzard ~
dollars would be but 1000