Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-26
Proposed General Demonstration of Union
Army Veterans

New York, March 25th.-A movement
is on foot to induce the various OrganiE;.-
tons of the Union army veterans to JOIN
hands in q general demonstration neXt
wear, if not every year thereafter, and tC
hold annual meetings at the same time ano
same place. To-day persons in authority
sent telegFams to leading men Of the vete
ran associations, notifying them of the ac
tion of the LEGISLATURE of California. 1t i.
desired that the Potomac James and Cum
berlana Societies unite in holding an an
nual meeting in San Francisco at the sam,
time, and they have been asked to make
one affair of it. 1t is believed they vii
accept. The CalifoThians write that if tht
invitation be accepted, the citizens of SaI
Francisco will raise enough money in add
ton to the Legislatures appropriation, t.
make 100000 TO entertain the veterans
1t is stated that a special rate viii be made
for the veterans, SO the round trip will cos
$50 each General Henry A. Barnum is
mentioned for commander of Grand ARMY
mt next election. Your reporter saw Gen
Horatio c. King to-day He said: Many
comrades of the Grand Army, who would
gladly embrace the chance to visit the
Pacific slope are hindered by the expense
of an overland trip. When emet in Den
yer the cost was $25 for the round trip.
suppose we could not go TO San Francisco
and back for less than $500 That is more
money than n good many members cal
afford to pay. If the railroads would give
the Grand Army veterans a special low
rate there would be no difficulty in the way
of a monster encampment at San Fran
cisco
APPOINTMENT Gossip.
WASHINGTON, March 25th.-It is under
stood that General "Cerro Gordo y
Williams. who was a defeated candidate
for the Office of Minister To Mexico, will be
appointed Commissioner of Agriculture
Williams is a practical farmer, and is much
better qualified for this office than for the
position for which he was an applicant
Kentucky too, it is said, will also be
favored by the appointment of ex-Congress-
man Phil Thompson, who was defeated fol
the office Of Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, as either Solicitor OF the Treasury
or Assistant Attoney-General For the
place of Second Assistant Postmaster en-
eral. the friends of Bell of St Louis and
ex-Congressnan Talbot, of Maryland, are
making neck -and-neck race. Villas
recommended Bel for the Office of First
Assistant Postmaster-General,a and since
the selection Of Hay for that office it is uu-
derstood that Bell has been offered the
chief clerkship of this Department This
however, he refused Talbot is urged
very strongly by Senator German, and he
has an extensive Congressional backing in
addition The fact that he is so warmly
Endorsed for the office by Congressional
influence, IS the only reason that leads his
friends TO believe that he will not get the
place.
How Wiley Took His Defeat.
WASHINGTON, March 25th - Surveyor
General Wiley called on the President and
Secretary of the Interior to-day, and had q
long interview with each regarding his de-
feat for the Office of Land Commissioner
To Secretary Lamar he said that, notwith-
standinr he was defeated, he was not going
10 grumble: that he regarded that he La
mar was acting in judicial capacity, and
that he would be no more justified in REBEL
ing against his decision, which was against
him. than he would in questioning the de-
cision of Judge in a case wherein he was
interested Lamar expressed himself rs
very much pleased that Wiley took 50
philosophical a view of il, and said that Viii
ley had a very superior, influential and
complimentary Endorsement, and that there
had been nothing lacking in his inf0rse-
ments To give him the requisite status. He
said he received Telegram and certain
newspaper clippings which were apparently
designed TO influence him against Wiley,
but he added that he was glad to be able to
assure him that his Endorsement was such
thai no statements concerning him or his
character had been entertained, and that
such attacks had no influence whatsoever
in defeating him. In his conversation
with the President Wiley asked if any
kilograms or newspapers regarding him had
reached the President. Cleveland said that
l,1 Int i'm
candidacy they had been considered as OF
no force. They had no effect, as his in
dorsencnts were of such character that
such attacks, coming at such q time, were
deemed unworthy Of consideration.
Results of Henlcy's Fortunately.
WASHINGTON. March 25th.-Henley has
secured the appointment Of +. c. Bettell OF
San Jose, and Emmett Lcawel. Of Santa
Rosa, TO the railway mail service between
San Francisco and Los Angeles. John
Mandeville, of Sacramento has also been
appointed mail clerk on the route from
Delta to Sacramento.
Treasury Department Changes.
New York. March 25tb.-A Washington
special special says: The nomination OF
McC0aviile, Sixth Auditor the Treasury
Is received al the Treasury Department Is
be superseded There are but one or two
Treasury Chiefs of Bureaus, who should, in
the Presidents opinion. be retained under
the strict construction Of reform ideas. II
is now expected that nearly all the bureau
officers viii be changed. The important
exceptions are likely to be United States
Treasurer Wyman and Assistant Treasurer
Graves.
United states Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 25th.-Thc oath of
office was administered 10 Senator-elect
Barry of Arkansas, and the Senate went
into executive session.
Consideration Of the We'll and La Abra
treaty consumed the day, and was not con-
cluded when the doors reopened and the
Senate adjourned.
dominated by the President.
WAsHlNGroN. March 15th.-Samuel :.
Cox of New York has been nominated as
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleui-
potcutiary Of the United States to Turkey.
Confirmation by the Senate.
WASHINGTON. March 25th.-The Senate
to-day made the following combinations 4:
Samuel 5. Cox, Minister 90 Turkey Henry
J.. Muldrow, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior: VIM A. j. SPARKS, Commissioner
of the General Land Office.
Stiu Doing Good Work.
WASHINGTON. March 25th.-Scnatu- and
Mrs Stanford furnished all the food and
fruit used here Monday night in giving the
city ncwsboys their annual dinner The
affair was IN charge Of u number Of chart
table ladies. Four hundred boys partic.
pated
Capital Notes.
WAsHIyGroN. March 18th. - Secretary
Lamar has issued an order closing the In
terror Department tomorrow. out Of
respect 20 tie memory of the late Jacob
Thompson Of Kentucky, Secretary of the
Interior during the administration of
President Buchanan
The Commissioner of Pensions has is
sued an order directing that for the present,
until the mass OF business before the Board
Is disposed Of. the members of that di-
vision of the Pension Office shall bcgin
work at $50 A. T.. and iiuish at p. ~.
The Minister Cf Japan las written let
ter 10 Secretary Bayard, expressing the
warmest thanks Of his Government 10
Lucius II. FUote, United States Minister to
Corea, for protecting a party of japanese
subjects during the recent disturbances Ut
Seoul
First Comptroller Of the Treasury Dur
ham assumed the duties Of his office
to-day.
The Pacific Coast Association.
CHICAGO, March 25th-General Manager
Potter. of the Burlington road. has been
asked to represent the Central Pacific nj the
meeting OF the Pacific Coast Association 10