Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-24
FROM FAR AND NEAR.


tired. Captain Henry J. Farnsworth. of the
Eighth Cavalry, has been appointed Assist
ant Inspector General, with the rank of
Major, to ill the vacancy caused by the
promotion Of General Baird,. Captain
Farnsworth served during the war Of the
rebellion as QuaTtermaster. and was
breyeted Lieutenant-Colonel Of yolun-
teers for faithful and meritorious services.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, September 23d.-Co1nmo-
dore Alexander 4. Semmes, commandment
of the Washington Navy-yard, died sud
denly at Hamilton, Loudon county, Va,
Yesterday afternoon.
The President today appointed S. NJ.
Stoekslager, u Indiana, to be Assistant
Commissioner IF the General Land Office,
vice luiher Harrison. resigned.
The sll0p Yacht Puritan was sold by
public auction here to-day for Sl3 500. Ed
ward Burgess, vino designed the Yacht. was
the purchaser After tie sale. ne stated he
had bought the Puritan for a gentleman in
Boston. but refused to give his name for
publication
The Secretary Of TIE Treasury will make
q personal invest cation of the ease Of Ster-
ling, the Weigher Of the New York Gus
ton-housc, who was suspended on Monday,
but viii take no further action in the mat
ter until after Collector Hedden reports to
him ali the circumstances attending the
removal Of Captain Bacon and the appoint
ment OF Sterling.
Dorman B. Eaton, Chairman Of the Civil
Service Commission. declares that the
statement that he had charged his expenses
al Washington 10 the Government is q
wanton taisehood.
The President has determined to remove
L. J. Dawne, appointed some two or three
}. -s,rs :
Alaska. Ibis is the appointment said to
have been improperly procured, out of
which grew the caushc letter OF the Presi-
dent to one Of the indorsers Of Mr. Dawne
The United States steamer Juniata,
which was sent to inquire into the deten-
ton of certain American vessels by Portu-
guese customs officials on the east coast Of
Africa, has cabied her arrival at Mozam-
hique. The subject of her mission has in
the meantime been referred 10 the Govern
ment at Lisbon.
Charles Francis Adams, President OF The
Union Pacific Railway Company, called on
the Secretary Of the Treasury to-day, to
inquire how the recent decision of Second
Comptroller Maynard in regard to the
earnings of the Central Pacific Railway
Company, would affect other Pacific roads
He was informed that the decision applied
only to the Central Pacific road.
2. c. MacCOurt, of New York, we'll
known Irish Nationalist, had an interview
with Secretary Whitney to-day, in relation
to the claim of Mrs. Par1ell to a pension,
on account Of the services of her fcthcr. the
late Admiral Stewart, knc~iI as Old
lronsides. in the war If 1872 Mr. Mac
Court was received with courtesy by the
Secretary, who promised to give the matter
consideration
The Postollice Department has been in
formed that Inspector Murphy yesterday
started with IIibbs, the defaulting Post
master OF Lewiston, Idaho. and the stolen
papers and money recovered for the United
States.
Ferdinand Wards Rascalites.
NEW YORK, September 23d.-Thc Tribune.
Times and other leading Eastern papers
voice the general feeling in declaring an
extremely unpleasant day Of reckoning
imminent for local officers and others re-
sponsible for the Ferdinand Ward compli-
cations. The failure 10 punish Ward and
recover from his associates the plunder
from the 20 per cent. per month system has
caused much ugly feeling in the city Ward
does not seem disturbed by his position,
nor do the men who seized all The assets
they could grab appear TO be in the least
uneasy. The public is anxious and dis
heartened over the bewildering miscar-
riage OF justice in this case. Ward appears
10 expect that in some mysterious way he
viii escape with a light penalty, and after
he serves q short term in prison he will be
able to live in luxury on the stolen funds
that some one may be keeping in store for
him-the same one, perhaps who is now
paying his board-bills in LUdlow-street
jail, where he is surrounded with every
comfort and never suffers even for lack of
diversion The men who drew their 20 per
cent per month while the firm of Grant
d Ward lasted, and divided among
themselves all the assets they could find,
seem even more secure in their present
and future luxury The thought OF being
forced 10 give up any Of their spoils APP
parently never enters their minds. Yes
terday examination was as iruitless OF
wholesome results rs the previous inquiry
Ward tripped into Court easily and conf
dent. His memory was again ali at fault
In regard to his dealings with Warner.
Green, counsel of Warner, said he had de-
c,ded to 60 no further in the cross exam
ination OF Ward. If Warner IS found
guilty ot eXacting Usury,' he went on to
say, lie will have the same penalty melted
out to him, 10 which many responsible
business men have laid themselves liable
As far as ! am concerned, Ward can 90
from this Court Lawyer Bangs asked
Ward what was the outstanding account
between himself and Warner at the finish?
Ward could not Tecollect. When asked to
give his best Impression within a million
on so, he said it was upward of TWO MILL
ions, and the securities. due bills and
alleged valuable papers which Warner
handed him were about $500 600. The case
was adjourned 20 September 10Th.
Tho Wreck of :. Steamer Disappears,
with All on Board.
EAsrr0Rr Me- September 23d-Six
weeks ago tue Spanish steamer Humacaa.
bound for Nova Scotia went ashore On
MUIR ledge nine miles OF Grand Manan.
The owners sent a crew from 81. John 90
wreck her Yesterday afternoon tug
passed the wreck and offered To take the
men ashore, Is a storm was threatened, but
they refused The offer \ terrible gale
ragged early III the morning, and when il
cleared Oft people on Grand Nanan noticed
that the steamer had disappeared, and there
Is ne trace of the steamer or men The
vessel must have been broken t0picces dur
ing the storm, and sunk with ali on board
The crew all belong in st. John.
Man and Wife Murdered.
SAGuAcHE ,Col) September 23d News
reached here last Friday that q ranchman
named Thomas Clements and his wife
Nus.e, LNlns 1lteen miles from here, had
mysteriouSly disappeared. An investigation
disclosed the fact that the people had been
missing since August 17th, and suspicion
of foul play led to the arrest of brother of
the murdered man. named Marshall Glenn
entS, who yesterday confessed that he
murdered the couple for their money and
jewelry. he buried the bodies in a distant
part OF the canch.
Races at LouisviIe.
LOUISVILLE, September 23d. - The
weather WAS pleasant and cool to-day. the
track cry dusty and the attendance good.
In the mile heats race, Virgie Hearne won
the first heat, Madison second, Keene
third. Tine, I:45. The second heat Vir-
gle won. Keene second, Madison third.
Time 1:44l. The mile and quarter race
lazarus won, Grey Cloud second. Thistle
third. Tine, 2:134. The mile and an
eighth race Pearl Jennings won, Monogram
second, Hopedale third Time, 1:57 The
Ihree-quarters Of mile race Dudley Oaks
Won, Mono second, Lord Clifden third
Time, i:l7 The five-eighths of mil Grace
Bonnie Blue won Mary Ann second,
Rochelle third. Time, l;03l.
Brighton Beach Races.
New GoRK, September 23d.-A few of
the voted admirers of racing braved the
q ttse,, -, D.