Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-23

last. The Southern Pacific has agreed to
this arrangement and the prospects of har-
mony are decidedly brighter. 1t is not
thought that the Huntington system will
remain in the pool at the expiration of this
time. Freight agents say San Francisco
business is steadily on the increase, and a
war of rates Just now would be of no bene-
fit to anybody but the shippers The Sun
set route still carries the bulk of the bust
ness out Of New York, while the California
fast freight is proving itself dangerous
rival.
California Inventors.
WASHINGTON, September 22d.-The fol-
lowing patents to California inventors were
issued from the United States Patent Office
to-day: San Francisco-Andrew FL. Holla-
die gopher trap; VIM. w. Hanscem, air
brake; Thomas E. Kent, method OF
strengthening GARMENTS Charles E. Lane.
expanding drill bit for artesian well-boring;
VIM. L. Y. Schenck, two patents, gasket
man-hole and the manufacture of gaskets
for steam boilers; James Ueber (assignor
to c. V. Manner), screw top; Henry NJ.
Toafe, deceased %. Melry administrator,
three patents, car brake and automatic
guard of track clearer. Oakland-Wm. S.
Halsey (assignor to Judson Manufacturing
CO.. mower; Rebecca j. Jacobus, absorb
ent bowl for the chimneys of hydro-carbon
burners. Napa-Asa Speare, flood fence.
Stockton = David Young, travelling
thrasher.
San Francisco Banks and the Land
Office.
WASHINGTON, September 22d.-Itis stated
at the Land Office that the action taken
some time ago by Commissioner Sparks
removing certain alleged illegal contracts
for surveys of public lands, under what is
known DC fha danoSit
pending the accounts under similar con-
tracts, because of various Irregularities,
and for the purpose of ascertaining by field
examinations whether the SURVEYS had
been properly or actually executed, is again
brought to the front by the Bank of Nevada
and other banks in San Francisco. as
parties claiming interest in the accounts by
virtue of loans made to the surveying con-
tractors, and representatives of the banks
are now here urging the payment of such
accounts, to protect themselves against loss
The Commissioner does not recognize the
banks as having any legal or equitable
claims against the Government, or right to
intervene between the accounting officers
of the land department and their
official duties. If the banks, he
says, loaned money 10 the surveying
contractors, this is purely matter of pri-
vate business and the banks must look
to their borrower for payment No loans
have been made to the United States, nor
has the Government incurred any obliga-
tons to these financial institutions The
annual appropriations by Congress for the
surveying OF public lands has been $4,000
to 100000. In addition to this the law al
lows individuals to make deposits which
are credited to the surveying fund and the
constitutional appropriations. The Land
Office reports showed that some $6000,000
had been so deposited since 1879. The law
only authorizes deposits made by settlers
The fact appears, says the Commissioner,
that they are made only by capitalists. 1t
has been alleged that a Bureau has been
maintained in San Francisco, which acted
as an Intermediary between the deputies
and Surveyors General, and the business of
which was to supply the deficiencies in
field notes and assist in the preparation
and adjustment of accounts with the Gen
eral Land Office.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, September 22d. - Henry
Bows has been appointed Postmaster at
HALEY, Idaho, vice II. C. Burkhart, re-
signed.
The Secretary of the Treasury has called
for the resignation of Martin L. Noerr, as
Chief of the division of captured and
abandoned property and lands. Mr.. Noerr
was appointed from the District of Column
bia, and is one of the oldest employees in
the service. There are no charges against
him.
Captain Lee, Agent of the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indian Reservation, has tele-
graphed Commissioner Atkins that only
p 900 head of cattle remain on the reserva-
ton, and that they will be removed by the
end of this month.
The Pueblo Indian delegation called
again upon the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs this morning, and will leave for
their home in New Mexico tonight.
The Postmaster General to- day appointed
the following fourth-class Postmasters
California-At Colfax, Mrs. Susan Richard
son. Oregon-At Collins, William A.
Peakes; Fordsville, Robert Moses
Commissioner Sparks, of the Land OF
flee, has prepared a statement of the dis
posals of public lands and the receipts
therefrom during the fiscal year ended June
80, 1885. Total number of entries DOG, 3S2;
total number of acres, 20, 113, 6633S; total
value, 81, Csc, III So
The American Turf.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.) September 22d.-There
was continuation of the good weather of
yesterday to-day, the track was very dusty
and the attendance still larger. The mile
race Conkling won, Lady Hayward second,
Malaria third. Time, 1:423. The five
eighths of mile race Sis Himyar won, Sill
yer Cloud second, Porter Ashe third. Time,
1:014. The two miles race Tenbooker won,
Irish Pat second. There were only two
starters. Time, $40. In the three-quar-
tiers of mile heats race, the first heat For
est won, Chance second Glenlock third.
Time, 1:15. The second heat Forest won,
Chance second, Bettina third. Time, lis.
New Building Dedicated.
DENVER (Col.), September 22d.-The new
Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade
building, on Lawrence and Fourteenth
streets, was formally dedicated this fore
noon with appropriate ceremonies. The
building is a handsome gray stone and
granite structure, 50 by 100 feet, and cost
$3S, 900.
An Ambitious Undertaken.
New YORK, September 22d.-Stephen
Merritt, the undertaken of the Grant
funeral, opened his campaign for State
Senator last night with a mass meeting in
Liberty Hall, Eighth avenue next door to
his shop, on which occasion Rev Dr.
Deems made his entrance into political
life as public speaker.
New York Stock Market.
New YORK, September 22d.-St. Paul,
Lake Shore and New York Central opened
], and Jersey Central higher. The others
were unchanged Immediately after open
ing there were advances of in some stocks,
but Lackawanna advanced I. The upward
movement was soon checked, however, and
the whole market became weak, declining
to generally, while Lackawanna lost l.
Shortly before II o'clock the decline was
checked, and the market became steady,
generally to below the opening.
New York, September 22d-Central Pa
cific, 37l; Burlington, 1917; Northern Pacific,
y; preferred, Az; Northwestern, 974
New York Central, 9S; Oregon Naviga-
ton, sol; Transcontinental, %! Pacific
Mail, 47f Panama, 9S; st. Louis and San
Francisco, IS; Texas Pacific, 10; Union
Pacific, 500 Wells-Fargo's Express, 114
Western Union, 6Ss.
New YORK, September 22d.-Since II
o'clock stocks have been extremely dull
and steady to strong, the more active issues
making advances ranging from to z, Lack
awanna being the most prominent. At
noon the market was dull and firm
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