Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-28
GENERAL NEWS.
A CALIFORNIAN TO BE MINISTER
TO CHINA.
Vanderbilt Seriously Ill-Panama
Affairs-Grants Birthday
France and Egypt.


Affairs-Grants Birthday
France and Egypt.
lsrEc1AL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoED-uNIoS.l
DOMESTIC.
General Grant SiXty-three Years Old.
New YORK, April 27th.-When Dr. Doug
las left General Grants house at $50, he
said the patient was fully as well as yester-
day. He could not say he was better
Flags are flying and bunting is displayed
on the street on which General Grant lives,
in commemoration of his birthday. He is
to-day Us years old. General Grant took a
drive in Central Park at noon to-day.
Birthday cards were sent by the basket
full, of the most expensive and costly finish,
from all over the United States.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN A LUMP.
NEW YORK, April 11th.-General Grant
sends the following for publication
To the various Grand Army Posts, Secretaries
cities public schools States corporations and
individuals, North and South, who have been
so kind as to send me congratulations on my Esd
birthday, | wish to offer my grateful acknowl-
edgnent. The dispatches have been so M;
merous and so touching in tone that it would
have been impossible to answer them if had
been in perfect health. L. S. GRANT.
IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April 9th. - A public
meeting at the Metropolitan Church III this
CITY tonight, to celebrate the sixtv-third
anniversary of the birth of General Grant,
was largely attended Senator Manderson
presided. Speeches were made by General
Halbert L. Payne, Green b. Raum, w. W.
Burdett and others. A letter from James
G.. Blaine was read, expressing sympathy
with the object Of the meeting, and regret
at his inability to be present.
SOUTHERN SYMPATHY.
AUGUSTA (Ga), April 27th.-Memorial
Day was observed here by parade of the
different military organizations. All bust
ness was suspended. and ladies decorated
the soldiers graves. The Confederate Sur
vivors' Association unanimously adopted
the language of an Grafton by Colonel c. c.
Jones in reference to General Grant, which
concluded as follows:
Remembering him now as u generous victor
who, at the ever memorable meeting at Apo
mattoX, to our immortal Lee and to the glorious
5000 veterans, surviving heroes of the army OF
Northern Virginia on the ninth day of April
of surrender, do we, standing by the graves OF
our Confederate dead, and mindful of the
memories which the observance of this oeca-
sion is designed to perpetuate respectfully ten
der to General Grant an assurance of our sincere
and profound sympathy in this season of his
direful extremity.
The Coming Change in Rates of Postao q.
WASHINGTON, April 27th.-The Postmas-
ter-General has issued circular order TO
Postmasters, explanatory Of the changes
made by Congress at the last session in
rates of postage. The Postmasters are in.
formed that on and after July 1st the rate
on all domestic first-class matter. including
drop letters at letter-carrier Postoffices. will
be two cents per ounce, or fraction thereof.
instead of two cents per half ounce. This
change will apply on mail to Canada. but
not to other foreign mails. To provide for
wants that may arise from the change in
rate on second-class matter, or newspapers
mailed by publishers, from two cents TO
one cent per pound, the Department has
decided to issue a newspaper and periodical
stamp, of the denomination of one cent. the
design and color of which will be the same
as those of the present series. They will be
ready for issue June list. The Postmaster
General has not yet had time to found a
plan for giving effect to the congressional
GlldCtIHGiII I)lO' tDI lIlc use OF
cial delivery at specified Postoffices.
The President Over,yori>ed Bayard Far
from Well.
WASHINGTON, April 27th.-Private Score
tary Lamont, who was reported as being
slightly fndisposed Tor several days past, is
said TO be seriously i'll, and while there is
no apprehension of danger, it may be
weeks before he will be able to resume his
1t,ti OF +ha lIhita IICrrca u
President has almost the entire burden of
the work thrown on his own shoulders. and
it is feared that he also may succumb to the
effects of overwOrk and climatic changes
Bayard, although he appears regularly at
the State Department every day, is far from
being well. He spends only few hours
each day at the Department, and, under the
advice of his physicians, refuses to see any,
body on business matters after he leaves
the Department.
Washington Waits.
WASHINGTON, April 27th-James +. Nc
ClelIan, of Florida, who was to-day APP
pointed SurveyorGcneral of that State,
Dr. Hicks, who was appointed to
the office few months ago by President
Arthur. Hicks will be remembered as the
spiritual adviser Of Guiteau, the assassin of
Garfield
Harry Clark, Deputy Surveyor General
of Washington Territory, is in the city, and
is interesting himself in the removal of the
Surveyor-General Of that Territory.
The ltalianGovernmeut having invited
the United States to send a delegate to the
Sanitary Conference, which is to be held at
Rome on the 10Th proximo, the President
has designated Major George Sternberg, of
the army, to represent this Government.
Judge Upton, Second Comptroller of the
Treasury, has made ruling that officers of
the army who held brevet rank at the
time OF service in the Mexican war are
to the three months extra pay al
lowed by Congress for such service, accord
ing to the brevet rank held by them at the
close of their service.
The fourth class, or Presidential
Postoffices are now receiving consideration
1t the hands of Postmaster-General Villas.
and new appointments are being made as
rapidly as he can consider the cases. Sev-
enty-two appointments were made Satur-
lay and about sixty to-day
New York State Politics.
NEW YORK, April 27th.-It is ascertained
" a careful survey of the Senatorial dis |
riots in this State that one-third of the
present Senators have pulled the wires and
'eceived assurances sufficient TO warrant
heir believing that they viii be returned. |
Sixteen of the thirty-two Senatorial dis |
riots are steadfastly Republican, and the |
Indications point to the Republicans hay
ny u majority of from two to six in the |
lext Senate. The Times, accepting this |
tate of things, declares 1t is disgrace to
he State of New York that two-thirds of
he members Of the Senate should be at |
lome the creatures of constituencies poll
icians and at Albany the willing instru- |
ncntS of jobbers. 1t is time for the voters !
n Senatorial districts to turn the rascals |
'ut.
Thomas Phelan's Return tn New York. |
New YoRI April 27th.-The SIN says
'aptain Thomas Phelan, the complainant |
galnst Short who attempted TO aSsassinate |
lim at Rossa's Office, has disappointed the !
rishmen of the radical dynamite school |
y returning East to prosecute the case
'hough accompanied by two friends, he is |
oniident that he was being watched |
throughout the journey from Kansas City |
o Jersey City. At the last-named place he |
Believed he had eluded his enemies. and |
Or two days rested in fancied security.
esterday, however, he became convinced |
hat his hiding-place had been discovered.
nd that from house across the rect he
ad been carefully watched. He took coun-
Ell OF his friends, and they were very ner-
Gus over these movements. At their Sug-
cStiOn he wrote to District Attorney Mar
me and Superintendent Walling. deciar-
~ that he had reason to believe his life
~ Il s4r nd