Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-10

whose visit here they seem to think will in
some way affect their prospects. Various
coniectures are made concerning the
whereabouts of Boss Buckley and his
lieutenants, and what they are doing.
Some say they are in New York, fixing
things up with friends there who are
known to have influence with the Admins
uatiOn; others, that they are in Al
bany in close consultation with Manning,
while others think they are enjoying
themselves in New Orleans, waiting till the
President begins to consider California mat
tiers before coming on here. The leaders OF
both factions continue to call almost daily
at the White House and the various De-
partments, and each party insists, after one
of these visits, that he has received assur-
ances. etc. kilograms are received every
day by some one of the gentlemen now
here from anxious friends in California.
asking the reason of the delay in making
appointments To all but the ohice-seekerS
themselves it has long ago been apparent
that the President had no intention of re-
moving present incumbents of Federal of
fees in California, at least until the party
could unite on Democrats to succeed them.
Miss Sweet Still " Holding the Fort
WASHINGTON, April 9th.-Mis Sweets
telegram of protest against the demand for
her resignation has not been returned to
the White House by the Secretary of the
Interior or Commissioner of Pensions to
whom it was referred The matter has not
vet come to the Presidents attention ot1i-
cially, and he has as yet had no oppOrtu-
nifty to make known his position. While
it is true that the subject has not received
his official consideration, personal friends
of the President who are champions of the
Z i III ,,I,,ft,
timatiOns that he has seen no reason to
Justify him in suspcnding Miss Sweet, if
requested to do 50.
Bonanza for Officers of the Mexican
War.
WASHINGTON. April 9th.-In 1S4S Con-
gress passed an Act allowing all officers
who had served in the Mexican war three
months extra pay, which was then decided
by the accounting officers of the Treasury
to apply only to officers of the volunteer
service, and not to officers of the regular
army, who were supposed to go wherever
ordered without additional compensation.
The question has been agitated ever since,
and in 1879 Congress passed an Act defining
the Act of 1913 TO include both regular and
volunteer officers, which was again dis
puted by the Treasury officials. The par
ties interested have since, through a legal
decision, established their claim, and be-
fore commencing payment the Treasury
Department had furnished the Secretary IT
War wiz Il list OF the claimants. to ascer-
tain if they are in any way indebted to the
Government. This list comprises many
names prominent l.. military history, such
as Generals Winfield Scott, Robert Z. Lee,
Rersifer F. Smith, David E. Twiggs, Albert
Sidney Johnston, Gideon J. Pillow. James
Longstreet and others. Payment is to be
made to the survivors or established heirs.
A Senator " Flattened Out" by the Presi-
dent
WASHINGTON, April 9th.-The following
is told as one of the incidents at the White
House to-day. \ Western Democratic
Senator called to press the appointment Of
one of his constituents TO an Assistant
Commissionership When | was prac-
ticing law, said the President, = found
that an instrument in writing usually out
weighed an oral statement. You Senators
seem to have a habit of signing petitions
for d candidate, and then You ask verbally
for the appointment of others to the very
position. | can't afford 10 waste time in
considering such requests. Half the Dem
ocratic Senators have signed a
petition for the retention of the in
cumbent of this place, and your name
is on the list. l don't know the man, but
he is certainly well Endorsed. " Oh no,
said the Senator, have not signed such
a paper" Thereupon the President is said
to have produced the petition bearing the
Senator signature as stated. Il never was
so Aattened out in my life, remarked the
Senator when narrating the incident.
The Illinois Senatorship Contest.
WAsuINGroN, April 9th-There is a great
deal of talk about town to-day. to the effect
that the delegation of Illinois Democratic
politicians that has been here for some
DAYS. has made certain arrangements with
regard to the distribution of Federal pat
ronage in that State, which it is thought
viii secure the election Of Democratic
Senator / is said that Morrison is to be
given another chance to solidiiy the party
and win if he can, and falling to do so, that
General Black Is 10 be put forward as a
candidate The feeling among the Illinois
Democrats here, however, Oh the question
a to whether or not Morrison should retire
in favor OF Black, is divided. Many
of them are loud in their demand that
Morrison should give way to more popu-
lar man, while others are found who vigor-
ously oppose his being superseded TO put
Black or any other candidate forward, un-
less he voluntarily retires 1t IS said the
Indiana influence is being brought to bear
upon Morrison to retire from the fight.
The incentive for the interest taken by the
Indiana politicians in the affairs OF the SIS
ter State is the fact that the election of
Black 10 the Senate would lead 10 the pro-
motion of Deputy Commissioner of Pen
sions Mclean, Of Indiana, 10 be Commits
sioner of Pensions.
Washington Monument Lisrtning-Proof.
WAsnIyGroN, April 9;h.-W bile heavy
storm was passing over the city late yester-
day afternoon. the Washington Monument
was struck three times by lightning without
causing the least damage. Colonel Casey
examined the aluminium tip this morning
with a powerful telescope, and found it as
sharp ard bright as when il was placed on
the summit some months since.
An Equivocai Explanation.
NEW York. April 9th.-A st. Louis spe-
cial SAYS: l. seems that Ex-Governor
Fletcher. who recently arrived at his home,
| started for De Soto Mo, but met friend
interested in the LIZ AbTa claims against
| Mexico. The friend said there was import
ant testimony to be had at Matamoras.
which. if taken at once, would surely pre-
vent the ratification of the treaty then
pending and being discussed i'll the Senate.
| When he got to Maiamoras he was in
| formed that The Senate would take no ac-
ton on the treaty, and returned.
Marriage of a Pennsylvania Heiress.
New YORK, April 9th.-A Mauch Chunk.
| Pa, special says Mary Packer the only
surviving Child of the late Judge Asa Pack
er. was married very privately yesterday
afternoon TO Charles IT. Cummings of New
York, at the brides paialial residence in
Mauch Chunk Miss Packer has perhaps
the largest annual income of any lady in
the United States, it being estimated at
81, 000 daily, TO say nothing of an income
from the aceGmu!auous of interest on the
amount received since the death Of her
father and two brothers. Cummings was
formerly conductor of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, of which he is now the New York
agent lie was an intimate friend Of the
late Presiden, Packer.
Anniversary of Appomattox.
NEW York, April 9ih.-The surrender OF
Lee at Appomattox. of which to-day is the
anniversary. Is the theme of leading edi-
torials in the Trib uac, Tunes and other
papers. with corrected versions of Lee 5
surrender, in which the story of the apple
tree and Grants declining Lees sword are
consigned to the limbo of exploded talk
The Eastern journals are printing recollec-
tons of Grants April victories from Union
and Confederate survivors. whose concur
rent testimony disposeS OF many cherished