Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-15

The Rival Delegations from California.
WASHINGTON, April 14..n, Secretary
returns to-day. Then hostiIities
will begin between the rival delegations
from California. The plum they are ali
after IS the patronage of the Mare Island
navy yard. They have side issue to pre-
sent on the Chinese question. They want
the President to recommend some specific
course OF action on il in his message 10
Congress. They are not satisfied with the
present legislation on Chinese immigration
THOSE ALLEGED APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, April 14th.-The Buckley
party left for home this morning. Buckley
is understood TO have had long confer
ence with Judge Field last night at the
latter's residence. Lowney also left for
home to-day, and he expects that his COM
mission as boss blacksmith at Mare Island
will get there as soon as he does. Although
it is still insisted by the Californians here
that number Of appointments have been
made OF toremen, etc, at Mare Island, your
correspondent by dilligent search through
the Navy Department bureaus has been
able to learn that only three removals, and
not one appointment, in the navy-yard
have been made. Harrington, Gruenie
and Ryan are the names of those removed
and their discharges have probably reached
there by this time as they left here on the
Sth of April. Murphy left here yesterday
expecting to find his commission awaiting
him when he reaches home. Captain Bush
who wants to be Pension Agent, called on
the President this morning, and left for
home this afternoon. He says he is pretty
sure Of getting the office. 1t is thought
Rosecrans chances of getting the office of
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glimmering. w. W. Corcoran, the Wash
ing,on millionaire, who contributed largely
TO the Democratic campaign fund has
asked the President to retain the present
incumbent, and his request will probably
be granted. There is 4 good deal of talk of
RosecranS as coming man for Collector of
the Port of San Francisco. Budd left for
New Orleans this morning, and expects to
be i'll Stockton a week from Saturday.
Gentlemen, You Must Pay Your Debts.
WASHINGTON, April 14th.-Secretary En-
dicott has issued the following circular:
In view of the many complaints received on
this subject it is hereby announced to the en-
ployes ofthis Department that they are expected
to pay their just debts. While the Department
will not permit itself to be used as a collection
agency. and declines to take action in eases
where illegal interest is charged, or where the
Indebtedness was incurred before the employe
entered the service of the Department, neither
will it harbor any one who contracts Il debt on
the strength of his official position, and then
without sufficient excuse, neglectS to make pay
ment; and generally, it may be said, where
case has been tried and Judgment rendered,
it is too late to deny the business or correctness
of the amount of the judgment. Hereafter COM
plants will be sent TO the proper chiefs of the
bureaus, who will be expected to take such
action as may be necessary, and if it should
appear that the employe is using his official
nnSitlCn shield tO void the nj his
debts, and i'll violation of this circular, he will
be recommended for discharge
The Superintendency of the Soldiers
Home.
WASHINGTON, April 14th.-An active con-
test is going on for the position of Super
intendent Of the Soldiers Home Among
the applicants are a number of the most
distinguished officers on the retired list, as
well as some on the active list Generals
Augur and Hunt, Colone! Alexander. Col
onel McGibbon Colonel Schmitzer and
Colonel Rufus ingalls, are among the ap-
plicants.
An Extra Session of Congress Favored.
New YORK, April 14th.-The imminence
of foreign war leads the Past to favor
calling an extra session of Congress to re-
peal the law torbidding the naturalization
of foreign vessels, and prints a portion of
President Grants message on the eve Ofthe
Franco-G German war, recommending the
passage of an Act allowing the purchase of
foreign vessels by means of our enterpris
ing capitalists and adventurous seamen,
which would be quickly put in condition to
do again their fair share of the ocean
carrying trade Of the world.
Fenian Boasts.
DETROIT, April 14th-Prominent Fenians
who raided in 1868, say there is now an or
ganized movement to invade Canada from
several points in the United States, stimuli
taneously Many Of the raiders will come
from Chicago. Recruiting is brisk, and
1900 are now secretly enlisted, 5000 being
III Detroit. Benann, who was accused of
completely in the Phoenix Park assassina-
tons, was here few days ago and was
seen in Colonel Atkinson's office He was
interviewed at that time and said he was
here to be admitted to the bar
At Titusville, Penn, Fenian associa-
ton was organized for the purpose of de-
stroying public works by the use of power
full explosives and of creating havoc among
the Canadian centers Each member of the
organization has heretofore been employed
either III the manufacture of -glycerine
or i'll exploding torpedoes i'll oil wells, and
they are therefore fearless and perfectly
adapted to the business. The first attack
will be directed toward the Welland canal
and the Rideau canal locks at Jones Falls
PooI-selling on Horse Races.
ALBANY, April 14th-A petition has
been largely circulated among members of
the Assembly, asking the passage of bill
permitting pool-seiling on horse-race
courses. The bill is entitled An Act for
the improvement of the breed of horses. -
The petitioners ask the same liberty on
race tracks in this State that now exists in
other States. The signatures include Aaron
J. Nanderpool, August Belmont W. X.
Vanderbilt, Pierre Lorillard, Clarence A.
Seward, Edward Cooper, Austin Corbin
ChaS. A. Dana, Roscoe COnkling, D. O.
Mills, Geo. Jones and VIM. Dorsheimcr
The bill is opposed by the President of the
American Trotting Association and the
President of the National Association for
the Improvement OF the Breed of Horses
who have been here explaining to members
why the anti-pool laws should not be tam
percd with. They say the custom of own
ers of horses selling pools on their own ami
mails is detrimental to the improvement of
the breed of horses.
Golden Dreams Dissolved.
NEW HAVEN Conn, April 1lth-David
J. Woodruff of Oakland, Cal, brother of
editor Woodruff, of the New Haven Uaioa,
who arrived here recently and represented
himself as possessed of fabulous wealth,
has disappeared, and with his disappear
ance the golden fabric which he has woven
in the minds of his relatives, has passed
away like a vision. 1t is thought that
Woodruff is insane. He left this city in
1855, and ten years later he was heard from
IN California. He was always regarded as
4 man OF integrity, and when he returned
a few weeks ago and related to his relatives
the stories of his vast wealth and asked
them 20 share it with him in the West, they
accepted his statements as true. His con
yersation recently became so eXtravagant
that his brother suspected that something
was wrong, and suggested that certain
moneys be turned over to him to meet the
immediate expense of removal. This
Woodruff readily agreed to do, and the
time and place for the transfer were APP
pointed. Some of Woodruff relatives sold
out their business and all had prepared for
removal, when the painful fact was real
lzed that WoodTutf's wealth was purely
and that, in fact, he was a pen
nIless crank. On the day appointed to
hand over few hundred thousand dollars
to his brother he disappeared, and it is
thought he went to New York
Destruction by Fire
CHICAGO, April 14th-A fve-story stone
50 to 50 Wabash avenue, burned
this morning. The building was occupied
by i've firms aS folIou-c. - ,,,s+t o. 49,,