Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-31

WAsHINaToN, October 30th.-Edward c.
Balm, messenger of the National Metropol-
itan Bank of this city, left that institution
early this morning To make the usual daily
collections from sOther city banks. In "a
few hours he returned and informed the
Cashier that he had lost a wallet contain
ing the money he had collected, amounting
TO $40, 100. Before informing the Cashier
of his loss Balm drew from the bank 81 800
which he had on deposit there, and handed
it to his sister, to whose house he had gone
as soon as he missed the money, and who
accompanied him back to the bank.
The money was in 800 and $50
notes. Although Balm claims to have
lost the pocket-book containing the col
lections, the general supposition is that it
was stolen from him by some clever pick
pocket. He claims to have taken the
pocket-book from his inside coat pocket,
and put it in his hip pocket, while in the
city Postoffioe, where he went to get the
mail, after he made all his collections, and
to have missed it after he had gone about
a block from the Postoflice. Balm has been
in the employ OF the bank only a few
months. He is a cousin of the Balm Bros,
of the defunct Exchange Bank of Norfolk
Va. He was taken to the police head
quarters and put through severe exami-
nation, and then allowed to go. The bank
offers reward of s., 500 for the recovery of
the money.
Wants to Practice.
WASHINGTON, October 30th. - Luther
Harrison, ex-Assistant Commissioner of
the General Land Office, has filed peti-
ton in the Supreme Court of the District
OF Columbia, for writ of mandamus, to
compel the Secretary of the Interior to
fn aatt ntt l.,
fore the Interior Department Harrison is
one of the ex-officials debarred from prac-
tice before the Department for two years
from the date of his retirement from
office, by the recent order of Secretary
Lamar.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, October 30th-The acting
Postmaster General to-day appointed the
following fourth-class Postmasters Ari-
zona-Nogales, S. W. Carpenter. Califor-
nia-Monticello, John K LEVEL.
The annual report of General Benet,
Chief of Ordnance, T. S. A, is made public
to-day. He treats the question of State
militia at some length, and urges that,
inasmuch as the largest part of the avail
able force of the country is to be made up
of this class, more ample provision should
be made for the maintenance and efficiency
of that body.
United States Consul Wingate, at Foo
Chow, China, reports to the Secretary of
State in reply to instructions from the lat
ter, that after careful inquiry he is unable
to ascertain that any adulterated tea is sold
to foreigners, there being stringent rules
against its manufacture and sale.
The death in this city, yesterday, of
Rear-Admiral De Kraft, promotes Com
modore John Lee Davis, now commanding
the Asiatic fleet, to Rear-Admlral. Com
modore William Truxton is now Senior
Commodore, and will be promoted to Rear
Admiral in February, 1886 on the retire
ment of Rear-Admiral Earle English for
age. This will promote Captain 4. E. K
Benham to Commodore, Commander
George G. Remey to Captain and Leuten-
ant-Commander George +. F. Wilde to
Commander
The annual report Of General Drum.
Adjutant-General of the Army, furnished
to-day for publication, says The Ad-
jutant-General has much pleasure TO state
that the number of desertions from the
army during the past year has senslblv de-
creased, being 754 less than the number
stated in his last report.
D. Kimball. Director of the Mint. has
reduced the estimates of the appropriation
for Mint service for the next fiscal year
over $2lO00O, as compared with the esti-
mates for the present year, and over $75,-
600 as compared with the actual expend-
itures of last year. He says the actual
expenditures will be much less if the coin
age of standard silver dollars be suspended
by Congress-
Sale of John McCullouch's Theatrical
Property by Auction.
New YORK, October 30th.-Many theat-
rical and other persons attended the sale
to day of John McCullough's wardrobes
and stage belongings, at S45 Broadway
Mary Anderson's brother Joseph was there
and bought for his sister the crown worn
by Macready, purchased by Dion Bouci-
cault in London, and by Him presented to
Mccullough. Also present was J. H. Col
lier, who bought the play Metamora" and
rights for $125. William +. Johnstone. OF
Philadelphia, bought the exclusive right to
The Gladiator" for 800, and the " Broker
of Bogota for 500 Most of the costumes
were purchased by theatrical costumers al
low prices. Only two sales were made for
more than S100, and they were those al
ready referred to" Gladiator and Met
amora." Large bundles of incidental mu-
sic, manuscript plays, prompt book, etc,
were bought for 81, s. and S. dagger
presented by Salvini to Mccullough brought
SIS, and q Macbeth dagger, presented
TO Edwin Forrest, sold for S21 so,
and sandals, feathers, crosses and wigs
makeup boxes, Roman shirts and other
articles used by Mccullough in the different
characters which he played, were purchased
for little or nothing as souvenirs. Ladies
crowded III the back part of the gallery.
who We're not recognized as belonging to
the theatrical profession, bid for small
articles and paid cash, not wishing to give
their names. The Tirst dress in - Ingomar -
brought 513, and the crown worn by Ed
mund Kean, and presented to Mccullough
by Dion Boucicault, sold for S45 Mr. John
son paid S2t for the claymore worn in
Macbeth" The first dress worn in
Othello,' designed by Dion Boucicault,
and said to have cost ST coo. brought only
$9o. For the second dress in the same
play, $65 was paid The third dress
brought s., and the fourth 81. A rich
japanese cloak, brocaded on crepe, sold for
$40, Edwin +. Thorne paid $25 for the
fourth dress in Richard Ill" Captain
Connor paid $11 for a Roman toga, shirt
and waist, and S23 for the shirt and waist
worn by Mccullough in " Virginius." The
proceeds of the sale Will amount to about
$4,000.
Convention of the National Woman,s
Christian Temperance Union.
PHILADELPHIA, October 3Oth.-The elev.
enth convention of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union began here
to-day. The hall was crowded in every
/ part, and there were a few men in the
audience, The parquette was occupied by
80 delegates, representing nearly every
State and Territory in the Union. The
proceedings began with prayer by Mrs
Francis l.; Swift, of Allegheny Pa, after
which a telegram was sent to Bishop Pot.
ter, of New York, asking him to forward
( the greeting to Archdeacon Farrar, 'the
classic temperance worker of modern
times" The annual address. a long docu.
ment, covering 10 pages of print and occu.
pying nearly an hour in reading, was de.
hvered by President Frances E. Willard.
After considerable debate, the suggestion
of the Executive Committee, relative tc
the removal of the headquarters to Chi
cago. was adopted. By q vote of 176 To %