Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-24


for our next President" Cheers followed
this sally, and the Senator excused himself
from making speech, as also did General
Carr, candidate for Lieutenant Governor
The meeting then adjourned.
! CONSULTING WITH THE LEADERS.
New YORK, October 23d.-Colonel La
mont, the Presidents private Secretary,
was at the Hoffman House today. holding
a consultation with the Executive Commit
tee of the Democratic State COMMITTEES.
MAYOR GRACE \ CITIZEN.
NEW YoRK, October 24tl-A. M.-Alayor
Grace registered as a voter YESTERDAY. which
settles the long-mooted point as to his citi-
zenshlp. lie presented naturalization pa
pers dated 1880
INCREASED REGISTRATION.
New YORK, October 23d. Registration
IN this city for the forthcoming election
closed tonight. The total is 90, 100, against
55,90l IN 1884, and 52,020 in 1888.
Land Grabbers Checkmated
WAsHIEGToN, October 23d.-It is stated
at the Land Office that under the present
| practice of that Office, when public lands
| within township are opened 10 entry
! through the filing of plats Of survey, there
| was rush of spectators and land-grab-
| bers, who often succeeded in securing the
! best lands, TO the great injury Of bona fide
| settlers. Moreover, this class of persons
were able frequently to learn when the
plats Of survey were to be'received in ad-
vance Of the settlers, who were placed at
disadvantage To correct this abuse. as far
as possible, the Commissioner of the Land
Office has issued the following instructions
to local land officers
Hereafter, when an approved plan of survey
OF any township is transmitted to you by the
SuTveyorGeneral, you will not regard such plat
as officially received ut and filed in your Office
until the following regulations have been com
piled with:
First-You win forthwith post a notice in a
conspicuous place in your Office, specifying the
township that has been surveyed, and stating
that the plat or survey will he fled in your
Office on a day TO be fixed by YOU and named in
the notice, which shall be not less than thirty
days from the date of such notice, and that on
and after such day you will be prepared to re-
celye applications for the entry of lands III such
township.
Second-You will also send a COPY of such no
ticc to the Postmaster Of the postotIices nearest
! the land and copy to each clerk ofa Court of
record in your district, with a request that the
same be conspicuously posted in their respec-
Third-You viii furnish the public press in
your district with copies of such notice, as
matter Of news.
Fourth-You win give such further publicity
OF the matter in answer to inquiries (tor which
you Will charge no fee), and otherwise rs you
may be able to without mourning advertising
expenses.
a Valuable Report.
WASHINGTON, October 23d-Naval Con-
structor Philip Hichborn, U. S. N. who
was sent last year to visit the principal
dockyards of Europe, has submitted 10 the
Secretary of the Navy a long report, which
is said by high naval authorities to be a
work of great practical value lie visited
the yards of Great Britain, France, Ger
| many and Russia. He describes technical
ly, and with much detail, the shops, docks,
discipline and working systems of those
institutions and the vessels lately finished,
or in process Of construction. His report
Is illustrated with photographs, charts and
lne drawings.
Capital Notes.
WAsuIYGToN. October 23d. - Secretary
Manning refuses to say anything in regard
to the report that Assistant Secretary Coon
! has been notified that his resignation will
be accepted in a few days. He intimates
! that all information on that subject must
come fron CooQ.
HE Second Comptroller OF the Treasury
Is making q thorough investigation OF the
accounts Of the Indian Agents, which are
reported TO be in q very bad condition and
has already referred about dozen cases TO
the Secretary Of the Treasury for suit to re-
cover balances found due the Government.
The latest Tumor as to the Civil Service
Commission is that Judge benjamin Buck
ner, OF Louisville, who has lust declined
the nomination of Chief Justice of New
Mexico, wishes to be a mem Der Of the Com
mission. His friends say he approves of
| the civil service policy.
First Comptroller Durham has made
decision that the head Of a Department
cannot grant third class clerk leave of alb
scnce without pay and then appoint MIN
to another position with larger compensa-
ton than he would have received as clerk.
Secretary Manning has made the follow
ing changes in the Registers office: Hart
well Jenison, Of New York, chief of divi-
sion Of loans reduced to a fourth-ciass
clerkship Paul Hersch, of Pennsylvania.
clerk of class four, dismissed Thomas G,
Hensey, OF New York, clerk of class four,
dismissed
Wm. II. sinson, A g. Woodford James
Reed and Lewis Wilhelm, special agents of
| the Bureau of Labor, have resigned, having
completed their Investigations
| The Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company.
New YORK, October 23d.-Tho Directors
OF the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company to-day ratified the sale of 81 800,
0O0 OF five per cent consolidated bonds.
This IS part of the new issue of $l5.5OO. 900
five per cent. bonds. issued at the rate of
/ S25. 600 per mile on 700 miles of the road.
The bonds sold to-day will be used to take
up 81 100000 of scrip certificates, bearing
eight per cent. interest, one-haIf of which
mature November lst, proximo, and the
| other half November 1, 1886, but all of
which will be paid off on November 1st
next.
The American Turf.
w no+okar
ance was large to-day and the track good.
Mile: McBowling won, Harefoot second.
| Tony Foster third. Time, 1:47l Mile and
five eighths, for three-year-old Bersan
won, Baldwin's Volante second, Bonanza
third. Time, 2:56i. Seven-eighths of a
mile; Burch won, Bessie second. Lulu
| third. Time, 1:3I. Two miles, for all ages
Fosteral won, Enigma second, Bob Miles
third. Time, 3:39 Mile heats Barnum
won the first heat, and Heel and Toe won
the second and third heats. Best time,
LAG.
AT BRIGHTON BEACH.
BRIGHToN BEACH, October 2Gd.-The at
tendance good to-day, but the track was a
little sodden at first. Three-quarters of a
mile: Chickadee won, Dan K. second,
Freida third: Time, 1:22I. The mutuals
paid SIG. Three-quarters of mile; En-
dymion won Hickory Jim second, Barney
Baron third. Time, 1:21. The mutuals
paid S47 So. Mile: Error won, Tattler
| second, Tenstrike third. Time, 1:4S. The
mutuals paid SG6 80. Mile and an eighth
Brunswick won, Mineral second, Eros
third. Time 2:054. The mutuals paid
$196 15 Mile and an eighth, for all ages
Olivette won, Lemon second, Harry Mann
third. Time, 2:043. The mutuals paid
$12 10.
a Mother and Child Burned to Death in
a Prairie Fire.
FARGO ID. t., October 23d.-News has
been received confirming the report that
the wife and child of Seth Staunton per
ished in the prairie fire in Barnes county,
thirty miles from here, on Saturday week.
The fire started from a thrashing machine
on the Lessar farm while the men had left
| it for dinner. Mr.. Staunton, who was dis
| tant from his house two miles from the
| origin of the fire, was barely able to reach
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