Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-02
FIRST BLOOD CLAIMED BY THE
HENLEY FACTION.
The American TurfBeecher on Ey-
oIution-GeneralG rant-Strike
of Iron-workers.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE REOoED-uMoN..
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Sacramento District.

originally presented barnett : nalue lof Tue
place, he withdrew his Endorsement some
time ago, and urged Crayens' appointment.
Fields friends say that the Justice took no
part whatever in the matter: that he had
no candidate for the place, and that Bar
nett's appointment is not victory Tor the
faction 1t is said that Barnett some days
ago called Henley to account for his treat
ment of him in the matter, and charged
Henley with having thrown him over
board to take up Cravens. He informed
Henley that but for his (Barnetts) eXer-
tons in the campaign he would have been
beaten for Congress The scene between
them is said to have been stormy one.
and was witnessed by prominent Califor-
MAN now here, who told your correspond
cnt of it Henley says, however, that he
supported no one but Barnett.
Analysis of the California Democracy.
WASHINGTON, June 1st.-A column and
| half review and analysis of the California
Democracy by an expert, evidently friendly
to the Field faction, declares that it is in
deed a red-letter day at the White House
when the President is not besieged by one
or more hungry, clamOrous delegations
each bent on impeaching the party loyalty
of the other. They are giving the Admin
istration more VeXation and trouble than
the applicants of any other State. Nowon-
the desire to replace an incumbent Repub
lican with an honest Democrat is absolutely
| thWarted.
| y Postmaster With an Eye to Business.
WASHINGTON, June 1st.-The Chief of
| Postofiice Inspectors has been informed
| that Postmaster l. \. Hibbs, OF Lewiston,
Idaho. issued money orders to the amount
of $4,000 or $4,000, ordered banks in diff
ferent cities 10 collect them and forward
the money to him, and then absconded.
He was last heard from at Victoria, b. c.
An officials Confession of " Offensive
Partisanship."
WASHINGTON. June 1st.-A. L. Howard,
Collector of Customs at Portsmouth, n H.,
has rendered his resignation to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. In his letter, he says
that he has held the office since December
u, 1873, during which time he has endeav-
ored to faithfully discharge its duties. He
then adds: " have also, during all that
time, been Il jealous member Of the Re
publican party, and in every way possible
contributed to its success; consequently
my offensive partisanship' can
be established by many witnesses.
For twenty years have also been firm
believer in the JackSOnian doctrine that
to the victor belongs the spoils.
Consistency. therefore, compels me to
imly adhere to those principles and con-
victiCns, in defeat Is well as in victory
To-day Alpheus Hanscom was appointed
| his successor.
The Civil Service Commission and 5ecre-
tary Lamar.
WASHINGTON. June 1st-Withiu the past
few days 81 600 cerkship in the Pension
| Bureau having become vacant. Secretary
Lamar sent a requisition to the Civil Ser
-. =. g,
son 10 fill the position, in which he re-
quested that the Commission certif. to the
Department the name Of female clerk
from Dakota. he having found that that
Territory had no representation in the Blu
reaU. \ reply to this request was prepared
to-day by the Commission and forwarded
to the Secretary Immediately. In it the
Commission decline to make the certifica-
ton as requested, and say, in substance,
that il IS the province of the Commission,
and not that Of the Secretary Of the Inte-
rior. to name the States and Territories
from which selections shall be made for
certiicaion upon requisiti0n, and with re-
spect TO this particular case that Dakota Is
not on the list for q choice of appointments,
and that therefore the Commission will not
select a clerk from that Territory. This
decision of the Commission Will ii is I'M
dcrstood, be regarded by them as a prece-
dent that will govern any future cases of
the kind.
The Presidents Decision Excluding
Settlers.
WASHINGTON, June 1st.-It is probable
that strong effort will be made by citizens
of Dakota to induce the President to recon-
slider his decision to exclude settlers from
the Crow creek or Winnebago reservation.
| Secretaries Lamar and Bayard.
| WASHINGTON, June 1st.--Secretary Lamar
has recovered from his illness, and was at
his desk to-day. Secretary Bayard left to-
night for Lawrence, Kan, where he will
deliver an address before the literary socie-
ties of the Kansas State University.
Miss CleveIand's Book.
| WASHINGTON, June 1st.-The title of Miss
Cleveland's forthcoming book is " George
Eliot; and Other Studies
General Crooks View of the Apache
Outlook.
| WASHINGTON. June 1st.-General Scho-
field to-day telegraphed to the War Depart
mcnt the following dispatch dated at Fort
| Bayard yesterday. from General Crook,
commanding the Department of Arizona
J Eight parties of troops are scouting after
the Indians. The outlook is very bad and
the trouble will be exceedingly difficult to
suppress 1t is learned at the War De
partmcnt that between sixteen and twenty
companies, containing about 200 men,
are in the field in pursuit of the Indians
An Appeal for Protection against Indians.
New YORK, June 1st.-The Times prints
an appeal of settlers of southern Arizona.
addressed TO the people of the southern
counties of New Mexico and to the press of
| New York. for hell against the murderous
Apaches, threatening, unless protection be
! afforded, to wipe out the Don Carlos ReSer-
walton, and demanding that 5000 troops be
| placed in the field
The Times in an editorial says 1t is pain
| fully apparent that General Crook has not
enough troops to do what ought to have
| been done some time ago. Seventeen COM
panics have been engaged in something
| called pursuit. Why have the sayages
| been allowed to carry on the bloody work
SO long? Even the best friends OF Crook
| will admit that an explanation is needed
The Tribune contends that the troops had
| done ali that was reasonably to be expected,
considering the willy character of the foe,
familiar with every inch of a difficult
country to travel, and able to distance and
eludc pursuit, going where troops cannot
! follow, and subsisting where white men
| would perish of hunger and thirst.
Beach and Hanlan.
! NEW YORK, June Ist.-Richard X. Fox
I Nsiitl tll4S Itlti llJOll bA ktGtl an
| swer to my challenge. offering To match
| Hanlau against him for 5000 aside, in a
| few days. If he accepts it will be the
| greatest match the world has ever seen. |
have offered him $500 for expenses, but if
that is not enough, will make it 81 900,
or even more. | will not allow any money
consideration TO stand in the way of
match between these two oarsmen.'
| The Vermont Senatorship.
New YORK. June 1St-A Suns special
! from Burlington, Vt says: The determi-
nation of Blaine's partisans to defeat Sen
ator Edmunds in the Legislature of 1886
| has already begun to take shape. Its pretty
generally understood that Ex-Governor
Smith, President of the Central Vermont
Railway, Governor Proctor, Ex-Governor
| Stewart, Judge Powers, of the Supreme
! Court and the venerable Luke II. Poland
will be in the field
Death of a Noted Chop-house Keeper.
NEW YORK, June 1st-Among the deaths
announced yesterday is that of George
Brown, of chop-house notoriety in this
city His was the favorite resort of Presi-
dent Arthur and theatrical people, also that
of Mark T. Seymour. He was a we'll
! known railroad contractor, and constructed
nearly all the bridges on the Union Pacific
! II o11 i; ri