Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-28
bilities of the office was owing TO its duties
not being congenial 10 his tastes


not being congenial TO his tastes.
lsECoND DIsPATCHl
WASHINGTON, December 27th-An ex-
traordinary desire is manifested here TO
know the reasons given by Bigelow for
declining the office of Assistant United
States Treasurer. Up to late hour tonight
the letter was refused for publication. In
the mean time all that can be learned about
it is that it is long-wiuded, and that the
substance of it is that Tilden's biographer
does not care to assume the heavy respon-
slblllty of taking care of millions of the
peoples money. 1t is apparent that Big
CLOVIS unwillingness to serve has not been
received gracefully, and that it has not
deepened the respect for his strength or in
dependence of character. Some politicians,
who knew of the intimate friendly rela-
tons existing between Tiidep and Bigelow,
believe that be has declined at Tilden's
suggestion, and that he has in his letter
become the spokesman for Tilden, and
lectured the President ior failing to con
form TO Tilden's idea rs to the conduct of
his administration.
clearinghouse Transactions.
BosToN, December 27th.-The leading
clearing houses of the United States report
the total gross bank exchanges for the
week ending December 26th were SS6S. .30l,-
95O-an increase of AZ per cent. compared
with the corresponding week in 1884.
Eastern View of the Decision in the
Sharon Case.
New YORK, December 28th-A. M-The
Suns editorial says A very interesting
phase of the celebrated litigation involving
the claim of Sarah Althea Hin to judicial
recognition as the wife of the late Senator
Sharon is presented by the decision rem
| dered on Saturday in the Circuit Court at
San Francisco by Judge Sawyer Circuit
Judge Sawyer is highly respected for his
learning, ability and character. and so we
believe is the Judge of the State Court who
decided the case III Miss Hills favor. They
! seem to take different views of the same
facts. From what we have read of the case,
and heard OF it, we imagine that the facts
might well divide jury, and it is not sur
| prslng that they caused the Courts to diSa-
gree. But the end is not yet.
| Combination CT Confidence Men and
Swindlers.
| New YORK, December 28th-A. M.-The
! TrfbURe's Williamsport pa special SAYS
! 4 notorious and successful combination of
| confidence men and swindlers in central
and northern Pennsylvania Is now in a
| fair way to be broken up and its members
| lodged in the Penitentiary. For five years
they have had established headquarters in
| Harrisburg and Dauphin, the latter a little
town. nine miles this side of the capital
city. From these points they have oper-
ated with great success, swindling farmers
and other conhdng people cut of thousands
of dollars.
The Telegraph War.
NEV York, December 28th-A. M.-The
World says: Ex-senator Roscoe Conkling.
Edward Lauterbach and Colonel Ingersoll
counsel for the United Lines TELEGRAPH
Company, held a council at the latter 5
residence yesterday afternoon, to determine
on the proper course to be pursued in
punlshing the Western Union 1or cutting
| their clients wires on Christmas Dav. Late
in the afternoon word was sent by them to
| President Stokes, of the United Lines
| Company, that no arrests would be made
until morning, but that warrants would
| then be secured for every one, from man
ager Humestone down. The question will
be argued on Thursday next before Judge
| Wallace, at Syracuse.
The Departing Cigarmakers.
New YORK, December .2Sth-A. M.-The
| Stars Albany special saws: The mems
waiting-roOm AT the Union depot last even
ing was filed with cigarmakers, some of
| whom were about to depart for San Fran
cisco. A large number of friends were
| present from this city to see them off. The
members of the Cigarmakers' Union from
| this city, who have accepted an offer Of
work for one year at good wages and cheap
accommodations, numbered eleven. About
! fifty came up from New York, and the num-
Der will be increased between here and
| Chicago to about three hundred
Beecher "Not at Home" on New Years
Day.
New York, December 2Sth-A. NJ
Beecher surprised his congregation in Ply
mouth Church yesterday morning by an
nOuncing that he would take vacation on
New Years day. and not receive calls.