Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-10
LAST NIGHTS S NEWS.
lsrEcIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uN1os.I
DOMESTIC
Justice Field and the pras,dsu

DOMESTIC.
Justice Field and the President
WASHINGTON, May 9th.-The SnRda1
Hdtchet says: THE appointment of Ciar-
ence Greathouse, of San Francisco, as Con-
sul-General TO kanagawa will drive Justice
Field and the President at widely divergent
as the poles. This is the last feather that
breaks the Justices back. He was furious
at the appointment of Christopher Franks
to the District Marshalship. but was
amehorated upon reflection. solaced by the
thought that it might have been more
ardent enemy. He wanted Maynard, a
man amer his own heart. and when he
tailed to get him his grief was great.
Greathouse is part of the head and front
of his offending enemies, and the seIenlion
VIII be the signal for the black fiag 10 be
run up. When Justice Field was desirous
OF the Democratic nomination in the last
PRESIDENTIAL tournament, Greathouse was
edl or OF the Examiner, Senator Hearst's
paper and opposed his aspirations. With
Delmas and others, the editor organized a
convention that repudiated the claim of
the Justice by an open resolution, and sent
his home delegation to Chicago instructed
against him. OF course this nomination
will be like.haunting the crimson cloak of
the natador in the face of an inflriated
Mexican bull. The Justice and his faction
Will have duck fits, and will swear death
to the Administration. There is fun and a
flight Of feathers ahead"
Justice Field said to-day that there is no
truth III this statement. and that he is not
making war on the President for giving
Greathouse Consulate.
Rosecrans in Hot Water.
WASHINGTON, May 9th.-Last Tuesday
the Senate Committee on Finance ad-
dressed letter to General Rosecrans, call
ing his attention 10 the decision of the
United States Supreme Court in the case
OF OConner VS.. Frasher, appealed from
the Supreme Court of the State of Califor-
MIA, in which he is charged with having
defrauded the United States of certain
lands in that State, and Offering him an
opportunity of making an explanation to
the committee if he So desires. No reply
has been received from the General thus
far, and his friends say he will take no no.
tice of the letter. General Butler has re-
quested an opportunity to be heard in op-
position to the confirmation of General
Rosecrans, and will charge him with hav-
ing published, in a report to the House of
Representatives, false and malicious state
ments affecting his (Butler's) honesty in
connection with the management of the
funds of the Soldiers Home General
RosecranS has also been informed of But
ler's charges. and has been invited TO meet
them. Butler is expected to be present at
the committee meeting on Tuesday, to pre-
sent his case.
The Senate this Week.
WASHINGTON, May 9th.-The Senate has
unanimously consented to devote to-mor-
row and Tuesday TO discussion of the
interstate commerce bill and to vote upon
the measure before adjournment on Tues
day. 1t is the understanding that the gen.
eral pension bill shall next be taken up,
and that the bankruptcy bill, open session
r o utions, Chinese restriction bill, and
the Pacific Railroad debt extinction bill
shall follow in their order 1t is possible,
however, that not more than one or two of
these measures will be disposed of during
the coming week. The Appropriations
Committee has the agriculture, pension,
District of Columbia and appropriation
bills under consideration, and its SUD com
niltees have made o much progress that
one or more of them may be brought in
speedily if desired, but none are likely to
be reported or brought up for action this
week.
The Railroad Tax Cases in the United
States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, May 9th.-Decisions will
be rendered in the United States Supreme
Court tomorrow upon five cases of direct
interest to the Pacific coast, among which
are the railroad tax cases. What the YER
dict of the Court will be in the tax cases il
is impossible to predict.
Frighiful Accident-Four Lives Lost.
Fort WAYNE, May 9th-Train No. s.
known as the day express" which left
Chicago at 3:15, via the Fort Wayne road,
this afternoon, was passing the little station
of lnwood, six miles east of Plymouth. at
just O'Clock this evening, when horrible
accident occurred, and four lives will be
lost thereby. John Wymer. Young
farmer living mile and half east of In.
wood, started for his home in the morning,
accompanied by his wife and two pretty
little daughters, aged 3 and years. and
drove out to visit some friends. After
spending most of the day there, they start
ed back, and reached Inwood station at
. clock, just the time the day express is
due. As his wagon was passing over the
track it was struck bv the engine. Both
horses were killed instantly, as was also
John Wymer and the eldest of the two
girls. His wife and the other child es-
capped instant death, only to suffer the
agonies o' lingering death. They were
mangled 81 as to make them almost un-
Recognizable, and presented sickening APP
pearance. The oldest child's head was
completely severed from the body. and Law
ten or fifteen feet from the trunk, while
Wymer was simply a shapeless mass of
human flesh. Mrs. Wymer and the young
est child were not maugled so badly as the
other Two, but they were injured beyond
hope of recovery. An eyewitness said to
an Associated Press reporter - 1t is an
awful accident, but no one is to blame ex-
cept Wymer himself"
knights OF Labor-Convention Called.
ST.. LOUIS, May 9th.-A Baltimore (Md.1
special says: General Master Workman
Powderly of the Knights of Labor, acting
under the authority vested in him by the