Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-22

building, or authorized to be built, are
summed up as follows: One, the Dolphin,
complete two, the Boston and Atlanta,
armament incomplete; five, the Chicago
and the monitors. incomplete five, the
Baltimore, Charleston and Newark, and
two gunboats, under advertisement; and
four, an armored cruiser, battle ship,
pneumatic dynamite boat, and torpedo
boat, not yet designed.
The plans and specifications have been
completed for two composite built, finely
modelled vessels, to be used as training
ships. and they could be commenced at once
if an appropriation were made for them.
The Board appointed to design plans for
the completion of double-turreted monitors
has nearly finished its specifications The
Chief Constructor recommends that in the
event of only one of the large vessels pro-
vided for at the last session of Congress
being built at the navy-yard, it should be
built at the Brooklyn yard, as that yard is
now in condition to commence any such
vessel. and to carry on the work with some
rapidity. Great necessity exists for better
docking facilities in all our navy-yards.
| This is rendered more important on ac-
count of the frequency with which steel un-
sheathed vessels will require to be docked
| to clean and paint their bottoms. In the
event of foreign war this great deficiency
| than any other of our present wants. 1t is,
| therefore, worthy of grave consideration
whether immediate steps should not be
| taken to place our navy-yards, in. this re-
spect, in the most thorough condition of
effectiveness.
| Wonderful Proportions of the United
States Mail Service.
WASHINGTON, November 21st.-The re-
port of Postmaster-General Villas for the
year ended June 80, 1886, says that in i'm
mensity and extent of means, expenditures,
! performances and results, the postal ma
chinery of the United States exceeds lin
some points far exceeds) that of any other
nation on the globe. The entire length of
railways employed by the United States
nearly equals the combined extent of those
of all other countries of the world, while
| other post routes more than quadruple the
total of any single people besides, and the
| mileage last year of our mail transporta-
ton exceeded Ey more than 125,000,000
miles the service rendered to any other
Government. OF postoffices no other ma
| ton has one.third our number 1t is
! estimated that 100, ,000, 900 more letters were
| mailed in the United States last year than
in Great Britain, and nearly that number
more than were mailed in Germany France
and Austria combined. The proportion of
each inhabitant is estimated in the United
States at 66, Great Britain ST. and Germany
| 10. At the close of the fiscal year the total
number of postoffices was 1854, besides
497 branch Offices. OF these 2,244 were
Presidential offices.
| Concerning appointments, the report
says: The appointments of Postmasters
| during the last fiscal year numbered alto
| gether 22,747, Of which 9,112 were
made to fill vacancies occasioned by
designations or expired commissions,
5S7 to vacancies caused by death, 3,4S2 on
| the establishment of new offices, 1856
upon removals. OF the total number of
appointments, 1,039 were made by the
President, vacancies having occurred from
the following causes, respectively. viz: By
expiration of commissions, 46S: by resig-
nation, 254; by death, "a by removals or
suspensions, 247 and to offices which had
been assigned from the fourth to third
class, AZ. The work performed by the car
riers is summarized as follows: Number of
pieces of mail matter Counting collections
and deliveries) handled by carriers during
the year was 1,949, $50, 500, an increase over
the previous year of 204, 9S3, 1856, or III per
cent, while the number of carriers was in
creased but 11.08 per cent. The money
order system has been extended to 81
additional offices during the year, while 10
were dropped from the list. During the
year there were issued 1910, ,302 domestic
orders, amounting to nearly $114000, 800.
Mail Route Changes.
| WASHINGTON, November 21st-The fol-
lowing changes in the star route mail
service in California have been announced {:
Bridgeport to Aurora-Leave Bridgeport
daily, except Sundays, at 6 a. NJ and arrive
at Aurora in eight hours. Leave Aurora
daily, except Sundays, at 7:30 A. NJ, and ar
rive at Bridgeport in eight hours.
Truckee to Tahoe (from May 1st TO Octo-
Der 31st)-Leave Truckee daily, except
Sundays, at $50 A. NJ. and arrive at Tahoe
by II NJ. Leave Tahoe daily, except Sun
days, at $50 A. NJ. and arrive at Truckee by
II NJ. From November 1st to April Both
Leave Truckee Mondays and Fridays at
$50 A. NJ. and arrive at Tahoe by II NJ
Leave Tahoe Tuesdays and Saturdays at
$50 A. NJ. and arrive at Truckee by 10 NJ
How General Carey Outstripped, His OPP
ponents.
WASHINGTON, November 21st.-The ap-
pointment of General John T. Carey as
United States District Attorney for North
ern California caused no surprise to those
who were familiar with Mr.. Carey's efforts
to secure the place. He succeeded simply
because he worked harder to secure the
greatest number of Endorsements. Clay
went, were equally as good, but by no
means SO numerous. Dennis Spencer ap-
peared to be well thought of by the Presi-
dent. also, but his appointment, it was
feared, would be unfayorably regarded by
Justice Field, and there were fifteen candi-
dates in all. The choice gradually mar
rowed down to Taylor and Carey and the
latter it is said, won solely by having on
file the greater number of Endorsements.
Wheat Acreage in the West.
CHICAGO, November 21st-The following
crop report will appear in this weeks issue
of the Farmers ReUielg Reports from the
winter wheat-growing States indicate that
the conditions are generally favorable for
growing grain. In eighteen counties of
Illinois six report an increased acreage over
last year, six an average acreage and two
decreased acreage, indicating that the aver
age for the State will be fully the equal of
that of the preceding year. In twelve
| counties in Indiana five report an increase.
| five an average and two decreased acre
| age. In eleven Kansas counties three re-
| port an increase, two an average and six q
decreased acreage. In six Michigan coun-
ties one reports an increase, four an aver
age anC two decreased acreage. In four
| teen Missouri counties four report an in
crease, three an average ana seven a
| ucNl Cdocu dCitdSS. LII HlttcH OUiO COuU-
ties four report an increased acreage, ten an
average and one decreased acreage. In
| nine Wisconsin counties four report an in
creased acreage, three an average and two
a decreased acreage. In Missouri and Wis
| consin the outlook for winter wheat is re-
ported to be unusually fine, and in Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Kansas it is generally
| fair to good. The average yield of corn
varies but slightly from the farmers re-
ports.
The Doodle Trial.
New YORK, November 2lst = Another
| large crowd filled the courtroom yesterday
| to hear the evidence iu the trial of ex-
Alderman McQuade, for accepting bribe
| to vote for the Broadway railroad franchise.
| Ex-Alderman Duffy took the stand He
said he had been builder for twenty years.
He had been unfortunate; he guessed about
twice-he was not sure-he thought twice
The last time he failed was in 1879. He
| also failed eight years before that. He
owed some debts in 1884, but did not think
he had applied any OF the $4,000 Doodle
money to paying these debts. He acknowl-