Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-30
The Napa Rancho Case.

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The Napa Rancho Case.
WASHINGTON, December 29th.-In the
case involving that portion of Rancho de
Napa, in Napa county, Cal, confirmed to
Otto II. Frank and covering about 1000
acres, Acting Secretary Muldrow has de-
eided that as the case was pending in the
United States District Court at the time of |
the passage of the Act of July l, 1864, the
new jurisdiction thereby conferred at once
attached and the Court had full authority |
to revise the Tracy survey and order new
one, as it did, but that the approval of the |
new survey by the Court was without juris-
diction, as the supervision of such survey |
was, by the express terms of said Act, |
vested in the Commissioner of the General |
Land Office. A patent, therefore, will issue
for said claim in accordance with the decree |
of said Court and the resurvey made there
under will be accepted by the Department |
if it appears to be in conformity with said |
decree.
A Senator's Views the Presidential !
Outlook for 1888.
New YORK, December 29th.-Senator |
Dolph, of Oregon, was asked to-day how |
Oregon would stand in 1888. He said :
Ny State will be emphatically Republi- |
can. In 1884 l was q delegate 10 the Ma
structed to vote solidly for Blaine. l think |
if the Convention were held tomorrow the !
same instructions would again be carried |
out. Blaine is very popular there. l |
think the Republicans will win in the next |
election. New York is the pivotal State |
Whichever way it goes the election will go. |
The Labor element will be a problem for
the Democrats to meet. don't think they
can successfully cope with it. The Tenn
perance vote has reached its highest limit,
in my opinion, and the Republicans will
not lose as many votes from that source as
the Democrats will from the Labor move
ment.
Another Fatal Practical Joke.
| READING (Pa), December 29th-Frank-
| lin p. Goodhart, a well-known sporting
man, died last evening, aged 60. Two
weeks ago he was so badly scared in a
saloon by practical jokers that he became
violently insane Knowing that Good |
hart, whose mind previously had been
strong, was easily frightened, several ac-
ouaintances executed a mock murder be-
| fore bis eyes, and he fled in terror from
the place. From that time on he was a
hopeless lunatic, and died from nervous
prostration caused by fright. Goodhart
was notorious gambler, and lost two for
tunes in his time. In 1S49 he went to Cal |
| $1,000 in gold dust but cards soou swept it
all away. During the war Goodhart oper-
ated in the Union camps, and before its
| close had accumulated fortune. In recent
years, being partially paralyzed, he con-
fined his operations to country fairs, using |
dice on green countrymen. He leaves a
wife and two children.
Democratic ManeuveriDg.
New YORK, December 29th.-Albany and
Washington correspondents are astray with
reference to the presence of Governor Hill
in this city. The idea seems to have got
about that the Governor is ON his way to
| Washington in response to an invitation
from President Cleveland, who is said to
be anxious to remove the impression that
GOODNESS exists between him and the Gov
ernor, in order that the Democratic party
! in this State may be entirely harmonious,
| in view of the approach of the next Presi-
Dental campaign. The real business of
the Governor at this time is to impart some
advice to the leaders of Tammany and the
| County Democracy factions with reference
to the primary elections that come off this
and to- morrow evenings. The committees
to be chosen at these elections will have no
little influence in shaping the character of
the next State Convention, which shall
take Presidential references into account.
1t is of the utmost importance TO Governor
Hill, therefore, that right men should be
put on these committees.
Seeking Information.
New YORK. December 29th.-Wall street |
to-day abounds with members of Congress
who have come here during the recess TO |
get information from financiers, merchants |
and railroad officials upon the different |
questions to come up for discussion later |
in the session, such as tariff, interstate |
fhar ral Off Inc
There is a very decided conviction in COM
mercial circles that the interstate COM
merce bill cannot pass without considera-
BILE modification of the anti-pooling and
long and short-haul features.
Dried Fruits in Chicago.
CHICAGO, December 29th.-The dried |
fruit market rules firm, but trade is re-
stricted on account of the rather meager |
offerings. The arrivals are still small. |
Although the country has been pretty well |
canvassed for fruit, and it is found TO be |
scarce, it is not necessary to say that any |
one kind of fruit is salable, but the demand |
is good generally and full, firmer prices |
are obtainable California varieties rule |
firm, raisins being the exception. Quota
tions are as follows, by the pound: French |
prunes, 8 cents pitted plums, 13@14e |
quartered peaches. 12@15 peaches, |
halved and pared, 25c; nectarines, Sc |
pears, s@12ic. Raisins are easy, and in
good supply. London layers, 20-pound |
boxes, per box, 81 75@1 so; loose Musca-
tells, 81 50@1 60 per box.
An Englishman's Suicide.
DENVER, December 29th-A Hot Springs
special to the Times says Captain A. E. P.
Sparrow, of London, Eng, committed sui |
eide here yesterday. He came here about |
June last and invested $4,000 in bogus |
cattle company. The investment proved |
to be an entire loss, and left him without |
means of support, which so humiliated |
him that he ended his existence by pistol /
shot. Just before the fatal act be was |
walking the veranda of his hotel in COM |
pany with lady acquaintance, and seemed |
usually cheerful.
General Miles Movements.
WASHINGTON, December 29th.-General |
Miles called at the War Department to-day |
and had an extended interview with Secress
tary Endicott The General will leave WASH |
ington this evening for New York, to re- |
main a day or two before proceeding to |
Prescott, A. T., where he will direct the re- |
moval of his headquarters TO Los Angeles.
Cal. Mrs-Ailes will accompany her hus- |
band West.
Gould Not Posted.
LITTLE Rock (Ark.), December 29ih u
To-day the Federal Court set aside the late |
sale of the Little Rock, Mississippi River |
and Texas Railroad to Jay Gould, because |
of misunderstanding by the purchaser of /
the State laws relative to redemption. The I
property will be readvertised for sale.
THE DIE Is CAST.
Rumor of Definite Split Among the |