Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-29
An Army Officers Mental Aniiction.

WASHINGTON, March 2Sth = Captain
David l.. Craft of the Sixth Infantry was
brought here from Harrisburg, Pa, last
evening by Lieutenant Sellmer of the
Third Artillery and placed in ST. Elizabeth's
Insane Asylum. Captain Craft was found
incapacitated for active service by the Ex-
amining Board, but no mention of his dis.
eased mental condition was made in the
paper. He weighs about three hundred
pounds, and Lieutenant Sellmer was
obliged to employ an assistant to aid in
bringing him here.
Yesterdays Nominatfoas.
WASHINGTON, March 2Sth.-The Presi-
dent sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day:
Casslus M. Barnes. of Arkansas, to be Re-
ceiver of the Land Office at Guthrie, /. I.
John L. Ollie, of Indian Territory, to be
Register OF the Land Office at Guthrie.
Several Postmasters were nominated.
California Patronage.
WASHINGTON, March 2Sth. = Another
meeting of the California delegation was
held this afternoon at Senator Stanford's s
committee-room to discuss the matter of
the distribution of patronage What took
place is kept religiously secret, but sll the
members of the delegation say there is
splendid prospect of reaching an agree
ment.
Department Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 2Sth. = Secretary
Window has received the resignation of
Judge McCue as Assistant Treasurer at
New Y York.
Windows new Supervising Architect
and Byrnes' new Appointment Clerk were
sworn in to- day and entered upon the dis
charge of their new duties.
jesse Carr to be Sued.
WASHINGTON, March 2sth.-Secretary
Noble has authorized the Attorney General
to take such steps as he may deem neces-
sary as to appointing special counsel to as
slst District Attorney Carey in the prosecu-
ton of Jesse D. Carr for the alleged unlaw-
full inclosing of some 38, 900 acres of public
land in Modoc county, Cal.
The Drought In Brazil.
WASHINGTON, March 2sth.-The United
States Consul at Pernambuco, Brazil, re-
ports to the Department of State that the
Province of Ceard has lost 1881 inhabit-
ants on account of the summer drought,
most of them emigrating to the northern
and southern provinces.
Overrun by Visitors.
WASHINGTON, March 2Sth.-The rush of
callers at the White House to day was
CuOi IJOlu ~ y ClUCh uuill dIter 1
the lobby leading to the Presidents office
was thronged, and finally he was obliged to
decline seeing any more.
Secretary Mobiles Assistant.
WAsHINeroN, March 2Sth-There are in
dications to-day of very positive nature
that the President will nominate Judge
Chandler, of Independence, Kan, to be
First Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
The Wherefore of the Boom.
WASHINGTON, March 28th.-It is said at
the Interior Department that The Presi.
dents proclamation issued yesterday will
throw open to homestead entry about
1,S00,000 acres.
Another Bank for BooEland.
WASHINGTON, March 2Sth.-The Acting
Comptroller of Currency to-day authorized
the Big Bend National Bank of Davenport,
w. T., to begin business with capital of
$50 0OO.
Livestock for Indians.
WASHINGTON, March 2Sth.-The Indian
Bureau to-day made awards of contracts
for livestock for the use of Indians on sew
eral reservations amounting to about
$4,000.