Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-15

the internal revenue vault report that the
work occupied force of sixty clerks, and
tbe laborers were engaged several days.
All was found 10 be correct Daring the
period from March 26.h to Dscambsr 26;h,
over one billion stamps. yalued at over
S228, 600 900, were received aud distributed
without the loss Of one stamp. On Deem
Der 26,h there were on hand in the vault
rs. SS5,617 stamps, valued at S26. $50, l29 IS.
Not Duliet-PrOof.
WASHINGTON, January 14.h.-The Palv-
math bullet-proof armOr was tested here
o-day in the presence of Gibson, Captain
Chester and Lieutenant Bennett. The re-
suit of the test was that the armor was de-
clared not bullet-proof.
In the South Sea Islands.
WASHINGTON, January 14th.-A private
letter received in this city from a mission
airy in the Micronesian islands, South Pa
cifc ocean, dated in July last, states that
those islands were then being visited by a
strange epidemic that was not down il any
of the books of medicine From the symp-
toms described in the letter the disease is
identical with the Russian influenza. or
grip, which has been raging in this country
and Europe.
Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, January 14th.-The Presi-
dent has made the following nominations: {:
Receivers-A. J. Wiley Humboldt, Cal; o.
Perrin, Stockton; Charles U. Snyder, Lake
View, Or.
Registers-Ezca A. Bowen. Vancouver,
Wash; Joseph Sexura, Indian Agent at
Pueblo Agency, New Mexico
E P. Dantorth, 10 be Naval Officer for the
Por; of San Francisco.
William H. Sears, to be Collector of In
ternai Revenue FOR the Firs, District of Cali
fornis.
+. W. Stewart and E. A. Taylor, to be
Collectors of Customs for the districts of
Oregon.
Inspector of Steam Vessels.
WASHINGTON, January 14'h.-The annual
session of the Board of Supervising In
spectors of Steam Vessels will commence
here tomorrow, and last at least three
weeks.
FavorabIy Reported.
WASHINGTON, January 14th-Tne Senate
Committee on Finance to-day continued
the consideration of Senator Sherman's
bill to decide trusts unlawful. After adopt
ing several amendments which Go not
affect the principle scope of the measure,
the committee ordered favorable report
to be made 10 the Senate.
Rough on the Mormons.
WASHINGTON, January 14th.-Represen-
tative Stewart, of Vermont yesterday in
troduced in the House bill declaring that
no Mormon shall be eligible 10 vote az any
election or hold civil Office in the Terrific
ries of the United States, or be naturaIized
as citizens OF the United States, or to settle
upon any public lands. The voters are re-
quifed 10 make oath that they do not belong
to the Mormon Church as preliminary 10
exercising the right Of suffrage.
Ordered to the Charleston.
WASHINGTON, January II 4h.-Medical
Inspector George w. Woods has been de-
tached from the Navy Yard st Mare Island
and ordered 10 the Charleston Passed As
sistant Surgeon Dwight Dickinson hss been
detached from the Naval Hospital at Mare
Island, and ordered to duty az the Navy
Yard az Mare Island. Passed Assistant
Surgeon F ]. B. Cordeiro also has been
detached from the Naval Hospital at Mare
Island, and ordered 10 the Nipsic, per
steamer January 31st Passed Assistant
Surgeon J NJ Edgar has been detached
from the United States steamer Michigan,
end ordered to the Naval Hospital at Mare
Island.