Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-13
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WASHINGTON, Dec. III.

The Senate to-day confirmed the
nominations of John A. Bingham
Minister of Japan; James FL. Howe,
as Judge of the United States District
Court of Wisconsin.
AT the next session of the Senate
Committee on Judiciary they will re-
port on the nomination of George H.
Williams for Chief Justice.
1t is reported tonight that the Presi-
dent has decided to appoint Robert w.
Hughes, late Republican candidate for
Governor of Virginia, as United States
Judge of the District of Virginia, vice
Judge Underwood, deceased. BlE
The removal Of VIM. Gouverneur
Morris as u. S. Marshal of California
was made at the special instigation of
the Department of Justice, on account
of matters growing out OF acts occur
ing during the trial of Captain Clarke
for cruelty practised on the ship Sun
rise.
ssaHin @g NEW YORK, Dec. H..
IA mass meeting of Workmen under
the auspices of internatiOnalists was
held this evening at Cooper Institute.
Theodore HI. Banks, painter, presided.
As early as 1880 the hall was crowded
in every part; several hundred women
were present. kilograms were receiv-
ed from Cleveland and Chicago wish
ing success to the meeting. Around
the platform were numerous notices,
such as 1--WE demand q suspension of
rents for three MONTHS" "The Gener-
al that commands this army is Gen.
eral Distress,n "When WOrkingmen
begin to think Monopolists begin to
tremble," and others of equally
significant character. A handbfll was
circulated, enumerating high salaries
paid officers, and demanding more
salaries for themselves. The number
of homeless men and women was CIV
en- at 10000. Those in station houses
$500 every week. 1t was stated that
there are $4,000 skilled wOrkmen idle
in this State, 1900 Of other classes
idle in the city, and $4,000 women
earning only an average of three dol
lars and forty-fOur cents per week.
Addresses were read on the duty of
government to protect the industrial
classes; that when government fails
in that duty it should be set aside or
overthrown. t5 EstH t!ts.
John H. Albert read preamble
and resolutions, amongst which were
the following:
Whereas, We wish to avoid all out
RACES on person or property, and dep
recating violence and injustice in any
form, only demanding the necessaries
of life for ourselves and families, not
as objects of charity, but as law-abid-
ing citizens, whose right 1t is to de-
mand these OF government which
we have always supported:
Resolved, That we will in this, our
time Of need, supply ourselves and
our families with proper shelter and
the necessaries of life, and we will
send all our bills for the same to the
City Treasury to be liquidated, until
such time as we shall obtain work,
and pay for our work, and the aboli-
tion of the contract system. To pre-
vent money panics, we demand enact
ments of a law that shall prevent ac-
cumulations by any individual; that
is, q law of graduated taxation, which
shall prevent the locking up Of our
circulating medium. The resolutions
were adopted. = Y - = s. -. > I.
DETROIT, Dec. II.
Arrests of John NJ. Whitney, at Salt
Lake, and Joel Lawrence, at New
York. were made upon complaint of
L. B. Ward, of Detroit. 1t is claimed
that Whitney and Lawrence induced
Ward to invest $500, 600 in stock of the
Eureka mine, in Utah, and that the
mine was salted. 1t is understood
that nearly 100000 shares Of Eureka
stock are owned by other parties here
who have also been victimiZed.