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Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-13
City and County Official Directory.
City Directory.

l. r. TOBERMAN.. Mayor
Office, No. 43 Spring street.
B. F. HARTJ.EE. Marshal and Chiefof Police
office, No. As Spring street.
GEO. X. .BUTLEK..:.................. treasurer
Office, Fashion stables, Main street.
A. W. ii ON.......................City Attorney
Ufficc, No. OF Temple Block.
OfIice, No. 40 Spring street.
VIM b. Surveyor
Office, Cor. Spring and First streets.
DR.. w. Il. LUCKY.....City Supt. Pub. schools
]. H. MCKEE, M. D..~.............. Health Omcer
Office, No ], Spring street, up stairs.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-13
Common Council:
Chamber of Commerce;
County Directory.

II. d. BARROWS, President.
NJ. KREMER, See'y. q. w. SMITH.
VIM. B. PRIDHAM. j. p. WIDNEY.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-13

Prouiding Regulations for The Use Of
Hackney Carriages IN the City, and
for the use Of the Public Streets by
such Carriages.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-13
PAM p HI EFT

VIII be printed from New Type, and the
greatest care exercised to insure accuracy an
freedom from Typographical errors.
New-York tribune., 1874-02-11
ASSEMBLY.

The bill making more stringent regulations
recurring County Treasurers to pay moneys due
the state came up IN Committee Of the Whole. IL
cepts the City and County OF New-forki and Mr.
CoLML,y moved except the County Of Kings, saying
no had been requested do by Influential citizens or
that county
Mr. ALBERGER moved 10 except Eric County also. Mr.
HAMMOND opposed the motion, saying that no co'np-
cations could arise in any county except that OF New
York The latter county Le said, lh, 10 be excepted
as II was IN the bill, but other. All other counties
ought 10 he ON the same footing.
The motion made by Mr.. ALBERGER TO except Eio
County was lost, as also that Of Mfr. COLAHAN 10
except Kings County After some further discussion
progress was reported the l, with view 10 having
1t reprinted, as a number Of verbal amendments had
been made In the House, Mr.. LINCOLN moved to order
the bill TO a third reading, bat that IL DO printed aad
placed the flies day before 1t has its third reading
Mr.. VLDDER moved TO strike out the tenth section
which proyides that County Treasurer shall not be
eligible 10 second election He maintained that tnis
provision in conflict with the Constitution, which
says shall not deprive citizen OF privilege or
right which grant TO another citizen Mr.. WEED re-
piled. showing that the Legislature had the power
TO pass any such law as this. The Constitution said
these privileges should not be taken from any citizen,
except IL by the law of the land and law made here
is law OF the land. Finally, under the operation OF The
previous question, M YEDDLRs motion was lost, and
Mr. LIECOLS's carried.
The General Appropriation bill was, onlmoion OF Mr.
BATCHgLLER, made the special order for next Thursday
evening
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. ALyOIDTO provide Tor the record OF all trust
funds deposited with comfy treasurrrS.
BY hr. RYAS-AmendiBg the laws regulating the pilot
age or New York.
BY Mr. CoLiHAN-To lay out a PARK in The Eastern
District. BROOKLYN.
BY NJ. WAGsTAFF-TO compel yagrGLt children 10
attend school.
By ar. srErHENs-ro provide for electlng clerks OF
the court, IN NeY-IOrk.
BY Mr. MCArEE-To prevent exortlon by gas com
panies
BY Mr. WIGHr-To define and puOish the crime Of
obtaining employment in places Of trust by false repre-
sentations.
By Mr.. MCGROARTY-To provide ambulance service
for sick and disabled persons in Brooklyn
BY Mr.. PRNCE-TO enable husband and vile % testify
in cases IN which they are interested.
New-York tribune., 1874-02-11
THE LOWELL WIFE MURDER.

LEWISTON, Me-, Feb. lO.-The trial of James
NJ row. for the murder Of his wife, June H. 1870 was
begun this morning in the Supreme Court at Auburn
Judge Walton presiding The case was brought to light
nv the discovery OF a beadess skeleton in the wood
about three miles this city, in October last Lowell
~ arrested In Lawrence, brought here for his prelim
narv animation committed for trial. and has since
romSned in the Auburn Jeii. He - defended by the
IT y T. Pilsbury and pleads Dot guilty. Tue prose.
milan IA conducted by Attorney-General Plaisted OF
SIr,r About two hours were consumed In iinpanei-
Ing Jury, Mr.. Greeley OF Lewiston po'hg appo'u'ou
foreman. -, ,y,.,. tho fonn,v Attorn.v onened
a., -. lar be prosecution -Four witnesses were called,
W, yt,a Bictneu, Lizzie Rowell, Jenny Blood and
e IIaniy Tne evidence OF the nrst three related TO
r. .nitnc,to OF the black elk dress round around
su f lsIeton aud OF tue gold chain which Mrs Lowell
s'io io ,vore Mis- Manly told how Lowell aud ms wiie
ont 10 r,do together on the night oi Mrs b1welir =
d,@arnsarpnec aud also how she saw her pat on Tue
il,.s ,lIa fess before leaving.
New-York tribune., 1874-02-11

"Hicb tho sender has written printed matter for the
information OF the Post Omce have been charged with
o''cr postage and uomhors OF Congress who have sent
"ocuh'euts 70 their constituents with their own initials
On tho Wrappers have been informed that these docG
ehs arc held FOR o,toI postage which the constituents
" course iofuso 10 pay 10 stated IN the course of
'ne ueoa'e hat tons OF saoh documents, fny prepaid
as printed matter, have accumulated ia the Now York
foet once. Tic bin, reported ,by MIR. Stoveu from
INC committee on PostOlcos, makes 10 lawful Tor the
-, -, @ i s'y doom, magazine hewhpapcl oi ~, L.
ei OF inc third class 10 wo his name upon IT, ana aso
q iorn OF Representation On motion OF MT HohI, ah
Gmendnen WJs added making the bili apply to matter
heretofore sent IN orier that the valuable dOcumeht5
upon which membei- OF Congress have epcBt 70 nuCh
money ior postage may reach their DESTINATION
THE QUESTION or REGULATING TIE COURsEs OF
OCEAN STEAMERS.
The House Committee on Commerce arc giving some
attention % the question Of regulating by law The
courses of steamers plying between the ports OF the
Uuod States and those OF Europe in order 70 avoid the
danger Of collision. Such legislation would OF course nc
applicable TO American vessels only but 1t is believed
that arrangements could be made by diplomatic neeou-
tons with the principal marlme nations o. Europe, by
which international system OF ocean Courses could
nc established il this country takes the initiative by
passing law regulating its own shipping. The Com
mttCe arc collatBg considerable Information on the
subject from persons familiar with the navigation Of the
North Atlantic and seem 10 ;huk that it would be prac-
tcabe 10 prescribe cOnrsea going and returning between
nom % o t5 I1lcs I'm brcaitb and that II this were
dono ocean travel would 90 much more secure Than
% 1 La ,i W r'J ,G e"t.ty ~ yssuIJ he aGoTded
n5 the fact That disabled vessel could. jy remaining in
'ii "cA o' o'Acis ono".nh 90 Pi'S sur 20 Do & reT
"ai "asi. ra, aud getaways ron WTeehs or shlp'
t;oycd ty Ore would Lave chance Of being picked up
TIIE NEW TRADE DOLLAR.
fr ,r, ,,.t ,ir. ,l,..1 ,o7 ono Of mo now trade
.,l - b.,, ,,,plI ord D., d,,oond for tbcr, is
,r,s-, -.,,or emily -osoivca bv tho Director
,.,, So - NJ tro .fv Co,,,,,issiorore,i,roe
W. ''~ "'' 90 - .
chinese and three E'l'i'h-'ho arc on thcIr way 10
Clla 10 examine into thO cOC'iO trade, express the
New-York tribune., 1874-02-11
they should be furnished. have honor be- very
respectfully, WA A. RICHARDSON,
Secretary Of the Treasury.

Secretary Of the Treasury.
inc Hon. James q. Blame, Speaker OF the House Of
Raprestnt ntaliyos.
Copies of the contracts accompany this letter The
first is between George S. Boutwell, Secretary Of the
Treasury, and VIM. II. Kelsey of New York. The
latter was one of the three persons esgnatcd 10
assist the proper officers of the Government in dis
| covering and collecting moneys belonging to the
United States withheld by certain persons or eorpo-
porati0ns under the provisions of the act of Nav
1872 The amount ho proposed to recover or assist
in recovering, was about $4,000, which amount
was claimed to be due for Internal Revenue taxes.
1t was agreed to pay Kelsey in full for his services
and for all sorts and expenses Of such collection a
equal TO 80 per cent of the gross sum collected
and received; the remainder Of the money to be
paid into, the Treasury, Tho above contract was
surrendered by Kelsey, and immediately thereafter
renewed with Malcolm Campqcl of Philadelphia.
The next contract was in August, 1872, between
William A. Richardson, acting Secretary of tho
Treasury and John d. Sanbom of Boston, who
claimed that SjO0OOO were due upon spiLituQug and
fermented liquors. as we'll as in making false returns
of the amount manufactured and IN eyading pay
ment OF the tax upon them which was wholly due
under the several acts of Congress. He was to
receive so per cent of the gross collected and
received in fun for bis services and all costs and
expenses of collection. The contract was rcyokable
at any time by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
contract was made in November 1872 by
George s. Boutwell,, with j. Nicholson Ebert Of
Philadelphia. The amount he proposed TO recover
assist in recovering, was 10000, claimed to be
due for Internal Revenue taxes by certain corpora
tons lie was to receive so per cent on the same
conditions as other contractors
contract was made between VIM. A. Richardson
and John Clark OF Philadelphia, in September 1919.
Clark was to assist in recovering moneys belonging
to the United States withheld by certain deceased
persons estates. The sum he alleged TO be due was
$4,000 He was to receive 80 per cent in full com
pensaNon for the GROSS sum collected.
New-York tribune., 1874-02-11
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.

Gen. BUTLER MAKES A PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
ss3s-zE4s~-- WAYfY6T0Y, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1874
Gen Bntler appeared IN the House to-day In tho SuiSe
% an inoocent and much-aDused victim oi malicious
and libelous press. He rose to personal eXpanaon'
and sent to the Clerks desk to be read dispatch III
Tbe Ye, York Herald stating that no was anxious 10
pass bill making new Judicial district IN Loa@-Ia ,a
IN order 10 get rid OF Judge Durel without mpeaching
him. This he pronounced TO be false IRON Degihhng 10
end He next produced a copy of The World, and hld
the Clerk read dspatfh to Z; oct i0at be had been
before tue Ways as aesus Committee in reference 70
the Sauborp coplI~ots This no isad, was not fue'
dispatch "a TBt TRIBUNE next reai, In which ana
sion was made TO his efforts TO have the Secretary hod
,be contracts back There truth II TINS eiter
Mr. Rutler said Tho last paper he produced was me
Boston Globe, where paragraph appeared aoou' nis
argument in favor OF the seizure OF the BOOKS OF I'M
porters This paper had told the uu'h ny
geographical error, Mr.. Batter said, but
had corrected 1t afterward IL was uue 10
the newspapers wcli as to himself no decIleu'
~ ba sbonld expose these frauds In order that thoy
MIGHT know what sort OF stuff they paid Tor ana had
sent over the wires He did not KNOW no" W n''inES
boracerze the Inventions of these reports Dut "ouu
do 40 by quoting the words OF the late Horace "roceS
w., ,ic Won villain You le." The purpose OF this
was TO throw dust in the eyes OF the puDc'
MAJ tbe reuors OF Mr. Buffers c0nnectlOh WIN tpo
% story on the paragraph In The 0tooe
and used them only TO glve the impression t-.e '
telling lies about tin ana ougn@t @ ~. Wbte deny.
in mar IL SAID about tnesanb0rn Dushtss.
ing 80 DO nedly that he had been before tne
Means Committee, had talked Win jug ,,,ae in'
about suppressing the contracts, he ala NOT totCn
porant points the pubic would IKE 70 DC ~ 80
| upon He did not explain what part nc lOOh III ~
| passage OF the law under which the contracts Wei9
made or say whether be was subsequently cohceIn
ia procuring the fat Job for Sanborn, or mas
attorneys fees otherwise portion OF tno lnon'o
| prohts made out oi the contracts
| NEW POSTAL BILL"
| The HOuse passed Postal bill to-day that VIII 4" y
| L.. fD
send books magazines and papers TO friends ana "U
| desire that the recipients may know from whom t'os
| come. The present laws prohibits any "iIths uPou
such matter except the address, ana recent doci'o"
| the Postmaster General gyel such si1nseht con
sruoon 10 this law that books, upon the Wiapptis
New-York tribune., 1874-02-11
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
AFFAIRS AT NORFOLK.

NORFOLK, Feb. 10.-Lieut. Commander John
Mcfarland has been detached from this Yard and or
dered tO Key West. John J. Thomas passed his exam.
inaon for position OF carpenter in the Navy to day.
Tho Powhatan Will probably saiso-norrow.
NAVAL ORDERS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Passed Assistant
Paymaster X. y. Paulding has been ordered 10 the
Canonicus; First Assistant Engineer r. B. ihne has
been ordered TO duty In tho Bureau OF steam EnSneer
ingi Assistant PAynaster Enoch H. LOWS bas Dssn 40
acbed fron the Csnonicus and placed on seA leaY~
New-York tribune., 1874-02-11
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

The TAX EQUALIZATION PRoBLEM-MoRE LEGisLA-
1IoN FOR NEw-YoRK CIrY-REGuLriNG THE
DUTIES OF COUNTY TREAsuRERs.
sENATE......ALBANY, Feb. 10, 1874.
The President announced that Senator
Madden had been placed on all committees 10 which Mr.
Abbott had been assigned, and presented memorial
Of the Chamber OF Commerce Of NowYork, petiIioaDa
New-York tribune., 1874-02-11
CONNECTICUT POLITICS.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION AT HART.
FORD.

HARMONIOUS APATHY THE PREVAILING sESri.ENr-
ACTION OF THE cAUCUs-IHE PROBABLE cAHDI-
D,rEs-EpFEcr or THE sTARKwEATnER LETTER
New-York tribune., 1874-02-11

lGENFRAL PRESS DIsPArCHl
WAsnISoTON, Feb. lO-The follov,ino &c Soc,e-
,ary Richardson's letter IN reply to the House reso
iotlon calling for the Sanborn contracts:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT Feb. 10 1874
In response 10 the resolution Of the House OF Repre
een'auNes oi Tie 27h uno have the honor 60 trans
m Win copies OF the contracts made by the Treas
~ under authority given to the Secretary
" 'De treasury IN an act entitled AN act making ap-
piOphatons ior the legislative Executive and Judicial
pcnsss Of the Government for the year ending June
~ io'S and Tor other purposes" approved May g. 1872
oiosed transcripts contain the text OF the contracts
e' except the names OF persons and corporations
0teo 70 sc indebted 10 the Government. I have not
Ine isis 0f such to be xed 10 the copies
'o' TIE reason that the contracts are based upon the
u ~ 'hat tne parties ana corporations named have
d Withheld taxes due the Government The allegations
~ supposed 10 involve degree Of fraud and they may
~ @S MOI "e wei founded, aud have tbereJo ore felt
osee 10 The parties charged required of me- in the
ln'"'suS'on OF the law in question to avoid any un
oosS4fy paohcy In regard to these ALLEGATIONS before
.ney snall be found. npon investigation. 70 be well
os"ood' Inc names will OF course be furnished -
"'''s circumstances the House 10 O, opinion that
New-York tribune., 1874-02-11
ALBANY.
TIE SHORT SESSION QUESTION

TIE SHORT SESSION QUESTION.
LEss LEGlsLATIoN THAN UsUAI.-PRosPECrs or AN
EARLY ADJOURNaENT-IIIE DEMOCRATS FAVOR
ADJOURNING APRIL 3.
lFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or rrg rRrpuNr.l
ALBANY, Feb. 10.--The Senate ran through the cal
endar of general orders this morning, and adjourned
after an hours session, having finished all the busl
ness before II. Present Indications point to much
smaller amount of legislation tins Winter than
during any session for several years past. The num-
Der of bills thus far introduced IN either House is
much smaller than usual, and the proportion of bills
reported adversely from the committees is much
greater. TINS is particularly tho case the Senate,
where only i79 bills have yet been introduced and
than half of the reports have been adverse. In
the Assembly there have been 42S introduced against
414 during the same time last year. OF this number
l3s have been reported by the standing committees,
20 of them adversely Ninety-two have been
ordered TO a third reading and ten have passed both
houses and been sent to the Governor.
New-York Charter legislation, which has consumed
so much OF the time of the Legislature for two
or three years past not likely to be pressed to any
great extent this year, and with ordinary diligence,
there would appear to be no good reason why the
session might not close for once at tho end of tho
constitutional 100 days. Scarcely any "jols" ont
side OF the railroad schemes for the City of New
York have yet made their appearance, and the MEM
bers Of the Third House." who are often instru-
mental III prolongng tho session of the Legislature,
are likely to have all they do to pay their own
board bills this year without providing for those OF
Senators and Assemblymen.
The Democratic members Of the Legislature held
n caucus in the Senate Chamber this evening, and
discussed at length resolution offered by Senator
Lord pledgng the Democrats in the Legislature TO
support resolution in favor of adjournment sine
die on the Goth of March. Senator johnson sup
ported the resolution, and Senator Jacobs opposed
it az being sheer bunoombe" He said that all
knew it to be impossibloto adjOurn at that time or
even at the expiration Of hundred days 1t had
not been done in fifteen years. aud was not likely
TO be done ia fifteen years 10 come. He offered as
substitute that tho minority would act in harmony
with the majority in all legislation OF non political
character, with a view to an adjournment q. the end
of the hundred days, at The earics date possible
The discussion ended by the adoption OF resolution
IN favor OF adjournment on the 81 OF April The
hundred days expire on the 18th OF April
The Portland daily press., 1874-03-16
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

Yesterday was the twentieth anniversary of
Rev. DR.. Shailer's settlement over the church,
and he preached from Genesis XXI, 80, 'This
twenty years have been with thee
lie spoke in feeling terms of his relations
with the church during twenty of the best
years of his manhood, and reviewed the expe-
riences, both sweet and sad, of that time. He
gave no statistics of the membership, thinking
them of little use in this connection, but in
dulged in some personal "reminiscences. OF
the committee of six who bore to him the invi-
tation to assume the pastorate, but two are liv-
ing and one of these is resident of another
place. Comparatively few of the members of
the church at that time are alive. In the fire Of
1866 the meeting house was burned, and the
dwelling houses and places of business of many
of the members destroyed. Bnt these have
been rebuilt, and the church is gradually dis
charging the debt incurred on the new house of
worship. The Sabbath School is one of the
best in the State, the church is strong in num-
bers, united in effort active in labor and earn
est in prayer, and the society has among its
members men of enterprise and activity, who
can bear burdens and face difficulties without
faltering or complaint.
kept from his pnlpit by sickness single day.
CONGRESS HALL.
The Rev. Johu S. Davenport of Boston, de-
livered the first of three lectures on the second
coming of Christ, at Congress Hall last even
ing.
He took the ground that the second coming
was personal coming; that Christ will appear
In the flesh as before, and that of necessity the
coming must be restricted to one place. He
deprecated the prevalent idea that the second
advent will be coincident with the destruction
of the world. The time is not fixed, being de-
pendent upon the condition of the world to re-
ceive another dispensation, but the lecturer con-
tended that it could not be far distant, as all
signs pointed to the fulfilling of the prophecy.
The next lecturs in the course will be deliv-
cred tomorrow evening.
The Portland daily press., 1874-03-16
WASHINGTON,
Prospec,s of am Iudinn war.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Advices received
here from the frontier indicate general Indian
war as extremely probable.
General Ord, commanding the department of
the Platte, with headquarters at Omaha, Neb.,
has forwarded to the army headquarters large
number oil petitions from settlers detailing the
outrages committed and the threats made by
the Indians, and asking for protection.
letter has also been received from Cover
nor Campbell of Wyoming Territory, urging
that assistance be given to the settlers and that
the forts of the Indian country be reinforced.
Hostile Indians have made their appearance
at Antelope Station, New, ON the Union Paci-
fic Railroad, and it is feared they may attack
the trains.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day~Currency, $4,000, 629; special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit $51, $4,000; coin, $50, 240, 743, including
coin certificates $40, 627 300; outstanding legal
tenders, 1882, 100000.
The Seizure of Books and Papers.
The Committee of Ways and Means will
probably amend the law of 1867 authorizing
the seizure of books and papers in such a way
that while more circumspectiol than now shall
be used in the process with less hardship to
suspected merchants, the ends of the govern
ment will be better secured.
Various Matters.
Hon. Nathan Sargent, recently Commissioner
OF Customs and an old-time correspondent,
died Sunday.
Col. John E. Kitchener has been restored to
his position in the dead letter Office His res
toraton is intended as an act of justice to a
faithful officer unjustly accused of crime.
1t having come to the notice of the Secretary
of the Interior that hundred or more white
men are settling or preparing to settle upon the
Ute reservation coded to those Indians Ly trea-
ty. he has applied to the War Department for a
military force to keep such persons off the ter
ritory.
Judge Dent brother of Mrs. Grant, is dan
gerously i'll in this city, with little hopes of his
recovery.
for several days, is much better.
The Portland daily press., 1874-03-16

CUSTOM HOUSE WHARF LEASE.-The United
States has leased of the Custom House Wharf
Corporation the dock in front<of the Custom
House to depth of 100 feet, with covenants
that the dock shall always be kept open to the
harbor line, and that it may be used by the
lessee; also, a lot on the easterly side of the
wharf about 20 by $50 feet, which will be used
for the present for coal sheds and barge Office.
The leases are for three years with the right to
tWo renewals for three years each on the terms
stipulated in the present contracts, with the
right to purchase within the nine years, the first
mentioned dock lot and all the eastern side of
the wharf below the store of j. w. Perkins &
Co., being some 60 to 20 feet in width, by over
800 feet in length, or either parcel at sums stat
ed, or upon appraisement. Should Congress de-
eide to purchase these lots, the government
will probably dredge the dock, keep it always
open and construct suitable and convenient
landing for United States vessels, barges,
ETC., visiting this port and will occupy the
wharf with warehouses and Offices for the ac-
commodaton of the Lighthouse service, the
Coast Survey service, the Fertilization service,
the River and Harbor service, and in part for
the storage of goods in bond.
The purpose il is presumed is to secure sta
tions and conveniences for all the government
Offices at this port, and for the storage of all
supplies and outfits pertaining to them in the
same neighborhood, thus promoting the accom-
mediation of the officers and facilitating their
work and ultimately effecting saving to the
purchaser by terminating the payment of rents
in different places, and by the earnings of the
warehouses;