Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-18
Latest kilograms.
EASTERN.
Ohio.

tion returns are sufficiently full to
make sure the election of the following
Congressman: list District, Sayler
Dem J; I'd, Banning (Dem.); Sd, Saw
age (Dem.) J; 4th, Mcmahon Dem. J;
5th, Rice (Dem.); 9Th, Hurd (Dem. j;
7th, Neal DEM; sth, Lawrence
(Rep.); 9th, Poppleton (Dem. J; 10th,
Foster (Rep.); I1th, Vance (Dem. J;
18th, Walling, and to fill vacancy
Finck DENY; 18th, Southard (Dem. !;
14th, Cowan (Dem.); 18th, Van Voor-
hies (Rep.); 18th, Danford (Rep.);
18th, Woodworth (Rep.); 18th, Mon
roe (Rep.); 10th, Garfield (Rep.); Goth,
Payne Dem.).
WOman's Congress.
CHICAGO, October 18th. 1.-The second
session of the Woman's Congress met
in the First Methodist Church of this
city to-day. Mrs. Livermore, Presi-
dent of the Association for the Ad-
vancement of Women, occupied the
chair. A large number of prominent
women were present, including Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. DIR. Mary SAT-
ford Blake, Mrs. Caroline A. Soule,
Mrs. George Hoffman, and others. The
first subject of discussion was, Off
nance-what monetary enterprises can
woman safely undertake? What new
element can woman bring into the
field of finance? The part of woman
| is the final good or ill of the country"
| Mrs. Julia Ward Howe read the first
paper, taking ground that woman
| should aspire to and educate herself to
occupy any position in the business
world now filled by men, and instanc-
ing banking business as one branch
particularly fitted for women. Mrs.
Soule, Mrs. Churchill and Mrs. Liver
more also spoke on substantially SIM
liar grounds with Mrs. Howe.
The Congress will be in session three
days.
Election News.
CHICAGO, October 16th.-The latest
returns from the Third Iowa District
give Ainsworth, anti monopoly, 10
majority, and his supporters claim his
election; but it will probably take the
full official vote of all the counties to
decide the result.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 16th.-The
latest returns from all legislative dis
tricts in the State show the following
result: Senate = Democrats, %; Re-
publicans, "a; Independents, 3. Lower
81; Independents, II. The Democratic
majority on the State ticket will prob
ably reach $4,000.
LITTLE Rock, October 16th.-Re-
turns from fourteen additional coun-
ties hold up to the estimate of last
night, $4,000 majority for the Consti-
tuition.
EnSland's Compensation
NEW YORK, October 16th.-A Lon
don dispatch says that the compensa-
tion to England by the Madrid Gov
ernment amounts to $4,000, $40, 900 of
which is paid on account of the Wiz.
ginius butchery and the remainder to
owners of outstanding claims. Eng
land would not recognize the present
government until all claims were adj
mitted.
Arrest in Alabama,
CHICAGO, October 16th.-A Posts
Washington special says: IA dispatch
received at the Attorney Generals
office this morning, from the United
States Marshal at Montgomery, Ala
bama, says that forty-two more arrests
OF persons guilty of outrages upon Re-
publicans and of stopping the U. S.
mails, have been made.
Railroad Commissioners.
F. WASHINGTON, October 16th.- The
acting Secretary of the Interior to-day
received the report of James Moore of
New Jersey, John L. Merriman of
Minnesota, and John S. Delano of
Ohio, Commissioners appointed to
examine whether the deficiencies in
the construction Of the Union Pacific
Railroad, as reported by the Commits
sion appointed by Secretary Cox, have
been supplied and the road completed
as required by said report. The pres
ent Commissioners examination was
commenced on the 25th of September
and completed on the 9Th instant.
They claim to have made it thor
oughly. The Commissioners find that
from personal examination and fro m
data furnished by the company, that
the work required by the former Com
mission in finishing bridges, in re-
placing high trestles by filling in with
earth, ETC., was finally completed in
September, 1874, and they have, there
fore, decided that the road, as built, is
first class railroad, fully complying
with its charter and the requirements
of the law and is in accordance with
instructions furnished them. The re-
port is signed by all the Commission
ers. 1t will require the approval of
the President and formal acceptance
of the road as complete structure be-
fore the patents will issue for the land
grant.
stephens on Civil Rights BiIi.
AUGUSTA (Ga.,) October 16th.-Al-
exander III. Stephens made two and
a half hours speech here last evening.
He said the passage of the Civil
Rights Bill would work a great evil
| and destroy the public school system
of the South. President Grant, he
would do him justice to say, had done
his duty. He (Stephens) has no OBJ
jections to third term personally.
He spoke hOpefullY of the future of