Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-04
Latest kilograms.
Richardson Confirmed.
A Wife and Mother
Murders her Family.
THF TEXAS PACIFIC ROAD.
Governor Bakers Appointments
EASTE r N.
A Speculation Spoiled.

WASHINGTON, May .. McCor-
mick's bill, which passed the House,
authorizing the Secretary of War to
sell such portions of the Yuma, Whip
pie, and Date Creek Military Reserva-
lions as is not needed by the army,
and is amended by the Senate Mill
tary Committee SO as to authorize the
sale of a portion of Yuma Reservation
only.
Appropriations for the Pacific Coast.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill appropriates,
besides the items already reported,
sol 900 for the survey of public lands
in California, $4,000 of which may be
expended by the Secretary of the In
terror for the survey of private land
claims in that State. There are also
appropriations for Oregon and the
House at Portland, Oregon. A similar
amount has also been appropriated for
continuing work ut Mare Island Navy
Yard.
A Woman Murders Her Family.
NEW YORK, June Mrs. Dwyer,
or Devine, who murdered her husband
and three children this morning, was
in the lunatic asylum year ago, but
was discharged, it was thought COM
pletely cured. Contentious with her
husband on account of the strike are
supposed to have reproduced insanity.
Bakers AppOintees.
LITTLE Rock, June 3.-The follow
ing appointments have been made by
Gov. Baxter: f. H. English, Chief
Justice, vice Mcclure, impeached and
suspended; Vim. NJ. Freyson, Asso-
ciate Justice, vice Stephenson re-
signed; John L. Reardon and +. M.
compton, Associate Justices, vice
Erland and Bennett, impeached and
suspended; John J. Clemder, Circuit
Judge, vice Whellock, resigned; J. {.
Davis, Circuit Judge, vice Clayton,
resigned; Robt. S. Fuller, Circuit JUS
tice, vice Kingston resigned; J. n.
Smith, Commissioner Of immigration
and State Lands, vice Gray i'm
peached and suspended.
Nominations Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Senate
unanimously confirmed the nomina-
ton of Bristow for Secretary of the
Treasury.
Richardson's nomination for Judge
Of the Court of Claims, received bare
majority, several Republican Senators
refusing to vote, and Democrats OPEN
~ declaring against the nomiation on
the ground of the report of the
Committee on Ways and Means on the
Sanborn case.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of James b. Mexican for Chief
Justice of Utah, and S. j. Mccormick
as Pension Agent at Portland, Oregon.
The Texas Pacific.
PHILADELPHIA, June "a meet
ing of stockholders of the California
and Texas Railway Construction Com
pany was held yesterday, but through
want OF a quorum adjourned till the
4th inst, when detailed statement of
the company's financial position, pros
poets, etc., will be presented.
Miscellaneous Items.
NETWORK, June 3.-Itis announced
from Washington that subscriptions
to the new five per cent. loan continue
to be received at the Treasury, and a
call for $5,O00,000 five-twenty bonds
may be shortly expected.
The Express says the Western Union
Telegraph Directors have just declared
a quarterly dividend of two per cent,
payable July 18th.
During the month of May, the
funded debt of the city of New York,
according to the Controllers report,
increased about 81, 100000, making an
increase OF over $ll,O00,000 in two
years and three quarters of reform
government.