Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-12-18
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NEW YORK, December 18th "A
Washington dispatch says Professor
simon Newcomb has been requested
by the(rrnstees of the Lick fund, to
make the Investigations necessary to
determine where and for what price
the great,equatorial telescope may be
constructed, which is to be the pride
of the new California Observatory.
He will sail for Europe in few days
on duty for the Naval Observatory,
and will visit Lord Ross Observatory
in ireland, aud Paris, Berlin and other
noted observatories.
Tbe Pacific Mali subsidy Congress-
man Parsons makes ~ Remark able
Confession.
WASHINGToN, December 15th.-In
connection with the Pacific Mail in
vestigation, now pending before the
Ways and Means Committee, re-
markable scene occurred in the House
yesterday. Representative r. G. Par
sons, from Ohio, after considerable
trouble, got the floor for personal ex-
planation, and briefly denied the
statement of the New York Tribune
that he had, in any way, corruptly in
huenced any member of Congress in
securing the passage of the subsidy;
adding that he was not q member of
the House at the time the subsidy
passed. While he read this, u great
crowd of members gathered in the
open space in front of the desks, and,
as he turned to resume his seat, Ran
dali, of Pennsylvania, who was i'm the
midst of the crowd, called out:
would like to ask the gentleman q
question. Was he paid any of that
money?n "I was" replied Parsons,
in loud and ringing voice, and he
then disappeared in the crowd amid
the most profound sensation. AT the
time the subsidy passed Parsons was
Marshal of the Supreme Court, and it
was well understood was the counsel of
the so-called Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. The Ways and Means
Committee will probably give Parsons
an early opportunity to explain more
fully than he did in the House.
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-The
House has refused to revive the frank
ing privilege.
Congressman Page was heard to-day
by the House Committee on Foreign
Relations on the Chinese Coolie ques-
ton.
The Judiciary Committee to-day
agreed on the Civil Rights bill, taking
that which passed the Senate last
year and which is now pending in the
| House. t"t
The Indian Commissioners recon-
mend for the government of the In
dian Territory the appointment of an
executive by the present Legislature
elected by the people.
| Tba Cantonnia1 fHan- Party To- -niuh +
in the Rotunda is largely attended.
The. President and Cabinet, King Ka-
lakaua and the military and civil Off
GERS are present. Secretary Robeson
| delivered the address.
The California delegation urge the
| Tariff Committee to fix the duty on
still wines at 40 cents per gallon and
81 so per case.
The map of the Nevada county mar
row. gauge railroad was filed to-day
and approved. ~
A report from the Cheyenne River
agency says that Indian Agent Brig
ham, with military force, has gone
iy !L !. .lp,l lpursllit 6. Of the white men IN the
Notice is given by the Light House
| Board that after December 18TH light
will be shown AZ Point Firman, near
San Pedro. 1t will be alternate white
and red flashes, with intervals of ten
seconds, each flash preceded and fol-
lowed 10y an eclipse. 1t should be
seen in clear weather from the deck
of an ordinary vessel nineteen nauti-
cal miles.
~ Irwin has not yet appeared before
the Ways and Means Committee in
the Pacific Mail Investigation. He is
unable Ivy reason of physical prostra-
ton. 1t is supposed that he will make
astounding developments as to how
the subsidy was obtained. Rufus
Hatch has arrived with the books and
papers OF the Pacific Mail, ready to be
examined. r
Superintendent'A 'Assassi mated.
PITTSBURG, December 16th.-John
A. Gilman, Superintendent of the
Duquesne Coal Works, has been assas.
sinated by some party unknown. The
miners are Oh strike. 4I
FaiIure- steamer Picking.
New YORK, December 16tb.-The
failure of Nathaniel ID. Carlyle & Co.
is announced. uf.t.
| The steamship, City of Peking was
spoken fifteen days from Rio, at Sunda
Point, November 14th, more than hall
way through the Straits of Magellan.
All well. .l s-.-t.s1u-
The Conflict of Races.
New ORLEANS, December 10TH
Boys high school to-day refused to
allow the colOred boys to enter The
Superintendent said the whole matter
was in the hands of the School Board.
SILK in Ashes.
HARTFORD Conn. J, December 10th.
The fire at Warehouse Point, of the
silk manufactures Of the Leonard Silk
Company and the Chaplin & Baker
Silk Company, incurred a loss of $780,
600, 0,insurance, $4,000. 3-1