Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-17

AFTERNOON. Tile entry Oh the Clerks
book was as follows: In the matter of
the assignment, dated the 9th of July,
of VIM. Butler Duncan, VIM. Watts
Sherman and +. H. Grain to VIM. d.
Sherman; August 16, 1915, received
schedule of debts and inventory of
assets. Debts and liabilities, S4,910,-
l3S 90; assets nominally amount to
~, ,l19,36S 04; assets actually amount
to S2,SS5, $50 33.
The names of the creditors in the
schedule submitted by ex-Judge Ship
man in the Duncan-Sherman state
ment number about 1000, exclusive of
depositors.
The Proposed Telegraph COnsoIida.
ti0n.
NEW YORK, August 10th. = The
EUeniRT Post on The strength of an
interview n.tn President Orton, of the
Western Union, says that the reports
of the proposed consolidation of the
interests of the Western Union and
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Com
panies has no foundation in fact. The
same paper further says that nothing
has been done further than the max
ing of n mutual agreement for protect
ing each other in the matter of rates,
etc. 1t seems to be the general inn
preston that the rumors have been
put afloat for stock-jobbing purposes
only.
The Whisky Ring.
WASHINGTON, August 16th.- Ger
tain statements having reached the
public through the st. Louis newspa-
pers and from other sources that the
President of the United States and the
Secretary of the Treasury are not in
full accord in their efforts to bring to
justice all those who have been en-
gagged in the violation of the Internal
Revenue law relating to the tax on
distilled spirits, the President, refer
ring thereto in a communication for
warded by him to the Secretary has
made the following autographic state
ment:
Referred to the Secretary of the
Treasury. This was intended as a
private letter for my information and
contained many extracts from st.
Louis papers not arrived at and not in
copy to forward. They are obtainable
and have no doubt been sent abroad
by Federal officials in st. Louis. 1
forward this for your information and
to the end that if it throws any light
upon new parties to summon rs wit
nesses, they may be brought out. Let
no guilty man escape, if it can be
avoided. Be specially vigilant and
instruct those engaged in the prosecu-
ton of the frauds to be against those
who insinuate that they have high in
fluence against them. No personal
consideration should stand in the way
of performing public duty.
(Signed) L. S. GRANT.
July Goth, 1875.
Memory of Napoleon.
New YORK, Aug. 16th.-European
dispatches state that over $4,000 visi-
tors yesterday celebrated the fate of
Napoleon by attending High Mass in
his memory at st. Augustine Church.
The Hermann Festival.
New York, Aug. 16th.-Telegrams
from Detriold, Germany, says the
Hermann Monument festival has
commenced with a reception of Kaiser
Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Germany,
and Prince Carl of Prussia, who were
attended by numerous suite. There
was grand military display. The
people lined the road from the rail-
way at SCHNEIDER. There were large
professions all day, large number of
ministerial residents. 5000 people
without beds and are obliged to sleep
as best they may. The streets are
beautifully draped with flags and
evergreens.
Movement Of the President.
ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 16.-President
Grant passed through Albany this
afternoon enroute for Bristol, r. /.
Operatives strike.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 10TH
The operatives strike continues. No
new developements and the situation
to-day remains unchanged.
Newspaper Troubles.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16th.-A suit for
libel, in which damages are laid at
$4,000 has been instituted in Brook
lyn by ]. f. Stephany against Demas
Barnes, proprietor of the Brooklyn
Argus. The alleged libel was contain
ed in an article accusing complainant
of embezzlement and drunkenness.
A. L. Soleto, editor and proprietor of
the Free Lance, is charged with at