Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-10-23
EASTERN NEWS.
Affairs or the Pacific Mail.


statement, said to be favorable, was
presented, showing the net earnings
for the period to embraced to be on u
basis of two million dollars per an
mum. The dates We're not made pub
lie. The Erening Post says: " We
could not get copy of the statement,
but were told by directors that it was
so favorable that it would not be pub
lishad, as those not familiar with the
affairs of the Company would not un-
derstand it.o
A cable from China states that the
japanese Company has paid the first
installment on account of steamers
purchased from the Pacific Mail Com
pany.
Cash Missing.
WASHINGTON, October 22d.-At the
close of business at the Treasury De-
partment to-day, a deficiency of $1,000
was dis covered in the cash account of
the Redemption Bureau of the treas
ure office. Diligent search was made,
but up to late hour tonight the cause
of the deficiency had not been ascer-
tanned. Should further investigation
fail to discover it, the loss will be
made good by pro rata assessments
upon the employees of the room, most
of whom are ladies'.
Interior Department Matters.
WAsHINGToN, October 2d.-In con-
versation with Gen. Lamon in refer
ence to the probable course of the new
Secretary of the Interior Department
in the matter of appointments, Judge
Edmonds, personal friend of Chand-
Ter, said that gentleman was put into
the Interior Department to stir up
Republicans who had become luke
warm, and that when the pressure for
office came the list of those who had
refused to contribute one per cent. on
their salaries, called for by a circular
issued from his committee would be
consulted, and he would not like to
stand sponsor for those who had failed
to respond.
NEW YORK, October 22d.-The Posts
Washington special says the rumor
that Third Assistant Paymaster Gen
eral Barber has been rendered General
Cowan's place in the Interior Depart
ment is unfOunded. Mr.. Barber says
it has not been, nor does he expect it
to be, offered to him. So far as can
be ascertained Commissioner of Pre-
miums Atkinson is the only Bureau
officer in the Interior Department
who promptly rendered his resigna-
ton when Mr.. Chandler assumed
charge. His resignation was not ac-
cepted, and Secretary Chandler in
formed Mr.. Atkinson that he desired
him to remain.
Another effort will be made during
the next session of Congress to have
all war claims now pending before the
Treasury Department transferred to
the Southern Claim Commission for
adjudication. 1t is charged that a
strong ring, composed mainly Of claim
agents, has been organized to force
this project through. What is ex-
pected to be gained by this transfer
does not appear, but there is undoubt-
edly job intended somewhere.
Another Failure-A Frightful show
ing.
NEW YORK, October 22d.-H. Hoff-
man & Co., dry goods firm at 1856
Broadway, suspended to-day. Liabil-
ties about $300,000.
Dunn, Barlow & Co.'s mercantile
agency has issued statement on the
business failures thus far in 1875. The
total failures in the United States for
the past nine months foot up 1884;
total liabilities, S131,772,503. The
greatest number have occurred with
in the past three months, involving
liabilities estimated at S74, ,42S,237.
BlOOded Stock Coming.
NEW YORK, October 22d.-The thor
oughbred horses Revenue, jr., and
Pittsburg have been sent to Califor-
MIA. The former will be entered in
the $4,000 four mile heat race.
Fire at Sea.
NEW ORLEANS, October 22d.-Capt.
johnson, of the steamship Royal STAN
dard, from Liverpool, reports that on
the 30th of September, in latitude 3G
deg. 40 min. North, longitude 81 deg.
West, he fell in with u burning wreck
and found it had been abandoned. The
lower hold was a perfect mass of fire,
everything that could burn having
been consumed. Finding it impossi-
BILE to save the wreck and dangerous
to allow it to float around, Captain
Johnson scuttled it and proceeded on
his way to this port.
| Execution.
ST. LOUIS, October 22d. = Henry
Brown, negro, who killed Philip
Pfarr, farmer living few miles from
this city, and ravished and robbed his
wife on the night of the 25th of last
May, was hanged in the yard of the
Jail at the Four Courts at one O'clock
to-day. In brief speech made on the
scaffold he admitted having struck
Pfarr the blow which caused his deatll
but denied having outraged Mrs
Pfarr.