Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-31

appointment of Towers as trustee of
the road. The purchasing committee
are still endeavoring to purchase the
road from the bondholders.
Beecher announces that he intends
to complete his Life Of Christ.
The Chicago Police Board have is
sued an order to suppress gambling.
In Chicago yesterday the packing
establishment of J. E. Higgins was
destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000.
The Committee appointed to count
the Treasury funds have not yet re-
ported. They will investigate among
the employees of the Cash room about
the $4,000 stolen some time ago.
A Constantinople despatch dated
yesterday says there is report that
the Grand Vizier has been dismissed
from office.
The national bank notes received
for redemption yesterday amounted to
$645, ,10l. .
In st. Louis yesterday an Irishman
named John Fitzpatrick was shot in
quarrel and fatally injured
A man named Judson Davis fell
from the roof of hall in Rockford, IL
linois, yesterday and was killed.
The President has appointed Turner
S. Showbridge Collector of Internal
Revenue for the First District of Mich
igan, and James M. Moe of Nebraska,
Register of the Land Office at Helena,
Montana.
The chair factory of CIough & Bros,
Oxford, N. H., was burned last night
Loss 10000.
The failure of Messrs. Mason & Co,
sugar refiners, proves more serious
affair than at first announced. Their
liabilities reach 100000.
A cable telegram has been received
from Australia announcing the fact
that the Australian Parliament has
ratified the contract with the p. NJ. $.
S. Co. for monthly service for eight
years at $5OO,00O per rannum.
The World says Henry w. Beecher
has decided to give up the usual course
of winter lectures, and that he will
devote all of his spare time to the
building up of the Christian Union,
writing for it series of articles when
not occupied in the pulpit.
A Manchester N. H. dispatch says
Grant A. Merritt, 90 years of age, was
brought before the Police Court yes
terday on q charge of bigamy and was
bound over in sum of $1,000 until the
session of the Circuit Court. He has
three wives living. The complaint
was made by the first wife.
Charles Ruchel, DIR. Fox's stock
clerk has done over q million dollars
worth of transactions in the past six
months; one day he sported $50 Ophir,
another day 1855 shares and another
900 shares. The amount of his en-
bezlement is 100000. $4,000 worth of
notes, stocks and certified checks have
been discovered,
The Presidential order assigning
Barnum, Second Assistant Secretary,
to the Secretaryship of the Treasury
during the absence on account Of
sickness, of Secretary Bristow, causes
considerable comment from the fact
that First Assistant Secretary Conant
by virtue of his position has always
heretofore acted. ....r
Nine and half inches of rain fell at
Cairo, during this month. The wheat
and oat crop of Lower Egypt is con-
sidered almost total loss. News
from every quarter says that not more
than half a crop of tobacco will be
raised. Hay is badly damaged and
the corn, which is the only hope now,
is suffering and not much of a yield is
expected. The heavy rains this
month are the greatest misfortune
that has ever befallen this section of
the State. The loss will amount to
hundreds of thousands of dollars. The
Apio river has risen five inches in the
last twenty-four hours.