Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-19
EASTERN NEWS.
Washington News.

dent and all the members of the Cab
met have gone to Philadelphia, and
there has been plentiful lack of noise
at the White House to-day. Few
Congressman remain in the city and
quite number having returned to
their homes, in view of the fact that
no business is to be done. When the
House meets on Monday to adjourn
for the holidays, it is not certain that
the Speaker will announce the Com
mittees on that day, as he is still re.
stricting the list.
A summer dullness and o mid.win-
ter temperature prevails here.
1t is by no means certain, as some
predict, that Senator other than Mr..
Ferry, be chosen as the President of
the Senate. A reason to doubt that
moment that Mr.. Wilson died, Mr..
Ferry become invested under the Con-
stitution with functions of Vice-Pres-
ident of the United States, and that
of these functions he cannot be divest-
ed except by impeachment, and to
put the case still palmer, had the
President died the day following the
decease of the Vice-President, it
would have devolved on Mr.. Ferry to
at once qualify and enter upon the dis
charge of his duties of the Chief Ex-
ecutive of the United States.
distinguished Visitors,
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1Sth.-This
morning at $3.50 the Centennial Con-
gressional Delegates, the Presidential
party and the Justices of the Supreme
Court and other visiting guests, were
driven to the Centennial grounds and
inspected the various buildings. All
the strangers expressed the greatest
surprise at the nearness. of the work
to completion. AT 10 O'Clock they
then assembled in the Horticultural
Hall, which had been turned into a
grand banqueting hall, John G. Bal
lett, of Philadelphia, presided, and
President Grant occupied a seat at the
main table, together with Bishop
Simpson of the M. L.. Church, the
Chief Justices, Judges of the Supreme
Court, Secretaries Bristow, New and
Robson, Geo. w. Childs and others.
The Hall was beautifully decorated
and Haeler's band played q grand
Centennial Reception March as the
guests took their seats.
Another Failure.
PROVIDENCE, II. l., Dec. 1S.-The
liabilities of the firm who failed this
morning are reconed at $650,O0O, and
their assets nominal at $S00,OO0. Adj
vances to the Providence Arms Com
pany and large amount Of paper
held on the Messrs. Spragues since
1878 and Duncan, Sherman e. Co., in
1875, are said to be the sources of their
loss.
Denies his Quilt.
BROOKLYN, Dec. 1S.-No further de-
velopements occurred to-day in the
case of Sara Alexander, the murdered
Jewess. Resach Rubenstein, the al
legged murderer, still maintains his
innocence, and is very devout in pris.
on and very obstenious.
Trouble On the BOraer-vesseI Burn ed.
GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 1S.-Ad-
vices from Fort Clark, Texas, to the
18th, states that the Mexicans had
crossed the river below San Felipe,
and stolen 500 head of cattle and fifty
horses from Strickland e Slaughter.
The citizens are raising companies
and threaten to cross the river. Great
excitement prevails. The citizens of
San Felipe to-day called on the mill
tary authorities at Fort Clark.
The barge Perry, from Houston for
Galveston, was destroyed by fire in
the canal near Morgan's point last
night and six hundred bales of cotton
burned. 1t is stated that the cotton
was set on fire.
Waters Receding.
PITTsBURG, Dee. 1S.-The river in
the past "a hours has fallen six inches,
leaving four feet six inches in the chan
mel. The rivers are falling above and
cold weather is slightly interfering
with navigation. Boats on the Ohio
however will be able to run for some
time yet.
Chicago News.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Secretary Brs-
tow's lightning has now struck in st,
Glare county in this State. A Gov
ernment revenue guager named Sar-
gent and Government storekeeper
named Clark Smith havebeen arrest
ed on the charge of conspiracy with the
owners of the Lebanon distillery to
defraud the revenue. They are held
in custody IN default of 81 900 bail
each.
Matters in the city are quiet. The
new District Attorney is here await
ing his commission but has given no
clue to his policy.
Chicago packers since November
lst has slaughtered 673, 153 hogs against
s56,452 for same period in 1874, and
$685. ,s65 in 1878. The receipts are be-