Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-25

implacably as heir to Grants political estate
and administration responsibility.
The morning Times money article this
morning reports that the U and Canada
Railroad securities are lower u. S. govern
ment securities, firm and unchanged
The,e was an increase in the attendance at
the Centennial yesterday. The judges of
awards will meet to-day in their building and
organize after being formally received by
President Hawley.
Ex-Doorkeeper Fitzhugh, of the House,
when he vacated his office Monday carried
away with him certain valuable records. He
also went to the document room, and asked
TO be shown several index books, showing
the number of documents and books, drawn
by and still belonging to Taft, member.
These being produced he coolly took them
and placing them under his arm walked off
with them, and all efforts to get them back
have been unavailing Cox, Speaker pfo
tenn, has directed the Sergeant-At-Arms of
the House to take steps to re cover the rec.
ords. Fitzhugh says he has important infor-
nation which will make the Democrats
tremble, and lnjure that party's interests ifit
may use it to get even with those who have
diSgraced him.
Attorney General Pierrepont says he ex-
poets to sail for England about the first of
June. He could not get away sooner as he
has to settle up official and private business.
Secretary TAFT will not take charge of the De-
partment of Justice until about the first of
June as he has considerable off cial business
to settle up before he can turn over the War
Department TO his successor.
A special from Washington yesterday to
the Evening Post says Mr. Orth to-day ten
dered his resignation as Minister to Austria,
and it was accepted. Pr minent candidates
for the position are Ex-Governor Ward, of
New Jersey, ex- Rel resentatve Kellogg oi
Connecticut, D. Dawman of Kentucky and
Mr.. Post the present Consul General at vi
emma.
Chicago elevators contain 1921 bushels
of wheat, SOP ,2O7 of corn and 2S4, ,5G7 ofoats.
The tendency of the recent presidential ap-
pointr" ents is to give new impulse to the
BIistow movement, for which nearly two
hundred votes are now claimed on the first
ballot, with lively expectation as soon as po-
litical states are smashed and ConkLng and
Blaine kill each other.
The Presidential fight is waxing warm.
Eastern dispatches say: Tilden Is clearly
losing ground. The New York evening pa
pers express demonstration against him,
which it is believed to be fatally reinforced
by Marbles retirement from the World edit
orship and the leaving of that journal to
Bayard. Current rumors are that August
lmont is the money power behind the
World He is shrewd political manager
and his detection, if supported by his purse
In his, the proper method must satisfy the
convention that Tlden can not get his party
vote in New York if nominated. The oppos-
tton to TIlden is apparently concentrating on
Bayard, who is ere lifted with greater sincer-
ty as a reformer and ability as a statesman.
The Spring trotting meeting of the Point
Breeze Park Association, at Philadelphia,
was inaugurated yesterday. There was a
fair attendance The track was heavy from
Mondays rain. First race, purse $1,000 for
horses of the 22S cl SIS. Six starters, the bay
stallion Fleetwood, by Happy Medium, won
in s raight heats. Time 23l14 229 and 229.
Second race, for 225 class, for 5000, Kansas
Chief won in 2251Z, 229}1 and 225.
A Cooking main between New York and
Philadelphia took place in New York yester-
day. Seventeen battles fought for 500 each
odd battle and $1,000. The odd fight betting
10 to on New York fowls. Main won by
Philadelphia. Score, Philadelphia IL, New
York 6.
The New Hampshire Republican State
Convention for the election of delegates to
Cincinnati promises to be one of the largest
political meetings ever assembled in the
State. The leading candidates for the pIesi-
dency are Blaine and Bristow. Delegates will
not be openly instructed but ii is stated OF the
10 delegates to be chosen two-thirds will be
for Blaine and one-third for Bristow.
The sultan has arrested Murad ffendi the
heir presumptive and Osman Efendi the
next heir. Arrests are said to be for political
causes.
An improved attendance is reported on the
Centennial grounds yesterday.
The Nebraska delegation is instructed for
Blaine.
On the Philadelphia Billiard Tournament
yesterday DAILY beat Shaw by 300 to l6i. Sles-
son beat Foster 300 to 22l. Last evening Ru-
dolph beat Dion 800 to l72. Slosson beat Dion
800 TO 9S.