Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-23
WEDNESDAY, FEB. %, 1916
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

commercial or manufacturing circles yester
day. Hunting and picnic parties were popu
lar, and the places oil amusement were al
crowded. The military companies paraded
and the militia were reviewed by Major Gen
eral Vernon.
The Lady Blessing ton from San francisco
has arrived at Queenstown.
The Chicago Board OF Trade are about cree
ting s4OOOO0 building.
General Miller, president ofthe Alas ka
company, arrived in Washington from San
Francisco yesterday. The occasion of his
visit he says is to demand full and COM
plete investigation of the affairs OF the CON-
pany which he represents In order that the
public may be satisfied that affairs are hon.
estly conducted and that they are no estly
entitled to its privileges.
Representative Piper introduced his new
coinage bill yesterday. 1t provides for the
repeal of the legal tender act affecting trade
doliar,by striking out section in the coinage
act and provides for new silver dollar OF the
same fneness as half dollar, making 1t le-
gal tender for twenty dollars Legal tender fol-
half dollars is fixed ut ten dollars. Senator
Sargent introduced the same bill In the Sen
ate at the request of Piper.
Representative Piper says he has not yet
received any petition for the construction OF
n fog signal at Farrallones Islands, off San
Francisco.
To-day's news from Paris says the Repub-
lIcan triumph is secure and the Radical Sec
tion predominates. Tie Buffet minister has
esigned and NJ. Dufaur is forming new
Cabinet.
Mr.. jerks from the Committee OF Pensions
in the National House of Representatives
as sreported bill to transfer the Pension
Bureau to the War Department. The bill
was ordered printed and recommitted.
Bill reported favorably from the Senate
Military Committee yesterday provides that
the time for filing claims for additional boun
tyunder the act OF July 2sth, 1866 shall be
extended until January 3Oth, 1877 and all
such claims filed since January Both, 1877
shall be considered and decided without re-
fiing.
Latest reports from the French elections
say the Chamber of Deputies will stand 2sl
Republicans, 100 Bonapartists.
The Alphonslsts captured % cannon at Es
tella. The Carlists sacked the city befor,
evacuatlng.
Francis D. Moulton yesterday sent lette
TO DR.. Bacon, moderator OF the Advisor,
Council saying he had not supposed that thu
body was competent to determine the ques
ton of guilt or innocence OF Beecher, but h
might possibly be mistaken. He merel!
wishes to notify the Council that he is pre-
pared to prove H. W. Beecher guilty of adul
terry and perjury by evidence both oral an
documentary or if he fails to do so is within
TO be denounced and discredied by all man
kind, The Advisory Council remained il
session until ten O'Clock tonight when the
adjourned.
Great excitement exists among the Protes
tants ofQuebec over the fact that Father o
Connor, a Catholic priest, visited all the nf
tieual schools and there vented TRAD
against Professionalism. A formal letter wa
sent to the Bishop asking him whether tn
priest has done this on his own responsbilit
or II he was sent as an emissary of the churcf
The reply is looked for with great interest.
The Australian mail via San Francisco fo
Great Britain, consisting OF 1872 bags arrive
at the post office of New York by fast ma
train Sunday morning. They will be detane
until Wednesday when they will be dis
patched by the Java.
The Guion steamer Wyoming leaves to-da.
III compliance with the demands OF the Brit
fish Postmaster. General mails are to be KEEP
for q steamer of either the Cunard White sta
or the Inman line.
Mr. Cooks proposed amendment to tn,
Consultation, provides that in no case shall
Congress make appropriations exceeding
the annual estimate.
IL IN. 81 cfr NJ :
sharp passage of words recently between
President Grant and Solicitor Wilson. The
latter has had q good deal to do with the
framing of the indictments in the whiskey
cases and shortly after Babcock's indictment
he called upon the President and as the sto-
ry goes made remark that offended the
President when the latter in the course oi
the remarks is reported to have expressed
himself as highly offended. This conversa
ton was, 1t Is asserted reported to Secretary
Bristow at once and Mr.. Wilson added tha
under the circumstances he did not see how
he could do otherwise than resign ut once
Secretary Bristow 1t is reported requested MI
Wilson not TO be hasty and intimated tha
If he would wait until the whiskey trials wer'
over he would very likely have company In
his retirement from Office.
General Crook, accompanied by Colone
stanton and Lieutenant Rourke, will leav,
Cheyenne to-day for Fort Fetterman, from
which post large force OF cavalry unde
command OF Gen. ]. ]. Reynolds, is en- route
The entire force is to move northward from
Fetterman, but for what purpose is not ye
known.
Large parties are arriving from the Eas
AMI West and departing for the Black Hill
lily.