Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-05
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NEWS OF THE MORNING.

The Republican State Convention of Ore
gon met yesterday. Richard Williams, of
Portland, was nominated for Congress. Res
olutions were passed declaring Blaine the
choice of the convention for President. An
effort was made by the Federal ring to defeat
this resolution, but a call for the ayes and
noes broke down the opposition completely,
and the resolution went through with rush,
amid the widest applause. The convention
did not endorse the administration.
The people of San Francisco are waxing
very hot on the Chinese question, and the
meetings of the anti-Mongolian clubs are
very enthusiastic. The speeches are in the
highest degree of an incendiary character.
The wheat market is absolutely defunct in
San Francisco. Only nominal quotations are
given.
A Springfield Mass, dispatch announces
the DEATH at Paris, of Benjamin F. Bowles,
one of the firm of Samuel Bowles & Co., pub
fishers of the Springfield Republican.
Several deputies have protested to the
French Ministry against the appropriation OF
$4,000 to enable French workmen to attend
the Centennial, on the ground that their mis-
sion is at the bottom of political character.
John ]. Davenport says that he has vouch-
ers for every cent expended in the use ofwhat
is termed the corruption fund.
The combined attack on the Sioux from
Forts Laramie and Ellis viii start next week,
under command of General Terry. Gibbons
and Crooks commands will join the expedi-
tion. Custer will arrive on Friday, and will
at once go the 'front.'
The accounts from the Black Hills grow
worse. There is a great scarcity of food in
that region. Sugar is worth 40 cents pound
bacon 50 cents, corn so cents, and -four 500 a
sack In Custer City. Tae road from Fort Lar
annie to Custer is strewn with the wagons Of
parties who had been attacked by the In
dians. On the 10th of April party of Indians
came within 100 yards ofCuster City and ran
on so 0head OF horses.
Dom Pedro left Omaha yesterday for the
East.
The Schenck investigation draws It's slow
length along, and no conclusion has been
reached yet
Representative Piper, from this State, on
Wednesday night made speech on the cur
rency and silver question.
Yesterday s6,00O,OO0 in gold was sent to Eu
rope and 4l4OO0 in silver.
The revolution in Mexico continues TIL,
latest dispatches state that some Of the bes
commanders Of the Republic are disgusted
and that there are strongs signs of dissolu
ton of the government.
The silver market in London is weakerthar
It has been Of late.
Miss Sweet,the Chicago Pension agent, is tc
be Investigated. 1t is said that she has paid
S8O.OOO on account of late Pension Agent
Blakely. She is also said to have paid an an
nual sum 10 United States Marsh al Camp
bell, Secretary Babcock's father-in-law, until
Grant assured her that she could hold he
place.
Mary Sherm an, the Cincinnati child mur
derer, is recovering.
Tom Allen has put up $500 forfeit to figh
Goss.
A terrible affrav between Henry Lycumb
James Lycumb, Isaac Hutchinson and james
Hutchinson, is reported at Uniontown, Pa.
Another railway war is imminent, thi
time between Erie, Pennsylvania, Baltimor
Ohio and Grand Trunk on one side ant
New York Central on the other. A great re
ductlon on freight and passenger rates II
expected.
Gen. Terry will probably accompany the
Indian expedition from Fort Lincoln.
The Republican Convention at Portland
Oregon, elected Tolman, w Van Hou
ton, ] K Foster, ] David. H X Hines, H "
Scott, delegates to Cincinnati. The Conyen
ton instructs for Blaine.
The Willamette, Oregon wooden mills
burned Wednesday. Loss Sl5O,0O0.