Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-18
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that the former seduced the latter's
sister.
Convicted of stunng "a BaIIot-Box.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 1.-THE jury in
the case of B. III. Eddins, on trial
in the United States Court for
! stuffing the ballot-box during the
last Presidential election with
Democratic tickets, returned q
verdict of guilty. Eddlns was
Judge of the election and promi-
nent citizen.
Texas-PaciGc Men Depressed.
NEW YORK, December 17th.-
The SUMS Washington special says
the TeXas-Pacific men were de-
pressed last night at the result in
the Senate. Their manager, Mat.
thews, undoubtedly expected that
tions with the TeXas-Pacific bill,
he would get solid Democratic
vote. This would have been
claimed as q triumph for the job,
but the effort was failure. This
defeat, together with the suit begun
in this district by French land
grant bondholders. has made the
lobby very blue. The application
made by ex-senator Carpenter for
a restraining order against the
Texas Pacific to prevent the
transfer of great proper.
tion of the land grant
from the State of Texas, which is
security-pledged by the old Mem
phis and Ell Paso road for the bonds
issued and sold in France by FIRE.
mont, really goes to the root OF the
title of the TeXas-Pacific. It will
open up the whole subject of the sale
of the Memphis and Ell Paso road
on various alleged collusive orders
obtained from Judge Bradley and
the State Courts of Texas. A bill
in equity has been drawn, it is
said, with care by Matt Carpenter
and Douglass Campbell, of New
York, and some startling develop.
ments are promised when the
hearing takes place. This is a
direct challenge in the Courts
to John "A. G. Grey and the Texas
Pacific to submit, if they dare, to
legal investigation of proceedings
which have created great scandal.
1t is said to be an earnest and bona
fide effort to secure judicial inquiry
into alleged collusive proceed.
ings, by which the Memphis and
Ell PasO was turned over to a
receiver, and finally. by transpa-
rent legal chicanery, transferred to
the Texas-Pacific in order to ben e.
fit few individuals and cheat
thousands of holders of bonds of the
original company.
what the World" says.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17th.-The
Worlds Washington special,
speaking of the vote on the Texas
Pacific yesterday, says: Friends of
the measure feel greatly encour-
aged by the result. 1t indicates
that the measure has very much
more strength than its enemies
gave it credit for. 1t is noticeable,
too, that number of pronounced
friends Of the bill were absent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17th.-The
House Committee on Public Lands
to-day postponed until January
18th, the hearing of arguments in
regard to the McGarrahan claim,
the attorneys of the New Idria
Mining Company not being ready
to go on. Ii is the intention of he
Committee, after the date men,
toned, to give the matter contin-
uous hearing until disposed of
officially.
Uuc,e cams Cast, Box.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE U.
S. Treasurer expects to have on
the lst of January, exclusive of all
demands, $l35. 100000 coin with
which to resume specie payments.
newiti's Financial Measure.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17th.-The
Committee on Banking and Cur
rency will to-morrow finish the
consideration of Representa- tive
Hewitts bill, which provides that
gold and silver coins of the United
States, which are full legal tender,
shall hereafter be interchangeable
their lawful value upon demand
of any holder thereof at the office
of the Assistant Treasurer at New
York when presented in sums of
800, or any multiple thereof, leav
ing the amount of silver to be car
ried to the discretion Of the Sec
retary.
Tariff end Monetary Mattees.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. H.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
other Treasury officers were before
| the Ways and Means Committee
this morning and advocated the
| passage of bill, prepared at
the Treasury Department. to
prevent evasion of duties on
sugar under the present color stand.
ard. They urged the addition of
the polariscope test and, when nec-
essary, chemical analysis. The Sec
retary of the Treasury sent to the
Senate to-day a communication in
response to the resolution of Beck
adopted on the Sd inst, regarding
silver coin. The Secretary trans
mits the - i'm on til g
Bargains in holiday goods az, oI5}q
,rystal Palace. =,
BY our telegraphic report it will
,e seen that the Solons assembled p
t Sacramento became so confused Il
n considering section five, Of the
.rticle relating to Legislative af. S
airs, yesterday afternoon, that
hey were obliged to adjourn the \
till this morning to en- b
,ble the members to unwind them
selves and take a fresh start. 8
A half dozen fine fancy gentle =
mems socks, worth 81 80 and So 80 s
Ia gold coin, for ST, at the Mechan-
ics' Store, 40 Main street.
Get vour tWo-buttoned kid gloves ,