Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-28
Latest Eastern News.


WASHINGTON, April 27th.-The
amount of United States notes re-
tired during the present month in
consequence of the issue of nation.
al bank notes will be about 81 ,200,-
900. The Secretary of the Treasury
has ordered this amount to be re.
placed by silver dollars to be paid
out in the course of business.
This sum will be distributed
among the various sub-treasuries
and public repositories so that, to
this extent, the silver dollar will
be paid out for currency obliga.
tions. This does not pre-.
vent the payment of silver dol.
lars in exchange at par for gold
coin at any time.
The Secretary OF the Treasury
directs all medical officers of the
marine hospital service to make
use of the metric system.
A Pinn SO Divers Attention from
kzss Frau,.uiency.
CHICAGO, April 27th.-The Jour
MATS Washington special says:
The National Republican calls on
President Hayes to demand of
Congress the appointment of a COM
mission to investigate the Presi.
Dental election in 1876 in North
Carolina, South Carolina, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Florida, Louis
lana, Georgia, New York, New
Jersey and Indiana, with view to
unearthing all frauds, intimida-
tons, outrages and assassinations
affecting the result of the elections
in those States. In this way only,
the Republican says, can the cry of
fraud be hushed and the President
allowed to hold his office in peace
during the remainder of his term.
Various Items from New YORK..
New YORK, April 27th.-The ed
itor of the Public asserts that there
is strong evidence proving that the
Pacific Railroad Companies were
not unwilling to have the Thur
man bill passed. The theory is
that the bill is drawn so as to ena.
BILE these roads to appeal success.
fully to the United States Courts.
The fifty-ninth anniversary of
the founding of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows in this coun-
try was celebrated in a quiet way
yesterday in the different lodges
throughout the city. The lodges
of Long Branch and Monmouth
county had a street parade at Long
Branch, with a banquet in the
evening.
The World says a prominent but
rather gushy Democrat of the inte-
rior prophesied within the past
week that Roscoe Conkling will
shortly make the great speech of
his life, and that he will be the
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1880.
Railroad and TcIegraph Matters.
NEW YORK, April 27th.-- The
following were to-day elected off.
GERS of the new Erie Company: H.
J. Jewett, President; A. r. Nc
Donough, Secretary; A. S. Spencer,
Treasurer; David BOWS, Sidney
Dillon and w. l.. Scott, Directors.
In circular published to-day the
Directors ask proxies for the June
election of the Chicago and North
western Railway on the policy of
rigid economy, a continuance of
friendly relations with the lines
west of Chicago, mutual reciprocity
with the Union Pacific Railroad,
regular dividends hereafter on both
common and preferred stock, and
such action as will increase the
large traffic naturally tributary to
the Northwestern road.
There were reports on the street
of movement to divide up the
surplus stock in the treasury of the
Western Union Telegraph Compa-
NY, now that matters have been
arranged with the Atlantic and
Pacific. There was considerab BILE
buying of stock this afternoon on
these reports.
VIM. III. Vanderbilt, President of
the New York Central Railroad,
sailed to-day for Europe. Many
rumors were in circulation as to
the object of his visit abroad, one
being that he proposes to arrange
fora new steamship line to be run
in alliance with the Central road.
Mr.. Vanderbilt, however, says his
trip isone of recreation. Seventy
five thousand shares of the Michi-
gan Central Railroad have been
transferred in the interest of Mr..
Vanderbilt, it is supposed with u
view to strengthen him at the next
election of that company.