Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-22

| S't.ohS ~ app eClutcs Nfe uS-
signed more as token of respect
Tor his country than personal tes-
timonial to himself.
BnI Reported.
| WASHINGTON, May 1.-SENATE.
Ferry said he WAS instructed by u
Majority of the Committee on Iii
nance to report back the House
bill to forbid further retirement of
U. S. legal tender notes.
AT the conclusion of the morning
hour, the Senate resumed the con-
sideration of the bill to place the
name of James Shields on the re-
tired list of the army with the rank
of Brigndier General, and the bill
having been considered in Com
mlttee of the Whole was reported
to he Senate.
currence in amendment made In
Committee of the Whole yester-
day, to place Gen. Grant on the
retired list, Cockrell demanded the
yeas and nays, and the amendment
was concurred in; yeas 80, nays
ga strict party vote--Repubii-
cans voting in the Affirmative and
Democrats in the negative.
After debate, Thurman moved to
strike out all after the enacting
clause of the bill as amended. and
enact in lieu thereof Il provision
authorizing the Secretary of the
Interior to place the name of Gen.
Shields on the pension list at the
rate OF 500 per month. \ lengthy
debate ensued.
Arguing Ha tar Ca.urna, fsr,.:w.,
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Argn-
ment was made by Governor SAT-
ford, of Arizona. before the Senate
Military Affairs Committee to day
in advocacy ofthe bill sanctioning
the construction of the bridge of
the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company of California, across the
Colorado at Fort Yuma. Delegates
Stevens. Judge Osborne, NJ. Sanford,
and Mr.. Power, of Arizona, were
also before the Committee to sup
port the representations of Stafford,
that the people of that Territory are
deeply Interested in the road as the
only one which has entered its
borders, and strongly desire the
maintenance Of railway facilities
thus afforded.
soaxrtssianai Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, May 2l--SENATE.
After lengthy discussion. Thur.
mans amendment, as a substitute
for bill as amended, to grant Gen.
eral Shields q pension of one hun.
dred dollars per month, was re-
jected, yeas 81, nays 33. The ques-
ton then REQUIRED on the passage
of the bill as amended, placing
Gen. Shields on the retired list
with the rank of Brigalier Gem
eral, and it was rejected, yeas 80,
nays "a.
Nominated for surveyor -G"aersI of
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The
President has nominated VIM. P.
Chandler, of Illinois, to be United
States Surveyor General of Idaho.
niy.di". ,h. Russian Fcrcts.
ELLSWORTH, Me-, May 2lst.-
There are evidences that the Rus
sian forces ON the Cimbria may
soon be divided and part OF them
transferred In addition to those
who left last week, thirteen Rus.
sian officers, including paymas-
ter, left yesterday for New York
aud Boston. 10 day three Russian
engineers from the Cimbria passed
through Ellsworth on their way to
New York. The officers in charge
are endeavoring to arrange for a
conveyance of mon to Bangor, to
take cars for New York.
| Another ship Coming
PORTLAND, May 2lst.-It is ru-
mored here that sister ship to the
Cimbria Is shortly expected at
Southwest Harbor.
ExG"vsI mur Packard.
NEW York, May 2l.-Ex-Gover-
nor Packard is mentioned by a cor
respondent as without occupation
and poor in purse. These are not
his worst misfortunes: During the
past three months he has lost two
of his children by death, and now
intelligence comes that his mother
Is dead. Besides this, his conhrma-
ton as Consul to Liverpool is not
assured.
The Absco"s;iMg Mainland Ar.
rested.
CHICAGO, May 21.--The Chicago
detectives this morning arrested
| noxril d Maitland IF
Toronto, but more recently of San
Francisco, whence he ran away
this Spring, having gotten his
friend and bensfactor, Thomas
Finsley, of California, into a stock
speculation by which Finsley lost
fifteen thousand dollars. Matt
lands last act in San Francisco
was to take the deprecated stock
to sell for Finsley, and, having
realized fifteen hundred dollars on
it, to set out for Toronto without
settling. He is now locked up,
awaiting requisitiOn.
Exp,osk IN la the Old syaacy Mine.
HALIFAX. May 2l.-An explo-
sion occurred this morning in the
new winze of the old Syney mine.
A large number of men are in the
mine cut off from all help.
Restricting the Crown.
LONDON, May 2l.-In the House
of Commons this afternoon Lord
Harrington moved his resolution
that no forces he raised or kept by
the Crown in time of peace, save
within India, without permission
from Parliament.
No such Thing.
STOCKHOLM, May 2l.-In the
, Rickstay to-day the foreign Minis
ter, replying to an inquiry, said the
) report about Germany's efforts to