Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-01

Oohiuoioh. luc ire Though very
flerce, was soon under control,
though only the front portion OF
the lower story was left standing.
When the men could enter upon
.. an exploration of the ruins, it was
at once evident that some of the
inmates had persisted. The charred
body of one man was soon found,
and the Chinese say there must be
several more buried under the ruins.
Several escaped, severely burned,
and were removed to the City
Prison Hospital for treatment.
The ruins are now being searched
for others. The amount of loss
cannot be ascertained at present,
but will probably range between
$4,000 and $4,000. The building
was owned by a French woman,
and by her leased to Cinnamon.
Resolutions 20 suspend aecumuix.
tionS in the SINKING Fund.
WASHINGTON. April 80 The
Committee on Ways and Means
have decided to report to the House
the following joint resolutions:
WHEREAS, On the 1st day of
April, 1873, there had been paid in.
to the Sinking Fund the sum of
$241 ,4S9, 1853 "a in excess of the re-
quiremen:s of law, which sum is
equivalent to the accumulation of
about eight years of the amount
required by law, and,
WHEREAS, 1t is as unnecessary
for the maintenance of public
credit as it is unjust to the people
to continue the imposition of taxes
for this object at a time of great de-
preston like the present,
Therefore, be it enacted, etc.,
that the Secretary of the Treasury
is hereby authorized and directed 20
suspend the purchase of United
States bonds for the Sinking Fund
until ther close of the fiscal year
ending June 30th, 1885, unless 9th.
erwise directed by Congress.
Debating the Bankrupt Law.
WASHINGTON, April 3O.-The
President pro tenn laid before the
Senate bill to repeal the Bank.
rupt law with amendment by the
House.
Merriman moved to refer the bill
and amendments to the judiciary
Com mittee.
Beck opposed the reference upon
the ground that, if any good was to
grow out of the passage of the bill,
the sooner passed the better. All
sorts of fraudulent petitions were
now being filed by persons to take
advantage of this law before its
repeal.
Reported Adversely.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Mor-
rill, of Vermont, from the Com.
mittee on Finance, reported adj
versely on the concurrent resolu-
ton of Beck, declaring it inexpe-
dent to levy a tax at this time to
maintain q sinking fund, md the
Committee was discharged from its
| further consideration.
Ehe CymDria in American Waters,
NEW YORK, April 3Oth. The
steamship Cymbria, referred to in
a previous dispatch, put into
Southwest Harbor, Maine, Sunday
morning, with SIX hundred So
called passengers.
The first contingent sent from
this country TO Malta will number
five thousand men and two bat
teries of artillery, all of which are
under orders for embarkation.
Considerable excitement has been
produced in Berlin by the an
nouncement that an English fleet
is being fitted out for operations in
the Baltic.
Report of the Michigan somthern
railroad.
CHICAGO, April 30.-The annual
report of the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern Railroad for the year
1877, shows the total earnings to be
$l3, 505, l58, an increase in net earn
ings over the preceding year of
$166,000. The President says that,
of 90 killed by the Ashtabula dis
aster, SO have been settled for; of
Ga wounded, So have been settled
for This absorbed 1853, 800 of the
earnings.
EngiHnd's stand.
LONDON, April 3Oth.-Gathorne
Hardy, Secretary for India, presid-
ing at a banquet in Bradford last
night, said that the Government
took its stand upon public faith
and honesty and upon the declara-
ton of 1871, that one party to an
engagement could not withdraw
from it without the consent of the
rest. The real question was wheth-
or England had or had not great in.
terests in the East
War News
ST. PETERSBURG, April 30th.-
Bulletins announce that Prince |
Gortschakof is better, although
still incapable of transacting bust.
ness.
A Belgrade dispatch says that
the artillery forces and the militia
are being hurried to the frontier,
and Qualifications at frontier |
towns are being strengthened.
A special from Vienna says the
probability is that before this is
printed the Plenary Ministerial
Council, now sitting, will have
authorized the ministry to make |
all necessary arrangements for rea-
lizing half of the credit of sixty |
millions forms. If Hungary con-
sents Bosnia will be occupied.
LONDON, April S0th.-A telegram
from Bombay announces that the
first detachment of troops has
sailed and that number of fresh
regiments are waiting.
Is 1t u CRUISER
LONDON, April 30.-The Man
chester Guardians Vienna dispatch
says that the German steamer
Cymbria, of the Hamburg "A meri-
can Line, has been chartered by