Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-11

slept in q room directly over that
in which the fire was discovered.
Mrs. Stewart replied to the cries eff
her dodgers, and it was supposed
effected her escape in safety, but,
, when the firemen had obtained
: control of the flames sufficiently
to enable them to explore
the building, the body of Mrs,
Stewart was found on the floor
near the door of the room. One of
her children was also on the floor
and the other on the bed. ALI had
died from suffocation, the fire not
having reached that apartment. 1t
is supposed that Mrs. Stewart be-
came bewildered by fright and was
unable to open the door in her ex-
citement. She was native Of
England, aged So. The premises
were owned by Nicholas Leming
and were damaged to the amount Of
about $4,000.
stormy Time over ihe Open Lotser.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1O.-The
stockholders of the Open Letter
held an exciting meeting last night
at Charter Oak Hall. The meeting
was called to take some action in
regard to handing over the future
control of the paper to the EXecu-
tive Committee of the Working
mems Party. DR.. Fernandez
produced statement showing that,
from the 1st to the 10Th of January,
the receipts were 81, 407.05 and ex-
penses SOCIAL, which should
have left $1,442.6I cash
Oh hand, but that there
was actually only S51.6O in the
Treasury. This statement was
found to be in Stout's handwriting,
and that individual was ignomini-
ously expelled from his position as
Secretary. Fernandez requested an
explanation of this state of affairs,
but Kearney ignored the request
entirely. After u protracted de-
bate the meeting adjourned, with
out having accomplished anything
in that respect.
Died from Her Injuries.
SAN FRANCISCO, April TO-
Ethel, daughter of Joseph G.. East
land, who was injured in the re-
cent accident on the North Pacific
Coast Railroad, died this morning.
DO. Miiis Resigns the Presidency
of the Hank Of California.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1O.-At
the regular monthly meeting of the
Directors of the Bank of California
yesterday, d. o. Mills rendered his
resignation as President, to take
effect May 1st. The reason assigned
was the pressure OF private BUSH
ness. The resignation was accepted
and VIM. Alvord, President,
chosen to fill the vacancy. 1t is
not probable that the vacancy thus
accustomed in the position of Vice.
President will be filed.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, April 10TH
SaNATE-All amendments to the
Pacific Railroad Funding bill ex-
cept that of Thurman, providing
for an endorsement of bonds by the
Secretary of the Treasury, were
voted down or withdrawn, and the
bill finally passed. Ayes, 40; noes,
10.
The House went into Committee
of the Whole on the Tariff bill,
Wood speaking at length. The
Committee then rose and the House
adjourned.
The House Committee on Pacific
!. Railroads to-day agreed to report
favorably to the House Funding
| bill identical with that just passed
by the Senate. The Finance Com
mittee this morning discussed the
House bill to repeal the Resumption
act and will again consider it at a
special meeting Friday next.
Why, j. Madison IL in Warrington.
WASHINGTON, April 10th.-J.
Madison Wells protests that he is
not In Washington on n political
mission. His real business here il
to press O claim of his own which
has been pending before the South
ern Claims Commission.
The Politics Of she New York Door.
keeper.
WASHINGTON, April 10.-There
has been much inquiry at the Cap
ltol to day about the political bear
ings of the new DOorl<eeper, Gene
raj Field. On his own
showing he turns out
to be a Republican. He has
been serving for some time under
the Republican Commissioners of
the District, and has also been can
didate for foreign appointments and
recommended as Republican by
prominent Republican politicians.
If his sympathies are with the
Democratic party he has recently
succeeded in keeping that fact very
quiet.
A big Defnuitcr.
FALL RIVER, Mass, April TO-
Angler Chase, Treasurer of the
Union Mills, is said to he de-
faulter for $4S0,000.
The rail- River steal
FALL RIVER, Mass, April TO-
The Union mills have been at
tached by Henry II. Pearse, a pri.
vate banker of Providence. Chase,
the Treasurer, in letter to the
Directors acknowledges to the sum
of S4S0,000 as his defalca-
ton. The Five-Cent Savings Bank
of this city of which Chase was
President is said to be involved.
1t is eXacting 60 days notice from
deposItors.
No Women Preachers in Theirs.
NEW YORK, April 10.-Bishop
Andrews, OF the New York Meth
odist Conference, has decided that
the licensing of women preachers
is against the doctrines of Wesley.
Disappointed advocates of the new
departure have taken an appeal to
the General Conference of Method
lists of the whole country, to be
held in 1880.
GorischakoR 10 Salisbury.
LONDON, April 10.-The Times
prjnts the full text of GOrtschakoff,s