Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-18

tenuent ny the PRESIDENT, ana OF o
District Superintendent for the
Gulf coast by the Secretary of the
Treasury, etc.
HoUsE-Thompson offered q pre-
amble and resolution reclting the
depressed condition of labor. aud
industry throughout the country
and providing for select commit
tee to sit during recess to inquire
into the causes thereof and recon-
mend remedies therefor. Adopted.
Consideration was resumed of the
Tobacco bill, the pending amend.
ment being that by Buchard, im-
posing o tax of 1-24th of
one per cent. per month on
the average amount of bank de-
posits subject to draft or check, this
being a modification of tue exist.
ing law on the subject. The amend.
ment was adopted.
The Potter Iaqmiry.
WAsHINGTON, June 17th.-The
Potter Investigating Committee
had secret session this morning
and, upon its conclusion, II. c.
Clarke, late private Secretary to
Gov. Kellogg, was cross-examined
by Mcmahon relative to the second
set of Louisiana electoral certifi-
Gates. Witness said that the two
lists of returns lay on table in the
committee room, New Orleans, ac-
cording to his present memory.
He gathered them up for forward
ing to the Secretary of State after
the signatures were complete. The
only parties signing in the presence
of witness that he remembers
distinctly were Gov. Kellogg and
Mr.. Brewster. He thought there
were one or two others who signed
in his presence but could not be
positive rs to that. Did not know
where Levese or Jefferson were at
the time of signing the second set
of certificates and could not say
positively whether or not they
signed personally, but was of the
opinion that the signature appear
ing as the signature is that of Jes.
fersOn, being familiar with that
gentleman's signature.
QuestiOn-Was MT it we'll
known fact among the politicians
in Louisiana that Judge Levesse
was not in town at the time the |
papers in question were signed?
Answer-It was certainly not
known to me.
Mcmahon questioned the witness
as to who signed the names of JEFF
ferson Levesse, and witness replied
that he knew absolutely nothing |
aboutit.
Investigation was then adjourned
until Wednesday that the members |
of the Committee might be in the
House during the closing hours of
the session of Congress.
Parade OF Cnion schusz.n Corpr.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE third |
parade of the Union Schutzen Corps
took place to-day, and was an i'm
posing affair. The street through
which the procession marched was
filled with people, and made gay
with a profusion OF bunting, ban
ners and flags of the United States
and Germany. The Mayor and |
Common Council reviewed the pro-
cessiou, after which the several
corps made their way to the
Schutzen Park.
Diplomatic Spccutail0ns.
LONDON, June 1.-THE Observer
says it has reason to believe that
Austria and Russia have reached an
understanding by which the inter-
ests of Austro- Hungary will be
protected in the same way that
English interests are protected, by
the agreement between Lord SAILS.
bury and Count Shouvaloff. The
premature publication Of the latter
by the Globe, is generally believed
to have been procured by Russian
Diplomatists with the object of
quelling the excitement in Russia
about the supposed concessions to
England.
The Emperor Con vaisscent.
BERLIN, June 1.-THE Emperor
sat up nearly all day Saturday and
is progressing favorably.
The Empress of Russia out Of Dan.
ger.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 1.-THE
Empress is improving. No mole
bulletins will be published.
break tn the weIland Canal.
ST. CATHARINE's, Ont, June II.
A break occurred in the Welland
Canal to-day between Thorald and
Allenburg.
A Break Ia the Cong ress.
LONDON, June ia dispatch
from Constantinople asserts that
the Turkish delegates have been
Instructed to withdraw from the
Congress and declare that Turkey
prefers to execute the stipulations
of the treaty of San Stefano, If the
Congress decides to grant autOn-
omy to Epirus, Thessaly, Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
the Eoglish Strikers.
LONDON, June ia meeting to
be held at Accrington to-day is ex-
pected to result in the resumption
of work in the mills. Representa-
tives of weavers from all the strike
districts met at Accrington Sunday
and advised the men TO return to
their work, as sufficient funds to
support the strikers could no longer
be obtained.
Austtiau Mobilization Contiaued
VIENNA, June 1.-THE mobil-
ization of Austrian troops is assum-
ing larger proportions.
Repartc Il0siiiitiea Between MON
senegy ins and Turks.
RAGUsA, June ia report was
current here yesterday that hostil-
tiles had com meuced between the
the Turks and Montenegrins, but,
up to the present time, no confirm
alton Of the report has been re-
ceived. The Montenegrins are ac-