Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-19
LOS ANGELES, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE 10. 1878

tnat IL was at the express request
oftwO parties interested that he ac.
cepted the Office Of Third Commis-
sioner, and that appointment might
be made In entire conformity with
the Washington Treaty. Delfosse
also states that the objections to
his appointment, raised by the
United States several years ago,
were absolutely unknown to him
previously to their publication
A Committee After Robeson aud
His Pals.
WASHINGTON, June .1S.-The
House Committee on Naval Affairs
has concluded an investigation of
the late administration of the Navy
Department, and by vote of DEM
ocrats, adopted resolutions reciting
that the acts and conduct of Secre-
tary Robeson, as well as the late
bureaus OF steam, engineering, con.
struction and rerairs and provis.
ions and clothing, and of sale and
disposition of public property, in
their method Of making contracts
and involving Government indebt.
edness over appropriations made by
Congress for support of the navy,
deserve the severest censure and
condemnation and that, in addi-
tion said parties, as well as all
others aiding and abetting, should
be punished to the, extent of the
law. The Committee, in present.
ing these resolutions, state that the
evidence obtained Is, for the most
part, taken from official reports and
records of the Department.
The Cotton riau,.
WASHINGTON, June lS.-The
June returns to the Department of
Agriculture indicate ali increase of
fully three per cent. in area plant
e in cotton.
Curious Case If PoisOaiug.
PITTsToN, Penn, June 49,
I'll ghteen persons were seriously
poisoned here by milk taken from
COW supposed to have been bitten
by a rattlesnake.
Gerrna" a"d Esssera News Via
Bsriin.
BERLIN, June 1S.-The leaders of
the National Liberals, in view of
the approaching elections, have
issued a manifesto declaring that
the party will support all proposals
for the protection of order which do
not jeopariize permanent guaran.
tees of liberty.
The North German Gazette says
that the Austrian delegates to the
Congress have received news of an
attack made by Turks on Monten-
egrins, in which the Turks lost
several killed and wounded and
sixty prisoners. The aggressors
were not soldiers, but it is suspect
ed that the attack was instigated
by Pasha.
mhss 10 be Opened wednesday.
STACKBURN, England, June 49,
The Masters Executive Committee
resolved to reopen all mills We'd
nesday. Spinners and carders are
still obstinate.
sehsion Of tho Berlin Congress-.
BERLIN, June 18.-The session of
the Congress to-day lasted nearly
three hours. The question of the
admission of Greece was definitely
brought forward but no decision
was reached. The question has as.
sumed more Importance than at
first expected. Confidence is in.
creasing In peaceful result, which
will insure legitimate influence in
the East of the powers principally
Interested. An understanding be.
tween Russia and Austria is con-
sidered certain.
RaEgaEe Moved from San slefanO.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, June 1S.-The
baggage belonging to the Russian
headquarters was removed from
San Stefano to-day. 1t is not
known whether General Todleben
is moving north or towards the GEN.
tre of the Russian line, but the lat.
ter direction is thought more pro.
bable.