Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-08

Whern tn" s5oncy GJes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-The
Pacific Mail steamer, City of Toxic
sailed for japan and China to day.
Her treasure list was unusually
small consisting of Mexican dollars
amounting to Sl37, 800; trade dollars
S26,094; gold coin, 5000; fine silver,
Sl26, 800. There is some reason to
believe that the recent action of
the Treasury Department ordering
the stoppage of trade dollar coin
age is reponsible for the small ship
ment of that class of treasure.
The Usual Dividends.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Con
solidated Virginia and California
to-day declared their usual diyi.
dends of So per share.
s'f.ehcrD.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7th.-The
speech of Representative Springer
in behalf of Wigginton. and of
Waite in advocacy of Tacheco's
right to the contested seat yester.
day, consisted Of dry legal argu-
ments and minute eXamina-
tions of testimony developing
no new points of general interest.
Comparatively few members paid
close or continuous attention to the
arguments; in fact the House was
left without a quorum before the
conclusion, all of which lent con-
siderable color of justification to
the severe remarks made by Leon
ard, (Republican,) of Louisiana,
who intimated that members on
both sides of the House apparent
ly intend to vote upon this ques-
ton in exact accordance with their
respective political proclivitie
He further remarked that he had
come to the conclusion that Pa
chico and Wisginton had each re.
ceived 10, 900 votes. He could have
given either gentleman the benefit
of more than one doubtful vote
without doing violence to the law
or evidence, or to bis own sense of
fair dealing, and that very fact led
him to think the fairest way out of
the difficulty would be to adopt
u resolution declaring that neither
was elected. Garfield, of Ohio,
created considerable surprise
by stating that, in bis opin-
ion, the question had narrowed
down to very fine point and that
he could not tell how he would
vote until after he had studied the
question more infinitely. 1t has
heretofore been expected that Gar.
field would deliver the principal
speech in favor of Pacheco and
his remarks yesterday afternoon
in connection with the speech of
Lamar, have undoubtedly strength
ened the previous probability that
the Democratic majority of the
House will follow the lead of the
majority of the Committee. The
only alternative which seems to
have any considerable chance of
not divide very nearly on party
lines, is that the plan proposed by
Leonard looking to q new election
NAV be adopted.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Sen
ate resumed the consideration
of the Silver bill, Blaine taking the
floor.
The House, Immediately after
the reading of the journal, resum-
ed the consideration of the contest
ed election case of Wigg,nton vs..
Pacheco.
The Senate Com nlittee on Rail.
roads to -day began the hearing of
arguments in regard to various
pending propositions for legislation
on title subject OF the
Southern Transcontinental Rail-
road. The Committee has
agreed to hear three per.
sons on the side of the Texas Pacif-
ic Company, and three representa-
tives of the Southern Pacific Rail.
road Company.
ViGgtntOu scented.
WASHINGTON, February THE
House, by u strict party vote, I'M
seated Pacheco and declared Wig
CLINTON entitled to his seat.
Tho Pope's Death Again AEiinte,i.
LONDON, Feb. THE Pail Mall
Ga=ette's Rome dispatch announc-
es that the Pope's death is hourly
expected. Reports are current that
he is already dead.
ROME, Feb. THE condition of
the Pope changed seriously for the
worse during the night, and his
Holiness has already received the
sacraments. The Cardinal Vicar
has been summoned to the Vatican
and an order has been given to
prevent any person, not especially
authorized, from having access to
the Pope's apartments. Egress
from the Vatican is also prohibited.
Foreign Cardinals have been sum-
moned by telegraph to Rome.
ROME, Feb. THE Pope died at
three O'Clock this afternoon. a
conclave will be called together
Immediately.
Runners of shs wRr-Repnrt thns
the Russians are Ia COnsinntino-
pse.
LONDON, Feb. THE advertiser
says: We have reason to believe
that the Government has received
information of the entry Of the Rus
sian army into Constantinople. At
any rate if the Government is not
in possession of this news the Rus
sian Embassy is.
The Post says: The Russians are
in Constantinople. This was the
report last night current inLondon,
and we think it is based upon off,
cial authentic authority.
A message has come via Alexan-
dria, which says that the Russian
forces are constantly advancing on
Gallipoli and Constantinople.
A special from Paris says that
the report is current there that the
Russians already hold a port on
tho no r,j a N a loo