Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-21
Latest Eastern News.


WASHINGTON, May 20.-United
States Minister Seward writes of
the famine in China that actual
famine is pressing Is, 900, 900 people,
while go, 600. 600 are suffering more
or less distress. The crops have
been good Immediately around the
stricken districts, but, as food can
be transported only on wagons or
pack animals, it cannot be taken
thither in sufficient quantities to
save the lives of the people. AT
Tienstin house made of mats 70,
the accommodation of suffering
women and children from the FAM
inc districts was burned. One hun
dred and fifty lives were lost.
The New York Branch Opened.
NEW YORK, May 2O-The Post
says the New York agency of the
Nevada Bank of San Francisco,
was opened this morning, with
offices at 81 Wall street, New York.
The agents are G. T. Christensen
and Charles w. Church. The bus.
mess of the agency will be in ex.
change and it will furnish bills on
all important points in the United
States, Europe, Japan, China, the
East Indies, Australian Colonies,
New Zealand and Honolulu. Spec.
ial attention will also be given to
transactions in bullion and specie
aad to California collections. 1t is
to be expected that, through this
agency, New York mercantile and
financial interest, will have the
benefit to larger extent than
heretofore of California capital. 30
Fhs Repuo:icaa sEcmorrs VIII
serve.
CHICAGO, May l0.-The Jour1i-
ats Washington special says: 1t
is ascertained authoritatively that
all the Republican members OH the
Investigating committee will serve
and not decline.
---- Another steamer sold
NEW YORK, May 20th.-A Times
Philadelphia special says the
steamer Columbus has been sold,
probably to Russia.
AT Cramps work is being pushed
rapidly day and night on the State
of California, large force of
WORK men being engaged.
The Presbyterians stick 90 He'll.
PITrsBURG, Pa, May 20th.-The
Presbytery and General Assembly
met this morning. Dir. Allison de-
livered an address against amend.
ing the Apostles Greed by striking
out the clause that Christ descend
ed into hell. He answered points
IN DIR. Patterson's address of Sat-
urday and urged the Assembly to
decline TO change that portion of
the creed, which has stood without
modification for 1900 years. DR..
Schenck said the Church must
awaken to the necessity of coun-
teracting the influences of unscrip.
taral literature, with which the
country is flooded. '--'
Biii 90 Regulate I1,migrat.cn.
WASHINGTON, May 20th.-Sena.
tor Sargents bill to regulate immi-
grafton makes it unlawful to bring
to the United States any paupers,
lunatics or criminals, or any invol-
emigrant under labor con-
tract, ETC., and authorizing the
various States to enact laws for
the exclusion Of such persons from
their respective limits. -
CONGREGATIONAL.
WASHINGTON, May 20th-SEN-
ATE.-fhurman. from the Jul
dietary Committee, to which
was recommitted the House
bill to provide for the adj
mission to the bar of the Su-
preme Court of the United States
of any woman who has been q
member of the bar of the highest
court of any State or Territory for
the period Of three years, reported
it back with an amendment by
providing that no person
shall he refused admission to the
bar of tho United States Supreme
Court on account of sex. Thurman
said he had been directed by the
Committee to report as they re-
ported before, that there was no law |
prohibiting court from admitting |
a woman to the bar, and, therefore,
there was no necessity for this |
legislation. The bill was placed on |
the calendar with an adverse re-
port. ar
A b l was introduced by Sargent
to regulate immigration.
Cockrill moved to take up the
House bill to place the name of
Gen. Shields ON the retired list of |
he army with the rank of Briga-
iier General, but, after some dis
.ussion. he Withdraw the motion