Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-07
Latest Eastern News.


Roy al Order Of Scotland.
WASHINGTON, May 9th. num-
Der of distinguished Masons met
here yesterday and formed under
the Royal Order of Scotland. This
order has never heretofore existed
outside of Scotland.
Charges against bradford sus.
tsiued.
WASHINGTON, May 6th.--The
sub. Committee of the House Com.
mittee on expenditures in the De-
partment of State, to whom was re-
ferred the case of Bradford, Con-
sular clerk at Shanghai, have made
a report sustaining the various
charges.
NEW YORK, May 6.-In view of
the rumors that Russia is prepar-
ing fleet on the Pacific Coast to
be ready In the event Of q war with
England, the following dispatch
from Yokohama, Japan, may have
significance. 1t was received by a
ship owner of this city from the
master of his bark: "Things look
warlike here. Can sell the vessel
to good advantage. Answer what
you will take"
Portable Engine Exploded.
MEMPHIS, May GA portable
engine exploded this morning, kill.
ing the engineer and fatally iujur-
ing the fireman. Four or five la
borers were wounded.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, May 9th. = The
| Senate took up the bill to repeal
the bankrupt law reported from the
Judiciary Committee, with amend
ments on Thursday, last.
Beck submitted an amendment
to strike ont January LIST, 1879, as
the time when the repeal of the
law should take effect and insert in
lieu thereof an amendment to re-
peal the law from the passage of
the act.
Discussion of the bill lasted until
the expiration of the morning
hour, when the bill to repeal the
specie resumption act came up as
unfinished business, but was laid
aside in order that the Senate
might consider the bill repeating
the bankrupt law.
Thurman then moved that this
bill be laid aside informally with
the understanding that the bank
rupt bill should be considered when
Gordon concluded his remarks in
favor of the specie resumption act.
Agreed to.
HoUsE-Shelley moved TO sus-
pend the Erules and pass the bill
reducing the tax on snuff and on
chewing and smoking tobacco to
10 cents per pound, on cigars to IS
per thousand, on cigarettes weigh
ing not more than 81 pounds to the
1000 to ST. % per 1000 and over 81
pounds to So per 1000. Motion not
agre ed to.
Central American News.
PANAMA, April 27.-The earth
quake at Manizeles did much dam
age to houses. No life lost. An
epidemic in Medillon is depopulat-
ing towns.
bond Issue Declared Legal.
NEW ORLEANS, May 6th.-The
Supreme Court has decided the
great bond case in favor of the
New Orleans Pacific railroad. 1t
declared two millions of the issue
to be legal and valid and ordered
the auditor to issue $3.50, 900 imme-
diately in compliance with the
conditions, when all the present
valid debt is funded, including
S506,351 consolidated.
The ChIneso Question.
WASHINGTON, May 6th.-The
House Committee Oh Education
and Labor to-day agreed on a bill
making it a misdemeanor for the
master of a vessel to take more
than Is Chinese passengers, male
and female, to the United States
after January 1st, 1879. The Com
mittee also agreed on bill author
izing the distribution to public Ii
braries of one copy of every docu-
ment published for public distri-
button by Congress.
The Pelican.
PANAMA, April 27.-The steamer
Pelican, now named the Irazu. ar
rived at Punta Arenas, Costa Rica,
on the 2lst ult. Her machinery is
out of order and she will have to be
sent to New York or San Francis
CO for repairs.
Consul mt Liverpool.
WASHINGTON, May 7th.-The
President has appointed Stephen
B. Packard, of Louisiana, Consul