Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-31
LOS ANGELES. THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1878.

LOS ANGELO
the rates of the Southern Pacific
Company from five dollars per ton
to fifty cents for freight, and from
two and half dollars to fifty cents
for passengers. He said that this
showed what competiti ton, even in
a small way, could do. But this
little line had since been gobbled
up by the Southern Pacific. Craw-
ford's speech was well received.
Mr.. Huntington will probably
make his closing argument next
Thursday.
The SILVER Money Question.
WASHINGTON, Jan.30.-The lead
ing silver men of the House are
jubilant, and some assert positive.
ly that Senator Matthews has as.
surance that the President will not,
in the face of expressed opinions of
both branches of Congress, veto the
silver bill, but allow it to become o
law without his signature. Rum ors
of compromise between the silver
and anti-silver men in Congress
are flying about. Every effort is
being made to compromise
on the basis of trade dollar of 400
grains. Some of the leading silver
men have informally agreed to this.
Those of the silver men who accept
this, say it will avoid the coinage
of two separate dollars and furnish
silver dollar of par value with
the old Mexican dollar aud which
will continue to be used for export
| purposes.
The F"sno"s McGarrnilon Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The ia
nous McGarrahan claim came up
again yesterday although the SUI
preme Court decision recently rem
dered was supposed to have settled
1t forever. Representative Luttrell
introduced bill to readjust the
claim by Congressional declara-
ton on the subject.
The silver Question ia France.
PARIS, Jan. 30.-The Senate on
Monday unanimously approved the
bill renewing the temporary sus-
pension of the obligation of the
French Mint to coin any silver
taken thither. During the discus.
sion Leon Say, Minister of Finance,
said the measure was made neces-
sary by the American situation, the
international commerce with India
and the condition of the German
money market, and that the Latin
monetary standard would have to
be discussed and settled hereafter.
In this view M. De Parien, an en-
inent statesman, Senator from
Cantal, agreed, while urging the
speedy adoption of gold standard.
Objects to che Occupation of Con.
stantinopIe.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 30.-De-
lay in signing the conditions Of
peace Is attributed to the Porte's
opposition to the temporary occu-
patton of Constantinople.
Wants RoanlaaIa ana BeAsarabia.
BUCHAREST, Jan. 30.-General
Ignatieff has arrived with an auto
graph letter from the Gar to
Prince Charles of Reumania. It is
feared that the Gar refuses TO
abandon his claim to Roumania
and Bessarabia.
Those Negotiation.
LONDON, Jan. ga Vienna dis
patch says that Austria's refusal to
annex Bosnia and Herzegovina is
confirmed on ministerial authority.
Count Andrassy will sanction no
measure calculated, directly or in.
directly, to bring about the ruin of
tho Ottoman Empire. This reso.
lutte attitude Of Austria has, in a
certain manner, been made known
to Russia by Count Andrassy, as
we'll as by Lord Derby, in the form
of an identical note. A specia
from Pera says that Odessa is named
As the place for signing the peace
conditions.
The Eug,ssh Agitation.
LONDON, Jan. S0.-Conservatives
in the House of Commons are eX-
pected to give a solid vote in sup
port of credit on Thursdaya The Lib
erals are divided. The Home. Rul-
ers have not determined on their
course. The majority for credit is
already estimated at over one hum
dred. Meetings are being held
throughout the country to infiu-
ence Parliament against credit, but
mostly by Liberal or peace organ
izations. The amendment to the
original resolution against credit
was carried by an immense major
ity declaring that the cause of
peace and the interests of the EN-
pire will be best promoted by sup
porting the foreign policy Of the
Government.
Desperate Straits 4" C"ns'aniino.
LONDON, Jan. 30.-The Central
Committee Of the Red Crescent
Society telegraphs from Constanti-
nople an appeal to kindred Conn
mlttees of the Red Cross, and all
benevolent Institutions, and all
kind hearted men of all countries.
~ says tnat cOuSlu6TdDie
number of wounded soldiers are
flocking iuto Constantinople from
all parts of the country. Nearly
fifteen thousand refugees-victims
Of the WARFARE flying from the
scene of military operations, de-
prived of all means of existence,
and almost naked. These things
constitute a situation which, con-
sideriDg the limited resources
Of the Red Crescent Society,
might end in general ca
lamity. L state further that
smallpox and typhus have COM
mencsd among the refugees and
efforts are making to send them to
Asia. 1t is apprehended that the
increased population of Constanti-
nople will occasion scarcity of