Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-11
LOS ANGELES SATURDAY MORNING, MAY IL. 1878

means to allay existing party diff
ferences.
Justice Field MakIng Him .eif U,c.
ful.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-Associ-
ate Justice Field is becoming very
conspicuous, and occasions much
criticism from the active part he
takes in arranging plans for the
Florida Investigation.
stains of the Tioriaa InvestIgation.
WASHINGTON, May 10TH
Members of the Joint Democratic
Caucus Committee; together with
Democratic members of the House
Judiciary Committee, and other
prominent Democratic representa-
ties, including Springer, Finlay
and Williams, of Michigan, who
have had immediate charge'of the
subject of the alleged Florida Presi.
Dental frauds, after consultation
with speaker Randall to-day,
reached the conclusion that the in
vestigation of matters connected
with this subject is not question
of privilege, and that, therefore,
nothing can be done except in the
regular order of business. Conse-
quently, it was determined that the
proposition for investigation should
come from the Judiciary Commit
tee when it shall again be
called upon for report for &C.
ton. The Committee will then
ask for authority to investigate all
facts in relation to the last cleo.
ton of members of Congress and
of Presidential electors in Florida,
with q view to ascertaining wheth-
er the statements of McLin and
others are true. The investigation
will be confined to these points
only, and will be without reference
to the question of the Presidential
title.
A Recommendation fr"m the Calf
fornin Lcgislature.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-In the
Senate Booth presented the joint
resolution of the California Legis.
lature favoring the passage of law
providing for the lapse of at least
five months between the day fixed
for choosing electors and the day
fixed for casting their votes for
President. Referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections.
On he Lookous for Him.
NEW York, May 10.-The Italian
Government has private detectives
watching every vessel arriving for
the notorious chief bandit, TroulO-
lini, accused of committing thirty
murders and many robberies.
An Argument Against the Reported
Communicate Uprising.
NEW YORK, May l0.-If the
statements Of dealers in arms are
conclusive, no systematic prepara-
tons have been made in this city
fora communistic uprising. They
all declare that business was never
duller than now; that very few
arms are bought by residents of
the city, and that the chief orders
come from Illinois, which is
making grand efforts to get to-
gether a good militia, and from
California, where organizations
are arming secretly to expel the
Chinese from that State.
Illinois Coal Miners at the Point OF
Starvation.
ST. LOUIS, May 10.-Miners in
the Illinois coal district opposite
this city publish an appeal in the
morning papers asking for provis-
ions to keep their families from
starving.
The New Pope sick.
LONDON, May 10th.-A special
from Rome says that, although the
Pope is suffering from iDflamma-
ton of the liver, the Cardinals OPP
pose his removal from the Vatican.
The negotiations between the Vat.
lean and Russia are completely
fOiled.
Newmarket Races.
LONDON, May 10.-At Newman
ket to-day the race for three-year-
old fillies, for one thousand guineas,
was won by Pilgrimage; Jeanette
second, Clementine third.
Liverpool Markets.
LIVERPOOL, May 10.-Breadstuffs
dull; 1ls@1ls Sd for average Cali
fornia white; lis 4d@l2s for Cali
fornia club.
Three Austrian Iron.CiAds.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 10.-The
three Austrian iron-clads ordered
here from Smyrna arrived to. day.
AdrianOpIe would be tho Ease.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 10.-In
case of war General Todleben in.
tends making Adrianople his base
of operations and the final stand
for the army south of the Balkans.
1t will be defended by 500 guns,
and Gen. Todleben believes it to be
impregnable.
Troops Passing.
ALDEN, May 10.-Nine transports
with Indian troops on the way to
Malta. passed here to-day.