Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-02-07

lar worth lntrlnSlcally say 434 or
430 grains and to keep il subordi.
nate TO gold, and finally it might,
by treaties with other nations, be
possible to bring the two metals
together.
HoUsE-Peddie offered a resolc-
ton directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to stop the coinage oftrade
dollars. Referred.
Stephens offered resolution au.
thorizing the President to invite
an International monetary COM
mission to consider and recommend
uniform rates in value and coinage
of geld and silver. Referred.
The Pscheco Wigsint0n contest,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-HoUsE-
Springer, from the Election Com.
mittee, called up the Pacheco-Wig-
ginton case, the msjority report
declaring Wigginton elected and
the minority favoring Pacheco.
Springer supported tho majority
and Waite the minority report.
Landers said the evidence showed
that they had received an equal
number of votes and he offered O
substitute declaring neither elect.
ed. He had panied some of his
party friends by declaring that he
would not vote with his party on
this question. He had been told
that it was his duty to cast bis vote
as judge with his party. II so foul
a doctrine as that was to be applied
in courts of Judgment, let the
meanness of the deed be acknowl-
edged. There was no necessity fol
adding hypocrisy to villainy. II
judges were to vote according t.
their party proclivities let the
House do away with the farce OF
contested elections.
Garfield slid the question had
narrowed down to very fine point
and he could not determine until
he studied that question more
infinitely, how he would vote.
The matter went over without
action and the House adjourned.
The louisiana Contested Case.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9th. = The
House Committee on Elections to-
day heard the reading of the ma
jority report of the subcommittee
in favor of sAcklin, Democrat,
against Darrell, the Republican
sitting member in the Louisiana
contested election case. The
minority report will be presented
at subsequent meeting.
Tins Darieu Caua!-GeusrAl South
American News.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The Andes
brings the following, dated Pana-
ma, January 2Sth:
Lieutenant Wyse, Chief of the
Darien Canal Expedition, arrived
from the headwaters of the Tuzra
OH the 18th. He will proceed tc
Acanti, on the Atlantic, and
thence towards Tiati, at which
place the balance of the party were
lef'. Wyse reports that the eXpe-
dition is in excellent health and
that satisfactory progress is being
made. On the 21st, he said, O
small party made a reconnaissance
of the Rio Grande from point
five miles from this city, to which
the tide extends, to the mouth OF
the river. The examination will
be made in order to enable the
chief to give instructions to the en-
gineer who is soon to make q thor
ough survey of the Panama route
for the ship canal. Wyse expressed
himself well pleased with the APP
pearance of the river, although the
rock is very bad.
Two hundred and fifty Costa
Ricans, under Francisco Mora,
nephew of the former President,
invaded Greytown on the 18th and
seized and carried away 500 stands
of arms. The Governor protested,
but, as there was no force under his
com mand except few policemen,
he could offer 10 resistance. In
their search for ammunition the
invaders broke open a large safe
belonging to the Government,
whichi contained 100000. No
cartridges were found and the
money was left undisturbed. This
is the party opposed to General
Guardia's Government and will at
tempt to overthrow it. They seized
one of the steamboats, in the San
Juan river and started for the in
terror, intending to land on Costa
Rica territory and proclaim revo-
luton. 1t would seem, from adj
vices received via Punta Arenas,
that Gen. Guardia was aware of the
movement and would be prepared
to meet and defeat it. 1t is said the
insurgents are composed of the most
desperate classes and it is doubtful
if they will secure any large fol-
lowing.
1t is believed that the threatened
war between Guatemala and Costa
RIGA will be averted.
Advices from Lima to January
18th say that an important ar
rangement has been entered into
by the Government of Peru with
the house of Olyphant & Co., OF
New York, for the importation of
nitrate of soda to the United
States, The contract is to extend
over 5 years. Olyphant offers to
guarantee the sale of 100000 quint-
ais per annum in the United States
and British Possessions.
Telegraphic advices received at
Lima from Hong Kong state that
the first steamer with free Chinese
on board left that port the 5th OF
January and should arrive early in
March. This intelligence has been
received by planters with much
qualification.
Railroad aud EanH CrnOLed ncss.
New YORK, Feb. 8.-Mr. Sykes,
Vice-President and Treasurer of
the Northwestern Railroad Com
pany, in denying emphatically the
charge of an over issue of stock,
says: "Give us the names of the
parties who circulated such rumors
and we will test the question OF
law before night
Stocks were fiuctuating and gen.
orally lower on these rumors and