Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-01

lature, asking an appropriation for
q new Postoffice building for San
Francisco; also memorials Of mer-
chants and other citizens of San
Francisco demonstrating against
the extension of the Horsford
patent for raising flour. He also
offered to present the petition of
citizens of Oakland for tho estab-
lishmenJ Of the free delivery sys-
tenn in that town, but withdrew it
upon the suggestion of Sargent
that the Postoffice Department has
authority to grant the prayer of
petitioners and that he (oargent)
would be glad to aid his collea que
In securing 1t.
Booths bill ameudatery of the
act of March 8, 1868, restoring lands
to market along the line of the Pa
cific railroads and branches, pro-
vides in substance that where
routes have been changed the lands
previously withdrawn from market
shall be restored and rated at mini
mum or lowest Government rates,
unless the odd sections have been
patented, in which case the even
sections shall be rated at So so per
acre and that, where settlers on
even sections on tracts excluded
from the railroads have paid the
Government double minimum
rates, while only ST. % be charged
by the Government for the adjoin-
ing odd sections, they or their heirs
shall be allowed to enter an equal
number of acres Of any unoccupied
lands held at minimum rates, or
half the amount of their original
entry if their additional entry Is
made upon lands held at double
minimum rates. The bill also pro-
vides that this right of supplement
tai entry shall be assignable.
Booth states that this bill was
sent to him from California being
primarily designed to cover the
case of lands between Goshen and
Hollister, but he thinks the bill
previously introduced by him on
the same subject is q better meas
ure.
wozenerairs Schemo-,ncGnrrahA u
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3lst.-The
Commissioner of the General Land
Office has written q report upon
the Wozencraft bill, providing for
the reclamation of the Yuma desert.
The Com missioner, in response to
inquiries of the House Com mittee,
says that, inasmuoh as under ex-
| s.t; 10, f,rksI> l.,
given away to actual settlers, there
seems to be no especial reason why
desert lands may not also be so dis
posed of, particularly where the
recipient goes to the expense of
rendering them arabic by irriga-
ton. He finds, however, that this
bill is extremely defective in many
specified respects, such as its fail
ure to define exact boundaries, or
to provide what shall be considered
sufficient irrigation, or to indicate
the manner of payment to be made
by bensficiaries when their title is
perfected.
Voorhees, has presented to the
Senate a petition from McGarra-
han praying that an act of Con-
gress be passed to cure the defect
found by the Supreme Court in the
department records in the patent
for the Rancho Grande, including
the New Idra quicksilver mines.
1t was referred to the COMMITTEES
on Public Lands.
| Flour aud wheat Market.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31st.-Flour-
fair export demand for low grades;
other kinds dull and heavy.
Wheat tirmer, but not quotably
higher.
California steamer Detained.
NEW YORK, January 31st.-The
steamer Acapulco, which was to
have sailed to-day for Aspinwall
with freight and passengers for San
Fra ncisco, has been detained on
account of the severe storm. She
will depart tomorrow morning.
Why Gold Declined.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31st.-The de.
Of the Bank of England rate to two
per cent. and advices from WASH
ington that there was slight de-
fiction in the silver ranks, which
might prevent the Bland bill fro m
getting a two-thirds vote in the
Senate. The announcement that
the bill had been postponed till
Monday, also had some effect.
Postponed sili Mspday.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 31st.-In the
Senate to-day, after some discus.
sion, the further consideration Of
the silver bill was postponed until
Monday next, with the under
standing that the end of the debate
should then be reached. The Sen.
ate then adjourned until Monday.
Bank Robbers Frustrated.
HARTFORD. Conn. Jan. 3lst.-
The Deep River National Bank was
entered by burglars last night.
The vault was blown open. which
aroused the citizens and the bur-
| glars fled without opening the safe.
Two burglars were arrested in New
Haven on the train from Saybrook,
who gave their names as Andrew
Hubbell, of Ohio. and James Wat
son, Of New York.
Steamer stranded at Currituck
Beach.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3lst. - The
Signal Service observer at Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina, reports to
the chief Signal Office as fellows:
The steamship Metropolis is
stranded on Currituck beach,
about three miles south of
Currituck lighthouse. Total loss.
Two hundred and forty-eight
were on board, Of whom 80 swan
ashore. No assistance has been
sent from the life saving station.
The chief signal officer ordered one
of the operators at Kitty Hawk
station to 60 at once on horseback
IN tho coapo IF tho xuranly oman a