Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-07

tee last night, it was proposed TO
throw the President overheard.
Foster defended him. No under
standing was reached.
Instructions have been issued by
the Secretary of the Navy to seize
all American ships in the coolie
trade in the North Pacific.
The Senate adjourned till Mon
day without taking a vote on the
the Sinking Fund bill.
In the House Butler and Cox had
a sharp encounter over the Door
keeper matter, Cox trif1e ahead.
Operatives strike az Providence.
PROVIDENCE, April 6.-Some OPP
eratiyes struck here to-day. They
drove the Others out, broke ma
chinery, etc. The police drove off
the rioters.
The Benicia Unseawor.hy.
CHICAGO, April 6th.-The Times
Washington special says: The Sec
rotary OF the Navy has directed
that no more work shall be done
toward fitting out the United
States steamer Benicia, which was
found, after $27,0 900 had been ex-
pended on it, to be SO rotten as to
be wholly unseaworthy, and order
ed to-day by telegraph that the
Lackawanna, at the same yard
Mare Island, California-shall be
Immediately fitted for service with
the North Pacific fleet.
Generai Eastern Dispatches.
WINGHAM, Ontario, April 6th.-
James Dornan died to-day under
the influence of chloroform, admin
istered by surgeon for the purpose
of performing an operation.
CHICAGO, April 6th.-John S.
Wilcox, of Elgin, speculator,
filed voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy to. day. Secured debts,
S. PCS; unsecured, 1928, 900. The
debtor is also responsible on dis
counted paper for 5000, 1000. He has
no assets.
To Col. John w. Comfy, of this
city, is due the credit of having ar
ranged and perfected the great
race to be held at Louisville, July
4th, between Mollie Mccarthy, Of
San Francisco, and Ten Brock.
WASHINGTON, April 9Th. = A
number of citizens OF San jose
have written to Senators Sargent
and Booth recommending the APP
pointment of George c. Bailey as
Postmaster to succeed Anderson.
The papers reached the Depart
ment to-day and will be laid before
Acting Postmaster General Lyner
Monday.
Senator Sargent and Secretary
Gorham were among the large
number ofparticipants in the Con-
gressional excursion to witness the
steamship launch at Chester to-
day.
Boston, April 6th.-Wool re-
mains dull and depressed, with no
indication of favorable change.
Manufactures are purchasing only
small lots for immediate wants.
Several Philadelphia buyers have
been in the market for the past
week for medium combing
woods, but there were no
sales of consequence, transactions
comprising 49, 800 pounds, at 42@45
for combing and Delaine. The
quotations are mostly nominal.
The transactions in fleeces continue
quite small, embracing of all
grades 100000 pounds. Some
5000 pounds of good and choice
and medium Ohio sold at 40@42.
Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces are
still quoted at 40@42, but buyers
are not disposed to pay over 40
for the most desirable lots.
There were small sales of
Michigan at 371@3s; 37@3s are the
nominal prices for good average
lots of Michigan and Wisconsin
fieeces. The sales ran largely on
low priced woods. Texas at 17@20;
Oregon, 25@33. The sales of Cali
fornia for the week were pa, 600
pounds, at 14@24 for fall and lS@
26l for spring. Pulled woods are in
fair demand at 35@45, the latter
for choice super. The total sales
of domestic were S53 200 DOunds