Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-13

Keene is In the West, and the sud
den increase In exchanges at Chi.
cago and Milwaukee are probably
in part tokens If his presence ia
that region. 1t Is an encouraging
fact that, at last, Philadelphia
after nearly two years of u coutinu
al comparative loss In exchange
begins to report gains. On the
other hand, transactions at New
York are over 1917 per cent. behind
those of the first week OF Decem Der
1877, which were extraordinarily
large.
The Hard Money sIen.
| CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-The Hard.
Money League of the Northwest
has decided to open an office III
Washington to extend the work ol
the League to all the States, and
allow each State a representation
on its Executive Com ittee.
An interview with prominent
official in position TO know the
facts was had to day by an Inter.
Ocean reporter, and Information
given that there is move toward
the consolidation Of the Union and
Central Pacific Railroads. reported
In the dispatches heretofore.
sptcuintiO"s on 0mcini AppOims-
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-It is again
asserted that A. l.. Snowden, Post.
master of Philadelphia, has been
offered the Directorship of the
United States Mint, but is waiting
until the person he desires to be b Is
successor is selected before accept
ing. This person is understood to be
ex.Sheriff' Leeds, who is endorsed
by Senator Cameron, Governor
elect Hoyt and other leadi Re-
pubIicans. but it 10 said that Leeds
don't want the place. Snowden
holds it until the complication is
adjusted.
Not Very had Murder is Seems.
/ OMAHA, Dec. 12.-The trial of
Jas. q. Burke for the murder of
Morris Weihl was concluded this
morning by the jury returning a
verdict of guilty of murder In the
second degree and recommending
that he be not sentenced to the full
extent of the law. Burke is
professional gambler and
in September last was nlaying
pool with Weihl who finally owed
him few dollars and refusedto
settle. Burke abused Weihl and
then Went out to get a revolver
and, In fifteen minutes, found
Weihl, in u leather store and shot
him in the region of the heart,
killing him instantly. Burke
was this morning sentences Il
to twelve years in the peni,entiary.
The L.-s or.h- Faut.t,. 80 be Re-
IeRsed.
LONDON, Dec. 12.-Edward
O'Kelicy, the last Fenian prisoner
confined in Ireland, Is to be re-
leased before Christmas. His
friends are endeavoring to secure
him permission to reside in Great
Britain.
4" Repair the Damege as Santa
Cree.
g CoPENHAGEN, Dec. 12--The
Cover nment has ttlegraphed the
Governor of Santa Cruz to grant
administrative loans not exceeding
100000 crowns for the purpose Of
restoring sugar plantations de-
stroyed during the insurrectlon.
Congrcss.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l2.-SENATE
-Anoth-y called up the Senate
bill authorizing the Public Printer
to print papers and documents for
Senators, Representatives and del
egates in Congress upon the pay.
ment of the cost and ten per cent.
additional. Passed.
Window called up the
Fertilization Appropriation bill.
The amendments of the committee
increasing he appropriation for the
armament af sea. cnest fortitications
from $l25, 900 tn $3.50 000, and for
the preservation and repair of for
titications from SlC0, 600 to 5000, 900
were passed.
A brief discussion as to the order
of business resulted in an agree
ment that vote on Ednunds's bill
in regard to counting the electoral
vote he taken Tomorrow.
Wood offered resolu-
ton directing inquiry into the con-
duct of Chief Supervisor of Elec-
tions Davenport at the last cleo
tion In New York. Consideration
of the resolution was post
poned until Tomorrow. The
allegation is that Davenport was
guilty of an illegal, urjust and
oppressive exercise of pretended
authority 10 causing the arrest, de-
tention and imprisonment of oiti-
gems innocent of f,offense, by which
he deprived them of the righ,
to vote and subjected them
to indignity and insult.
The timidation was without war
rant of law or Justification. The
arrests have been declared Illegal
by United States Judges.
A resolution was adopted declar-
| Ing a recess from December Goth TO-
January 9th.
Tne Fs"aa tn Massachusetts.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Dec. 12 -
The breaking of dams at Ashfield,
Conway and North Hatfield causes
the destruction of a number of
mills and bridges and serious dam
age to highways.
A Hundred Thousand Dollar Rob.
brry.
ST. JOHN, N. B., Dec. 12.-The
office of rurnbull & Co., Ward
street, has been robbed Of bonds,
stocks, certificates and other prop,
erty, aggregating in value over
100000. THE time of the robbery
and the thieves are unknown.
Dip oni~s,c sch. mes Renewed.