Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-03
I.ser-ocean,o Canal Uo.sress.

IsseF-Oceanic Canal Congress-.
NEW YORK, May 2d.-Rear Ad-
miral Ammen and Engineer A. g.
Menoeal, from Washington Navy
Yard, leave for France to-day as
delegates to the Inter- oceanic Canal
Congress, which meets May 18th.
The Congress Is expected to decide
between the Darlen and Mica
raguan routes, and powerful inter-
ssts are arrayed In favor Of each, as
rival franchises are held by the pre-
moters Of the general scheme.
Pressns PIan 81 the Democrass.
CHICAGO, May 2nd..-A WASH
ington special says . leading DEM
ocrat gave . correspondent full
particulars Of the present Demo-
cratic plan, which will be approved
by the joint caucus. This is to pre-.
serve distinct the issues involved
In the Legislative and Army bills,
and not confuse them, as the Presi-
dent has done in his message. The
proposition to prevent the use of
the army at the polls Is to be en-
bodied In the form of an amended
bill. The proposition as originally
embodied In the army bill met
with elaborate objections by the
Republicans, upon the ground that
it forbade employment of the civil
officers of the Government to sup.
press disturbances. The Democrats
will, in their new bill, eliminate
the words ''clvil officers" so as to
present bill, pure and simple, to
prevent the use Of troops at the
polls. 1t Is proposed TO pass this
bill without discussion, and it is
expected that the new measure
will reach the President by next
Wednesday. This measure will be
sent in as an 0rant courier before
anything else is taken up.
vsuderbiis en Route for Omsh =.
CHICAGO, May 2d.-The presence
here Of VIM. H. Vanderbilt, his
three sons, and other railroad mag
mates, and their proposed trip over
the Northwestern Railroad, has re-
vived the report that Vanderbilt
has secured control OF that great
corporation of 2,155 miles of rail
connection. The party started for
Omaha this morning by special
train.
C0minx ~ San Fran CISCO.
CHICAGO, May 2d.-A Washing
ton special says the House Com
mittee to inquire into the cause Of
the present depression Of labor, OF
which Representative Wright is
Chairman, has arranged to leave
for San Francisco on the 18th of
July, and take testimony regarding
Chinese labor. The Committee
will, during the summer, visit all
the large cities, East and West,
and take testimony.
Rum Iuso By . Railway Traln. =
CINCINNATI, May "A passsn.
ger train north on the Whitewater
Valley Railroad, yesterday, when
near Brookville, Indiana, ran into
q wagon containing Henry Straw
mier, his wife, daughter and young
son. The wagon, after being car
ried $50 yards, was thrown beside
the track, q complete wreck. Mrs.
Strawmier was injured internally,
supposed to be fatally; the dangh-
ter was found covered with blood,
with piece Of wood driven into
her flesh, and will probably die;
the father and son received slight
injuries.
Death Of Mrs. Sarah b. Hale.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2d.-Mrs.
Sarah B. Hale, for the last half
century editress Of Godey's Lady's
Book, died last evening.
The ASTON Mutd-r-Thp0ry Of the
Dsfense.
ATLANTA, May 2d.-A jury was
completed yesterday in the Cox
Alston case. A part of the line of
defense will be an effort to estab-
llsh conspiracy to kill Cox, and
prove that Murphy furnished AL.
ston tho pistol; that Murphy and
Howard, during the fight, were
concealed In q dark room Of the
Treasury Office, coming out imme.
diately after, and Murphy securing
the pistol used by Alston, and that
Howard asked at once that moth.
ing be said about their being In
said room. The theory of the de-
Tense Is that Cox was hunting
Murphy on lease business, and not
Alston; that Alston drew and fred
without any demonstration from
Cox to warrant the attack, and
that Cox was fortunate In saving
his own life by taking Alston's In
self-defense. Important and unex-
pected testimony is looked for.