Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-27
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WASHINGTON, July 26th.-John
s. Shurt, of Caution, Ohio, has been
appointed Agent at the Sac and
Fox Agency, vice Levi Woodward,
suspended.
the Canndian Pecilc RaiirOsd.
NEW YORK, July 26th.-Canada
journals favoring the Pacific Rail-
road policy are urging its prosecu-
tion, if only to enable the country
to retain a due share of European
grain-carrying trade and put stop
to the mIschievous manipulations
of the wheat market by spectators
like Keene. The Bulletin COM
ments thus: Some SIS. 900 900 are
needed to push the Canada Pacific
to completion. But even were it
finished and in operation to-day,
it would, for the most part traverse
vast wilderness, portions of which
would he closed by snow and ice
during the winter months. AS for
population, beyond the limits of
Manitoba there is none worth
speaking of. 1t thinks the project
a colossal raid on the public treas
ury for the benefit of contractors,
professional jobbers and political
favorites.
Chinese Grimes.
NEW YORK, July 25th.-In pro-
portion to their numbers, the Ital-
ians and Chinese have figured more
prominently in our criminal rec.
ords of late, for the use of deadly
weapons, than other foreign ma
tionalities. Sam Lee. Chinese
laundryman of Jersey City, was
arrested yesterday for firing pis-
tol at Martin Kelly. This is the
fourth case of a Chinaman using a
pistol or other deadly weapon with
in ten days.
Decentralization at West Point.
NEW YORK, July Goth. - The
Times prints an account of insub-
rdination in the third class cadets
at West Point, growing out of re-
cent hazing, for which six men,
bers were sentenced to dismissal,
Pending approval of the sentence
by the Secretary of War, other
members of the class, encouraged
by the delay or believing the sem
tence would not be approved, re-
sumed hazing operations,and when
called upon to answer the usual
formula of questions concerning
the offenders, one and all refused
to answer anything whatever.
Questions were carefulIysframed in
accordance with the general regu-
lations and articles of war. A re-
fusal to answer them constituted
no less than four distinct separate
breaches of the peace. The class,
Individually and en- n,osse was re-
ported as having refused to report
to the Superintendent, Gen. SchO-
field, and there the matter rests
until the General shall hear from
Washington about what is to be
done with the original six delin-
quents.
That Unpaid Tax
NEW YORK, July 26th.--The city
is restrained by an injunction from
imm ediate collection of $4,000
taxes due by the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company.
N.Y. RepubIican state Convsntion.
New YORK, July 26-The New
York Republican State Convention
will be held at Saratoga on the
third of September.
Gen. Grnns and she "BOOm."
New YORK, July 26th.-The Bos.
ton Herald says: Iu u recent letter
to an old frlend General Grant says
he shall go directly from San Fran
csco to GaIena, Illinois, where he
still has house, and that he shall
not take part in any demonstration
calculated to make part of the
"boom." His plan is to quietly
await the course of events, and
there is little doubt that if loud
call be made to summon him from
his retireme he will accept it.
DeLssseps's snip Canal Projecs.
NEW YORK, July 26.-The Times
has u IOnk lttltT itolA L arts OH tD6
recent iuter-oceanic canal project,
Ia which it is predicted that the
shares will be taken by Frenchmen
in twenty-four hours when they
are put on the market, because OF
confidence in Lesseps, he being a
wealthy man already, and "a years
old. The writer thinks the cana
Will be an accomplished fact in ten
years and says Lesseps Is astonish.
ed at the opposition manifested by
Americans when he showed his
good will by Offering to make Gen.
erai Grant the honorary President
of the company.
NEW YORK, July 26th. Iri
bune, regarding Admiral Ammen's S
report, says that the Congress die
not have proper knowledge of the
character of some OF the most i'm
portsnt routes which were talked
about, and was told next to moth
ing about the San Bias route, which
is the shortest and may yet bt
found The best of all. The facts o.
vast numbers Of streams crossed hy
! the Panama route, floods aud frsa /.
ela OF that region, aud otns. disat
vautsgss of the route were no
n ado clear, aud In fact ail such
I euestians seen, strange enoWgh t.
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