Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-06

matter under consideration and,
after consulting many authorities,
not yet been able to decide whether
or not the power rests in him to
fill the vacancy. In case it should
be decided that the law authorizes
him to make the appointment there
will be many candidates for the
position, but it is believed tho Gov
ernor will appoint Wadleigh to fill
the vacancy.
A Chancs for Americans.
NEW YORK, March 5th.-The
Tribune of to-day says: The refusal
of the British bondholders to ad.
vance capital to build q railroad
from the City of Mexico to the Pa
cilic leaves the field clear for Amer.
can enterprise. The failure OF
Benitez, who went to London re-
Gently to promote the scheme, is
traceable TO the slight interest
England now has in the trade OF
Mexico, and it is obvious that the
railroad system of the country can
be developed successfully only In
concert with American lines.
Eiees,un of H.,,rosd 0Meern.
BosToN, March 5th.-The stock
holders of the Union Pacific Rail.
road Company, in their animal
meeting to-day, elected the follow
ing Directors for the ensuing year:
Sidney Dillon, New York; f. Cor
don Dexter, Boston; Russell Sage,
New York; Scion Humphreys,
New York; Jay Gould, New York;
John Sharp, Salt Lake City; s. H.
H. Clark, Omaha; David Dawes,
New York; James r. Keene, New
York; WI1. l.. Scott, Erie. Penn;
E. II. Baker, Boston; Fred. L.
Ames, Boston; Addison Commack,
New York; w. A. II. Loveland.
Golden, Colorado. The largest
stockholder is Jay Gould, who
voted in his own light upon 1913, 700
shares and on 10000 shares by
proxy. Sidney Dillon holds 27,700
shares, Russell Sage 2l.650, Oliver
Ames 35, 600. The Board of Direct.
ors later elected Sidney Dillon,
President; Elisha Atkins, Vice
President; Henry Mcfarland, Sec
retary and Treasurer; o. w. Mink,
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer.
The report of the Directors covers
the operations for the year ended
December 81, 1878. The number of
miles Of railroad in operation is
1042, the gross earnings, including
the Omaha bridge, Sl3, 12l, ,272, op-
Grating expenses, including taxes,
S5,376,5S6, leaving a balance of
$7,774 ,6S6, to which must be added
the interest collected on invest.
ment securities amounting to
S16S,9S5, making the total net in.
come S7,SS1, ,672. Operating ex-
penses 40.9S per cent. of the earn
ings.
Fatai CoisieFy Explosion.
PoTsvILLE, March 5th.-An ex-
plosion of sulphuric acid in the
lower Rausch Creek coliery killed
three men and seriously burned
three others.
Tae GfeeADnca Convention.
CHICAGO, March 5th.-In the
Greenback Club Convention this
afternoon a platform was adopted
affirming the heretofore expressed
creed of the Greonback party, and
declaring that Postmasters should
be elected and that a Labor Bureau
should be established; favors the
making of a law disfranchising
any person who offers to purchase
or does purchase votes, and calling
for other Innovations in the gov
ernment. The resolutions strong
ly favor labor reforms of various
kinds. The following was adopted
on the Chinese question:: HThat
the government prohibit tho im-
portation of all Chinese or other
seryile labor"
Over an Embankment.
PORT PERRY, Ont, March 5th.-
Four fiat, two box, the postal and
express cars of an express train on
the Whitby & Port Perry Railway,
owing to a broken rail, were pre-
clpitated down an embankment 60
feet high and wrecked, near NJ yrtle
station. The conductor, express
man and postal clerk were seriously
injured. The passenger coach kept
the track.