Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-25
losANSELES WEEKLY HERkLI
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MoJAvE, Dec. 2i.-d B Taylor
G q Belknap, j III Gates, I Megin-
mis-, M Cratic, ] + White, Morris
L Mentry, G Mission, Jerry Long,
DIR Bissell, A w Harvey, w A
Simm ons, L Bashford, II A Rus
sell, Miss Sarah Russell, Will G
Russell, M ary Russell, r M Squire,
G o Parsons, S X Sewall, r. +
Staine, J Lugo.
san EranciscO saoney Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.-Des-
pite the annual lock up for taxes,
coin appears to be plentiful, and
borrowers, with prime collateral,
find no difficulty in getting all they
want. Commercial loans are quot
ed at 9@I5 per cent; real estate
loans, SOIL per cent. and the
mortgage tax assumed by the lend
er; call loans on bonds and other
cash collateral, 4@6 per cent. Fine
silver has been in good demand for
China, and upwards of one
million ounces has been pur-
chased for the the next steamer.
This has greatly reduced stocks
here and holders are firm. Mexi-
can Dollars are nominal at Csc.
Bankers are drawing drafts on At
Iantic cities at 20@25c premium
per $100; telegrams, 25@30c per
800; exchange Oh London, 49sd for
sixty day bankers bills, and sod
for commercial bills; gold bars, $50
to 91O; Dore silver, 5@1S per cent.
discount; refined silver, 11@113 per
cent, buying price.
Tne Maine sauD0uD.
NEW YORK, Dec. ga dispatch
from Washington says: A circular
without signature has been sent to
the clerks in the departments from
Maine, who served in the Union
Army during the war, ordering
them to arrange their affairs, that
they can meet without delay at
Grand Army Hall to organize q
rifle club and start at once for
Augusta, Maine. The circular says
uniforms, great coats and caps will
be furnished, with Tations and
transportation, and q supply OF
Spencer rifles will be provided on
the way North.
hEG blIlCaS OONf GNIHNSGs
AUGUSTA, Me-, Dec. ga meet
ing of the Republican State Com
mlttee and prominent Republicans
from various parts of the State was
held at Senator Blaine's residence
and resulted in the appointment of
a committee to advise and cooper
ate with Republican members of
the Legislature.
GARFIELD UNSUPPORTED.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-The 1ri-
5une's Washington special says:
Gen. Garfield tonight, in answer
to the numerous sensational re-
ports which connect him with the
Maine matter, and which state
that he has telegraphed that the
President would support the DEM
ocratic Legislature, says that he
has not conversed with the Presi-
dent about the Maine affair or Of
fered any such advice as has been
alleged.
HAYES ON THE SITUATION.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The Wash
ington special to the EUeni1g Post
says: The President, in conversa-
tion with Representative Williams,
Republican, of Wisconsin,, this
morning expressed some very de.
cided views on the situation in
Maine. The latter deprecated the
State Legislatures grabbing the
vote of the State. The President
replied quickly and with emphasis
"But they are not going to graf
them. This Maine business is not
going to succeed;" and added: i
he were one of the Republican
members of that Legislature he
would sit there until September
and by every device known to par
liamentary law for the protection
of minorities, prevent this scheme
being accomplished. All othe
business should be suspended unit
the wrong was righted. He would
not resort to force, but he woult
endeavor to bring to bear upon th'
Democrats such weight Of public
opinion that they could not escap,
or resist 1t. Ii counted in by tech
nicalities, they should be thwarteC
in their revolutionary purpose
until they were made to feel tina
the will of the majority, wheI
properly and legally expressed
must control. The President ex
pressed the opinion that the goot
people oil, all parties,as the facts be
come known, would emphaticall.
condemn the outrage.
Gsnera. sherman on tine H"disi
Question.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Followin
is report of General Sherman
speech on the Ute questions: NV
all pity the poor Indian. l kno'
nv friend DR.. Storrs takes hu
manitarian view of the case. w
have conversed about it tonight.
pity the poor Indian [applause.
but the continent has got to be sci
tied. The supreme command {
God has been pronounced: %
forth and multiply and replenis
the earth-' [Applause. You hav
come from Massachusetts to Ne
York; the people of New York hav
gone to Pennsylvania; from Peni
sylvapia they have gone to ohi'