Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-06-01

Miss G Jacobs, Miss II Jacobs.
Louis Jacobs, Mrs r Gray and
three children, M M Huntington,
] Bixby, Wm Wyman, Mrs H s P
Wyman, Mrs J r. Squires, Miss
Marble, Mrs r Holbrook, Ct II
Watson, Jos Campbell, J H
Hughes.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30.-Me-
mortal Day was duly observed by
the Veterans of the Grand Army
Of the Republic and the friends and
relatives of the patriots who lost
their lives in the country's service
and whose remains lie in Laurel
Hill Cemetery, by decorating their
graves with floral offerings. The
exercises of the day We're conducted
under the auspices of Lincoln Post,
No. l. At 8 o'clock A. NJ. militia
ry ard civic procession started from
the corner of Mission and New
Montgomery streets, repaired to
the cemetery, where Miss Clara
Mayo recited, "Cover them Up
with Beautiful Flowers" A mili-
tary salute was discharged over the
graves Of the dead heroes. An ora
ton was delivered by ]. G. Sulll-
van, of Lincoln Post, No. s, Of
Oakland, at the grave of Colonel
Baker. Captain Jack Crawford re-
cited a poem written by member
of Baker Post, Philadelphia.
The Federal offices were closed
during the greater portion of the
day, the Custom House being open
only from to 10 O'clock in the
morning to permit of the clearance
and entry of vessels, and the Post.
office was open during the same
hours only. Banks, stock ex-
changes anil other. places of busi-
ness were open as usual.
The Four Per Cent?.
WASHINGTON, May 29th.-Sab.
scrlptions to the four per cent. re-
funding certificates since vest erdsy's
report is $l,575,24O.
D+eissaa Relative tW Rein nadins
Ceratlcstes.
WASHINGTON, May 29lh. Il The
Treasurer of the United States has
decided that four per cent refund
ing certificates may be deducted by
National Banks in making up
their semi-annual return of average
capital, subject to duty the same
as the law authorizes In the case of
United States bonds.
The aGnser.OceRnie Caoat Cook ress
American Aaseresas Ignored.
New YORK, May 80. The Her.
aid, which has received q column
dispatch every day of the proceed.
ings of the Inter-Oceanic Canal
Congress at Paris ever since it or.
ganized, is compelled to admit to-
day that the affair was "fiasco"
and an "amusing drama" 1t says:
Unfortunately, the Conference
proved to be completely under the
control of combined Lesseps and
Bonapar:e Wyse influences. That
the American pc pie will tamely
acquiesce In snap judgment,
which represents, not the carefully
considered opinions off Board Of
Scientists, but a ratification by the
complaceHt Privy Council Of all the
proposals. submitted by a dictator,ls lie
not at all probable. II Lesseps and
his imperialist associates can raise
in Europe money to construct their
Panama Limon tide level, Amer
lea will bid them God speed, but
they must not expect from us eff.
Client cooperation, either monetary
or diplomatic, for a scheme pre-
pared and adopted with such disre-
gard of American interests and
opinions. tits with America alone
that he final selection Of an inter-
oceanic canal route must rest.
The N. Y. "Sun" on the Ohio Re.
pmb,icsm NominaiIo" far Gov'
ernOr.
, NEW YORK, May 30.-The Sun
y starts its leading editorial as fol-
lows: There are few events on
which we can 80 warmly congratu,
late our readers as on the nominn'
tIon of Charles Foster for Governor
of Ohio. Why? Because it beto
keus the probable defeat of General
Grant us u candidate for the Repub
lcan nomination for President.
r We deem this the most important
of all things in the immediate fu'
ture of American politics.
the Grmerai Grsus Excursl"n.
CHICAGO. May 29.-An later
Ocean Washington special says
Plans for the excursion to NEE
J. General Grant at San Francisco
are about matured, and j. B. Nc
MILAN will issue from his head
quarters at the st. Nicholas Hotel
New York, In few days. a forma
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