Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-19
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WAsHINaToN, Jan. 1sth.-The
House Committee on Claims will
report favorably on the bill reliev-
ing the late Assistant Treasurer,
(Chandier) at Boston, from liability
for the acts of his dsbursing clerk,
(HartwelD who secretly loaned
Mellen, Ward & Co. $3.50, 900 of the
funds of the sub.treasury. The
com mittee took the ground that
Hartwell was appointed by Chaud-
ler's superi0rs, hence Chandler
should not be held responsible for
the misdem eanors Of this subordi-
Late.
The Sisbevn Award.
WAsHIHaToN, Jan. IS -Frye's
amendment TO the Geneva Award
bill has been adopted by vote OF
1856 to SO. 1t provides that no
claim by or in behalf of any In
surance company shall be admitted
or allowed by the Court of Claims,
unless such claimant shall show
that during the Rebellion its losses
in regard to war risks exceeded its
gains.
The Lies Aa@e'.- sus;"isice san
f,i.RO
WASHINGTON, Jan. ISth.-Sena.
tors Sargent and Booth and Repre-.
sentatives Page, Wigginton and
Luttrell made a joint visit to the
Postoilice Department to-day and
united in expressing their conf
dence in Postmaster Dunkelbvrger,
of Los Angeles, and their opinion
that the present location of the
Postoffice, in the Odd Fellows
building, should be continued.
The efforts of certain property
holders to break up Dunkelberger's
arrangement in this regard seems
to have locally aroused an intense
feeling and to have somewhat i'm
periled his tenure of office. Hence
this united effort of his powerful
friends in Washington, which,
dou btless, settles the matter.
The House War Claims Commit
tee have reported favorably on
Pages bill for the relief of William
H. Davis, of Oakland, with an
amendment providing that the
amount Of money to he paid him
as the value of his wharf and ware
house at San Diego, destroyed by
United States troops, shall be dc.
termlned by the Secretary of War.
The committee in their written re.
port state that during the winter of
1861 unprecedented floods of rain
cut OFT all communication of San
Diego with the interior, and the
troops stationed there, finding
the mseives destitute of wood for
fuel or for any other purpose,
availed themselves of this wharf
and the terminating warehouse as
not only convenient but the only
source of supply and continued the
work of of demolition until the
whole structure was cleared away,
the planks being ripped up and the
piles being sawed OFT at the water's
edge. This extraordinary use of
private property was authorized
and directed by the commanding
officer as matter of necessity aud
having occurred in a loyal State,
far away from the theatre of war,
the committee find there is no
doubt of the liability of the govern
ment to make compensation. They
are satisfied by testimony that the
property cost Davis $4,000 in 1852.
The committee say the Secretary
of War should ascertain, on behal f
of the government, what amount
of damages should be paid the
claimant for its destruction in
1862.
A Two and ~ Half Million Dniie r
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-The fire last
night, in Worth and Thomas streets,
destroyed three buildings occupied
by wholesale dry goods and cloth
ing firms. Loss about 50, 10000
suspended.
New YORK, Jan. 1Sth.-S. M.
Mills & Co., said to be brokers for
Jay Gould and other we'll known
operators, have suspended, owing
to Northwest having advanced too
rapidly for tho bears.
The Rono Court Of Igdairy.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1SLh.-The Scout
Guard who testified to-day in the
Reno inquiry gave lengthy ac-
count of the movements of the
troops on the day Of the Custer
massacre. He described the condi-
tion aud situation of the battle field
and mentioned the various orders
given. The witness believed the
lighting force of the Indians was g.
500 to 5000 warriors. They heard
several volleys of from fifty to one
hundred shots each on the other
side of the village at about the time
the order was given, "Every man
to his horse.n Reno's force at that
word left the wood where they were
stationed and in ten or fifteen min
utes they saw Custer's mand,
or what he believed to be that com
mand. He thought the force of $50
men ought to have held the Indians
in check some time. Witness 3
furtheI's testimony related to the
finding Of bodies, etc.
IccOarge BroKen-
RICHMOND, Jan. 13.-The steam.
er Wyandke forced passage
through the ice gorge at IL O'clock
to-day, occupying over three days.
The short gorge, near Verina, was
broken up by the steamers Wy
andke and Old Dominion, working
from each end. The ice at that
point was twelve feet thick.