Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-31
LoSANGELES WEEKLY HERALD
Morning kilograms.
Passenxer Going south.

MoJAvE, August 30th. Evans,
r q Hopkins, j X Luttrell, E b
Perrin, r Chapman, J M Lewis,
f Abbott, 9 Sharp, Rev. VIM. II
Hill and wife.
Or. KA,s"cn sse~diiy ImprnvinK.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9th
DR.. KallOch's condition has not
changed materially during the past
twenty-f,ur hours. Ifany change
is apparentit is for the better. 1t
Is now some six days since he was
shot, and he has been gradually
improving ever since. He Is not
wholly out of danger, and he has
another critical peripd to pass on the
eighth or ninth day.
He slept we'll last night. Yester-
day his daughter and younger chill
dreu were permitted to see him,
and in accordance with his request
they were allowed to remain IA long
time in his room. He is tally in
receipt of messages and letters of
sympathy from friends all over the
country. The patient last evening
was able to sit up in bed and move
his arms about quite freely.
The feno, obstructing Fifth
street at the Temple were removed
yesterday at the request of Rev [.
M. Kalloch, son Of DR.. Kalloch.
New Y"rk G~--nbHck C". v '.'s"".
NEW YORK, August 29th.-The
Greeuback Convention reassem-
bled to-day, and the Com mittee on
Permanent Organization reported
for Chairman the name of Commo-
dore VIM. Voorhees,. Voorhees, was
denounced as national banker and
"a wolf in the fold" The name of
Ex-Assemblymsn George e Will
liams, of OswegO, WAS moved as a
substitute for that of Voorhees,
Vourhees admitted that he WAS a
national banker, and was here to
help the party sma-h national
banks. He was in favor of destroy
ing national bank currency and
substituting greenhacks for it. He
did not want all flee and would
not take one. lGreat applause and
great excitement followed
Costello thought Voorhees, was a
mlnion of Tam many, and moved
an amendment that temporary
Chairman Graham be elected per-
manent Chairman.
Williams declined being permu-
uent Chairman.
The vote for Chairman resulted:
Voorhees,, 96; Graham, 80; Will
liams, 10; scattering, 2
The election of Voorhees, as per-
manent Chairman was made unan-
imous amidst the widest uproar,
during which the temporary Chair
man said: "By fair vote y III have
elected II Chairman. Why, in the
name of God, don't you behave
yOufselves?"
The following platform was
adopted: The National Green
back Labor Party of the State of
New York, In Convention assem-
bled, do d -mand:
currency shall be withdrawn, and
that all money used by the people,
whether gold, silver or paper, shall
be issued by the General Govern
ment and made legal tender for
all debts and dues, public and p l.
vate-the volume of such money
to be about $50 per capita, or sutfi.
clent to meet all the require m ents
of trade.
Second-That the established
volume of the currency shall be III.
creased from time to time, in direct
ratio with the increase in business
and population of the country, so
as to maintain for dollar, as near
ly as possible, q uniform purchas-
ing power.
or money shall be used to cancel
= .s interest-bearing debt of the ma
tion, to promote needed public i'm
provements, aud to pay current ex-
penses.
Fourth-That the surplus money
now Ia the Treasury Of the nation
shall be used to cancel the interest
bearing debt.
Fifth-That the National Gov
ernment shall issue no more inter
est.bearing obligations, and that all
outstanding bonds shall be- paid and
cancelled at once.
Sixth-That Postal Savings
Banks shall he established.
Seventh-The equal taxation ol
all property. :,
Eighth-That all salaries PAID
public officers shall be reduced to Q
basis of just compensation for ser
vices rendered, and all unnecessary
offices shall be abolished.
NInth-That there shall be prop
er legislation for the purpose o
collecting and preserving reliable
statistics to form a basis OF intelli
gent action on all labor questions
to the end that labor may be full.
and constantly employed and justl,
compensated.
Tenth-The establishment Of JUS
- equitable rates for railroad far
u"u .ansportation.
hievehu. That the Legislature
at the earliest sAamept possible
shall pass law giving to mortgu
gers Of real estate the right OF re
demption for five years after sale
~tris k~. N l~mpDi-.
MEMPHIS, August 20. Five nes
Nes were reported to the Board O
Nth this morning. Seven death