Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-27

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Recess.
naass Meeting.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.-A
move is on foot among the whole
sale merchants to close their place!
of business tomorrow afternoon tt
give principals and employees ar
opportunity to attend the mass
meeting. The movement is meet
ing with q good degree of encour
agement.
Attempt 20 Burxisrixe u Rank.
PETALUMA, CAL, Feb. 26.-Ar
attempt to burglarize the FRS
National Gold Bank Of Petalums
was made last night. An entranc,
to the building was effected
through a skylight beneath which
is situated the bank vault. Th,
floor was removed sufficiently to le
the burglars down upon top of the
vault, from which they had nearly
removed the brick covering, wher
either the remaining task revealed
was too great or an alarm caused
them to abandon the job.
SILVER nad Cold Discovered "a, ssicn
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The ITib
une's Madison, Wisconsin, specia
says that much excitement exists
there over the announcement that
rich silver and gold deposits have
been discovered in Menominee
county, Michigan, near MarInette,
Wisconsin. Ike Stephenson, of
Marinette, arrived here last night
and reports that out of three speci.
mems ofiron ore sent to Chicago from
the Emmett mine for analysis, one
yielded $l6 in gold and silver per
ton, another $25 and another $2G
per ton. There have been over 75,-
600 tons Of iron ore shipped from
the Emme mine during the past
season, which undoubtedly con-
tained millions of dollars in gold
and silver.
iAp" AnHCH6O vApWn tho Aets-lbI
nese Agitation.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The Times
says editorially: The movement
in California to induce the Presi-
dent to sign the fifteen-Chi.
namen -at-a-time bill amounts
TO "a popular frenzy. The
rage which is likely to follow
a veto will be terrific, and the re.
cent wild talk of the San Francis
CO Stock Board paper about seces-
sion may possibly be taken up by
numerous blatherskites. If Cal.
ifornians will bide their time
they will eventually be gratified
with a measure which will do the
business for them more thoroughly
than the present bill possibly could
The far-seeiBg men of all shades OF
political belief have recognized the
fact that the country will never
permit itself to be MongoIianized. .
Even if the present effort has no
result the agitation Will serve to
enlighten the public aud pave the
way for something more effective.
CoUgres-iona..
WASHINGTON, Feb. goth SEN
ATE-The credentials of Senator
elect Hill, of Colorado, were placed
on file.
Edmunds reported a bill tofurther
protect the constitutional rights
of citizens and to prevent viola
tions of tho same. Placed on the
calendar. -
Settling 'he Enna 1f Gtnsxow'a
Affairs.
LONDON, Feb. 26.-It is UNDER
stood that there will be u meeting
of creditors of the Bank of GlasgoW W
in fortnight, followed by a cali for
four or five thousand pounds per
share, so as to place the estates OF
all shareholders Immediately under
control of the lIquidator and obvi-
ate the necessity for a further call.
A report from the liquidator antici-
pates that all of the creditors will
be paid in full if, as is believed,
the House of Lords will confirm
the decision of the Scotch Judges
concerning the liability of trustees
for shares registered in their
names.
Tremendous storms iN sOuib
@ Francs.
LONDON, Feb. 2G.-Tremendous
storms continue in the south o1
France, where hundred sof people
are thrown on public charity by tbs
destruction or inundation of their
houses. InkSpain the tempest last.
ed four days, and there was much
damage and loss of life
Various villages and farms
in Navarro and Aturias
were destroyed. A bark, name un.
known, was wrecked ut Corunns
and thirty persons were drowned
The steamer Memphis, from Liver
pool to New Orleans, ashore at the
entrance of the harbOr of Ccrunna
has been abandoned. She is con
sidered a complete wreck.
To ray for the ZuIu War.
LONDON, Feb. 2e.-An estimate
will be submitted to Parliament fol
an advance of Ell ,5O0,O 900 for the ex
penses of the Zulu war. Thisis or
account, and does not purport to
represent the entire or any exact
proportion of the expenses of the
war. A vote Is necessary to sup
ply what would otherwise be de.
ficiency in the budget, which ex
pires on the 4th of April.
Prince Napoleon Doing TO Fighs.
LONDON, Feb. 26.-Prince Loui
Napoleon and retinue sail on th,
steamer Danube from Southampton
tomorrow, for Cape Good Hope t.
join the British military forces IL
South Africa as volunteers. Tn,
Prince, in q letter to Rouher an
nouncing his intention of ioinini
the British forces at tn
Cape, says: "For the last eight
years I have been the guest of Eng
land. My education was com
pleted in an English militar,
school. 1 have strengthened m,