Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-12
A Democratic Caucus.

provision for that purpose.
Southland offered another amend.
ment to repeal sections of the Fed
eral supervising elections law.
Much discussion arose.
Thurman urged his resolution in
strong terms.
Blackburn mentioned that one of
the repeating measures should be
attached to one appropriation bill.
Senator Bayard opposed attaching
such repeating clauses to appropri.
alton bills.
He was answered by Senator
Thurman.
Finally, the above PROPOSE
tions, with amendments, were
adopted, and will accordingly be
appended to the Legislative, Exec
utive and Judicial Appropriation
bill in the House.
Ola Prob.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.--MID-
NIGHT. = Indications for Pacific
Coast regions are generally cloudy
weather and rain, except in South
ern California.
Cong re ssiOan,.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-HoUsE
The conference report on the Naval
Appropriation bill was agreed to
aud the House then went into Com.
mittee of the Whole OH the Legis-
lative Appropriation bill.
SENATE.-Morrill reported with
out amendment the Senate bill
authorizing the conversion of
National gold banks; also reported
without amendment the Senate
bill to amend Sections 5170 and
517l, revised statutes, relative to
the deposit of bonds. Placed on
the calendar.
Dorsey reported back the POST
Office Appropriation bill with vari-
GUS amendments. Placed on the
calendar.
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, sub.
mitted a joint resolution providing
for n commission to consider and
report what legislation is needed
for the regulation of commerce
among States. Referred.
RnI Beef.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1l.-Broolllyn
Health Officers charge that n mum.
Der of cows suffering from pleura-
have been taken fiom
stables and slaughtered at the
abattoir. The carcasees are now
under guard until veterinary sur.
geons investigate the matter
Tine Elevated rsoi,rnaa ssrisie.
NEW York, Feb. 11.-The strike
against the reduction of wages on
the Metropolitan Elevated Rail-
way continues. Everything quiet.
fsesurrectins the yellow Fever.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 10th. - The
Courier Journals correspondents
report no yellow fever in the South,
but some sort of sickness seems to
have been caused by the disenter.
ment of bodies of persons who died
of yellow fever.
Victory for tho XaIus.
CAPE Town. via st. Vincent,
Feb. 1l.-On the 21st ult., British
column consisting of a portion of
the Gath regiment, a battery of
artillery and 800 native auXiliaries,
was utterly annihilated near
Tugelia river by 10000 Zulus, who
captured Il valuable convoy of l02
wagons, 1000 oxen, two cannon,
400 shot and shell, 1000 rifles,
25, 900 rounds of ammunition, 10000
pounds of provisions and the coloIs
Of the Oath regiment. 1t is esti-
mated that 5000 Zulus were killed
and wounded in the battle. Among
the killed on the British side are
two Majors, four Captains,
twelve Lieutenants, and the
Quartermaster of the 24th
regiment, two Captains of royal ar
tillery, Colonel, four Lieutenants
and Sergeant-Maior of Engineers,
besides twenty-one other British
officers commanding native levies.
Seven attacks subsequently made
by Zulus have been repulsed, and
the colony now is somewhat re-
covering from the utter consterna.
tion which at first prevailed. Ma
tai, however, is in great danger
and disturbances are feared in Pong.
land. Lord Chelmsford, commander
of the expedition, has been forced
to retire in consequence of the de.
feat. 1t is estimated that five hun.
dred soldiers were killed besides
the officers enumerated above.
Governor Sir Boutle Frere has sent
an appeal to England and the
Mauritius for reinforcements. The
mail steamer for England was dis.
patched day earlier than usual
with request for six regiments of
infantry and a brigade of cavalry,
The men-of.war, "Active" and
"Tenedos," have been ashore. The
"Tenedos" was seriously injured
and obliged to go into dock at
Simon's Bay.
The Guns wcrs Sp,Eei.
LONDON, Feb. 1l.-Details OF the
disaster to the British force in
South Africa show that the guns
were spiked before they were cap
tured.
English Comment on the Xm;u
Battle.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-The Times,
commenting on the news from
Cape Town, says: 1t would be USE
less to deny either the sadness or
the extreme gravity of the catas-
trophe. Whether there was or was
not any want of vigilance on the
part of our own force, 1t is clear
that the Zulus are even more form
idable than our military authori.
ties expected them to be. We now
know but too we'll how large force
they can mass at one point. Sad
as the loss of our troops is,
still graver is the peril which