Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-12-16
~ once. Justices Hunts and
Clifford'e condition Is only slightly
improved.



civil service; also, against political
assessment Of United States OH.
cials. |
Burnside and Morrill, advocated
the adoption of the bill devotlng |
part of the proceeds OF Gales Of pub
lie lands to public education.
HoUsE-Belford (Col.) intro
duced o bill for the retirement of |
small legal tenders. and q bill pen.
sioning the widow Of the late
President Tyler, allowing her one
hundred dollars month. Passed.
Baker reported the Fertilization |
bill and the House went into Com |
mittee to consider It, Wood agree
ing to let 1t have precedence over
the Funding bill.
After debate Johnston (Vs.), un-
der the direction of the Military
Com mittee, offered an amendment
increasing the appropriation from
500, 600 to half Il million.
.""d. of Onio-At- bsMa snccs.ds
WASHINGTON, Dec. h.-The
President has nominated VIM. B.
Woods, OF Alabama, to succeed
Justice Strong as Justice Of the
United States Supreme Court.
Frsmoss In Chiesg".
NEW YORK, Dec. 15th.--A zri.
buHe Chicago special says: Gov.
esnor Fremont, OF Arizona, and
wife have been for some days past
the guests of John d. Townsend, of
this city. The General lately
made . quick trip to Arizona In
spite Of his age and is to return
there in a few days to open the
Legislature.
Heavy Railroad stock nnd BOnds
| subscriptions.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15th.-Sub-
scriptions FOR $500, 900 of stock and
| 81. 600, 900 of bonds of the Denver
and Rio Grands Railroad, which
were invited last week, closed to-
day. Nearly three times the
amount offered was subscribed for.
Grant ara tho Rsssred L,ss-Army
OMcors Dissasisns0.
| CHICAGO, Dec. 18th. Inter.
Oceans Washington special says:
lowing to the reference to a hostile
sui. c0mmittee of the bill to place
Grant on tie retired list, it is
doubtful If 1t will go through. 1t
lie noticeable that all the army Of.
ficers who are retired on account of
advanced age, go out kicking and
many are indignant. Melgs will
not be retired. There ia a good
deal of dissatisfaction In the army
that Mcdowell is not retired, and
it 10 whispered that Ord sent con-
gratulatory dispatch to Hancock
upon his nomination and that Mo
Dowsll's being o Republican has
something to do with this. But
this unfair political consideration
has not influenced the President.
No tariff legislation is expected
this year.
Heating Charles BrassiiI.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15th.-The Times
Santa Fe special says: A party of
thirty citizsns Of La Java are In
search of Charles Brussill, who
killed two Mexicans and wounded
two others in q difficulty about
Mexican girl. He will be lynched
If caught.
Prince Elected n .yOr Of BUssos.
Boston, Dec. 15th.-Full returns
for Mayor are: Prince, Democrat,
21.2S6; Stebbins, Republican,
2O,754. The Democrats elect 7 and
the Republicans 5 Aldermen;
Council, As Republicans, 26 Demo.
Gratis.
The Dutch Take Holland.
LYNN, Mass, Dec. l5th.-The
Republicans carry both branches
of the city government and the
school com mittee.
Yousx Jscksoa's BODY ReeoveFsd
DENVER, Dec. 14th.-The Zri.
bune and Republicans Lake City
special says: "The Silver World
says that J. G. Howard, who left
Del Norte Nov. 2Sth, to search for
the remains Of Young Jackson, ar
rived here with the remains this
morning. Chief Shavano stipu.
lated with Howard, through In
dian agent Townsend, that II he
would 60 and examine the body of
his son johnson, who was killed
by the Jackson party, he would rs.
sist to fad Jaeks0n's body. When
Jehnson's body was exhumed il
was found as stated by the In
dams, that he was shot In the
neck. Last Monday search was
made for Jackson's body, which
was found covered with snow, the
clothes torn of and the flesh all
eaten away by coyotes, except one
foot that was protected by q boot.
Examination shows that he was
shot near the navel, the bullet
passing out at the back, and that
the body had net been mutIlated.
From all the evidence obtainab le,
Jackson was killed within fife en-
minutes after being taken from the
whites.
Two Children and woman burned
OLE0N, Pa, Dec. 15th.-Two
children and one woman are re.
ported burned by the fire tonight,
which caused loss to business
houses of Sis. 900.