Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-22
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survey os shs Pase do BHrsSio
| R~Oeho Approved.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2lst.-The
Com N issiOner Of the General Land
Office has rendered decision ap-
proving the survey Of the Rancho
Paso de BsrtOl0, containing 1901
acres In Los Angeles county, Cal.
This survey includes 2S3 acres Of
the adjoining Santa Gertrudes
Rancho, which had been patented
to Mcfarland and Downey.
The patent for the claim known
a. the San Pascual, in Los Angeles
county, has been transmitted to
the Surveyor.
Sin llan0f ctass q sSlissics.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2lst.-The
preliminary report upon the silk
manufacture of the United States
shows that the total value OF I'm.
ished goods for the year endi nx
June 80, 1880, was $34, 4lO, 463; mum.
Der Of factories, 1888; amount Of
capital, real and PERSONAL, invest ed,
81, 1855, $50; looms, 8467; greatest
numberUf hands employed at any
one time during the year, 81, 40;
total amount OF wages paid, $9,'
1O7, 1885.
Ths Treasury s-Sresssys0Ip-
Pseuro.r ne um0siW.
WASHINGTON, Feb.2l.-Western
Senators express disbelief that Eel.
ger or Morton will be Gar6sld's
Secretary Of the Treasury, and be-
lieve that a Western man will be
chosen, as Garfield has intimated
already that he will not violate the
sentiments of the West ON this
point.
The Com missioner Of Agriculture
has requested the Governors Of
Eastern States to interdict the ex.
portation westward of calves, a.
pleuro pneumonia exists In the
East.
RaiiruAd N AGES.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.-According
to a Washington dispatch, the Pa.
cif1o Railroad Committee did not
consider the Pacific question, aud
1t 10 not probable that it will come
up again the present session. The
report of the sub. com mittee, that
the lands of the company are not
liable to forfeiture and that the
mortgage placed thereon is valid,
will stand as the opinion Of the
committee, q motion to recon NIT
having been defeated last Thurs.
day.
Union Pacific earnings increased
$112,000, the first fortnight In
February, and 1t is again
rumored, according to the
Graphic, that the company
will finally tender the government
the whole sum Of It's indie ted n ess,
the necessary funds to be Obtai ned
on 9 proposed mortgage bond, lie.
sued At ~ or 81 per cent. on pro.
pristorship Of the roads, valued at
$40, 00O, 600. It 10 thought that such
. loan will be taken up In London
In "a hours.
| Desssuciivo FIRE.
SILVER CLIFF, COL, Feb. 2l.-A
fire broke out Ut noon in a saloon
on Cliff street and destroyed q
number OF buildings. Total loss
about $4,000.
rssxbsSui Accsdeas.
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 2l.-Satur.
day evening an accident occurred
At Stoddard's Agricultural works,
In this city. Several work men
were carrying large ladle, con-
tanning 1900 pounds of molten iron,
on truck, when 1t upset in some
water, causing q terrible explosion.
The workmsn We're frightfully
burned and threw themselves into
the water In the street gutter to re.
lleve their suffsrings. One will
die and the recovery OF the others
Is doubtful.
| 4 Visit tO Gar des0.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2lst.-A Times
Cleveland special says: B. 8. Shoe.
maker, Of Philadelphia, and ia mes
N. Soovsl, OF New Jertey, spent
part of Sunday with Garfield. The
| l0LL0I oApioouou kVo6t ouuOy ouCe
over the division OF the Republic
cans In Pennsylvania, and said he
should not select any member Of
his Cabinet from that State until
the dissenslons disappeared. SEQ.
vel says that both Beaver and
Bayne will be withdrawn Monday
night and g. w. Scofield probably
elected. The Morey letter was
touched upon and ScOvel remarked
that IL cost the Republicans New
Jersey, and Garfield agreed. Gar
deld said the three per cent. fund.
ing bill did not M et his approval.
Events are developing rapidly as
to his Cabinet. Folger goes into
the Treasury, which counts Post
master James out. Then Garfield
can follow his first desire and put
Foster into the Postoffics Depart.
msnt. The word goes to Foster,
who, Sunday morning, passes quiz
city through Cleveland to Will
loughby, drives to Mentor and
spends the day. This fixes Blaine.
Foster and Folger are reasonably
sure and within three days the
thing will be settled.