Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-09

| CoSSOr dS oecTethTy vi otht0 Will W
Ex-senator Frelinghuysen. Their
are good grounds for expecting tina
Benz. Brewster, of Philadelphia
will be nominated as Attorney
General. No other Cabinet nom.
nations will be sent in until after
the Christmas holidays.
w~sbingson Notes.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. I'm the
Senate, Call introduced u bill
granting pensions to soldiers of the
Mexican, Creek, Seminole and
Black Hawk wars.
The President has removed Ia
the White House and appointed
John Davis. nephew of Bancroft
Davis, Private Secretary.
The report of the Indian Com
missioner to the Secretary of the
Interior favors the gradual with
drawal Of Government aid TO the
reservation Indians as they become
capable Of self.support; maintain
Ing permanent boundaries of the
reservations, and keeping the
whites off.
The Garfield Memorial Hospits |
Fund is being freely assisted in
Europe as well as the United States.
Window has prepared bill to pro-
vide for special charter, and make
the hospital national Organiza-
ton.
Blaine Restres Next wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-Secreta-
~ Blaine to-day said he would re-
tire from the state department next
Wednesday, by which date the
Senate will be ready to confirm
Frelinghuysen.
Merritt Oh Free Trsdr.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-SENATE.
After the morning hour Morrill,
spoke on the Tariff Commission
bill. The speaker said our nearest
approach to free trade had been
seasons of national disasters, as
were the years OF 1888, '34, '37 and
'57, and that the further we had re-
ceded from free trade, the
better had labor Jared and
the greater had been the material
and educational advancement of the
country. That there are evidences
that free trade proper In Great
Britain is on the wane were ap-
parent In the five thousand houses
in Sheffield and the ten thousand
In Birmingham now marked "to
let." He commended that the Brit
ish policy had besn everywhere re.
GREETED.
Tney w~ut r,ss DosInr.
NEW YORK, Dec. THE POSTS
Washington special says: West
ern Congressman, notably repre-
'sentatives from bullion producing
States, are violently opposed to the
recommendation of the President
and Secretary Folger. that coinage
of the silver dallsr be stopped and
silver certificates be Withdrawn.
Representative Belfor of Colorado
says: "If President Arthur desires
to make war on my State, L shall
not support him In his policy"
An Interview with Arthur.
New YORK, Dec. 8.-A WASH
ington special says: Eight gentle
men, including two New England
Senators and congressman Paul
and Fulkenson of Virginia, called |
on the President yesterday nd had
a consultation concerning the po-
litical affairs in Virginia, and par
ticularly about the election of
United States Senators, which is to
take place on the Goth inst. |
The President was informed |
that his name was being |
used in Richmond, as IL by author
ity in favor of the election of Re.
adiuster instead of a Republican to
the Senate, and this statement was
working to the detriment of the
claims of Republican candidates.
The President surprised the gentle.
men by the familiarity of acquain-
tance which he showed with Vir-
gina politics and by the fra q kness
with which he assured them
that he thought Republicans
were rightly entitled to the
and ought to insist
upon 1t. He was told that Malone
was using his influence in behalf
of the Readjuster Democrats and
preferred that Riddleberger should
be nominated. The President said |
he was satisfied Malone would
support Republican for the NOM
nation: The interview was lengthy
and entirely satisfactory to the
visitors. His wishes
were communicated to Malone by
3 messenger who left for Richmond |
this afternoon.
Exepsrs 81 the P.c,ac MAJ, c,,m-
missson.s
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-The COM
of the Pacific Mail Com
pany appointed to confer with the
overland railroad companies, re-
ported to the directors recommends
ing In case the overland roads de-
slime to accept the proposition late
" made by the com IN ission that
the President of the Pacific Mail
authorized to take pas
seDgers and freight on the best
.erms obtainable. The report was
accepted and recommendation
adopted
Fassa Fsre ia q BOasaasxhease.
NORRIsTowN, N. j., Dec. g.
Miss Hunters boardipghouse,
South street, burned this morning.
Mrs. Anna Walsh, a boarder, and
Lizzie Ketch, servant, persisted,
The other inmates were saved from
he windows.
FOrney Seriously HI.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. S.-Col.
John w. Forney is lying Mt the
point OF death.
virgins Leg,s sssure m .ess,
RICHMOND, Va, Dscemb Der I'll
The Legislature organized yester-
lay, and the Governors message