Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-26

clarej, that il he had been NOM
mated for President he would have
bad the party support of the great
Pacific Railroad and all their COM
binations.
OrEanizRitOn OT she Ssextosn Raft
way Company.
NEW YORK, March 24.-A meet.
ing of the Directors ofth Mexican
Southern Railroad Company was
held last evening, for the purpose
Of organizing the company, at the
residence OF James H. Work. The
following gentlemen, all members
Of the Board, were present at the
meeting: General Grant, Russell
Sage, Jesse E. Seligman, Frank
Work, Henry q. Morguand, Amos
l.. Hopkins, U. s. Grant, jr., Sef1or
M. Romero, J. H. Work, Stephen
b. Mosgrove, VIM. s. Warner and
General Dodge. A letter was read
from ex-senator Morgan express.
ing his regreat at being unable to
attend and his readiness "to co.
operate in the organization of
the company" The following
officers we're elected: President,
U. s. Grant; Vice.President, G. NJ.
Dodge; Secretary, James H. Work;
Treasurer, Russell Sage. An Ex.
ecutive Committee was also elect
ed, consisting of Jay Gould, Frank
Work and Russell Sage. Resolu.
tions were then adopted requesting
Grant to proceed to Mexico with a
view to representing the interests
of the company In that country.
Grant expressed his willingness 90
to do, and he will accordingly leave
for Mexico on Monday next.
AZ sbe Head Of the Ch,asse Navy.
NEW YORK, March 25.-A Wash.
ington special to an evening paper
says: 1t now appears that the re.
cent order detaching Commodore
Shufeldt from special duty here |
and sending him as special attachs
to the U. Is. Legation at Pekin is |
In furtberance Of a request of Lon
Ching, Viceroy of China, who, when |
the Commodore was in China on |
the Ticonderoga, offered him COM
mand of the Chinese navy, that
Government being dosirous Of re-
organizing Its navy on modern,
and especially American princi-
Piles. He gave the matter
serious consideration and, upon his
return to this country, decided to
accept the position. Secretary
Blaine was heartily In favor of bis
accepting the proposition, believ-
Ing it would have some effect in
breaking up England's supremacy
in the EAST. The order attaching
the Commodore to the Legation at
Pekin was made that his expenses
could be paid by the Government.
The salary attached to Commodore
position Is $4,000 a
year. He Will leavs for his new
post of duty in a few weeks.
y'gnsia. rypUu. Fever.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Thir-
teen picked physicians aud u squad
of sanitary officers began this
canvassing leading hotels
and cellars throughout the city for
The purpose of fighting typhus
ever.
hattie visa A..nshineIs.
CHICAGO, March 25.-A dispatch
rom Bristol, Tennessee, says that
Mejor Kirby and a posse of twenty
,itizens had battle with Middle
ION Brothers, moonshiners, and
heir employees at an Illicit still on
The borders of Virginia and Ken.
lucky. Joe, Bill, and Tom Mid.
lleton were killed and five of their
men were injured. The revenue
ofiicers will soon resume the fight.
Mes Aavee~bis 4. sir Eoseos
PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-The
Ledger's New York correspondent
says! An intimate friend Of Conk.
ling assures me that the differences
between Conkling and Robertson
are personal as we'll as political, and
Of kind not to be recOnciled by
any consideration of party expedi-
ency. They do not even speak to
each other. One thing is certain:
II the President does not beat u re.
treat from this nomination there
will be serious trouble in the Re-
publican camp. It will not be long
coming.
Fatsi E~a,bOnN Acc:drns.
GREENsBURa, Ind, March 25.-
Five men were killed and three
wounded by the breaking of u train
here.
Oveysnnd fssseagsrs.
KANSAS CITY, March 24.-The}
following are the names of Califor-
mia passengers on the A. T. and 8.
F. train tonight: L Clapp and
wife, Pittstield, Mass; w N Dlwlck,
San Francisco; John d Walker and
family, Greenville, Ills: w
Clark and Oscar Babcock, Gala,
and VIM NJ Gragnr.