Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-02-04
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MOJAvE, Feb. 3.-Los Angeles
J A Hosmer and wife, Mrs V Hub
J E Smallyard, Il L Mullian, J L
Massey and wife, N Messant, e Il
Waterman and wife, F G Norton, j
We'll, George Ellis, Fl Nolte, J
Pfettiay.
San Gabriel-Mrs s d Hovey, J
Kinney.
Santa Barbara-Miss Kate Reed.
ArizOnn-A Lewis and wife, Miss
Clara Smith, Mrs Mehan, Fl NJ
Hughes and wife, Il w Johnson, L
A lsiAl.
New G"nms.ss.
; SACRAMENTO, Feb. Ex-senator
West introduced volun Nous bill
entitled IAN Act to provide for the
formation of new countless" Its
general provisions are that the
legal voters resident In any couiig-
uous district, comprising not less
than 5000 inhabitants, may peti.
ton the Board of Supervisors for u
new county. The name and
boundaries of the new county must
be designated. Then the question
is submitted TO the people. 1t is
provided that no boundary line of
u new county shall pass withiu
five miles OF the county seat of the
county to be divided. lftwo-.hirds
of the voters voting on the proposi-
ton to establish a.new county
shall vote afiirmatively, then the
returns shall be forwarded to the
Secretary OF State aud the
county shall be formed. The Gov
ernor is required to appoint five
missi0ners to perfect the or.
ganizati0n. The election for CHI
Ing u county seat Of the new coun-
ty is also provided for. Two free
holders from the new and two from
the old county shall constitute IL
commission to determine how
much of the debt Of the old county
the new one Is responsible for.
This shall BIZ determined by the
value of public property in each
and the assessed value Of all prop
erty In each. The Board of Super
vls0rs Of the new county may issue
bonds to the old to cover its share
of indebte dness.
Temperance Crusade IL Concera,
N. II.
CONCORD, N. H., Feb. "A res
Oluti0n has been introduced in the
Common Council instructing the
Mayor to close all liquor saloons in
the city. It will not be acted on
until the last of the month, when
1t will probably pass, and 1t looks
as II liquor crusade will be inaug-
urated.
Tnsr esils vt Cosssing.
COLLEGE POINT, l.. l., Feb. g.
Charles Barngert, two daughters
aud three young women, coasting
down bill, were unable to stop
the sled, which ran of the wharf
and broke through the ice In Flush.
Ing Bay. All were rescued, but 1t
10 thought that two Of the women
will die from the shock and cold.
Shortly after another sled OF coast
ers ran off the same place. All
were rescued, but almost perished.
Asx,ous About David D .vn.
CHICAGO. Feb. Ian Inter-
Ocean's Washington special says:
The Democrats sre anxious Just
now about David Davis. One of
the Senators remarked to-day that
he had invariably voted with the
Republicans lately on all party
questions, aud he should not be
surprised to see him come out fiat.
~ and 70 with the administration
after the 4th of March. He had
been heard to say lately that be
was ashamed of the Democratic
party az managed by Tilden, Bar.
mum aud Hewitt; that no respec tn.
BILE gentleman could afford to iden-
tify himself In public life with
men who tried to carry national
elections by barefaced forgery and
undisguised bribery.
nAsSsuas pressss enc sennsr,
CHICAGO, Feb. The Journals
Washington special says: Secre'
tary Sherman declares that his de-
cisiOn not to accept o reappoint-
ment 10 the head of the Treasury
Department, il General Garfield
should offer 1t to him, 10 final. He
prefers to 60 into the Senate t.
which he has been elected. This
dispatch concurs with what one OF
two persons here know to he the
fact, namely, that Garfield did Of.
fer to Secretary Sherman the
Treasury portfolio, and that the
latter consulted with frlends and
decided to return to the Senate.
The Saltwater Case.