Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-12-03

WhentDktoa obHohp.
WARRINGTON, Dec. "a Penn
sylvania Congressman says his
delegation stands fourteen for Nc
Pherson and four for Keim ri for
Clerk of the House. This indicates
the nomination of Mcpherson.
Hooker seems to be ahead for Ser
geant-at.Arms and Sherwood for
Postmaster.
Secretary Folger rejects all COM
promise in the Chicago whisky
cases, in which the revenue laws
were violated.
Folger has appointed James B.
Butler, late United States Attor-
ney for Idaho, Special Agent of
the Treasury Department for one
month, and detailed him to run
the Appointment Bureau, vice
Lamphere, resigned.
Psrsi~a DabInes Recommendation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. at is ru-
mored this afternoon that the
President will next week send to
the Senate the names of ex-senator
Frelinghuysen for Secretary OF
State and Chauncey 1. Filley for
Postmaster-G General. Also that
the other members of the Cabinet
will remain In their respective po-
sitions until after the Christmas
holidays.
a ToOi Of Eastern Money Ciiques.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3d.-The Com
merciaps Washington special says
that it is believed that Secretary
Folger will deal plainly and di-
rectly in his report with the silver
question. It is said that he is In
cordial agreement with the views
of the Director of the Mint as to
the bad results certain to follow
the continuance of the present rate
of coinage of the standard dollars,
there appearing to be little ground
for hoping for any international
agreement respecting the coinage
of silver at fixed rate. The Sec
rotary does not consider it profita-
BILE or safe longer to eon.inue the
effort to depreciate the value Of sill
yer.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Jobn w.
Mackey is in town and may be
seen daily at the Bank of Nevada.
He sails for Europe on the 4th
inst. He says that there is moth
Ing for him to do In this country,
and he might as well enjoy him.
self abroad, and that there were no
new developments on the Com
stocks. His company had lost
about four million dollars in the
past two years, and there is moth
ing in view at present of sufnci ent
Importance to keep him in Cali
f0rnia.
Money and Ssocks.
NEW York, December 2.-Silver
bars, 112S. Money closed at Gov
ernments firm and higher. Stocks
strong. Western. Union, 85b;
quicksilver, 13&; Pacific, 45; Mari.
posa, 8 bid; Wells, Fargo s. Co,
1341; New York Central, 1881; Erie,
453; Panama certificates, 1856;
Union Pacific, 11Sa; bonds, liza;
Central Pacific 94f; bonds, 1l53;
Sutro, u; Mineral Creek, 6.
More szonop0iy.
WINNIPEG, MIMI, Dec. 2,-Gsn-
eral Rosser, OF the Canadian Pa
cific, will, on Monday, with several
directors, select the point of its
junction with the Northwestern
Railway. The snow blockade on
the Central Pacific has been
broken, and trains are now run
ming regularly. The people are
much agitated because the Domin.
ion government intends to nullify
all the charters granted by the
Legislature. This will secure
monopoly of the carrying trade to
the Canadian Pacific. 1t is official.
ly stated that no road whatever,
except the Canadian Pacific, will
be allowed to approach. within Is
miles of the international bound.
airy. If this statement shall be
borne out by the facts, as it seems
certain it will be, the most serious
complications willinevitably arise.
a Beasted congressman.
MILwAUKEE, Dec. 2d.-A cable
gram from Congressman Denster,
received to-day, states that he can
not leave Ham burg before to-inor-
row and does no expect to arrive ut
Washington before December 18th.
This gives the Republicans. q work.
ing majority in the House.
Fntns ARrny
GADsEN, Ala, Dec. 2d.-Iu an
ARRAY here, Buck Martin was NOR
tally shot by man named Will
liams. He returned the fire and
instantly killed Williams. Martin
died to-day.
Ao Auction SAFE at Montpcsser.
ORANGE, Va, Dec. 2.-Mont-
pslier, formerly the home of Presi-
dent Madison and his burial place,
was sold yesterday, at auction, for
nineteen thousand dollars.
A R,os-Two of she st,oiers Kiiieo.
DECATUR, Ala, Dec. IA riot
occurred yesterday at Ausnisto, q
mining town in this State, in
which many colored. men took
part, using stones and pistols. The
policemen, in the attempt to re-
store order, shot and killed two ne.
groes. The policemen were arrest
ed and exonerated.