Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-11

w WASAlNdIONS JAIL AVtus uO
President has nominated Col. DE-.
Sackett, Senior Inspector General
OF the Army, with the rank Of
Brigadier General, and Capt. Jas.
Q. Breck enridge, Of the 2d Artil-
Iery, Assistant Inspector General.
with the rank of Major.
rrmn.f.r r "t Oesd BuItios.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1Oth.-The
Treasury has transferred $2,S04,-
903 gold bullion from the New
York assay office to the Philadel-
phia mint to be coined into eagles
and half eagles. The balance on
hand is S63, GAG, ,5SS In gold bullion
at the assay office.
Sharon .sd she lEesheshs ta New
YOsh.
NEW YORK, Jan. .l0th.-The Her
aid says that Senator Sharon, with
his sOu.in.law and daughter, Sir
Thos. Hesketh and Lady Hesketh,
arrived at the Windsor Hotel yes
terday from Snu Francisco.
Capt. w. Parker, now Of the
British Mercantile Marine, who
was one of the early Aesrchers for
the lost crews of the Erebus and
Terror, has written to Lieutenant
Schwatka asking his cooperation
in another expedition, OF which he
says: My idea is and always has
been to try for small schooner
and get away early next spring,
but I fear there is only faint hope
Of my countrymen iDclining an
ear to Arctic projects by private
hands.
Grant OOasg 90 MexscO-rhs "rri.
buue" "n she Panama Canal.
NEW YORK, Jan 1Oth.-A writer
In the Sun says that General Grant
will probably start for Mexico
within the next thirty days for the
purpose OF obtaining accurate in.
formation and forming an opinion
as to the several concessions for the
benefit of the consolidation com.
mittee of the Mexican railway, of
which he is member.
The Tribune says: Evidence ac-
culates that the prof ectors OF the
Panama canal scheme are blowing
up an enormous bubble in Paris by
means of newspaper puffery and
grossly exaggerated accounts of the
profit to accrue from the shares.
Some of these accounts are so gOr.
geously overcolored that it is
strange they do not excite suspi.
cion In the French mind, which is
usually shrewd enough in money
matters. The estimate of the
amount of tolls is based on q ton.
mage rate which would tax Cali.
fornia wheat % cents per bushel.
1t is safe to say no wheat will ever
pay such tribute to De Lesseps's
company.
Tne New Yerk senssorship.
ALBANY, January lO.-The uap-
vass for the United States Senator.
ship has been re.Opened, though
but few members have as yet re.
sponded. A report that General
Grant would be brought forward ss
. candidate created some oonster.
nation, but it is denied by friends
OF the candidates on Conkling's
side. The rumor that several Dem.
ocrats stand ready to cast their
votes on joint ballot for an anti.
Conkling candidate has excited
some comments. II 10 said that
TammaDy will sock revenge In this
way for the defeat they sustained
by the fusion In New York.
The Evening Journal says: No
new facts have been developed
since Saturday, except that Nor
ton has avowed himself . candi-
date and will be here with bis
friends to compete for the prize.
This announcement has given In.
creased zest to the contest and in.
tsnsifled the zeal Of those who are
pressing the claims Of Platt and
Crowley. 1t 10 assumed that the
formal advent Of Morton 10 with
the concurrence OF Senator Conk-
ling. 1t looks like 1t, but there 10
no public evidence Of the fact.
Mexican News.
CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 2Sth.-At
the last accounts there was not o
pound Of flour in Tampico, but
cargo was anxiously expected from
New Orleans.
The cold weather In chihuahua
Burpasses anything Of the kind
within the memory of the oldest
Inhabitant. There has been ice In
The Rio Del Norte two inches
.hick.
The house Of the Protestant min.
ster residing. at Talapia having
,een stoned by fanatics, the gov
'rnmsnt Immediately took M0as-
lrss for the punishment Of the of
andara.