Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-07
Narde erer HanIea,
EASTERN.
secsssary OF she Navy.

Mrs. ChrIsssaScy Deosss-Tne ahl.
ncsc rre~sy Arrived.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.h.-Mrs.
Christiancy denies having written
the letters to Giro, published and
attributed to her.
Commissioner TrescOtt has ar.
rived with abe Chinese treaty.
Grs. Coz Csnfirmod.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The Sem
ate has confirmed General Goff %
Secretary of the Navy without the
usual reference to committee.
A Feni~" ussd-Us.scr later.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6th.-A Her.
aid special from London gives an
interview with prominent Fenian
head-center who says that, on the
organization Of the Land League,
the Fenlau organization, num-
berlng some $4,000 contributing
members, went over to the Leagu ue;
that arms have been distributed
throughout Ireland to q great ex-
tent and that the agitation fs like
ly to manifest itself by the de.
struction of public buildings and
property in England.
Inser-Ssass Com srcs.
New YORK, January 8th.-The
Chamber of Commerce to-day
adopted q report and resolution de-
claring that the public welfare ur.
gently demands that commerce by
railroad should be controlled and
regulated; that of the measures
now before Congress for the regu-
lation OF inter. State commerce, the
Reagan bill is the best calculated
to protect the public interest and
should become law. 1t is further
resolved that an additional and
separate bill, not inconsistent with
the measures of the Reagan bill,
should be passed, providing for q
National Board OF Railroad Com.
missioners.
Mere About the murey Lessss.
CHICAGO, Ills, Jan. 9th. The
zribune's New York special, COM
menting on the Morey matter,
where LoDergan, the detective de.
tective, decides to tell his story,
says: There viii be = shaking up
such as has not b en- before heard
OF in connection with this affair.
He has chosen to remain silent un-
til jayne should make some def.
mite charge and now that an insin-
uation has been thrown out. 1t is
quite probable there will be an air-
ing Of the question that may not
be to the liking of some who have
endeavored to fasten the guilt on
outside parties.
Surrender Of HOssilc siUus.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8th,-General
Terry telegraphs from Poplar River
Camp that about 300 hostile Sioux
have surrendered.
Hanged.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, jan. 6lh.-
Daniel Sullivan and Patrick Hayes
were hanged in Moyamensing
prison this morning.
Eiehsxsa's New U. .. ssassOr.
DETROIT, Mich. Jan. Oth.-Omar
d. Congsr has been elected United
States Senator.
the Ohiah0ma Iovaders.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 6th.-Geo. M.
jackson, one Of the Oklahoma col.
oDy leaders, returned this morn.
ing. He says when he left there
were hundred colonists still in
camp, and new plan had been
adopted, to be put In force a. soon
as the weather made IL practicable.
The idea of going in en- nsasse has
been abandoned, and the cOlonists
propose to break up In small squads
and move In by score or more of
routes. After they reach the pub
lie lands they anticipate no trou.
BILE. COl0nists are beginning
to strike in from different points
and the military have been forced
to split up, q detachm ment having
just gone to Arkansas City to Inter.
cept y party.
4 wosnss and Man Hanged.
NEWARK, N. j., January eth.-
Mrs. MeerhOffsr, convicted with
Frank hammers of the murder of
her husband, J. w. Meerb offer, at
West Orange, October Is. 1879, was
hanged in the jail this morning,
She was very pale and deeply sf-
fected, but walked to the gallows
without assistance and met her
fate without confessing or utteriDg
Q word. hammers was hanged
from the same gallows i'm diste.
Iy afterwards. He made no con-
fession.
The E~ds Csncession Csn n med.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 6th.-Cspt.
James B. Esds returned from Vera
Cruz on board the Mexican war
steamer Mexican. The Govern.
meut gives Capt. Eads's company
the right to build = ship railway
| across the Isthmus Of Tehuante-
pee; grants 1t q million acres OF
land on the shores Of the Pacific,
on which to build the terminus oi
the railway and establish harbors;
empowers 1t to charge and collect u
toll Of i've dollars per ton on
freight Of ship and cargo passing
over the road. The right 10 .also
given for a railway and Telegraph
line on which only the customary
rates can be charged. In return
for this Capt. ESds agrees to carry
on the railway all ships Of war,
munitions, malls, etc., free ol
charge. The building Of the road
must be commenced within two
years and completed In ten years
from May ], 1881.
.Tsssessss Dsea.Look Eaasa.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 6.-The Dem.
ocratic Senators have ended tbs
deadlock by electing George A,
Morgan Speaker.
StoWart. Democrat. Waa avopr