Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-23
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most prominent being that
of Stanley Matthews. The
Republicans declare they will still
control business. A number OF PEI
titions have been received from
Baltimore against the conhrma-
tion of Adrian as Postmaster.
Secretary Blaine said to some
business men to-day that he in.
tended to use every exertion to in
crease the Mexican trade and that
he wants to see legislation for that
purpose next year. The President
withdrew the nomination OF II. Z.
Russell, of Eufala, Alabama.
RspuDlIcan Caucus-CheDge "f
BODds.
WASHINGTON, April 22d.-The
Republican Caucus meets Tuesday
next instead of tom Orrow.
The Secretary of the Treasury
says that foreign holders OF six per
cent. bonds of the United States
can have their bonds continued at
81 per cent. and that he will estab.
lish an agency in London. This
action Will avoid the shipment of
coin from this country.
Tho Beauties OF the star service.
NEW YORK, April 22d. - The
Times says: The plain story else
where published Of the manipula.
tion of the mail contracts between
Mineral Park, A. T., and Phoebe,
New, furnishes an excellent illus.
tration of the POstOffice manage
ment which Congress attempted to
whitewash and Hayes was persuad.
ed to overlook. A contract is made
for the weekly conveyance Of a
mail, consisting of about three let
ters week, between the two points
named. The original contractors
sub.let the contract, which they
accepted at $4,000, to a person to
whom they agree to pay $470O, or
$500 more than the government
allows them. The reason Of this
liberality becomes apparent when
the Postofhce ring In Washington
succeeded in having the service
made tri.weekly and in getting the
compensation increased to S22, 300.
OF this latter sum the sub.contract.
or gets only $4,000. Not satisfied
with their share Of $1,000 q year,
the ring succeeded in establishing
daily mail service between Mineral
Park and Phoebe at the annual sum
of $4,000, of which amount the
contractor resolved but $2S, 900. BY
this time the original contractors
have made way for J. w. Dorsey,
who thus secures $4,000 a year for
his own profit and that OF his con-
federates. The story is eloquent
enough to dispense with the neces.
sity for comment. The Times in.
Inmates that other retirements will
probably follow Brndy's as the re.
suit of the Investigation now going
on. Il is possible that the ring
within the Department, with its
probable allies in the Treasury,
may have steered clear Of any Of
tense OF which cognizance could be
taken by q court, but if nobody can
be sent to the penitentiary, there
should at least be no ditnculty In
prosecuting to successful issue
suits for the restitution of the
monies secured by obnoxious collu-
sion and conspiracy.
Honey and stock Market.
NEW YORK, April 22d.-Silver
bars $ll2.; money easy, 4@5;
governments quiet; stocks closed
steady;Western Union, ,Sll64;quick-
silver, g.; Pacific 55i; Mariposa,
81; Wells, Fargo & Co., S11S3; New
York Central, STA; Erie, S463;
Panama, S245 UnionPacific, Sll75,
bonds, $1143; Central Pacific, ssh,
bonds, Sl144; Sutro, $2s; Mineral
Greek, $l20.
Ferished IN tns Flames.
HULL, Quebec, April 22d.-Mr.
Lednce's house was burned and
three children perished.
Negro women Hanged.
MEHERRIN, Va, April 22d.-Lu.
cinda Flowkess, color.d, was
hanged at Lunenberg Court House
to-day for the murder Of her hus.
band in January last. Only the
necessary officers, one preacher and
three other persons witnessed the
execution. The woman said that
the negro Deans, suspected Of com.
plicity, was just as clear as an an.
gel. She killed her husband be.
cause he was mean to her and con.
stantly abusing and beating her.
Failure OF European Grnin Crops.
CHICAGO, April 22d.-A London
special says: Every day increases
the prospect that crops in England
will be total or partial failure. 1t
Ia now some weeks since any rain
has fallen and the country is very
dry. Within the last four days
there have been very heavy frosts
throughout the entire country and
and even should there be warm
rain within short time, it will be
too late to repair the damage which
has already been done by the long
continued drouth, frosts and unus-
ually cold weather. These facts,
together with advices telegraphed
in -aga rd to the probable failure of
Russia, indicate a likelihood Of a
serious deficit in the grain crops of