Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-15

FSThe Senate Com mittee on APP
propriations to-day briefly discuss
ed, but laid aside for further con-
sideratiOn, bill introduced by
Senator Edmunds, which proposes
the appropriation OF hundred
thousand dollars 60 defray the ex-
traordinary liabilities and expenses
incurred In consequence OF the as
sassination of Garfield.
Bill to Retire Grant.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Logan
from the Committee on Military
A ffairs, reported, with amend
ments, a bill to place Genera
Grant on the army retired list.
MAxey, of the Committee, sale
the report was not unanimous anC
he would indicate his objec tions al
the proper time.
the WbtstaGer Csse.
WAsHINaToN,sDec. 14.-Judge'
Advocate General Swain to-day
submitted a review of the Whit
taker Court-Martial case to the
Secretary of War. TIE verdict o.
the Court will not be made public
until the case is acted upon by the
President.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Com.
mittees of both houses on the me-
mortal services in honor of Presi-
dent Garfield, are in joint session
to fix day and hour for services
in the Capitol. Conger and Brown
have been added to the committee.
Heavy Fsse.
CALAIS, Me-, Dec. 14.-The ma
chine shops and other property of
the New Brunswick and Canada
Railroad at st. Andrews, N. B.,
were burned. Loss, 100000; in.
surance, slight.
BOSTON, Dec. 13-The Republic
cans and Citizens elect their May
or by six hundred majority. They
increased their membership in the
Board of Aldermen, reduced the
Democratic majority in the Com.
mon Council and obtained an even
representation on the School
Board. The License law was car
ried by two to one.
A Railroad Alsauc~,
NEW YORK, Dec. IA confer
ence was yesterday had here be-
tween Blanchard and Jewett, of the
Erie, Mccullough, of the Pennsyl.
vania Co., Stewart of the Fort
Wayne road,a and others, at which q
contract was made between the
Erie and Pennsylvania companies
for the division of freight on the
Lake Shore to the Pennsylvania
road. 1t was generally
thought this action indi-
Gated close alliance be-
tween Erie and Pennsylvania and
would have depressing effect up
on Lake Shore. 1t is reported
that the contract gives Erie special
facilities for reaching the principal
cities connected by the Pennsyl-
vania system.
James ." shorten shs Mail Tim-.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA -Postmast.
er-General James told reporter
last night that he hopes to shorten
the time between New York and
San Francisco "a hours before he
leaves the Cabinet.
vNodcrb,is Tired.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA 1t is stated
in well.informed circles that w.
III. Vanderbilt ia about to retire
from the active management Of his
properties, leaving the practical
administration in the hands OF
Rutter and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Silver
bars, 1924; money, 5 to 1.32 per
diem; Governments, firm; stocks,
dull and weak. w u, SCI; Quick
silver, 1871; Pacific, 494; Mariposs,
3; w F, 1874; N Y Central, 1873;
Ohio, As; Panama, 10; u p, 1l9s,
bonds, 117s; G P, 94a, bonds, 116;
SutrO, l.
rho Nv essern UniOp.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18th. West
ern Union has declared its ID per
cent quarterly dividend. This
leaves surplus of $l,0l3,0O0.
Tho POuxnkeepsie DeIalca,ioD.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Dec. Is.
The POughkeepsie Bank defalca-
ton OF $780, is thought to be a
deficiency in the county funds.
Holloway, the cashier, is at home
In u state of extreme nervous pros
tration and threatened with brain
fever.
KiadseDHrxer Nom i.mr.d.
RICHMOND, Dec. 14.-The Read
justers' caucus nominated RIDDLE
barger unanimously. Election
Tomorrow.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kansas, Dec IA.
Chris Gibson, who has been a
Government scout for thirty-hve
years, reported to General Pope
yesterday. He says he has no
doubt that there Will be an upris-
ing of Utes, Piutes aud Navajos in
the Spring. The rendezvous will
probably be at come place in New
Mexico. The Utes who have been
placed in Utah, he says, are being
freely furnished with arms and
provisions by the Mormons, who
are affiliating with the Indians and
giving them all the whisky they
want. ellison is the oldest scout In
the service and is considered reli.
able.
Texas News.
DALLAS, Dec. 14.-The au-
thorities have levied for fifty
thousand dollars upon the bonds-
men for VIM. and Henry Collins,
mem bers OF the Sam Bass gang of
train robbers who jumped their
bail and were shot and killed by
the officers. The bondsmen hold
that this relieves them, and will
fight the attempt to collect.
It Is understood that Dallas, af-
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