Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-04-12
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Budget Of Political and other News
from Warrington.
MELVILLE STARTS ON HIS SEARCH

MELVILLE STARTS ON HIS SEARCH
WASHINGTON, April 10th -
Secretary Hunt has receive
ed dispatch from En-.
g.ueer Melville, dated YOutsck,
Jan. q, as follows: ~ have com
pleted all the necessary arrange
ments for supplies and outfits for
ak months, and leave this place
for BeIun to-day, thence to the Lee
ma delta to continue the search for
my missing comrades"
THE BURLINaAME TREATY.
In the House, McLane has intro
duced u bill for the abrogatinn of
the fifth and sixth articles OF the
Burlingame treaty with China
RosECRANs TO BE SUPERSEDED
Indications are general that
Rosecraps will be superseded in
the management OF the Democrat
ic Congressional campaign, which
10 to be turned over TO Roswell p.
Flower.
SUBSTITUTE CHINESE BILL.
The SensteCommittee on Foreign
I Relations resumed the cOnsidera-
\ II N of theChinese question to-day,
and discussed the various features
of the substitute offered for the We
tOed bill, but without reaching the
point of action on any OF them.
BALLOT. sTUFFINa
The report of the House Elec-
ton Committee shows that the
charges of fraud and ballo;-box
stutfing In South Caroliua are
doubtless true. 1t shows that a
Republican majority Of 5000 for
Mackry was thrown out and u
Democrat seated. In some places
the ballot boxes contain.d more
Democrats than the whole number
of voters. These facts justify the
Brewster letter.
STAR ROUTE -CHANDLER AND
HUNT.
The Star route recOgniZances Of
Stephen A. Dorsey were declared
forfeited and his arrest Ia ordered.
Col. Tetten formally noted an OBJ
lection to the decision aud most of
the defendants entered their ap.
pearance.
The nominations Of Chandler and
Hunt have been fav0rably reported.
SHEPHERD AND GRANT.
Ghipherd this morning said that
he wrote to Hurlbut that he be.
lieved 1t was part Of the duties Of
an American Minister to further
American intereste. Explaining
the phrase, "Grant Is now one of
us,u he said it was written in q
great hurry and he regretted 1t In
Septem Der the witness told Grant
that the Peruvian Company want.
ed to put him Ut its head. Grant
replied that he would not consider
any proposition TO become pecuui-
arily interested.
IN FAVOR OF MACKAY.
The House Committee on Elec.
lions have reported In favor OF
Mackay, the contestant for the
South Carolina seat.
CROPS IN THE SOUTH.
Reports from the South indicate
excellent crop projects and an I'M.
usual tendency TO diversity the
products.
SERGEANT MAsON's SENTENCE.
1t is understood that the Score.
tary of War has recommended the
mitigation OfSergeant Mason's cen.
tence to four or five months con-
fiuement in the regular guard
house, to forfeit all pay due or
which may become due bin, and
to be dishonorably discharged from
the service.
RUMORED RECALL OF MINISTER
LOWELL.
There is a rumor here Tonight
which seems to be- worth consider
alton, to the effect that Minister
Lowell will be recalled within u
few days and that TAFT, Of Ohio,
will be appointed Minister to the
Court of st. James. 1t has leaked
out very much az other intentions
of Arthur have become known,
that he has been contemplating
Lewel's recall for some time, but
gossip has said that it was his pur-
pose to appoint Governor Cornell
to that place. and thus smooth over
New York's political complica-
tions. Those who are best In.