Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-15

Commission. He closed with an
eloquent appeal for the protection
of white labor from the blighting
effects OF unrestricted Chinese i'm
migration, and the House then (st
s p. M adjourned until tomorrow.
The Aati-Polygamy Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 14th.-The
House, at 8 P. NJ, by vote Of 1913
nays against 45 yeas, rejected the
amendment to strike out the Sth
section of the Anti-Polygamy bill.
The roll was then called on the
question of the final passage of the
bill.
Jay Gould After the Bears.
NEW YORK, March 14th.-De-
cisive action has been determined
upon by JAY Gould to punish
those who have been circulating
false stories for the purpose of de-
flaming him and destroying bis
credit. The matter has been placed
in the hands of David Dudley
Field, who is working up the evil
dence against the detractors, and
when sufficient proof has been OBJ.
tanned to convict, it being now
stated that the authors of the false
rumors have been traced, 1t has
been determined by Gould to
prosecute them to the extent Of
the law. The evidence that has
been obtained by the lawyers is at
present kept secret, but will be de-
veloped in due time at the Courts.
a Bapke Shoots Himself.
NEW YORK, March 14.-Alonzo
Follett, banker OF Wall street, fa-
tally shot himself to-day.
the Ch,ae-resuvisn Invsstiga,iop.
NEW YORK, March 14th.
Washington special says the
House Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs will begin work on the Chile
Peruvian investigation tomorrow
in earnest. Shepperd has been no.
tilted that he must appear before
that committee and that II is be-
lieved he will CO me and tell all he
knows.
DsScoD smith ON sac ssau0.
CHICAGO. March 14.-The Gin
cinnati Gazette, whose editor was
an intimate personal friend of
President Garfield, pronounces the
alleged Garfield-Chase- Rosecra
letter forgery.
Strike Adjusted.
CHICAGO, March 14th.-The long
standing strike at the Union Roll
ing Mills is said to be adjusted by
mutual concession and by the Of
ficers OF the new organization hav-
ing united with the Labor League
Of America.
Dsvsst"n Ia sao st"iwRrs camp.
CHICAGO, March A.-A WASH
ingtOn special says: There has
been division among the stall.
warts, aud henceforward the Presi-
dent intends to run his own ma
chine and build up an empire of
his own. Having offered the Su-
prems Court position to Conklipg
and Edmunds, the President says
he has now paid his political obIi-
cations to them and. will not fur
ther court them. A stalwart, an
ex-senator, says trouble is brewing
and decided split in the stalwart
files Is coming. Conkling pressed
Clarence Seward for the place he
refused and his nomination was
seconded by all the New York
judges except one. Judge Blatch.
ford himself asked for Stewards ap.
pointment. This affront will prob.
ably anger Conkling.
The striking diners.
PITTSBURGH, March 14th.--One
OF the striking miners at Home
stead beat a non-Union man this
merning and fired on two officers
who went to arrest him. Both pe-
licemen were wounded severely. A
disturbance is feared, but prevent.
ative measures are being taken.
oDu 5sstohoCs
LISBON, ILL.,, March l4th.-On
Sunday afternoon, fourteen miles
south of here, Gordon Lord,
"a farmer, shot twice and killed q
boy named Zerah Hall, who was
working for him. Lord then cut
his own throat and hung himself.
He is believed to have been tenn
porarily insane.
et. l.. Il n. r. R. R. EieeslOa,
ST. LOUIS, March l4th.-The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the st. Louis and San Francisco
Railway was held this morning.
The number of directors was in.
creased from six to thirteen. The
directors elected were G. p. Hunt
ington, Jay Gould, Russell Sage,
Jesse Seligman, Edward +. WiD.-
low, A. II. Hatch, James o. Fisk,
VIM. T. Buckley, A.W. Nickerson,
Q. w. Rodr ers, w. l.. Trask and
Il. 8. Hays. The seven first named
are new directors. The six last
composed the old Board aid were
reelected.
Uniontown Molly Maguires.
UNIoNTowN, March 14th.-The
Molly Mcguire cases were not
pressed to-day and four of the ao-
eused were discharged.
Mormon WOmen and P6tygsmy.
SALT LAKE, March 14th.-The
Tribune publishes letters from a
Mormon showing that many have
signed the petition against Ed
munds's bill believing it was in
its favor, and that many Mormon
women are praying for the passage
of the bill to relieve tn EN- from the
position in which they find them
selves on arriving in Utah under
the rule of polygamy and blood
atonement, which is not taught by
missionaries abroad.
Ktiied by y CSilIsI0D.
CITY OF MEXICO, March 14th.-
James Pyett and three Mexicans,