Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-02-09


the election of President and Vice
President by United States Courts,
with the right of appeal to the
United States Supreme Court.
Among the nominations sent to
the Senate to-day were the follow
Ing: Henry II. Halsey, Postmaster
at Dutch Flat, CALIFORNIA;; @. A.
Lounsberry, Bismarck, Dakota;
Newman Berchardt, Miles City,
Montana.
Heavy Assessment Levied.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8th.-The
Commercial Advertiser says: The
Mariposa Land and Mining Com.
pany has levied an assessment oil
five dollars per share. aggregating
$3.50, 900, payable in New York and
San Francisco at once. THIS is
one of the largest assessments
ever levied and is no doubt to be
used mainly to pay the Judgment
obtained by Joseph A. Donobue
against the estate. It 10 said q
syndicate has been organized here
to buy in all the stock delinquent
under this assessment.
Abro.sston OF Haws,,sn Kccip.
r0c,sy.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8-The Board
of Trade and Transportation, recog.
nizing the so.called reciprocity
treaty with the Sandwich Islands
as detrimental to the public vel.
fare, approve the measures intro
duled in Congress for its abroga-
ton.
A Con f1dsns wife ANA meshfr-in-
Law.
TROY, Feb. Sth.-Paddy Ryan's
wife, having received no news OF
her husbands defeat direct from
him, refuses to believe that there
has been a fight anG says the ne ws-
papers are telling q yarn that Sui.
Ivan could never whip Paddy and
she knows it, and "don't you for
get it.u Ryan's mother.in-law an
nounces that she could lick Sulli'
van herself.
Money ana sucks.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-Silver bars,
la; money, 8 to 5; Govern.
ments steady; stocks, closed weak;
w U, s1t; Quicksilver, l23; Pacific,
44s; Mariposs, 4; Wells Fargo, 1875
New York Central, 1911; Erie, 39ss;
Panama, 1888; Union Pacific, 1lSti
bonds, /. 1l6; Central Pacific, Oil
bonds, ll34; sutro, I; Mineral
Creek, 5; Silver Nugget, 81.
Yessow Fever as Port nu rrinCr
NEW YORK, Feb. Sth.-Informa.
ton was received to-day in pri-
vate letter, dated January 30th,
that about half the population OF
Port su. Prince is suffering from
yellow fever. The son of the
United States Minister was dan
gerously i'll with fever and it was
spreading throughout the island.
Port au Prince is rigidly quaran.
tined and regular cleaners cannot
enter the harbor. The financia
affairs of the country are also in a
desperate condition.
ANTI meeu0g.
CHICAGO, Feb. 8th.-Anti.polg.
amy meetings continue to be held
all over the country. Last night
one was held at Dubuque, which
was equal in eiZe to political
mass meeting. There were several
fine addresses and much enthu.
siasm.
Horrible Murdcr su sa-ergss.'
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. 9Th.
Information reached here to-day
Of the horrible murder Of q widow
lady named Tankersley, living in
Cherokee county, Georgia. She
was murdered and robbed, the
house burned and her charred re-
mains found In the debris. Two
nephews of the victim, named
Moal, have been arrested, charged
with the crime.
The Assay CosD mission.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Sth.-The
annual session of the Assay Com-
mission appointed by the Presi.
dent opened at the Mint this morn
ing. The members of the Commits
sion who were present were Judge
Butler, Senator Allison, General
Rosecrans, Representatives Fisher
and Bedford, Geo. w. Childs, Prof
Charles E. Munroe, of the Naval
Academy; Prof. j. e. Hilgard, Of
the United States Coast Survey;
Thomas Donaldson, Provost Pep.
per, of the University OF Pennsyl.
vania; Hon. John Jay Kaox,
Comptroller of the Currency; DR..
VIM. P. Lowyer, Assayer, and Mr.
Eckfsldt, Clerk of the Mint Blu.
reau. The Commission organized
by electing Judge Butler, Chair
man, and Eckfeldt, Secretary, and
was then divided by the Chairman
intO two committees, Com mittee on
Assay and Weighing Committee.
General Rosecrans was appointed
Chairman of the Assay Committee
and Prof. Hilgard of the Weighing
Committee. Committees were ap.
pointed to test the fneness and
weight of the products OF the
United States minis for 1881, and
the result OF their labors will be
EN- bodied in the report.
Ehe Whipping Posi-.
RICHMOND, Feb. 8th.-The Sen.
ate, by vote of Is to 9, passed to
engrOsssment the bill abOliehine
the whipping post. Two Demo.
Gratis voted with the majority.