Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-23
Late kilograms.
RecOvrsy oIChurch. Esud~.

Recovery of Church, Esud..
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. PIN the
Circuit Court, Judge Sawyer has
rendered decision In the long lit
igated case OF Archbishop Mora
against a large number Of defend
ants for the possession of the San
Fernando ranch, Los Angeles
county, awarding to plaintiff about
seventy-six acres OF land, inciud-
ing the church and lands belong
ing toereto, covered by patent to
Archbishop Aiemany.
Rescued from O.mn,bsiisns.
TUCSON, Feb. pa special to
the Star from Guaymas says; Cap
tain Stonington, of Newbern,
picked up part of the crew of a
wrecked British bark of the coast
Of Lower California. they were
in u furnishing condition aud about
to resort to cannibalism. The party
consisted Of the Captain, his wife
and two children, and two seamen.
One of the children and seaman
died Immediately. The mother
gave birth to healthy infant in
Two days
Csr1essst0o@t.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l-The
House Committee on Territories
will report favorshly the substi.
, tute bill for the admission of Da-
kota, which was recon IN itted Sat-
urdsy.
In the Senate, the resolutions de-
claring that the law granting ar.
rears of pensions ought to be re-
pealed, and the amendments there
to, again came up as unfinished
business After several amend
ments were offered and rejected,
the whole subject was tabled: yeas,
26; nays, 20.
On motion of Logan, the Grant
retirement bill was taken up aud
laid over as unfinishe d business for
thursday. After the Executive
session the Senate adjourned till
Thursday.
The House considered the Postal
appropriation bill, and peudiDg
the action of the mittee, rose
and adjourned till Thursday.
The Senate has confirmed J. &.
New, of Indiana, as Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Treasury.
a.as.Eaule ana Otnar I"Hic,meass.
WASHINGTON, Feb. % The
grand jury last night brought in
additional Star-Route indictments
against McIrredel, private secfe-
tary to ex-senator Dorsey, for SUI
bordinstion of perjury; John w.
Dorsey for perjury; j. A. Peck, J.
r. Miner and J. q. Sindepon for
PERJURY. They also indicted A. G..
Soteldo for assault with intent to
kill Clarence Barto1, and for man
slaughter in killing "A. M. Soteldo.
Bta,ae's Goux E~ss.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-In the
Senate yesterday Cole offered res
olution to the effect that it is prop
Ell that the United States adopt
measures to settle the controversy
between Chile and Peru. and that
q Congre ss be convened ia WASH
ingtOn City composed of represent
atives from the people and govern
ments of North, South and Cen.
trail America. Ordered printed.
rne ssvswuo D,sorcc su.s.
PROVIDENCE, r. l Feb. 22.-In
the Superior Court at Kingston,
Yesterday afternoon, at the formal
hearing of Kate Chase Sprague for
divorce, by agreement of counsel,
all charges Of adultery were ell
minated from Mrs. Sprsgue's Pc
tition and hearing was had main.
~ on the question OF non.support.
Mr.. Sprague's petition was prac-
tical!y granted, but the decree of
divorce is not yet entered. The
mother retains the custody OF the
three girls and the boy remains
with the father.
New EvMence sn the Fitz-J ohm
fORter case.
NEW YORK, Feb. .22.-The
Graphic's Washington special
saws: Gen. Fiiz-John Porter's
friends claim that there are new
developments that will help his
case. They will produce a tele-
graph operator from Pope's head
quarters during the Rapidan cam.
paigp, and they claim he can show
that it was impossible for Porter TO
have obeyed the orders sent him,
even If delivered Ia fact; but they
could not have been delivered ct
the time it WAS testified to; that
instead of half past five o'clock, it
must have been after dark. Tney
profess to be able to show by the
knowledge the operators had In
communicating with one another
over the wire, that for two
days, while Pope thought he had
the enemy on his front, they were
massing on his rear, and that he
was outgenerslled and scapegoat
had to be found, and this was Por
ter's ill.fortune. Tits reported also
that Gen. Ruggles, now on Sher-
mans. staff, will tell what be
knows, and that be will say
that Pope was in the
wrong In the m after, and that Por-
ter was given orders impossible Of
execution. It il said that Grants
last expression of opinion had the