Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-06
EASTERN.
The Blair Investigation.

WASHINGTON, May 5th.-The exam
nation of Senator Blair was resumed.
The witness refused to state the amount
of stock rendered him by Shipherd and
said that Blaine understood at the first
interview that appeared there as coun
sci. He knew | was DESTROYS of aiding
Shipherd. asked the Secretary if,
from his knowledge of the affair, there
could be any improperly in my acting
as counsel and he said he could see
none. never concealed my connection
with the company. l should do the
same thing over with the same light. l
have no apology to offer, here or else
where.
Consul TO Trieste.
WASHINGTON, May 5--The President
has nominated o. V. Tousley, of Mime
sofa, Consul to Trieste.
Don't Like the Comparison.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Guiteau yes
terday was full of spirits, but reproved
visitor who said he looked like Oscar
Wilde. Wilde, he said, was beneath
his notice. He had brains; Wilde had
none. He importunes everybody to buy
his photographs and autographs, to the
disgust of visitors to the Jail.
The Chinese Bill i'm the Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, Max 5th.-The Cabinet
meeting to-day was brief and unimpor-
tant. The Chinese bill was read and
informally discussed. 1t will be again
considered at the next meeting. The
Indian question was also considered.
Washington RumOrs.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The rumor that
Lowell is to be Immediately superseded
was revived to-day. There is good au-
| thority for saying that no successor to
Lowell has been named or is now
thought Of
1t is rumored that Senator Hill has
resigned.
The Civil Service RefOrmers.
New YORK, May 5.-The Civil Ser
vice Reform Association held its annual
meeting last night and elected Geo. w.
Curtis, President; b. III. Bristow, How
ard Potter, Geo. B. Mcclellan and Os-
valid Ottendoffer were among the Vice
Presidents chosen.
De Long and Party Found Dead.
New YORK, May 5.-An official dis
patch from Washington states that De
Long and party have been discovered, all
dead.
Reported Newspaper Change.
CHICAGO, May 5.-A New York spe-
eiBl reports that the Mail and Express
is about to change hands. John H.
Stair and Howard Carroll are the re-
ported purchasers.
Dinner to Grants Boswell.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5th.-A Compli-
mentary dinner to John Russell Young,
the new Minister to China, was given in
the Union League House this evening
by the Directors. Young starts for San
Francisco tomorrow on his way to
China.
California southern Railroad
Election,
Boston, May 5th,--The California
Southern Railway Company has elected
Directors as follows: Thomas Nickerson,
Thomas L. Rogers, Moses A. Luce, Jo-
seph o. Osgood, Frank A. Kimball, of
San Diego. Officers: Thomas Nickerson,
President; Thomas L. Rogers, Vice
President; w. Reynolds, Treasurer, and
Assistant Secretary; j. HI. Goodspeed,
Auditor; Frank H. Pate, Secretary,
San Diego; H. E. Cooper, Attorney,
San Diego; James 0. Osgood, Chief En-
gineer, San Diego. The changes are
Frank HI. Pate in place of G.. w.
Weaver. as Secretary, and Frank A.
Kimball in place of James S. Gordon, as
Director. Securities were issued to
subscribers under Sonora circular No. 3
and the issue was begun under No to
those who had exercised the option to
pay their subscriptions. The No. 3 securi-
ties were 81, $50, 600 in bonds and the