Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-14

VI tho latteI tttu DlEtuuhy.
slippery DICK Getting Well.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1Sth.-Ex.
Governor re. Mccormick has been
very ill at his home in Jamaica,
l.. l., for the large part of the last
two months, but private advices
received here to-day report that he
is rapidly recovering.
Ex-Vice President Wheeler has
given up his intended visit to the
Pacific Coast.
TKescostv InssructtOus.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13th.-A special
from Washington says: The follow
ing from the forthcoming volume
of diplomatic correspondence shows
the nature and extent of the pow
ere conferred on Prescott:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, Nov 80, 1881.
SIR: You will receive herewith
your commission ss special envoy,
with the rank of Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary, to the republics OF Chile,
Peru and Bolivia. This commits
sion will not suspend the ordinary
duties of the Ministers Plenipoten-
tiary and Resident now credited to
those governments. but, as they
will be duly informed, all c0mmun-
ications and negotiations connect
ed with the pending difficulties be-
tween Chile, Peru and Bolivia, so
far as this government may deem
it judicious to take action, will be
transferred to your charge under
instructions which will be furnish
ed you. You will place yourself in
direct communication with those
governments, but it Is expected, rs
I am sure you would desire, that
you should learn from the United
States Ministers now there the ex-
act condition OF existing political
relations ana that you will give
due regard to such suggestions as
their recent experience enables
them to submit to your considers
ton. Whatever action, however,
YOU may take must be decided
upon your own responsibility and
will be in the exercise of your in
dependent authority. After full
consideration of your suggestion,
that 1t may be necessary to con-
duct some negotiations at more
than one point, the President has d =
rected that the third Assistant sec-
rotary of State accompany you.
Should the occasion which you an
ticipate arise, you are authorized
to give Mr.. Blaine the necessary
instructions, his official rank in the
Department. and his detail for
special service on this mis-.
sion being sufficient to author.
ize him, without formal commits
sion, to execute your instructions.
Your expenses and those of the
Third Assistant Secretary, who ao.
companies you, going aud return
ing, and such as are incidental to
your residence in South America
and the mission on which you are
sent, will be allowed by this De-
partment, in the confidence that,
with all due regard to the proprie-
ties OF your position and the du.
ties with which you are charged.
these expenses will be reasonably
and carefully regulated. You will
receive herewith an advance of
$4,000, which will be charged to
your expense account, and In the
final settlement of your account
for expenses you will be required
to furnish this Department with q
certificate that the amounts
charged have been actually ex-
pended for that purpose. You are
authorized to expend for clerical
services, while engaged on the spe-
cial mission, u sum not TO exceed
$500, for which you will return
proper vouchers. Your compenss-
ton for the special mission is
hereby fixed at $4,000, of which
an allowance, not to exceed $1,000,
will be made to you forth with, to
be charged to your compensation
account. You are also authorized
to draw upon the Secretary of State
from time to time against your
compensation allowance in sums
not to exceed $1,000 monthly, COM
mencing from january, 1882; pro-
vided, the total amount of such
drafts shall not exceed $4,000, leav-
ing the remainder to be adjusted at
the close of your mission.
l am, etc,
TSigned1 JAMES G.. BLAINE.
nsaey xDG stocks.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Silver
bars, 1l4s; money, 4@6; govern
mepts weak; stocks, closed weak;
w u, SIT; Quicksilver, IL; Pacific,
434; Mariposa, 4; Wells Fargo, 125;
New York Central, 1909; Erie, 39s;
Panama, 1870; Union Pacific, 1l7s;
bonds, JIG; Central Pacific, 90a;
bonds, 1l33; Sntro, /; Mineral
Creek, S; Silver Nugget, %.
YOrser'a Csse.
CHICAGO, February 13.-AWash-
ington special says that Gen. Fitz
John Porter has had an interview
with the President and explained
the Pope campaign and how he had
been so long misjudged. He in
vited the President to carefully pc
ruse the records, as Grant had re-
Gently done. Porter will return in
a few days and press the passage OF
the bill restoring him TO his former
rank.
Louissaus Destination.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. l3-Gov.
denies that there is des.
.itution In Northern Louisiana
which the State or local authors.
Ties cannot provide for.
Death of ROBBERS Ayers.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 13th.-Robert
Ayers, aged so, died to-day. He
va one of Louisville's merchant
princes and q, most prominent sun
porter OF Henry Clay. He was q
Republican throughout the war.
hNr'SquHho ta Colorado.
DENVER, Feb. 13th.-Tbe Repub.