Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-02-15
Los ANGELES WEEK. HERALD
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A Posygsns,st Ess cieu.
SALT LAKE, Feb. l4.-William
Jennings, noted polygamist and
superintendent of Zion's Co-opera-
tive Mercantile Institute, was
elected Mayor yesterday. Only
the Mormon ticket was In the
field.
Charge Of Grsss N.gIecs of Duiy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l4.-Col. ID.
n. Rucker has been confirmed as
Quartermsster-Geueral. The nom.
inatlOn Of Major Rochester, to be
Paymaster.Gsneral of the Army,
was, after brief discussion, recon.
mitted to the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs for the examination
Of charges of gross neglect of duty
in previous service.
nxawb.ct O.. Fs0us.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l4th.-Tbe
following circular has been issued
from the Treasury Department:
On the expectation Of -four wholly
manufactured from imported
wheat, drawback will be allowed
at the rate Of SO cents per barrel,
less legal retention of ten per
centum.
CUnEress snas Matters.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l4th.-In
the Senate, the motion OF Ed
,munds to consider the Anti.Polyg-
amy bill out of it's order was de-
feated by 20 to 81, and the consid-
GRAFTON OF the calendar was pro-
ceeded with. The Senate Military
Committee is considering the allie.
cation against Major Rochester
The House Committee Oh cleo.
tions to-day began the hearing of
argument in the contested election
case of Campbell vs.. Cannon, from
Utah. Mcbride appeared as at
torney for Campbell. and General
Payne represented Cannon. The
committee will hold an evening
session for the purpose OF hearing
further arguments.
A surprise.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE
nomination of John G. New, Of To-
diana, to be Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, was a general sur
prise. 1t is said that New could
have had foreign mission, but
preferred place in this country.
It is rumored thst Filley, Of 1T.
Louis, will soon be provided with
o good place.
A C0rp"vass0n with ~ sou'.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Allison,
Chairman of the Senate Committee
on Appropriations, has letter
from the President of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company In which,
responding to an inquiry on the
subject, be says: "Our company
had not at any time, nor have they
now, any intention to make a
claim for compensation for the
cOurtesies extended to the late
President and his family or to the
Government. We felt it to be not
only duty but pleasure to do
what we could to increase the COM
fort and aid in restoring the health
of President Garfield "
She AastM.rns".s B."ss.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1.-THE
Methodist clergy, ut their weekly
meeting to-day, adopted strong
Anti-poiygamy resolutions.
Ests Jsh. s".,cy's Csc.
CHICAGO, Feb. l4.-The Tra-
bune's Washington correspondent
says that the President will not do
anything In the Fiiz John Porter
case, but will leave the whole mat
ter with Congress.
The Ad.Iau fi.sua A~tnais.
DETROIT. Feb. IA New devel-
Opments have been made in the
Adrian bond matter Alderman
Feed. A Clark, President OF the
Councilmen and acting Mayor in
the absence of Nevin, was arrested
Wednesday afternoon, charged
with completely in the swindle.
A sssr Reusc Tsiap,
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. IA -The
Star-route case opened to-day with
Fred. E. Cleary, Postmaster of
Sidney, on the stand. He refused
to testify lest he might criminate
himself The prosecution spent the
greater part of the forenoon argu-
ing to compel Cleafy to testify.
The Court Overruled the attempt,
rs Clearly was one of the conspir-
atOrs indicted. The testimony OF
persons who travelled on the Sidney
and Deadwood route Mt the time
covered by the Indictments, and
also Of the Dsadwood Postmaster,
were taken. It Is thought the ease
will 60 to the jury on Saturday.
Three men murdered.
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. l4.-An old
man named Allen, sub.contractOr
on the Sunset road, Chas. Braers,
blacksmith, and Fred. Douglas,
q cook, were murdered in Cheer
Camp on the night of the %, be-
tween Villa Leos and Lampos.
They had just received their pay.
Norshsrn Pao, no Rsiswsy.
OTTAWA, Canada, Feb. lex.
United States Minister Pierrepont,
John 8. Stokes, w. @. Stokes and