Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-03-09

New House Ruies.
WASHINGTON, March 8.-The
Republicans DO not intend to hold
a caucus upon the new rules OF the
House. Robson and Reed say
there Is no party question involv'
ed. but simply the rescue of mer.
itOrious bill from an over.crOwded
file. Republican absentees are re.
quested to return, and such as are
paired are asked to give notice oil
the termination of their pairs.
Isgail's Amend VI ens 10 the Ghsnsse
Biu LOST.
WARRINGTON, March 8, 4P. M.
In the Senate the consideration
Of tho Chinese bill was resumed
Senator Plat opposed 1t. Plat con-
tinued speaking until after
O'Clock. A vote was then taken on
Ingalls, amendment, to reduce the
period of suspension from twenty
years to ten years, and IL was lost
by tie vote of % yeas against 20
nays. The affirmative vote oil In.
gall's amendment included at least
four Senators who, while prsferring
the tep.yeare' period, will, never.
theIess, vote for the longer period
rather than vote against the bill.
Several Senators who are in favor
of passing The bill without amend
ment, were absent temporarily.
Hoar has taken the floor to rene "
his general opposition to the bill,
and is speaking at $3.50 O'Clock.
Tbs B~ii Murder.
BOSTON, Mass, March San
expos icemsn is suspected Of the
murder of Mrs. Bell, yesterday.
The policemen are sever)y censured
for allowing him to escape.
Fsons.sh nx Exnib.t "s me Uassn
NEW YORK, March Sat the
meeting Of the Union Pa
cific Railroad to-day the following
Directors were elected: Sidney
Dillon, Elisha Atkins, Frederick
l.. Amer, Ezra Fl. Baker, 8. II. H.
Clark, F. Gordon Dexter, David
Dows, GrenvilIe M. Dodge, T. T..
Eckert, Jay Gould, Scion Hum
phreys. Russell Gage, Augustus
Schell, VIM. II. Scott and John
Tharp. At a subsequent
meeting of the Directors Sid
ney Dillon was reelected President
and q quarterly dividend of II de-
clared. The total earnings this
year were $24,258. Sl7; last year,
$22 ass 1874. Expenses this year,
$l2, $50. 348; last year, $40 545,ll9
Net earnings this year, $l1. 778,474,
against $11,9lO.0l5 last year. The
decrease in net earnings is account.
ed for by the fact that the c0mpa-
ny laid $b90,794 worth of rails in
excess OF last year The debt of
the company is $4,0z5. 078. which Is
more than covered by the availa.
BILE bonds, securities and supplies
on hand. The company holds Be-
curities Of other roads amounting
to $5l, 773, 900, of which $22, 900, 900
are par and pay dividends, and
over $25 600. 900 net q per cent. per
to The company.
rrnn- OF Te,sxrAphy.
NEW YORK, March 8.-The quar-.
terly statement of the Western
Union shows u net revenue for the
quarter ending December 3lst of
81, 7Sl 235. Deducting appropria-
tiOns for dividends, the surplus Oh
January lst was $1,035. 273 The
net profits since the American
UHlon and Atlantic and Pacific
Company were absorbed have been
$737 900; the gross revenue, $l6,.
1856, 600, and the surplus is $S86, 988.
A dividend has been declared pay.
able April 18th.
Bi,ss 6epndtms-d.
CHICAGO, March S.-The Times
Washington special says that DR..
BOyDtOn has written n letter TO
DR.. Baxter saying that Bliss was
never placed in charge OF the Pres.
DENTS case by any member of the
Presidents family, and was con.
tinued without any authority from
them throughout the entire case.
Upon the back Of Boynton's letter
is an endorsement by Mrs. Gar.
field of the truth Of the statements
therein made. DR.. Baxter has
circulated this letter among Sena.
tors and members in order to de-
feat Bliss's bill.
A1 Axsa COup,e MurGeee0.
CHARLOTTEvILLE, Va, March
S.-JOhn O. Massey and wife, an
aged couple living near here and
possessed OF considerable means,
were found murdered yesterday
morning in their house aud the
money gone.
Musaes sf enc scmrlea women,
MI. VERNON, KY, March s.
Mary Sigman, the famous scarlet
woman Of Roundstone, and her
mother, have been assassinated by
some unknown person.
H~vnx 80 Of sSo Ftoed.
MEMPHIS, March So p. M.-The
river is stationary here. The levee
is still intact ut Helena, and 800
men are guarding 1t. At Austin,
Mississippi, the river cut through
the town, destroying the principal
buildings, and the situation is
hourly growing desperate.
~"nnv~ss from the Floods.
MEMPHIS, March 8.-Rsports of
great sufferipg of people In the
overlooked districts continue to
arrive. In Arkansas, Mississippi
and Tennessee there are 43, 900 per-
sons whose condition IL such as
demands prompt attention ut the
hands of the Government. The
change in the weather has increas.
ed the suffering, aud many lives
must be lost from exposure. Thirty
Of Louisiana now under
water are the richest cotton land
in the world, and II they are not
rescued tue cotton crop the coming