Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-07
WEEKLY HERALD.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALb.I
s.ensers by the Aneon.

SPECIAL TO THE HEkALb.I
Passengers by the Aneon.
SAs FRANcIsco. Oct. 6.--The fol
lowing are the passengers per steamer
Ancon for Los Angeles: G w Carter,
LIP Cuno, J Il Young, Miss X Young,
EP Gonar, Miss NJ L Gonar, NJ @ vii.
lard, 8 Willard, Mrs Pedgrift, Ada
Pedgrift, Rev G J Hutcbings. Mrs Il
Ware, Il Trnce, Rev 4 w Bailey, E I
Groundstrom, A Brecht, A Balfour, G
NJ Goepper and wife.
san Francisco News Budget.
BAN Francisco, October CA tele-
gram from Sacramento states that Coz
ernor Btoneman has appointed Charles
F. Robbins, of the firm Of Blake, Robbins
L Co., prison director. Robbins is n
Republican.
Charles Crocker has subscribed 81, 200
towards defraying the expenses Of COM
pleting the Veterans Home.
Another competitive examination nm
der the rules Of the United States Civil
Service Commission, viii be held in this
city on the 18th inst
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars
Of California have chosen San Jose as
the place Of meeting next year.
what the "ChronicIe"s says.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 5.-The Chron
icie in an editorial points out that the
railroad companies who received govern
ment aid and grants Of government lands
and who thereby, as It was supposed,
would give the public cheaper ratee, are.
on the contrary. just those who have
combined to maintain higher rates than
those built by privatecapitsl, 1t makes
the government, through the indiffer-
snce 1t has shown, responsible for this
and says: I'VE warn this incoming
Congress that the people Of this coast
are deeply angered over this long con-
tinued neglect after SO many years Of
fruitless effort and earnest agitation.
They are beginning to say Of the Ameri-
can Legislature as Jugurtha said Of the
corrupt Roman Senate ''There is on in
stitution for sale."
The nauss between the Govern
uent and the Pacific Roads.
CHICAGO, October GA Washington
special states that the Pacific railroads
for the cash payment for transportation
upon other than directly subsidised
linss, have again been blocked. 1t will
be remembered that the Union and Cen
trail Pacific railroads sued the Govern
ment for dues for transportation OF mails
and army supplies which were withheld
and simply returned on their interest
account, they being in debt tothe Govern
ment In nn enormous amount. The Court
Of Claims decided that the claim Of the
Government could lie only against such
lines an were originally built by sub i,iy
and that there was no lien upon the
earnings Of leased lines, lrancli lines or
parts OF lines or parts Of which were
subsidized because they were leased.
owned or operated by the Pacific rail-
way companies. The Su ,,remo court
affirmed this decision and the Attorney :
Of the Central and Union Pacific rail.
roads came 10 the Treasury aud pre-
sented their bills. They run up into
the millions. The Secretary OF
the Treasury has asked for the
opinion Of the Attorney General,
who furnished such instructions ON the
law that he was to issue circulars 10
accounting officers directing them to pay
these bills in the future like any other
transportation charges. He was brought
to halt, however, by Controller Law
renee, who said that he had the adjudi-
cation Of this matter and he proposed to
decide 1t. He finally decided in favor Of
the claims. II was found that most OF
this money was due from the War De-
partment for transportation OF supplies
and troops, and no estimate had been
made for such disbursements, in asking
for the annual appropriation, The Sec
retary OF War Is In quandary. because
II he paid these enormous bills, quar-
termasters' bills would not hold ont and
the service would be stripped for the
balance Of the year. A way out Of the
difficulty mas been found, so for as the
War Department Is concerned, but has
again plunged the railway company into
an endless labarynth ofcontroversy with
the Government. The Second Comptroll.
or Of the Treasury passes army accounts
and he disagrees with the Supreme
Court. the Court OF Claims, the Secre-
tary. the Attorney. General and the First
Comptroller, and falls back upon the old
opinion Of Attorney.q General Williams,
and docs not think II is right to pay the
roads this money. The matter has, accord
inely, again been referred to Comp,
troller Lawrence for review and once
more the roads are ON the anxious seat.
Pirates In massachusetts,.
CHICAGO, October CA Times Giou.
eester Mass. special says that last night
band Of pirates attacked and robbed
two private houses. They were com
psllsd to put to sea in gale in large
sloop-yacht about day-break.
~. Julien Again Defeated.
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. Cat Island
Park in tho st. Julien Trinket race, st.
Julien was the favorite before the first
heat at odds Of 80 to 20, but after the
6rst heat Trinket sold and 8 TO |
Trinkst tapped st. Julien all the way
Ia the two first heats, passing him ius
Before reaching the wire. In the third
heat Trinket had an easy victory win
ming in q jog.
A New Literary Venture.
CHICAGO, Oct. GA Iublic announce
ment will be made tomorrow by Mr.
Edgar L. Wakeman Of Q new literary
enterprise to be begun on Christmas day
Il viii be a weekly literary Journal, t
be called The Current, for which ample
capital has been provided. Among th'
list Of contributors are the namesof many
distinguished literary mon and womeI
5f Europe and America.
Escaping Quarantine.
GALVESTON, Tex, Oct. 6.-Two sail
ors belonging TO the schooner jennie
Wood, In quarantine here and latel,
from Vera Cruz. by Ship Island, hav'
escaped to the main land and are proba
Z. bly on their way to New Orleans. Off
GERS are in pursuit. The health officer
believe there Is no danger Of infection
but ere anxious to make an example o
the offenders.
a CoIored Judge.
BosToN, October 0.--The Exscutiy
Council rejected, by vote Of 4 to 4, tn
nomination Of e. G, Walker (colored) !
bs Judge Of the Municipal Court of tn