Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-05
EASTERN.
rhe House organize a


WAsn1yoToE, Dec. z.--The House
completed Its organization. The dele-
gates from the Territories appeared In
the House and were sworn in. A reso.
luton was adopted providing that the
rules Of the 47th Congress be the rules
of the 4Sth until two weeks from the
appointment Of the Committee on Rules.
Republican SENATE Caucus.
wAsHrsoron, Dee. 4.-Ten Republi-
can Senators met In caucus this morning,
Sherman presiding. who appointed the
following committee on rearraDgement
Of membership OF the committees; Cam
eron (Wis.l Sloane, Ingalls,, Miller
Cali, Harrison, Hale. Miller IN. "
A resolution for the immediate election
of officers was debated and withdrawn.
Malone and Riddleberger did not at
tend
Edmunds's Postal Telegraph.
WAsHINoTos, Dec 4.--The postal
telegraph bill introduced by Edmunds
provides that Board, consisting Of the
Secretary of State, the Secretary OF
War and the Postmaster General, shall
cause 10 he located and arranged four
trunk lines Of postal telegraph connect
ing the northwestern, northern, western,
southern and southwestern parts OF the
United States with the city Of Washin g.
ton,
Proposed Narro ~ Gauge Railways
New YORK, Dec. 4 4.---Ex- United States
Senator Ross, of Kansas, arrived last
night. He comes To negotiate with cap
italists for building five lines OF narrow
gauge railway that will radiate from AL.
buquerque, n NJ, into the coal banks,
lniues and timber forests, Of the Terri
tory. The aggregate length OF these
lines will be 775 miles in nearly all parts
of New Mexico, Ross saida "There
have been found abundant deposits OF
gold. silver, copper, lead zinc, and iron.
The key to the development of this
wealth Ia cheap transportation. When
O miner has to pay from $50 to 800 per
ton to transport his ores to the smelter,
there Is nothing left for him, The laws
of New Mexico are particularly favor
able to the construction of railroads
| within her border, exeinpting them
| from taxation for six years after compile
iion. In the case of the proposed lines
til, franchise would amount TO nearly
a million dollars
The Manly Art.A Terrible Fight.
PITTSBURGH. Penn, Dec. 4.-Ross
| Grove, on the West Pennsylvania rail.
road line, nine miles from Allegheny
City, was the scene this afternoon OF
one of the most brutal and hotly con.
tested hard.glove fights that ever took
place in Western Pennsylvania. The
| principals were Patrick Moran and
James Mccoy. and ia rounds were
| fought in hour and 80 minutes The
| fight has been on the tapis for several
months, and was for a purse of S3000
Both men are pugilisIs of soma repute,
Mccoy having fought several battles in
| this vicinity, while Moran participated
in a number Of tights In this country
and England Mccoy is q years old,
Moran ST. Owing to the great differ
ence in age, it was thought the former
| would have an easy victory, and betting
was two to one on Mccoy. The en-.
counter was to have taken place ON
Thanksgiving, but was postponed for
some reason, and, it was generally be.
| lieved, IL was off. This afternoon ono
hundred sporting men left the city and
| arrived at Ross Grove at o'clock. A
ring was marked out, but no rope put
up, and at 342 time was called. From
the beginning Mccoy broke his right
wrist, aud for the rest OF the battle fought
with his left hand Both men appeared
determined to win and were soon GOV.
cred with blood. After Mccoy broke
his wrist he fought desperately, and sue
ceeded in knocking down his antagonist
one hundred and ten times In the
lllth round Moran got in n terrific blow
on McCoy's neck, telling him like an OK
He was picked up and carried TO his
cbrDer. but was completely dazed, and
wanted to stop fighting. but his friends
prevailed on him to continue, and he
fought three more rounds. Moran knock
ing him out in the Hath round. Both
men were terribly punished. and Mccoy
had to be carried to the train.
or Interest TO sports.
CHICAGO, Dec. AIN the Superior
Court to-day decision was rendered
that the section of the criminal code
which provides that money lost at gam.
ing may be recovered in an action for
debt, il unconstitutional.
sterling Exchange ana Bonds.
New YORK, Dec. 4.-Sterling bills, on
London, go days, S4.S3; do do, sight
drafts, S4.S5s; U. s. 4ts OF 1891.
interest quarterly, Sl.l4; U. s. Is Of