Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-11

will be no river and harbor bill this
| session, said a member Of the House
Committee Of Commerce. This is also
tho opinion of members of both Com
mittees Of Commerce. Mcmillan, Chair
man of the Senate Committee, expressed
this view. II the House should pass a
bill it would probably never be reported
by the Senate Committee. Some men,
bers Of that committee are very sensi.
tive over the hue and cry raised against
the bill Of last session. They saw they
are disposed to let the people 90 without
river and harbor improvements until
there is public demand for them.
Receiver at Prescott.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l0.-The Presi-
dent nominated to-day Alex. W. DeIong
for Receiver Of Public Moneys at Pres
colt, Arizona.
The Long Branch Road Oh
L0SG BRANCH. Jan. l0.-The snow
is so drifted that the morning train for
New York. on the Sandy Hook branch,
could not get through.
Old Probs Predicts.
NEW YonK, Jan. l0.-SignaI Service
Bureau reports that the storm Is likely
to last two days, unless broken by some
meteorological disturbance. The storm
in the sound is the greatest known for
years.
Severe storm In Minnesota.
CHICAGO, Jan. lO.-A blizzard has
been raging in Southern Minnesota and
railroad trains are stopped by the snow
drifts. Shovelling is going forward &C
lively. The blizzard came unexpected.
ly, finding thousands Of people unpre-
pared and will probably do much dam
age. Two engines are stuck in q drift
at Lake Benton. 1t IL the worst storm
for two years and appears to extend $50
miles.
The Creek Toubse- settled.
LITTLE Rock, Jan. l0.--An Indian
Territory special says the troubles in the
Creek Nation are virtually settled. The
forces of Speeches and Cheote, rival
chiefs. are disbarding. The result of
the war has been the death of about
twelve men and the wounding Of nearly
as many more.
Cincinnati's Losses by the MIL
waukee Fire.
CINoINNATI, Jan. l0.-The total
amount of insurance by Cincinnati Com
panies on the Milwaukee Newhall |
House are S93, 900, of which S75, 600 are |
on the building and Sis, 200 on the fur
nituro. Nearly all the Companies in
the city have policies.
A Crooked Ticket Broker.
CHICAGO, January lO.-C. G.. Lincoln,
ticket broker, has been arrested by the |
Wabash managers here for alleged deal.
ing fin tickets that had been tampered |
with. Large numbers of peculiar tick
cts have been found. Lincoln will be
prosecuted.
Town Stricken with smaii-Pox.
SHILo tKy.l, January lO.--Tho small
pox is raging here The stores are
closed and business is suspended. |
Whole families are stricken. The citi- |
zens are fleeing. Several physicians
have died and the disease is unusually
powerful and fatal.
The wisconsin legislature
MADISON. Wis, Jan. l0.-There is a
Democratic majority of live in the House |
OF Representatives and Republican
majority of two in the Senate, q Joint
majority for the Democrats Of three.
The Legislature met to-day at noon.
A-Young would-be Safe Breaker.
BosroN, january 10. - Charles L.
Brown, . boy Of IA years, employed ia
the Office Of the Deputy Sheriff, was
found in the Office hand -cuffed and with
gag In his mouth. He said that two
men bound him and tried to open the
safe, but finally confessed that he him
self tempered with the safe and then
hand-cuffsd and gagged himself.
More Deaths From the Explosion.
BETHLEHEM, Jan. l0.-No additional
bodies have been recovered from the
ruins Of the explosion of the Bethlehem
Iron Company's works. There have
been five deaths thus far Several of
the injured are in a dangerous condition.
The furnaces will start ur again in ten
days.
Trains d ,layed.
PETERSBURG, Va, Jan. l0.-The trains
in every direction are delayed. The
mail train from the south bound north is
blockad I'd here.
Bank Suspended.
NEW YORK, Jan. lo.-The City Bank
OF Jersey City has suspended. Capital,
$50, 900; average deposits $4,000,
Death of Lot VI. morrill,.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. lO.-Lot NJ.
Morrill, suffered very little and his last
moments were painless The members
of his family and the attending physi-
clans were present. Till the last moment
the dying man recognized his family
and with his last breath attempted to
bid them farewell. but with the word on
his lips, his sp rit passed away.
More OF the Milwaukee Fire.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. l0.-The scene
presented at the morgue after the fire at
the Newhall House was ghastly and
sickening one beyond description, where
over thirty bodies were lying. A strong
police force was required to keep anx.
ious inquirers in line. Nineteen bodies
have been identified. Eight bodies are
burned beyond indentifcation. The
body Of Mrs. John Gilbert has been pos.
itively identified.