Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-06
miscellaneous Notes.

h4t5t lttt tVttNDV ufilNtu
at Castle Garden, New York.
Thirteen thousand soldiers are pro-
vided for by the Government In National
homes.
Coinage at the mints during December
was 8. 100, 92G pieces, amounting to S..
76l, ,39s.
Emancipation Day was celebrated as
usual by the colored people throughout
the South.
A dispatch from Peoria says the whis.
Ky league interests there paid Sl3,7l4,.
during the year 1882.
Tho debt statement shows the decrease
of the public debt during December 10
have been sl5, ,4l3, 222.s5.
The vessels from foreign ports which
arrived at New York during 1882 mum.
bered GAG, including i,945 steamers.
Chicago advices report that the east.
bound freight shipments tho past week
nearly 10000 tons greater than any pre-
vious week.
AT sale Of thoroughbreds in London
last week. Isonony brought 5000 guin.
cas-, Socsaw l,400 guineas, and Geologist
.l50.
The South Carolina Legislature has
ratified proposed constitutional amend
ment DISTINGUISHING voters for minor
felonions otfensos.
The movement towards declaring for.
feitod land grants to railroad companies
which have not lived up to their con.
tActs, appears to have some show Of
success in Congress.
A banquet was given Monday by ex.
Senator Bruce in honor of Frederick
Douglass and the anniversary Of the
Emancipation proclamation. A number
Of prominent colored citizens attended.
The Democrats took entire possession
OF the city government Of Boston Mon.
day. Hugh O'I,ifen was elected Chair
man Of the Board of Aldermen, and
james j. Flynn President Of the Com.
mon Council.
At Demopolis, Ala, Alex. Greek fell
from train, but got up apparently un.
hurt. He walked several hundred yards
to the depot, and suddenly dropped
dead An examination revealed the
fact that his neck was broken.
The California Southern have Just
had printed limited excursion tickets,
| good for ten days, between Riverside
and National, the purpose being to give
Cajon Valley investors an opportunity
to view the landscape o'er, San Die
90 Union.
: The movements OF Gov. Cleveland
indicate that he desires to follow In the
footsteps of ex.Gov. Tilden. 1t is given
out that his mind is set upon economy
and reform In State affairs, and all other
questions Of policy are matters of sec.
ondary importance.
At the New Orleans Mint the demand
for standard dollars has been nearly
500, 900 greater than the coinage there.
This demonstrates that New Orleans Is
the best distributing point in the United
States. Bullion can now be shipped ut
less cost to New Orleans than to Phil.
adelphia. HH
The new building material known as
terra Gotta lumber is being introduced in
New York, in the construction of ROOT
of college building and in some large
apartment houses. II is described as
being made of top clay. found near
Perth Amboy, and saw dust and after
being cast in shape 1t is baked in kiln.
: No one pretends to understand the
, whisky racket. except that whisky
makes fool of every man who touches
it. The temperance men want the tax
removed because they think Govern.
ment tax is sort Of license to whisky
traffic. The whisky men want the tax
removed because they see money in it
N. o. Picayune.
At q meeting of the Union Veteran
League Of x.Union soldiers In Chicago
last night q preamble md resolutions
were passed, stating that many OF them
wero personally cognizant Of the causes
leading to the causes Of titz-J ohm por.
ter's Dismissal; that the sentence of the
court-martial was just and that the
position taken by Senator Logan on the
bill for Porter's Reinstatement is right.
The agitation for tariff revision and u
reduction of internal revenue is having
a disastrous effect on business. Com
plants come in from all quartdis. All
industries are becoming unsettled, and
unless decisive action Is taken, some
branches OF trade will seriously suffer
A year ago this time at least so per cent
more business was done than at present
and now when the holiday trade is over
E matters will come to standstill. Com
mcrciai Advertiser.
!, The excess of exports for the twelv,
= months ended November 30, 1882, wa
y Sl4 ,334, 1886; excess OF exports OF goll
\ and silver coin and bullion for the sam,
!, period, $32, ,70l 1907; value OF import
: and merchandise into the United State
Y for the twelve months ended Novembe
. 80 1882, $3.50, 747, ,S26-an increase o
. s90. 400. 295; value of exports OF domes
tic and foreign merchandise for tn,
twelve months ended November 80
L 1882, S752, ,0S2, COL q decrease of Sl03,
: 295,03S.
: A woman gave lecture in philadel
q phia recently on How to Wash q Boy
The audience was composed entirely o
Z, women, who were very much interested
. 1t was ascertained, however, tina; nine
n teen. twentieths of them were single an,
i tho remaining twentieth childless mar
. ried women. The women who haC
: babies to wash didn't patronize the lee
ture, because each mother imagine her
self competent to perform the feat with
out elaborate Instructions.
Utah produced over ten million dol
lars worth OF bullion last year, and putt
in claim to third rank in that respec
a among tho States and Territories, but il
a is probable that when tho full return,
n from Arizona are received she will out
. rank Utah little. The prosperity o.
= Utah's mining industries is favorable t.
? tho growth of Gentle influence in tn,
Territory, as few of the mines are in tn,
/, hands of Mormons, who have alwayi
, discouraged the search for the precious
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