Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-05-03

while the expenditures for last month
exceeded those for April. 1882, by over
IS, 900, 900. The large amount disbursed
for pensions is accountable for the in
crease. For the first time in many
months fhe expenditures exceeded re-
ceipts, the excess OF expenditures being
about S4, 200, 900. The available cash
balance is in round numbers $685.
100000. against Sl40, 900, 900 on
April Ist decrease of $1,000,
600. The bonded debt shows
decrease for the month of about $780,
900, while the debt ON which the iuter-
t has ceased shows an increase of
nearly 81 500, 900. The Treasurers state
ment Of liabilities and assets shows i'm
portant changes in gold coin and gold
bullion. There is decrease of
outstanding gold certificates Of about
now outstanding is $4S, 395, 200 Gold
coin and gold bullion now held by the
Treasury amounts to nearly Sl88, 000. 900
against which there are outstanding in
certificates about $4,000, 900. Stand
ard silver dollars on hand now number
$lO0, 306. 34S against which there are
outstanding about S72, 900, 900 in cer.i-
ticates. an increase for the month of
81, 600, 900. OF these silver pieces re-
ceipts for the month compared with
April 80 shows falling off Of $500, 900,
of which nearly s.. 600, 900 were in GUS
tom receipts and $4,000 in internal
revenue.
Railroad Earnings.
CLEVELAND, May 2.--The Lake Shore
Railway hcil Their 18th annual meeting
to-day a,,i reelected nearly all the old
officers. Vanderbilt's report shows the
total earnings as SIS, 225, 900, an increase
OF s25 5000; net earnings 81, 100000, an
increase Of per cent.
Fire. with Loss or Life.
BAILEY's HARBoR, Wis, May IA
fire this morning. destroyed VIM. Jack-
sons residence, and his two daughters,
J and l2years of age, we're burned to
death.
Railroad sold.
GALVESTON. Tex. May "A Neps
special from Dallas says: The Texas
Trunk Railroad and appurtenances were
sold to-day for Sl62, 900.
Ph0Hix Park Murderers Plead
Guilty.
DUBLIN, May Patrick Delany and
Thomas Caffrey, two more Of the men
charged with participation in the mur-
ders OF Cavendish and Burke, were ar
raigned for trial this morning. They
created sensation in the court room by
pleading guilty to the charges against
them Both were sentenced to be hanged
ON the second Of June. Before CaiI'rey
had pleaded guilty he was informed that
the Crown gave no hopes of mitigation
of the sentence Of death which would be-
passed upon him. When DELAY was
called he pleaded guilty. He said: II
was brought into this at frat foolishly,
not knowing what it was. was forced
from my work TO 90 to the
Park. We had to obey the orders Of
the society or take the consequences.
When got in the Park / could not get
away. | saw the murders committed
but took no part in them. The murders
were committed by Joe Brady and
Timothy Kelly and by nobody else.
When Caffrey was placed in the dock
his face wore q smile. The consequence
Of pleading guilty was again fully ex-
planned to him in open Court, but he
persisted in his plea. On being asked
whether he had anything to say why
sentence should not be passed upon
him Caffrey replied. "All have got to
say. standing on the brink of the grave
is, that did not know what was going
to happen until ten minutes before the
murders were committed. was bound
to go to the Park under pain of death. :"
Liverpool Grain Receipts.
LIVERPOOL, May 2. = Receipts of
whsat since last report. from Atlantic
ports 10. 500 quarters, Pacific ports 81
900. our sources l3,250. Receipts of
corn %, 900 quarters.