Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-10
roo, com mis-ioner wanted.


pointed Commissioner OF the California
pool. will not accept the position. As
was stated before Gault would not accept
the place ii he was required to move to
San Francisco, as his wifes health does
not permit her to reside in that place,
and he DOES not care to 60 there without
her. The Central and Union Pacific
roads. it Is understood, insist that the
Commissioner should have his head
quarters in San Francisco. Names are
Already being csnvassed for another
Commissioner. c. c. Wheeler, late Gen.
eral Manager at San Francisco, is being
mentioned and 80 are also Il. =. Ripley,
General Freight Agent at Burlington,
and II. p. vining. Freight Traffic Man
ager Of the Union Pacific. 1t is UNDER
stood, however, that neither Ripley nor
Wheeler want the position, as they do
not care to move to San Francisco.
Therefore it is quite probable Vining
will ultimately get the place, although
he may encounter some opposition from
the Northern Pacific.
An Important Meeting OF stock
holders
DENVER, Oct. S.-A special meeting
OF the stockholders Of the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad company was held
at Colorado Springs 10 day. 1t unani-
mously passed resolutions authorizing
the creation of general motgage Of
$50, O0O, 900, the bonds to be issued un.
der which it shall be run 30 years and
bear five per cent interest fhe issue
shall never exceed $4,000, 900 per
mile, outstanding prior mortgages and
only on finished roads three-fourths OF
the entire stock represented at the meet
ing.
Rumors of yellow Fever.
MoSrooMERY, Ala, Oct. 9.-Your
correspondent was Informed tonight by
Montgomery quarantine officer just
from Brenton, that the malignant fever
there is nothing else but yellow fever
and is spreading. He reports seventeen
cases and two deaths to date. Trains OF
the Mobile and Montgomery railway
pass Brenton without stopping. DIR.
Corthia, State Health Officer, advises
that quarantine be let up between here
and Pensacola and a rigid enforcement
between Brenton and the world. The
weather is hot. There has been no rain
for over three months and everything is
drying up.
A Case of yellow Fever.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, October "a
sumptervile special says an unmistaka-
BILE case Of yellow fever occurred at
Ponsoffko, three miles off Sumpterville,
The man came from Millview, near the
Warrington Navy Yard.
small Fox In Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANs, Oct. "a Picayune
Natchez special says that sixteen deaths
have occurred TO date from small pox on
the Marville plantation in Coneordia
parish.
A.. A. Cohen ParaIyxed.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 9.--Alfred A. Cohen,
q leading member OF the California Bar,
was stricken with paralysis to-day in
the Office OF IL. Knickerbocker h Co.,
stock brokers. His entire right side is
paralyzed and he rs unable to speak.
stanley In Africa.
Bosros, October 9.--In letter from
Henry Stanley, dated July 18th, Stanley
Pool, Congo River, he says; II am
struck with the dense population Of the
equatorial part Of the basin, which, If IL
were uniform throughout, would give
1900, 900. The products and character
of the people are remarkable. Rubber.
ivory, camphor-wood and n host OF
other things would repay transportation
even by the very expensive mode at