Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-19
EASTERN.
Work for the Committee ON Claims

Work for the Committee On Claims
WAsHINGToN, Jan. lS.-Benton Nc.
Millen, Chairman of the House Commit
tee ON Claims, to-day distributed three
hundred bills to the sub committee.
These bills, which are from to 100
years old, involve claims from 800 to
nearly million dollars. The claim of
the Captain OF the vessel Meteor, for
S2500, was adversely acted upon. In
1853 the Independence, vessel owned
by Cornelius Vanderbilt, was wrecked
in the Bay of Magdelena and several
hundred passengers were cast adrift at
Margaritn Island, off the coast OF Cali
fornia. Tho Meteor took the passen.
gers to San Francisco and claim is
made against the government for the
care of the passengers.
The Mexican Reciprocity Treaty
Rejected.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-The Senate
in executive session rejected the Mexican
treaty. Morton moved to reconsider,
pending which the Senate adjourled to
Monday. Beyond these facts, the re-
ports in regard to the matter are contra
dictory.
For Debate ON the Fitz-JOhn
Porter BILL.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. lS.-1he House
agreed to hold session tomorrow for
debate only on the Fitz John Porter bill.
The House Committee on Commerce
discussed for two hours the proposed
mea sure of retaliation against the pro-
hibition of American hog products by
France and Germany.
National Convention.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-The members
of the Missouri delegation i'll Congress
met to day and resolved to make every
effort to secure the holding of the Demo
cratic National Convention at st. Louis.
They will communicate with the mem
bers of the National Committee and
present the advantages claimed for that
place by the citizens.
Amendments Suggested.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. Is. secretary Fol-
ger sent to the Speaker Of the House n
letter in regard TO certain amendments
he thinks should be made in the bill
passed at the last session to prevent the
importation of adulterated spurious teas.
"l'hs act in question, he says. worked
a great public benefit by the exclusion
of worthless stufs heretofore imported
and sold as tea"
The Ope ration Of the Chiaese Act.
WAsmSGToN. d. c., Jan. lS.--rhe
Secretary OF the Treasury sent to the
Senate to-day cop'es of correspondence
touching the operation OF the Chinese
Act. 1t shows that since the date of
the act numerous Troublesome questions
have arisen respecting Chinese exemp-
ton from the operation OF the law.
Further Particulars of the Loss of
the City Ut Columbus,
NEW BEDFoRn, Mas, Jan. lS.-The
following is Cipt Wrisht's statement:
"The City OF Columbus left Boston ut
3 o'clock Thursday evening, carrying
eighty passengers and crew Of forty
tive. At S.ij \, NJ. Friday, with light
bearing S. half T. the vessel struck ON
the outside of Devils Bridge buoy. The
wind was blowing gale west by north.
The vessel Immediately tillei aud keeled
over, the water breaking in and flooding
gers, excepting some women and chill
dren, came on deck, nearly all wearing
life preservers. All tho boats cleared
away but were Immediately swampeJ.
A majority OF the passengers were
washed overheard. The names of the
saved are: Horace Waterhouse, Bath,
Me. John White, Prince Edwards Is.
land; +. +. w. Fairbancks, Gorham, Me
Thomas O'Leary, fireman; f. L. Briges,
+, Hanson, Boston; A. A Pittman,
Brooklyn, steward; S. f. Wright, Bos-
ton; Captain G. D. Whitcomb, Hudson,
Mass; IL. W. Farnsworth, G. W. Farms
worth, Townsend, Mass John L. Cook,
Portland, Me-; II. friedman, Lawrence,
Mass; L. Notary, alias Mccarthy,
Somerville, Mass; IL. A. Phillips, first
assistant engineer; John Madden, Char.
lottetown; p Hammond, Goldsboro,
Me. The ledge on which the Columbus
struck is considered by mariners one OF
the most dangerous on the coast.
This steamship was insured at lower
rate than any vessel on the Coas'. She
was valued at $500, 900 and insured for
$3.50, ,000-Sl70, 900 in English and $780,.
COO in American companies.
Jay Gould "A Heavy Loser.
New York, Jan. ls.-It is rnmored
on Wall street again this afternoon TINT
Jay Gould has met with a serious iinan-
cial loss, the amount being placed at
$50, 100000. The story. however, is not
verified.
Failure or an Old Bank.
PArcHoGuE, l.. l.. Jan. ls.-The
Patchogue and Suffolk County Bank
closed its doors to-day. The failure is
for $4,000 1t is reported that the
depositors will lose everything. The
town tax collector loses SO, 900.