Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-03

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The nomina.
ton of j. II. A. March for Postmaster
at Prescott, Arizona, was sent to the
Senate to-day.
Honor TO General Grant.
WASHINGTON, April 2-In the House
to- day Randall said: "We have the
honor of having with us on the floor to-
day General Grant. There are no furih-
or words needed to Americans so for as
he is concerned, and think we should
do ourselves honor by taking recess Of
fifteen minutes to give members an
opportunity Of shaking him by the
hand. [Applause.l The recess having
been taken by u unanimous vote, Speak.
or Carlisle escorted General Grant to the
space in front of the Clerks desk, where,
leaning on one Of his crutchss, he re-
ceived the respects OF the members, the
Speaker standiug by his side and intro
ducing to him the representatives with
whom he had not been previously ac-
Quainted.
bill Retiring the Trade Dollar
WASHINGTON, April 2.--Senator Max
ey has prepared an amendment to the
House bill for the retirement of the
trade dollar, which provides that, after
January lst, 1885, trade dollars shall be
received on deposit in all United States
repositories, and together with all half
dollars, quarter dollars and dimes now
coined and in the Treasury, or which
may hereafter come into the Treasury,
and all other silver which, after said
date, may be purchased for coinage
by the Secretary of the Treasury shall
be sent to the mint and coined into half
dollars, each of which shall contain 2O6-
IA grains Of standard silver and such
coins shall be legal tender for any
amount for debt, public or private. 1t
provides, however, that the Secretary OF
the Treasury may in his discretion con-
tinue, under the existing law, the coinage
of fquarters and dimes which shall however
contain respectively one. fourth and one,
tenth of the standard silver now con-
tanned in the standard dollar, and all
said quarters and dimes shall be legal
tender to any amount for public and
private debts. 1t provides, also, for the
issue by the Secretary of the Treasury Of
silver certificates, based upon half dol
lars, quarters and dimes, thus provided
for in the same manner as required by
law in the case Of the silver dollar.
a Cuban Revolutionary Exprdi-
tiOn.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 2.--Infor-
nation originating with the Spanish
Consul at Key West was received by
Secretary Folger, Saturday evening,
to the effect that Cuban revolutionary
expedition was being organized at Key
West by Aguorre; that he had collected
100 well trained men and stores and ex.
plosves and that the expedition will
probably depart from our shores at an
early day. Orders were thereupOn tele-
graphed to the commanders of the
revenue cutters Governor Dix, at Key
West, and the George s. Boutwell,, at
Savannah, to prevent any such violation
of law. The "Dix, however, had left
Key West Saturday for Cedar Keys and
the message to her commander reached
him only on Monday. when Re arrived
at Cedar Keys. The "Dix" then started
back Immediately and nothing has been
heard since from her at the Department,
but no doubt is entertained that she
started in pursuit of the fillibustering
expedition.
The state Of Things In Cincinnati
"A Double Tragedy.
CINCINNATI. o., April 2.--While Main
street aud North and South Court streets
are open to public travel, the barricades
around the jail and on Sycamore street
are still in position. These cause COM
paratively little interruption to bust
ness. and they make it impossible for
the crowd to press closely on the jail.
AT the burial. yesterday. of Adolph
Meinking, the man killed Saturday
night, his father tainted at the gfave,
was carried home in an unconscious con.
dition and died last night.
Message Of Gov. HoadIy In re-
gard to the Riots.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 2. = Governor
Hoadly, in his message to the General
Assembly, to-day, recommended the
passage of law for the official arrest
and conviction of the murderer of Cap
tain Desmond, killed in the Cincinnati
riots while in the service of the State.
He also recommends the propriety of
making provision for the relief
OF his aged mother from pecu.
mary loss entailed by the death
of her son, he being her support. A bill
passed the Senate to allow militiamen
injured or Frustrated by sickness while
in service at Cincinnati 100 days time
at 5000. A bill was introduced in the
Senate looking to making good the losses
sustained by citizens of Cincinnati.
The Track Of the OakvilIe Cyclone
CHICAGO, Ills, April 2.-The Daily
Ne,cs special from Muncie. Ind. gives
the following additional details of the
| Oakville cyclone: In the path OF the
storm for five miles east aud west the
damage was equally great. Every farm
passed over was made a perfect wreck
barns, houses, schools and forests being
blown down and fences leveled to the
ground, Everything presented scene
of desolation. On the farm of John
Sanders, forty seven miles east Of
Middletown, his barn and house
were completely destroyed. San.
ders, merchant in Middletown,
who was out at the place and had taken
refuge in the barn, was killed. At the
town Of Murray, family of eight per-
sons had their house blown to splintsrs,
and the father, VIM. Lyons, was killed
outright. The others escaped. w.
Frank, a painter, who lived AZ miles
west Of Oakville, while out on his farm,
was caught by the storm and instantly
killed. The condition OF the denizens
of Oakville is terrible, nearly all being
without homes.
List OF Casualties by the Oak.
willie Cyclone.
MUNcIE, Ind, April I'm the Oak
willie cyclone the following persons were
killed: Mrs. Anna Dearmond, widow,
aged so; Susan Hills, aged 10. When
discovered she was in an almost nude
condition, her clothing having been lit
orally blown from her person. The bab,
of G. C. johnson was found in field
$50 yards from where the house stood
with its head crushed. Turner johnson
the l2.year- old son Of G. C. johnson
was blown 20 rods, and his skull cru, he'd
He will probably die. Nancy Myers, 6t
! years old, arm broken; Lemmi Myers
aged l3, arm broken; John Huffman ant
I wife, both badly bruised in the head ant
otherwise injured; JEFF. Hooqer, engin
/ eer at tho saw mill, leg broken in tw,
places and injured internally; no will
probablp die; JEFF. Miller, hip dislocated
Mrs. JEFF. Miller, badly bruised; Fred
Coldstock of Shelbvyille three rih