Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-01
EASTERN.
Public Dest Reduction

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wAsmrs0TsS, u. c., March 3i.-The
estimated reduction OF the public debt
for March is sl5, ,0o0.0 900.
Proeeedings in the House.
wAsnIs0Tos, March 3l.--House: I'm
der tho call Of States the following bills
were introduced and referred: Finner-
ty, joint resolution declaring that the
thanks Of Congress are due and hereby
accorded to United Minister Sargent for
the able, faithful and dignified manner
in which he discharged the duties Of his
office while representing the interests OF
this Republic at the Court Of the Ger
man Empire. Kasson, to repeal the in.
ternal revenue tax on tobacco and the
distillation Of apples and peaches.
The Trade Dollar bill was taken up,
and Bland took the floor in opposition
to the bill.
Rob't Smalls, of South Carolina, ap-
peared at the bar Of the House and took
the oath Of Office as Representative to
succeed the late +. w. NJ. Mackey.
Platt called up his bill providing for
the reorganization Of the Patent Of
flee. He addueed considerations
to show the necessity for its re.
organization, for an increase in its
working force and for larger accom-
modations for the transaction Of bust
ness naturally connected with the work
Of examining and granting applications
for patents. To illustrate the over
crowded condition Of business ut the
present time, he said that If man in.
vented new machine relating to agri.
culture it would be eight months before
1t could be passed upon.
All Quiet-The Greater Part or the
Records OF Deeds saved.
CINCINNATI. O., March 3l.-At mid
day there Is no appearance OF relaxation |
Of preparations for defense. Barricades |
Of barrels and every other sort Of mate
rial still remain across all the avenues |
approaching the county buildings and |
beyond them stand the militia, with |
guns with fixed bayonets everywhere
bristling. The police have been sent
away to thoir regular posts and are
obtaining some rest. The general feeling
is that there will be no further
outbreak. There is no lack Of
men who predict otherwise. 1t has
been ascertained, with great satisfaction,
that nearly the entire set Of records of
the Recorders Office, containing records,
deeds, mortgages, ETC., are saved. Per
sons familiar with the Office say that not
more than fifty volumes of records are
gone, covering the transactions Of about
three years. This will be Of immense
value, considering what else is lost. 1t
is supposed the money lin the Treas
ury vaults and the records in the Pro.
bate Judges vaults are safe, but the
safes cannot yet be opened.
Troops Ordered to Return From
Cincinnati.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 81 .--Advices
from Cincinnati were such that at noon
Governor Hoadly ordered the troops eu
route to return. The Fourth and Four.
teenth regiments were relieved and the
rest Of the troops held in Cincinnati till |
further orders. The city will be guard. |
ed till Wednesday, at the least
Ordered to Wait orders,
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, March 3l.-Gov.
Hoadly has ordered Lieut.. Colonel |
Shurtletf, of this city, to rendezvous the |
IiSuth fogttiicut, ". ~. W. W hkFUu,
and there wait orders.
Tho Mexican National Can't Pay |
April Interest.
New York, March 3l.-Coupons on
the Mexican National, six per cent. first |
mortgage bonds, amounting to $l9, $780,.
600, and coupons Of five million of other |
bonds, are due tomorrow. The COM
pany has asked the bond holders to fund
the six per cent. coupons and receive |
therefor funding obligations Of the
company, bearing six per cent. interest,
payable April lst, 1887. The bond
holders have been asked to sign waiver
of interest. The document states that
the company has become embarrassed
and cannot pay it's April interest.
sterling. Exchange and Bonds.
NRw YORK, March 3l.-Sterling bills
on London, so days, $4.SS; Sterling
bills on London. sight drafts, "a. .9Ot; U.
s. Ais of 1891, interest quarterly, i.l3i;
U. s. As of 1907. interest quarterly,
Sl.248; US. 3s, optional. interest quarter |
ly, sl.0Oa; w. U. TEL, 7O5.
Railroad Men Ousted.
DENVER, COL, March 81 President |
Loveioy, of the Denver and Rio Grande |
R. R., returned from New York this |
morning. and, it is stated on good author |
ity, Immediately asked for the resigna-
tions of Col. D. c. Dodge, General Man
ager, and ]. A. McMurtie. President
Lovejoy refuses to see reporters. Both
Dodge and McMurtie are out of the city.
1t is believed that this action was coun.
selled by the Board of Directors. The
trouble grows out Of the cheap rate con-
tract made by the Palmer Dodge man.
agement with the Colorado Coal and
Iron Company, in which both are heav-
lily interested.
Increased Business Failures.
New YORK, March 3l.-For the first
quarter of the year ending to-day, buis.
ness failures in the United States are
reported to R. G. Dun, of the Mercantile
Agency, to the number sf 3, 296, against
2,S06, for the corresponding quarter of
last year. The liabilities amount to
$40, ,000, 900. against s37, 900, 900, for the
first quarter of 1888.