Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-20
EASTERN.
A niiIthnt ouxht,ap Pass.

a DiIi that. Ought 90 Pass.
WAsHISoToS, ID. c., March 1.-THE
House Committee on Agriculture as thor
lied o favorable report to be made on
the bill to allow any person to manufac-
ture wine or brandy out Of apples,
peaches, grapes and other perishable
fruits, raised by himself or his tenants,
free from any Internal Reyonue tax or
restrictions.
Geo. ID. Roberts, representing the
Postal Telegraph Company, appeared
before the sub committee OF the Senate
Committee on PostotIices and Ppstroads
to-day and submitted a proposition in
the form Of bill directing the PostInas-
ter General to enter into a contract |
with the Postal Telegraph Company.
The New Fast Mall Service.
WASHINGTON, March 49, Post Mas.
ter General Gresham has returned from |
the west. after completing arrangements
for the new fast mail service west Of |
Chicago. Negotiations with the North,
ern Pacific Railroad have resulted in an |
agreement with that company to start at |
O'Clock with the evening western mail
from st. Paul, which now leaves at s p.
NJ. This train will place the St. Paul
mails in Portland. Oregon, 2l or %
hours earlier than under the present
schedule. Speaking Of the new fast
mails, Postmaster. General Gresham said.
1--WE are simply using the means at our
command to give the public the best
possible service. The new postal service |
has not cost the public q dollar more
than the old service did. The people
will get the improved facilities without
extra cost"
Declined the Honor.
PRoyIDEScE, k. L., March l9.-Mr.
Corliss was waited upon by q committee
to inform him Of his nomination by the
Democratic State Convention for Gov.
ernor, but he declined the honor.
Rhode Island Democratic CandI.
dates.
PROVIDENCE, X. l., March l9.-ln the
Democratic State convention the follow.
ing nominations were made: Thomas W. |
Legar for Governor; Amasa Sprague,
Lieutenant Governor; Jonathan M. |
Wheeler, Secretary of State: Charles Il. |
German, Attorney General, and George
z. Leonard for General Treasurer. Del.
egates to the National Democratic Con.
vention were chosen.
sterling. Exchange and Bonds.
NKw YORK, March 10. Sterling bills
on London. 90 days, S4.SS; Sterling
bills on London. sight drafts, s4.90a; U.
y. 4bs of 1891, interest quarterly, 81. l3s;
u. \. A. of 1907. interest quarterly,
l.233; us. 81, optional. interest quarter,
ly, sl.Ol; w. U. Tel, III.
No More silver Dollars wanted.
PORTLAND, Maine, March l0.-In the
opinion of the Board of Trade II is re-
solved that The public good requires
that the coinage Of silver dollars be i'm
mediately suspended by act of Cor
gress.'
A Low. Sick school Teacher, Fall. |
ing TO Poison Himself ana In
am0rata, Blows His brains Out
INDIASApoLIs, Ind, March l9.-Wm.
Dane, young man Of Bentonville, Fay
ette county, was enamored of Ada |
Swift. I3.year-old girl. The parents Of
the girl objected to tie continuance of
his attentions. Saturday night he lur-
chased two ounces Of laudanum, giving
Miss Swift half and taking the remain
der himself, but the poison failed to have
a fatal effect, being an overdose. Yea
terday the father OF the girl had Dane
arrested for giving Miss Swift poison for
the purpose of suicide. Last night Dane
shot himself, dying in an instant Of
time. The girl is seriously sick. Dane
was school teacher and correspondent
Of the New York Graphic.
Adjourned Sine Die.
RICHMOND, Va, March l9.--The Gen.
eral Assembly has closed its extended
session aud adjourned sine die. The
Senate instructed the Clerk 10 send to
the President of the United States Sen
ate copy of the resolution requesting
Senator Malone to resign, and ask that |
the resolution be read in :he Senate.
The hompson.suiiIvan Match
Sullivan's Forfeit Not Up.
CLEVELAND, o., March lO.-Duncan
G. Ross received wotd from Chicago to-
day informing him that Sullivan has put
up no forfeit money and insists on
Que ensbury rules, which Ros, inter.
preis as meaning that Sullivan is weak.
,ning. Ross says it is absurd to stipu-
late Tor the Queensbury rules, as no man
ever won the championship under them.
Thompson desires to fight under ring
rules, public or private. Ross insinu-
ates that Sullivan is talking loud to ad.
vertise his tour and does not intend to
fight.
Fatal Mistake OF n Mother.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 10. By mis-
take four children of G. d. Alsop, near
this city, were given opium for powdered
rhubarb to-day by their mother. Two
of the children have died and the Others
are rot expected to live.
Your Money or Your Life.
Council BLUFFS, Iowa, March 10
Hon. H. b. Caldwell, an attorney of this
city, was this evening held up by Hea-
Icy at the muzze OF revolver and
forced to sign check for $780, Healey
claiming that Caldwell had wronged
him in a cattle trade of that amount. A
warrant is out for the arrest Of Healey.
Healey is man Of means and an old
cattle dealer, well known in trade cir.
cles