Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-11
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WASHINGTON, March 10th.
The President has nominated James
COey for Postmaster Of San Francisco.
Nesmith of Oregon, to-day introduced
bill to indemnify the States and cit
liens of Oregon and California for ex-
penses incurred in the Modoc war.
CHICAGO, March 10th.
General Sheridan is in receipt of dis
patches from Lieutenant General Da-
wilson, commanding at Fort Till, CIV
ing information from the Kiowa and
COmanche agencies in Texas to the
10th of February. Captain Harworth's
young men had just returned from the
Comanche camps, where they had
been counting the people, and reported
that on the recent raid the number of
Indians who had been killed was vari-
Ously reported at twelve and twenty
two. But one or two of the raiding
parties escaped. This shows that the
Reservation Indians, in spite of their
promises before the council held last
October, have not ceased to raid into
Texas.
NEW YORK, March 10th.
Advices from Auckland, New Zea-
land, by telegraph from Melbourne,
state that the ship Allahabad from
New Castle, New South Wales, for
San Francisco, has put in there, hav-
ing encountered heavy gales, during
which she was thrown on her beam
ends, and obliged to cut away her
mizzenmast, maintopmast and sails
to right her. Everything movable
on deck was washed overheard, includ-
ing three boats and masters and
mates personal effects. The hull is
sound. She will be laid up two
months for repairs.
| PHILADELPHIA March 9th.
The steamer Pennsylvania which
arrived to-day from Liverpool expert
enced a violent hurricane on the 9th
ultimo at midnight. Captain Broad
burn, the First and Second Officers
and two seamen were swept overheard
and lost, and the Fourth Officer had
his leg broken. All the deck-houses
and boats were swept away. Brady,
formerly Third Mate of the i'll fated
Atlantic, who, it will be remembered,
swan ashore and secured a line from
the Atlantic, thereby being the means
of saving u number Of lives, was
among the steerage passengers on the
Pennsylvania, and it was decided to
put the ship in his charge, and he
brought her safely in. Captain Broad
burn, who belonged to Baltimore, had
intended to make this his last voyage,
as it had been arranged for him to act
as Port Warden at Liverpool.
BINGHAMToN, N. Y, March 9th.
The boiler of the city water works
exploded this forenoon, killing the en-
gineer and demolishins the boiler
house. The city is now without
water. The Mayor has called a meet
ing Of the Common Council to appoint
a special patrol to guard against fire.
1t will take twenty-four hours to clear
away the wreck and get the remaining
boiler ut work.
ALBANY. IN. ", March 9Th.
The Governor this evening sent q
message to the Legislature announce
ing the death of ex-President Fillmore.
Appropriate resolutions were adopted
and joint committee appointed to
attend the funeral.
BOSTON, March 9th.
In the first game of the billiard
tournament tonight, Ubassy beat
Daily 400 to 297. Winners average, 5
points DE
LEAvENwORTH, ks. March 9th.
Mrs. Carpenter shot and instantly
killed John White, of the Fifth Infan-
try, who entered her kitchen, locked
the door and made improper advances,
and refused to go out when ordered.