Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-18
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The saw mill of Taylor & Co., neal
East Saginaw, was destroyed by fire
to-day. Loss $4,000.
President Grant has been well re-
ceived at Albany, n. Y, and Worces-
ter, Mass.
The steamer Rothsay Castle, well
known as a blockade runner during
the war, on entering Toronto harbor,
yesterday, struck snag and sunk to
her deck. She had three hundred ex-
cursionists on board. They were res
cued by tugs.
The New England ten-hour demon
stration at Providence, R. l., was at
tended by $1,000 operatives from Fall
River, Mass.
VIM. i. Lee was killed at Mauch
Chunk, Pa, to-day, by the breaking
of connection rod in the engine of a
passenger train.
A Chinaman the other day tried to
kill Mrs. Hill, wife of Senator Hill, of
Nevada, on their ranch, about 40 miles
from Wadsworth.
The Pacific Mail Company having
failed to put in an appearance at the
attachment suit brought by the Paci-
fic Mail Company against ex-Con-
gresham Bill King, it was dismissed
to-day by Judge Young, at Minneapo-
lis. Bill is again free man, and may
use his money as he pleases. He is
now at Illion n. Y.
Dispatches from England report an
other marked decline in wheat.
The Rocky Mountain Methodist
Conference, held at Salt Lake closed
to-day. 1t held Brigham Young re-
sponsible for the Mountain Meadows
massacre, demands free schools, O free
ballot and an amended jury law, and
calls upon the President of the United
States and the churches of the country
to keep the matter before the public.
d. p. Lowe has sent in to the Presi-
cent his resignation as Chief Justice of
Utah.
The Rockford r. I. & st. Louis r.
r.. was sold at auction in Chicago yes
terday by an order of the Z. S. Su-
preme and Circuit Courts, under fore
closure as mortgage in favor of the
Union Trunk r. r., of New York.
, Edwin Booth was probably fatally
injured in New York yesterday while
driving in phaeton, near his resi-
dence at Coscob. Conn. His horse ran
away, his phaeton was demolished, and
Mr.. Booth was thrown to the ground,
receiving internal injuries.
A special to the Chicago Evening
Journal says that the body of Grim
wood, the companion of Donaldson, the
lost balloonist, was found yesterday
near Stony Creek, on the shore of
Lake Michigan. Nearly all the
ters were discovered which proved
unmistakably his identity.
A collision occurred on the Flint
and Pere Marquette road near Flint,
Michigan yesterday morning between
passenger train and special train.
Engineer Thomas Hurd and COnduc-
tor John Hendsley were killed and
four train mea were badly injured.
The Cholera is abating in Syria.
Edwin Booths injuries consist of q
fracture of the left elbow bones and
one rib. He is quiet and comfortable
and will be as good as new in few
weeks.
The annual session of the Grand
Lodge l. o. o. +. of New York COM
menced yesterday.
The following telegram was received
at the Navy Department yesterday
morning from Lieutenant Comman-
der Jelto, of the steamer Rio Bravo.
III think that can save the vessel and
get into Galveston if | can get a tow
! have requested the assistance of the
Collector of Galveston. l am caulking
and rigging pumps, If can get in in
two weeks will be ready again.