Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-12
EASTERN NEWS.
Sad Accident.


HIGHTowN, KY, Dec. IA lad II
years old, at Walton, Ky. yesterday p
NJ. in taking cartridge pistol from
the mantel, accidentally discharged
the gun. The ball entered the breast
of Mrs. Harmon, his grandmother,
aged 76 years, and killed her in
stantly.
whisky and Babcock.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-the Herald,
editorially commenting on the devel-
opments of the whisky ring trials al
st. Louis, says the action of the Pres
ident I'm interfering with the course
of justice and discharging Henderson
will doubtless be made the subject OF
investigation by the House of Repre-
sentatives.
A Washington special says the
President still expresses unfaltering
faith in Babcock's innocence, and
says: II want this trial TO go OH in the
usual course, and l want the ablest
counsel that can be got to prose-
cute" The trial will probably COM
mence on the 18th inst.
The President when he ordered the
ablest counsel to be retained for the
prosecution said: 81 want it to be
understood l am not on trial.
The Texas Border.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS, Dee. IA
correspondent of the San Antonio
Herald writes that four days ago Mr..
Hyde was shot in the leg, which was
subsequently amputated, by Indians
within % miles of Fort Davis. On the
same night a Mexican was shot
through the body by Indians within
five miles of the fort. Soldiers are out
in pursuit. 1t is believed at head
quarters that the perpetrators are not
Indians. Gen. Skaters scouts have
returned to Fort Ciucha and the var
ious companies are returning to their
forts.
Gen. Ord is satisfied with the results
of accounts that very large bands of
Indians have been dispersed and driv-
en- off and thus prevented from raiding
into Texas.
Another Disaster.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA dispatch
was this Am. received saying that fifty
persons were killed and many injured
on the steamship Mohl of the North
German Lloyds steamship line at Bre-
men to-day, as she was about to start
for New York. The boiler of the tug
alongside the Mohl exploded with the
result mentioned. No particulars have
yet been received.
LATER-The following regarding
the Mohl disaster has just been re.
ceved from London: AS the tug was
transferring the Deutschland's pas
sengers to the steamer Mohl this A.
NJ, the tug exploded, killing fifty
persons. The Mohl will not sail for
New York. = ~
Incendinr.sm
WHEELING, WEST VA, Dec. 11th.
Great excitement is prevailing here
this morning in consequence of the
Mteltigencer's article upon an attempt
to burn the Court House in which the
House of delegates is now in session.
The Court House was discovered to be
on fire but was promptly extinguished
by night watchman. The door of the
hall leading to the belfry was broken
open, several bricks had been removed
from the floor where the fire was dis
covered. Combustible material was
found near the burning timbers and
package containing quantity of tur-
pentine and sawdust. The building
was heated by steam from the Jail ad-
joining. Investigation was ordered
by the Governor, resulting in the dis
missal of thejanitor. #.
The Whisltey Cases.
NEW YORK, 1lth.-Samuel j. Glo-
yer, one of the leading members Of the
st. Louis bar, has been chosen to sue
ceed Henderson. y st. Louis special
says, General Henderson in conversa-
ton declared that he stands by his
charge as he made it. He said, moth
ing beyond what the sworn duty re-
quired, and for that he has no apology
10 make. He remarked that the sue
cess of the whiskey cases had been
due to the perfect accord among the
attorneys and the bar; that they had
strictly followed the Presidents in
structions to let no guilty person es-
cape. He did not intend his speech as
a personal attack on the President,
but his object was simply to portray
in fitting terms the great corruption
in many general public offices. The
President, however, has interfered in
affairs of Commissioner Douglas, the
direct result of which was to strength
EN- and perpetuate the whiskey ring.
Arrived.
QUEENSTOWN Dec h.-The steam
er Abyssinia of the Cunard line, from
New York, arrived nj o'clock this
morning.