Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-15
MORNING DISPATCHES
$3.50 A. M.
BY ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC LINE.
Terrific Storm at MontpeIier---Great
Destruction Of Property and
Loss OF Life.
More Counterfeiters Arrested-Ovel
500, 900 Counterfeit Money
in Circulation.
ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD.]
Fast Time.

Fast Time.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 14th.-The
lightning mail train from New York
via the Pan Handle & Vandalia to st.
Louis arrived promptly on time this
morning and left at 6:05, making
schedule time to the end of the route.
By this arrangement New York pa.
pers of the previous day arrive here
by breakfast time, twelve hours
sooner than the old route.
Trial Stallion Race.
Boston, Sept. 14-The second an.
nual stallion race for purse of &c.,
600 and the championship Of the
United States and Canada came of at
Mystic Park this afternoon, and was
much too one-sided to prove very ex-
citing to the six or seven hundred
spectators who were in attendance.
Of the fourteen stations advertised as
being entered for the contest only six
came to the wire for the start, these
being Thomas Jefferson, Common
wealth, Ned Wallace, Parks Abdal-
lah, VIM. H. Allen and Defiance. 1t
was evident In the first heat that AL.
len was in no condition to start, and
after the second heat he was drawn
off, although he had been selling Sec
ond and third choice in pools Of the
previous evening. Thomas Jefferson
was SO manifestly the best horse in
the race that odds were very heavy in
his favor and, Notwithstanding, Com
monwealth won the first heat. Com
monwealth took the first heat In 2:27
and the next three heats and race
were won by Jefferson in 1926, 2:27a
and 6:26. Jefferson has a record OF
2:2Sa. The first money, $4,000, was
given to Jefferson; second, $500, to
Commonwealth; third, $4,000, to De-
fiance, and fourth, $1,000, to Abdal-
lah. A pacing race under saddle was
added to the programme. Sleepy
George, Sallie Silas and Copperbot.
tom started. Sallie took the first heat
2:214 and Sleepy George won last
three heats and race, his best time be-
ing 2:26.
Direct United States Gable COMPLETED.
New YORK, Sept. 14.-The an
nouncement is made from London
tonight that the direct United States
cable Is ready for the transaction OF
business. The following dispatch was
received from the company's Office in
London at one minute past twelve
o'clock, midnight: "Cable Office,
London, Sept. 18th, 1875, s A. NJ,
Greenwich time; To all officers. The
line is now open for traffic." Imme-
diately upon the receipt Of this an.
nouncement of the opening of busi-
ness Of the direct cable the fact was
telegraphed all over the Atlantic &
Pacific and Franklin Telegraph Com
pany's lines in Canada. The wire
since the opening of business at mid
night has been quite busy in the
transmission and receipt of business
messages, and among the first Mes
sages received was dispatch to the
American Press Association.
Internal Revenue.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14th.-The
Commissioners of Internal Revenue
has recommended to the Secretary OF
the Treasury the consolidation OF
the fourth and fifth Internal Revenue
Districts of California, the new dis.
trict to be known as the 4th District
and the retention of the present Col.
lector Frost of the Fourth District as
Collector of the new District.
The following Internal Revenue ap.
pointments were made to-day: M. o.
Hardness, Fifth District, Illinois
Fred A. May, First District, Califor
mia, and F. J. Mcintyre, Second Ken.
lucky District.
Illinois State Fair-GoOd Templars,
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 14.-The Hi
nOis State Fair at Ottowa, is a success
The attendance is very large, and 8
much larger number Of entries thar
usual are reported this morning.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars
of the State of Illinois, held session
at the chapel of the Washingtoniar
Home, and engaged in the opening ex
ercises of Grand Encampment, ant
Of new representatives there were
about one hundred persons present.
Firss Fast Freight Train.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 14.-The frs
fast train run by the Pennsylvania
Central railroad company from New
York to Chicago, arrived here owe
the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne road
having made the trip In twenty-si,
hours, being the fastest time eve
made betweet the two cities. 1t ar