Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-20
EASTERN NEWS.
A Brankrupt Insurance Company.

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WAUPUN, Wis, August 19th.-At q
second meeting of the directors of the
Dodge County Mutual Insurance Com.
pany held last night, it was decided to
retire the company from business and
throw II in.o bankruptcy, 81 that the
creditors l....y ne dealt with alike.
Lynch Law Ii, Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, August 19th.-
Gov. Beveridge has received unofficial
information that Vigilance Commit
tee has been formed in Jackson coun-
ty, and that they have already ar
rested and severely whipped one party
suspected of having been connected
with the Ku-Klux. The Governor
greatly disapproves the action of the
committee. The fact that they were
disguised during the arrest and whip
ping of the man in question, makes
them almost as great law-breakers as
the Ku-Klux themselves. He thinks
that if the men want to enforce the
law, they ought to do so unmasked
and through the Courts. States At
torney Burr, of Franklin county, is
still here, but has heard nothing addi-
tional to the news he gave out last
night. He says that the purpose of
the people of his county is to get rid of
the Ku-Klux through the Courts first;
this failing, the people will hang them
as fast as caught, until the last one of
them shall have been dispatched.
Fire-RailrOad.
OMAHA, August 19th.-The Rich
ardson Roofing Company's paper and
felt factory was destroyed by fire this
afternoon. Loss, $4,000; fully in
sured.
The Nebraska Central and Black
Hills Narrow-Gauge Railroad Com
pany, capital 81, 100000, was organized
in this city yesterday. The road will
be built at once from here through the
agricultural country lying South of
the Platte river and will be pushed to
the Black Hills as soon as the develop
ment of that region will warrant it.
The Kain Storms.
NEW YORK, August 19th.-Reports
from points up the Hudson river show
that the rain storms of the past week
have been very disastrous at Mack,
the streets having been completely
flooded, bridges borne away aud stores
and private dwellings flooded with
water. On the Northern New Jersey
Railroad, land-slides have occurred at
several places, completely covering
the track with trees, stones and mud.
At Piedmont the bed of the road was
washed away to a depth of ten or fif-
teen feet, and the debris carried down
the mountain sides upon the houses
below. All through Rockland county
there was much damage by both light
ming and rain. Two barns were burn
ed and several residences shattered by
the lightning. The storm yesterday
was very severe and the tracks of both
the Northern Railroad and New Jer-
sey and New York road were washed
away, and at several places traffic is
completely stopped. The amount Of
damage in Rockland and adjoining
counties is in calculable.
1t is stated that charges of malfeas-
ance and incompetency will be pre-
ferred to the Mayor, against all the
Police Commissioners except General
Smith, and their removal be re-
quested.
MONTREAL, Canada, August 19th.-
1t is rumored that Guibards remains
have been stolen from the cemetery
grounds, and much excitement pre-
walls.
President of u Cotton Company I'm
Trouble.
ST. LOUIS, August 19th.-On Satur-
day night last man was arrested in
Lafayette Park OH charge of inde-
corous familiarity with woman. The
man falsely gave the name of Lee
Shyrock. The matter was kept very
quiet. The case came up this MORN
ing and was continued on account of
the absence of the prosecuting officer.
An attachment was issued for his ar
rest. 1t turns out that the man
charged with the act is the President
of large cotton company here and q
prominent citizen. The Judge of the
the Police Court is determined to in
vestigate. Rich developments are
looked for.
Special Election.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, August 19th.-
The Governor this afternoon ordered o
special election for Tuesday, Novem-
Der Goth, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Judge Free, a
Circuit Judge of Cook county.
Militia Companies organizing.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, August 19th.-
The Sheriff of Williamson county has
sent for arms, which the Governor will
forward tomorrow, for the organiza-
tion of militia company there which
is to take the field one thousand strong
on Saturday. Jackson county will fol-
low suit.
The Clothing Frauds.
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