Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-10
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was destroyed Dv nre.
The following postal changes have
been ordered for the Pacific Coast: of
fees established at Piute, Eureka
County, New, Junius M. Marsh. p. M.
names and sites changed: Lyons Sta
ton, Los Angeles County, CAL, to
Andrews Station, Spadra, Los Angeles
County to Pomona; Postmasters APP
pointed: Robt. r. Grace, at Brush
Creek. Butte County, CAL, Elisha
Whitney, Middleton, Lake County,
CAL, Jacob X. Kramer, Wander, Tu-
lare County, CAL, Arthur ID. Foster
Columbia, Toole County, Utah; John
T. Eagen, Hanab, Kane County, Utah;
Jas X. Clark, Shauntre, Beaver
County, Utah. Offices discontinued:
Big Valley, Lassen County, CAL, Syl-
yania, Inyo County, Cal.
A Herald cable from London says
that Captain B)gardus the American
pigeon shooter, has defeated Rimmell
easily.
The steamer York was burned to the
waters edge at Massena yesterday. Z
1t is stated that the American Jock
ey Club deposited $4,000 with Dun
can, Sherman g. Co. the Saturday be-
fore the failure.
The ship Seminole arrived at New
York from San Francisco. The ship
Henry l.. Sanford sailed for San
Francisco.
The heavy rains yesterday broke
down and damaged thousands of fields
of grain in the vicinity of Ottawa.
The Pension Office gives the number
of pensions on the list on June 3Oth as
rs, ,034, decrease of i, ,67i for the fiscal
year. The pension money paid was
1885, 900 less the past year than the
previous year. q ss s4
The Cocheco Mills, at East Roches-
ter, which have been idle during the
past month, resume operations to-
morrow. A large shoe factory here
starts at the same time.
At Iowa Hill about one O'clock Sun
day morning a fire broke out at the
Parker House. 1t gained rapid head
way anu all attempts to stop it were
useless. The attention of all was
turned to saving property from the
buildings. But little was saved from
the Parker House and much house
hold property was destroyed in other
buildings. Ten dwellings Were de-
stroyed and the Methodist church
burned. The loss is estimated at $780,
600 or $4,000. @5' 81
A Hollister dispatch dated yester-
day says a heavy shock of earthquake
was felt there between 2 and 3 O'clock
Monday morning. The vibration was
70
seconds, and was the heaviest shock
felt here for some time. The people
were forewarned by a peculiar harsh
noise, lasting for the same period.
To-day the thermometer indicated 102
in the shade at noon, the hottest day
of the season. A-s@ b s-@I~A
AT Virginia City on Sunday there
was a foot-race from the corner of G.
and Union streets to the flag-pOle at
the top of Mt. Davidson and back, for
$50. 1t was between three men. Gill
pin was to start at $50 p. NJ. and carry
q fifty pound sack of sand. johnson
and Brennan started without any
load at 6 P. NJ. Gilpin got nearly half
way up the hill when his sack burst
and he lost about thirty pounds; but
he says he never could have reached
the starting point in any such time as
the winner made. johnson won in
81 minutes, with Brennan about ten
yards behind him, the latter having
sprained his ankle in jumping over q
fiume on his way down. johnson
came down from the flagstaff in 81
minutes. The distance in direct
line is about four thousand feet, but
each took what he thought the best
route.
A serious riot occurred in GLASGOW,
Scotland, yesterday, between Orange
men and Home Rulers, during the
OC0nnell celebration. Five police
men were injured and so arrests made.
The rioting was renewed at $50 in the
evening and many fresh arrests We're
made. Several rioters and policemen
were injured. The military are held
in readiness to prevent further disor-
der.
A special announces that the L. S.
steamer Tennessee has arrived at Sa-
lermo.
3 Prof. Watson, the American astron-
omer, has arrived at Naples from Pc
kin, where he has observed the transit
of Venus.
Dispatches from Central Asia report
that a revolution has broken out at
Khokan. The Khan has fled and his
forces have joined the insurgents.
+ The Mark Lane Express, in its
weekly review of the European grain
market, says that the weather, though
broken, has been on the whole tolera-
bly, fine. The crops are progressing
favorably, but it is unreasonable to
expect either the quality or abund-
ance of last year, after q nearly SUM-
less July and such q heavy rainfall as
the season thus far has brought in
France, so that -four has risen four
francs per sack in Spain. The Express
adds that the bulk Of the harvest is
yet uncut. fA-,tz
The Sclavonian accounts Of the Her.
zogovingtOn revolution represent that
the insurgents defeated the Turks in
several encounters, and wounded Sc
linn Pacha.
The sealed package bearing Ott-
mans name, which was deposited In
the Alexandria, Bank, having been
opened, was found to contain twenty
nine $500 bills. The package was
taken to the Washington detectives.
They expect to recover $4,000 more
to-day. l..---l'is s.Ltf ll-
Mr.. Parker, ex-Treasurer, of South
Carolina, who escaped from Jail last
week, while awaiting trial for plumber
ing the State while in office, was re-
captured in Camden last night and
will be brought to Columbia in irons.
There was considerable discussion
among the citizent upon the subject of
reviving the organization of 601.
A Washington dispatch says that