Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-14
Late kilograms.
Wife Murderer,

Wife Murderer.
BROOKLYN, March 11th.-Charles
H. Schraffer, wealthy grocer, was
arrested to-day, charged with having
murdered his wife last August. The
charge was made by James G.Thighe,
a lawyer who has received his infor-
nation from relatives of the deceased.
Railroad Collision.
FITCHBURG, March 1lth.-Two
freight trains on the Vermont and
Massachusetts Division of Fitchburg
Railroad Company came into collision
at Miller's Falls this A. NJ. The en-
gines and cars were thrown from the
track, and fireman Fred Spooner was
fatally injured.
Won Arnim.
BERLIN, March 12-It is announced
on proposal of the Attorney Gen.
cral that Count Won Arnim will be
impeached for high treason, and his
property confiscated.
Printers Strike.
New YORK, March l2th.--There Is
no doubt that large number of prin-
ters will strike tomorrow again at re-
duction of rates. They say however,
they are willing to submit sooner to
arbitration.
storms In Europe.
LONDON, March 13th.-The storm
Sunday did much damage at Ports
mouth, Weymouth, Dover and other
seaports. Sixteen hundred vessels
took refuge in the Downs. The mail
boat from Calais and Ostend was COM
PEELED to put back. The French steam
er Labrador from Havre for New York
remained at Plymouth some hours.
The storm extended to the conti-
nent. The telegraph lines In North
France are Frustrated and communica-
tion between Paris and London is in
terrupted.
A dispatch from Pesth to the Daily
NeaUs says that the water of the DAN
ube shows no signs of subsiding. The
distress is increasing. Large dams
have burst and fifty thousand acres of
land with several villages are inunda-
ted.
The Jetties.
NEW ORLEANS, March 12th.-The
schooner Agnes Southern, draw
ing nineteen and a half feet of water,
put to sea through the Jetties at the
Southwest pass yesterday and the
schooner Raphael drawing nineteen
feet, went through to-day.
Flood ON tho Danube.
PEsTH, 13th.-In five small town.
ships along the river Danube, $40
houses collapsed from the 7th to the
9th inst, in consequence of their foun-
dations being damaged by floods in
Pesth and its suburbs. 1t is impossi-
BILE to count the houses that have been
destroyed. If the foundations con-
tinue to give way, several huge blocks
of houses in this city must fall. On
the 8th instant large Island below
Pesth containing five villages was
submerged and all the houses swept
away.
VIENNA 12th.-The Austrian Au-
~thorities have arrested the Herzego-
vinan insurgents leader L. Jubobratch
OH the border of Dalmatia.
London News
LONDON 13th.-A severe rainstorm
prevailed yesterday throughout Eng
land and Scotland and great damage
to property all over the country Is
reported. The storm has caused q
rapid rise in the rivers and several
places are threatened with floods. Tel
egraph wires are down in every di-
rection prostrated by the storm. The
full extent damage done has not been
ascertained. The storm was accom-
panied by heavy gale.
The Times this morning in its fl
nancial column says the demand for
Erie stock is increasing and the prices
are rising in consequence of New York
advices and advances in stock in that
city.
London High Life.
LONDON, March 1.-THE rumor of
the occurrence of serious scandal in
high life, which has prevailed here
during the past few days, has now
taken shape and name. Lord Tyles-
ford's wife has eloped with the Mar
quis of Blandford, eldest son of Duke
of Marlborough, and the Marlborough
gems, it is said, have been sold to pay
his debts. He is brother of Lord
Churchill. Lord Aylesford, the un-
fortunate husband was called home
from India on urgent affairs some
time ago. The elopement is absorb
ing social circles.
DemuIter Arrested.
LONDON, Mar. ia person who was
arrested on board the steamer City of
Paris at Queenstown, on suspicion of
being concerned in the robbery on
the Banque De Belgique at Brussels,
has been recognised as M. Kindt, the
defaulting manager of the bank.
When taken into custody he had in
his possession six million francs and
other securities belonging to the bank.
steamer Disaster.
CAIRO, Egypt, March ia terri
BILE steamer disaster has occurred onthe
Gulf of Suez. The Khedives' steamer
Samarond burst her boiler during pas
sage on the Gulf. Three engineers
| and 81 others on board were instantly