Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-22
EASTERN NEWS.
Cincinnati.


CINCINNATI, April 2lst.-At Lima,
Ohio, Theodore Meyers large grain
warehouse, with contents, was burned
yesterday Loss $4,000. Dwellings
were fired from the sparks, but all
were put out except that of Henry
Lane, which was burned. Loss $S,000
The prize fight between Goss and
| Allen is now considered a certainty.
A private telegram from Boston last
night says that Mace and Goss are
there and will come here to arrange
the match with Allen, and will train
in this vicinity.
A strike riot of two hundred men
occurred at the Kanawha river lm-
provements, near Charleston, w. Va,
yesterday. Negroes were employed
and were driven away by the whites.
The Sheriff, with force of one hun
dred men, quelled the disturbance.
Work will probably go on without fur
ther molestation.
G. H. Snyder, prominent young
lawyer and ex-Mayor of Charleston,
was stabbed dangerously by school
teacher named Nash last evening.
Nash was arrested and sent to Jail.
Snyder is doing well and Will proba-
bly, recover.
New York.
NEW YORK, April 21.-John Dolan
was hanged at the Tombs at $3.50 this
morning.
A special to the World from Wash
ington says ex- Detective Whitley was
before the Committee again yesterday
and gave considerable corroborative
testimony of the Secret Service Fund
to carry elections. 1t was not confined
to New York, but thousand upon
thousands were sent South by order of
the President. The latter has resolved
OH full investigation and has called
q meeting of the Cabinet at ii o'clock
this morning for special consultation
on the subject.
John d. Davenport will appear be-
fore the Committee to-day.
The RevOIutionists Fail.
NEW YORK, April 21-A San Anto-
nio (Texas) commanding officer at
Fort Mcintosh telegraphs that the
revolutionists have not carried out
their threats in regard to selling out
the merchants who refused to pay the
loans demanded at New Loredo and
have left town, and is reported to have
had fight with Quintero II miles
from here, the latter being defeated.
More Charges against the Presid ent.
A special from Washington says
Mrs. w. o. Avery, wife of Treasury
clerk, just sentenced to the penitenti-
ary for completely in the st. Louis
whisky frauds returned to Washing
ton recently, and it is said on good au :
thority, went before Attorney General
Perrepont yesterday and confessed all
she knew in regard to the frauds. They
affect the President and implicate
Babcock and her husband. The inter-
view was lengthy and of most seri-
Gus and painful character.
Investigation Demanded.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 2Ist.-The EUe-
ming Nea0S calls upon Blaine to ask
immediate investigation of the charg-
es that he obtained $4,000 from the
Union Prcific r. R. Co., and announ-
ces upon authority that if he wants to
do so, ]. G. Harrison of this city will
go before the Judiciary Committee of
the House as Government Director of
the road and demand an immediate
investigation of the matter.
Annexation of Hayti.
PARIS, April 21.-U. S. Minister
Washburn was interviewed to-day by
his diplomatic colleagues respecting
the annexation of Hayti by the Unit
ed States. He replied evasively to the
interrogations but declared the annex
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