Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-11
Late kilograms.
EASTERN NEWS.
Chicago Municipal war.

Chicago Municipal War.
CHICAGO, May 9th.-The new City
Council held an exciting meeting thls
afternoon and at one time there was &
fair promise of a row over the Mayor
ality question. During the morning
the Mayor elect, Hoyne, took the OATH
and arranged preliminaries to assume
the reins of government. At 3 P. M
the Council met, Colvin in the chair.
The bond of the new Mayor was pre-
sented and approved. A resolution
was adopted ordering all departments
to recognize and obey Thos. Hoyne as
Mayor of Chicago. Colvin refused to
put the resolution before the House
and threatened the aldermen with
vengeance if they dared overrule his
decision, which they did in spite of
200 policemen Colvin had assembled
at the City Hall for the evident pur-
pose of perpetrating his usurpation if
necessary by force. All the legal points
will be covered at the next meet
ing of the Council which takes place
Thursday. Mayor Hoyne will doubt
less preside as the Councilmen are
firm and determined that the credit of
the city shall be redeemed without
delay. 1t is thought the police and
other departments will recognize the
new government as it has the sanction
of law and vast majority of respecta-
BILE citizens. Co vim on the ether
hand still breathes threats and prom
ises to contest the case step by step to
the bitter end.
The new Postal Bill.
WASHINGTON, 1Oth.-The most i'm
portant feature of the Postal Appro-
priation bill, is the new method for
compensating railroads for transport
ing the mails. 1t provides that on
postal car routes, with agent or bag
gage car service, when a mail car is
attached or space is set apart for
through or express mails, that the
compensation, when the speed OF the
train does not exceed twenty-five
miles an hour, shall be six mills
lineal foot of interior full width car
space mile run. When the speed
exceeds twenty-five miles and not
more than thirty miles an hour, sew
en- mills. 1t is also provided that no
railroad shall be paid less rate than
$50 mile Of road per annum. This
compensation will, it is asserted,
largely reduce the aggregate amount
paid for transportation, and is urged
by the Postoffice Department.
Tragic Death of Rubenstein.
BROOKLYN, May 9th.-Pesach N.
Rubenstein, murderer of Sarah Alex
ander died In his cell shortly after 10
o'clock to-day. He appeared in usual
health last night at six o'clock. This
morning the keeper saw him lying on
his pillow which is placed over the
steampipe to secure greater warmth.
His physical condition had of late
been low but DR.. Shepard who attend
ed him did not consider the case to be
dangerous. At $3.50 the keeper heard
a groan from Rubenstein and saw
him lying apparently in great pain.
He summoned three assistants and
they lifted him to mattrass on the
floor, believing that he was suffering
from nervous prosSration and general
debility. He had for weeks past been
growing gradually weaker under the
excessive mental strain and ravages
of consumption. Medical aid was
summoned, but before the arrival of
DIR. Brown of the city hospital, Ruben
stein frothed at the mouth, his left
arm fell powerless at his side, his
eyes dilated and he groaned twice
heavily, giving those about him a sus-
picion that he had swallowed poison.
A moment later he gasped and died.
His sudden death caused excitement
among the Jail officers. 1t is said two
members OF his family had visited
him since last Sunday when his faith
er called on him but authorities scout
ed the idea of suicide, attributing
death to general debility. He had
been taking medicine for a long time
past. DIR, Brown on his arrival made
hasty examination of the body and
pronounced life extinct. The outer
clothing of Reubenstein was then re-
moved and the body left lying with
only a covering of an army blanket,
under clothing and red skull cap. The
body is extremely emaciated. In the
corner of the cell was red box con-
tanning straps and other devotional
appliances used by the deceased. On
q shelf was Hebrew Bible, on a
chair were several medicine phials in
confused heap. The body at this
time lay partially on its side, his long
black locks in disorder over his pro-
truding high cheek bones, the lips
parted, disclosing the teeth, the skin
was the hue of saffron and taken al
together the sight was shocking.
While newspaper reporters were in
the cell Fuchs, whose cell adjoins that
occupied by Rubenstein, thrust his
head through an opening in the cell
door, smoking a pipe, and calmly
watched the movements of the report
ers. The father and sister of Ruben
stein arrived at the prison about noon.
The screams of the latter rang through
the corridors as they were conducted
to the scene of death. The sister, Mrs
Joel Samitt, wes poorly dressed. The
father was terribly excited, and faint
ed after leaving the cell. He asked
the coroner the privilege of carrying
out number of Hebrew customs with
the dead which request was granted.
These consisted of covering the face,
which was done with a blanket;
strengthening the limbs in direct
line from east to west placing lighted
candle upon the left of the head of the
corpse. The coroner was about to
light the candle but was prevented by
the father who insisted on performing
that part of the ceremony.
This being done the father pro-
claimed the Innocence of his son and
as he passed into the corridor tainted
and fell to the floor crying my son Is
as pure as the sum- He was kindly
cared for by the Jail attendants and
soon after left the prison accompanied
by his daughter. He was very anx-
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