Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-21
EASTERN NEWS.


vanderbilt-TheS st. Louis Convention.
NEW YORK, 2Oth.-Vanderbilt is
very weak and suffers great pain, he
is very fearful his condition is less ia.
vorable than two days ago.
A Washington special says it is
very probable the st. Louis conven-
tion will adopt the currency plank of
the Cincinnati convention. If they do
this the currency question will be
hardly likely to enter into canvass.
The Democrats will also adopt the
plank the same as Cincinnati concern
ing the granting of money to religious
corporations and thus rob the Repub-
licans Of their strongest thunder.
The President Endorses Hayes.
NEW YORK, Jund 20th.-A Wash
ington special says President Grant
made speech last evening endorsing
Gov. Hayes and Wheeler. The sere-
made after the ratification meeting at
the City Hotel, went to the White
House and the President soon appear
ed on the balcony where he could be
heard.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June 20th.-Al-
most the entire crop on the French
and Broad rivers has been destroyed
by the recent freshets. There was
twenty feet rise up to midnight last
night, but it is falling rapidly. The
fields and islands are entirely SUBJ
merged from to 10 feet.
NEW YORK, June 20th.-The tug
boat II. w. Workman, used by the
street cleaning bureau for towing
scows loaded with ashes and garbage
out to sea, exploded her boilers at pier
39, foot of Vesey street, North river,
at A. NJ. to-day, sinking the tug and
instantly killing Kneeland Wright,
cook, Alexander Reed, fireman, and
Cornelius Ferdon, a deck hand. The
body of Wright was found on shed.
The other bodies were not recovered,
and probably went down with the
tug. The captain and engineer of the
tug were absent. They attribute the
explosion to the carelessness of the
fireman, but it is claimed that the
boiler was defective. The canal boat
Judah Shepard, loaded with grain, ly-
ing alongside of the tug, was totally
destroyed. Other boats in the vicinity
were somewhat damaged. Several
buildings were injured by flying pieces
of the boiler. The loss on the tug is
l0,000, and on the other property
about Sis, 900.
Augustus Schell, Chairman Of the
Democratic State Committee, left for
st. Louis last night. The Tammany
delegation leave here Friday night.
Another Forger Released.
LONDON, June 20th.-Brent, the
Louisville forger, who was released
from prison yesterday, is boarding at
house on Craven street under an
assumed name. He says he will not
make any claim for the securities
found on him. Grey, the New York
forger, since his arrest has been Wis
tied in his cell frequently by lady of
title, whose name is withheld from
the public. Miss Balform, the hand
some blonde who took such deep in
terest in Winslow's welfare, is now
extending similar kindness to Grey
She says his board and meals are fur.
nished from good restaurant outside
the prison. Grey will be released on
Thursday. Detectives Williamson
and Wilson will sail for New York to-
morrow in the steamer Britain.
New Hampshire Senatorial Election.
@CoNcoRD, N. H., June 2Oth.-The
Senatorial election took place at moo n
to-day, and resulted In the choice of
E. H. Rollins, Republican, on the
first ballot, in both branches of the
Legislature.
Not Resigned.
WASHINGTON, June 20th.-The
Cabinet session to-day was very brief
and no business was transacted. The
subject of Secretary Bristow's success
sor was not mentioned. Treasurer
New says positively that he has not
rendered his resignation and has not
yet made up his mind when to resign.
Boiler Explosion.
NEW YORK, June 20th.-The explo-
sion of the boiler of the tugboat Ii. j.
Workman made perfect wreck OF
the boat, and damaged the Van Tas-
sci grain elevator, and wrecked the
canal boat Julia, which was lying