Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-08

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from fright. The regulators thfew the
children through the windows, and
drove away six German emigrants.
The feeling against the regulators is
very strong i'll the community. More
raiding is anticipated.
Fire in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7th.-A fire broke
out at five O'Clock in clothes closet
of the second story of the Gardner
House on Michigan avenue, one OF the
finest hotels in the city. The alarm
was given at once and the fire depart
ment was on hand promptly, but the
fire ran up flue by the side of an ele
vator and burned a big hole through
the roof. Nearly all of the rooms Oh
the North side of the building were
badly damaged by water. The loss
to furniture is $4,000, on which the IN
surance was 1900.
Bank Failed.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Jan. 7th.-
Easton & Milne, the largest bank
ing house here, suspended this fore.
noon.
Mormon Women Petition Congress.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7th.-M. c. Stone
emigration agent arrived here from
Salt Lake City bringing with him
duplicate petition signed by 23,360.
Mormon women, addressed to nongress
praying the United States to give
Utah State government and to an
null the Poland law on poligamy. The
petitions are each seventeen yards
long.
New Orleans News.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 7th.-Hon
Edward Tillinett, one of the leading
lawyers here, died yesterday.
The Democratic State convention
adjourned to-day after adopting reso-
lutions of moderate character and an
appeal to Congress for McEnery gov
ernment and choosing delegates to
the national convention. The major
ity of those chosen are for United
States Senator Bayard Of Delaware as
first choice for presidential nomina-
ton.
Twelfth night revelers paraded last
night.
Iowa Legislature.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, January 7th.-
About half Of the members of the AS
sembly are now here, and Belknap ar
rived yesterday forenoon, and has
been busy during the day arranging
reports and drilling his men. Third
term is to be kept quiet Harlan stays
closely in his rooms, but his friends
claim that when q member is taken
in there he comes out Harlan man.
The following has just been published
as the probable first ballot: Harlan,
So; Kirkwood, A; Belknap, 81; Price,
IA; scattering, 3.
stokes Going Blind.
NEW YORK, jan. 1T is reported
that Stokes, the murderer of Fisk, is
going blind and gradually breaking
down in prison. His counsel are MAX
ing renewed efforts for his release and
have some hope of accomplishing it.
The Railroad War.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Jan. THE rail
road imbroglio seems cooled down
and closed after the defeat of the Bos-
ton Bondholder's election held yester-
day. They departed homeward de-
ferring all further action for the pres
ent. In financiering the Dubuque
stockholders wherein 100000 worth
of stock defeated S2,00000O worth of
bonds, and the mystery is past finding
out and is only eXplainable on the
nri nnip1a of iufln tio,I
Chicago News.
CHICAGO, Jan. THE Grand Jury
in charge of the whisky cases continues
examining the distillers, though the
exact character of the testimony elic-
tied is not known. Adolph Miller, the
ex-gauger, whose testimony is sup
posed to partly exculpate Boss Hesing
and Ex-Superintendent Rehm was
among the witnesses. Russell and
Galsen, the distillers who are believed
to have told all they knew, have been
in consultation with the Government
officials all day, and as they know
considerable the other distillers are
uneasy. An evening paper having
contained printed editorial intima-
ting that H. w. Coolbaugh, President
of the National Bank, was implicated
in Ethe swhisky frauds, that gentle
man publishes a card denying allega-
tions in toto.