Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-03
Night Dispatches.
STERN NEWS.
Trial of Rubensteiu.

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ing evidence was that of Professor Ea-
ton, who had examined the stains on
the prisoners coat. The murdered
girls shawl stains We're human blood,
and the mud on the prisoners boots
was the same as that in the cornfield,
and the testimony of Aug. Simond's
girl, who sold Rubenstein the pistol
| with which he committed the deed.
was also very positive against him.
1t was reported late this evening he
had attempted suicide in the court
room by taking poison, but the rumor
has not been verified.
storms in the East.
New YORK, Feb. 2d.-An unusually
severe gale has prevailed all day, with
a sudden fall of the mercury TO IS de-
grees above zero. Several houses in
the upper part of the city were de-
troyed-buildings demolished, signs
blown down, and other damage done.
No serious casualties are reported.
The sudden change ir the temperature
is severely felt. The telegraph wires
are prostrated in all directions, and
the telegraph managers report poles
in various places blowing down as
fast as they can be put up. Reports
from all parts of the Middle and West
ern States say the gale is furious, and
the weather at all points In the West
is reported as severe, and the gale as
terrific, accompanied by snow
storm in many places. Sudden
change and high winds are reported
from Rutledge, Montreal, and other
points in the East and Canada. Dis
patches from the South also report
heavy gale and prostration of tele-
graph wires. The storm extended all
over the country and was very de-
structive. In Brooklyn the wind
blew hurricane, and in addition to
other damages a row of five nearly
completed buildings were blown
down into long heaps of ruin. Loss
about $4,000.
TRENTON, n. j., Feb. 2d.-A wind
storm commenced blowing early this
morning and lasted threigh most of
the day, was the sever in this por-
ton of the State for Yeas. Consider
able damage was done To property in
this city and vicinity, roofs blowing
off and chimneys, telegraph poles and
fences were Frustrated. No lives lost.
PATTERSON, N. j., February 2d.-It-
has blown a continual gale all day,
and done great damage throughout
the city. Two new houses, nearly
completed, the tower of the Wells
street Baptist church, chimneys, tele-
graph poles and fences were blown
down and number of roofs blown off,
The wind is subsiding this evening.
HARTFORD. Conn.,, February 3D.
A furious gale began here this after
noon. The wind carried three hundred
feet of the roof off of Trinity college.
Buildings were upset, several carriages
blown over, innumerable blinds and
shutters blown down, and other dam
age in various parts of the city.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. 2d.-A
very heavy wind prevailed to-day, do
ing great damage. a dwelling house
and barn were blown down at Bran
fort.
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-Mr.
O'Brien, of Maryland, offered reso-
luton directing the Committe on For
eign Affairs to inquire into the eXpe.
diency of requesting the President to
negotiate a special treaty with France.
Adopted.
McCreary, Of Iowa, from the Judi
ciary Committee, reported bill to re.
organize the judiciary Of the United
States, with substitute for the same.
The substitute was ordered printed
and made the special order for We'd
nesday, February 10th.
AT the close Of the morning hour
the House resumed the consideration
of the till relating to the Presidential
term.
Mr.. Woodward advocated the right
of the people to choose whom they
pleased as President, and to elect him
as often as they pleased.
The previous question was asked, ,af-
ter which Mr.. Knott, of Kentucky,
closed the debate, arguing that there
should be such limitation
as the one at present proposed
in the Constitution it was argued that
experience made the incumbent a
better President, but he asked if there
had been an instance where last year
of q President had been better than
the preceding year, and if a President
was not competent when he entered
upon his duties the country had bet
ter establish school for training Pres
idential aspirants. The necessity of
this limitation grew out of the possi-
bility that the President would use
the means in his power to secure his
reelection against the wishes of the
people.
Mr.. Phillips, of Kansas, advocated
the bill, after which Mr.. Regan, of
Texas, asked leave to offer an amend
ment limiting the term of President
to six years after 1881, but retaining
the feature of the ineligibility.
Pending further discussion Mr..
New of Indiana moved to recommit
the bill to the Judiciary Committee.
The yeas and nays were ordered and
resulted, yeas, l25, nays, 1877. The
Speaker voted in the negative, defeat
ing the reference.
Fagan's amendment was then re-
jected by yeas, 20, nays, 1874.
A vote was then had on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Fry, which
makes the amendment operative af-
ter 1881, for term of years, and pro-
vdes that any person who has had the
office 6 years shall be ineligible. Re-
jected; yeas, 100, nays, 134. et '
Question recurred Oh the bill as orig
inally reported and which provides
for its taking effect at once and limit
ing the Presidential term to four years.
A two-third's vote was required and
the bill was defeated. Yeas, l44; nays,
106.
Randall, who changed his vote to
the nays for that purpose, entered a
motion to reconsider the vote, where
hv the hill uas dafaa ted The bill