Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-12

i'm the employ of the California
Farmers Mutual Insurance Com
pany. Recently he has been out OF
employment and embarrassed in
circumstances. This morning after
breakfast his wife asked him for
some money, when, in reply he
drew pistol and blew out his
brains. Deceased was a prominent
member of the United Order OF
Workingmen.
NomtnRtiOts ut Shnsta.
SHASTA, June 1l.-At a Citizens
Non Partisan meeting held last
night d. c. Stevenson, Republican,
a mechanic, was nominated as dele
gate for the Senatorial District
comprising Shasta, Trinity, Modoc
and Siskiyou counties, and A. An
drews, Democrat, lawyer, was
nominated for the Assembly Dis
trict of Shasta and Trinity coun-
ties.
The Potter Committee.
WASHINGTON, June 11th.-At
O'Clock p. NJ. yesterday, the Potter
Committee examined Timothy
Griffith, clerk in the office of the
Secretary of the Senate. He pro.
duced u paper purporting to be
signed by all the electors.
Elijah l.. Bugbee, manager of the
Washington Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph office, was then sworn.
Butler examined him sharply upon
his fsilure to bring an original
book showing tue receiptand deliv,
cry of certain kilograms which wit
hess said he could not find. Butler
said he had some memoranda talk
en- from another book in the office.
He said that was the book he want
ed, as it was the book into which
the original was copied Butler
then asked for a certain message
which witness said he believed had
been eaten by rats, as it had been
stored in closet along with other
papers which were not considered
valuable and which it was found
had been largely destroyed by rats.
An amusing examination followed
which ended by Buffers producing
the check mark of George Dunn
ing, night clerk of the Company,
on February oath, 1877, the date of
the message which Butler asked
for. Witness identified both check
mark end telegram which Butler
had and SAID in answer to Butler
that he didn't believe he (Butler)
stole the telegram from the office.
Butler then produced an answer to
the first telegram which witness
said also passed over his wires. The
following Is the telegram:
WASHINGTON. Feb. "a, 1877.
"ro Lieutenant General Thos. l..
Young and A fired ID. Lee, Column
bus, Ohio:
"(Confidential At a conference
of Southern Republicans, Southern
Unionists and Norti ern Wings the
following was adopted as express
i've of their wishes and what is best
in their Judgment: The new era ex-
pected by the Inauguration of Gov
ernor Hayes has already created
great harmony between the afore-
mentioned elements. They greatly
desire to nOn-sectionaliZe party
politics and to remove the bitter.
ness and jealousies of race in the
South, as foreshadowed in Hayes's
letter of acceptance. In order to
effect this, it is necessary to have a
complete change in Cabinet
officers, thereby giving confidence
to the people that this new and
glorious departure to reconcile and
harmo nize is not to be engineered
and directed by those who have
failed in the past. The natural ma.
tional elements of the South, by
political, educational and party
creed, are the old-line Wings and
Jackson Democrats. From these
elements to-day we are deriving
substantial aid, and by wise policy
they will be with us in the future.
1t is thought that from this ele.
ment it would he wise and proper
to make Cabinet counsellors from
the South and Southwest"
Mexican RsvoIusiOnists Routed.
NEW ORLEANS, June ia La
redo special says that a courier
brought news yesterday to the eff
feet that Col. ALGERIA and $50 Gov
ernment troops attacked 200 revo-
lutionists under Cara Agalla, at q
place called Los Lldronm, forty
miles north of New Laredo,
and, after severe engagement,
completely routed them, making
many prisoners and capturing
arms, horses, etc. Many are re.
ported killed and wounded on both
sides, but details are wanting. There
was great rejoicing in New Laredo
on receipt of the news.
The H"usc Judiciary Con, mittee On
IiSyss's rftle.
WASHINGTON, June 1l.-What
was intimated last night about the
action of the House Judiciary Com.
mittee upon the Presidents title
can be affirmed as q fact to-day.
The Judiciary Committee met to.
day and decided to take
no action in the matter
on account of the developments
forsshadowed by rotter's Commit
tee. Gen. Butler has taken the
contract of making out a case oil
impeachment against Hayes. and
he is against the Judiciary Com.
mittee making any recommenda
tion either way upon the subject,
leaving the case to stand as it is.