Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-10

and Oliver Hoyt President pro
tenn. Gov. Hubbard delivered his
inaugural address.
Runner of Faiiare FALSE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9lh.-The re-
pert published this afternoon that
the De Castro sugar refinery had
failed, Is denounced as groundless
at the office of the firm.
A DastardIy Msrder.
DOVER, N. H., Jan. 9th.-Mrs.
Marian Berry, of New Durham, u
highly respectable widow lady,
aged G5 years, was shot and in
stantly killed this afternoon in the
presence of her family by John L..
Pinkham, who had been instructed
by her to do some chopping and
Tor the payment of which there
had been some dispute. Pinkham
entered with double-barreled
shotgun In his hand and after a
few words suddenly shot Mrs.
Berry through the head and fled,
but was soon found with his throat
cut slightly. He was probably
drunk.
The SoUth Carolina Revenue
Troubles.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9th.-A tel
egram to the Commissioner of In-
ternal Revenue from Revenue
I Agent Wagner, dated Charlotte,
North Carolina, to-day, says that
Governor Hampton has directed
the Sheriff of Union county to see
the law enforced and proposing to
remove the trial justice and dis
band the militia company impli-
Gated in the rescue of Federal pris-
oners at Spartansburg. We shall
call on the Sheriff for a posse and
believe We shall be able to avoid
all trouble.
New Hampshire Republican Con.
ventiOn.
CONCORD, N. H., Jan. 9th.-Tn
the Republican State Convention,
to-day, b. f. Prescott was nomi.
mated for Governor by reclamation.
The following resolutions were
"eoPtNN'
First-Resolved, That we recog-
nize the paramount duty OF Presi-
dent Hayes to render his high and
solemn professions actual aud liv.
ing realities and, while We admit
honest differences of opinion in re-
spect to past acts, we welcome and
approve his patriotic and sincere
efforts to keep faith with the peo.
pie and secure to the whole country
the blessing of a just, efficient and
honest Republican administration.
Second-Resolved, That we con-
denim as recreant and rninous the
attempt OF the Democratic House of
Representatives to destroy the re-
sumption act and thus render
abortive years Of anxious waiting
and praying TO make the greenback
dollar equal to the gold dollar equal
in its capacity to reward labor and
pay the public creditors.
Third-Resolved, That we disap.
prove and denounce any legisla-
ton upon or disguised tendency to
repudiate the public debt in whole
or in part. We regard change
in the standard OF values
by making the deprecated
silver dollar legal tender
for all public and private indebt.
edness a violation Of the rights
of property, reputation
of government contracts and
wrong done to labor criminal In its
nature and dishonorable to the ma
ton, and we call on the President
to use the veto, If it becomes neces-
sary, as did his courageous prede-
eessor, to shield the national honor
from legislation that threatened to
wound and blast it.
Fourth-Demands free and un.
obstructed passage to the ballot
| box.
Fifth-Demands universal educa-
ton and that Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress shall steadi.
ly oppose all schemes to rob the
treasury and injure the public
credit; purity, ECONOMY and eff
cheney of all the departments of
the present administrations, con-
tinued reduction of the public
debt, refunding bonds at a lower
rate of interest and wise and hope.
full efforts to restore prosperity ut
home and Xlend the field of Amer
lean commerce abroad deserves and
receives our unqualified approba-
ton; condemn as factious and
mischievous all attempts to re.
open the Presidential controversy
or to question the title of the Pres
idsnt to his high Office.
The other resolutions relate to
State affairs. Adjourned.