Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-12
shooting challenge.

lyn aud New York has been al
ready paid.
shooting Challenge.
NEW YORK, Nov. Ilth. Captain
Bogardus this morning issued
challenge to shoot match against
DR.. Carver with any kind of gun,
from 81 900 to 5000 o side. He is
also willing to back ten members
of the Zettler Rifle Club of this
city against DR.. Carver.
FIELD CertaiuIy Elected.
BOSTON, Nov. 1lth.-The re.
count of votes for member of Con-
gress from the Third District
shows no material change in the
plurality of Field, Republican,
| whose election is assured beyond
doubt. The com mittee who made
the recount was composed en-
tirely of Democrats.
Remnvai Of supervis,ng Arehifees
l1iif.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1lth. 1t is GER
tain that Supervising Architect
Hill will be removed by the Presi-
dent and Boynton, of Chicago, ap-
pointed to succeed him. The
change will be made by the Presi-
dent, but Washington specials af.
firm that Secretary Sherman will
decidedly oppose it.
An American Citixen Imprisoned.
OSHKOSH, Wis, Nov. 11.-News
has been received that Adam Ha.
ber, German farmer of this sec
ton, who lately revisited the
Fatherland, has been sentenced to
five years imprisonment for speak
ing disrespectfully of Emperor
William. The attention of Secre-
tary Evarts will be called to the
case, as Haber is a naturalized
American.
The Joint Iudian committee.
OMAHA, Oct. 1ltb.-The Joint
Congressional Committee to inves-
tigate the propriety of transferring
the Indian Bureau to the War De-
partment having returned from the
Pacific Coast, adjourned here to-day
to meet again in Washington on
the 25th Inst. The members re.
turned to their respective homes
this evening. They have travelled
$4,000 miles, have heard the testi-
mony of $50 persons and have Wis.
tied quite large number of tribes
of Indians. They will submit their
report to Congress in January.
Inside History of New Orleans
Elections.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 11th.-The
inside history of political matters
is beginning to come out. +. A.
Burke, the newly elected State
Treasurer, was a candidate for the
U. S. Senate. To-day an arrange.
ment was made to give him entire
control of the city debt amounting
to $20,000,000. On this condition
he agreed to withdraw from the
Senatorial contest. The Demo.
cratic municipal ticket was made
up by K. A. Burke, John Fitzpat.
rick and J. ID. Hanston. Mean.
while Citizens Association held
q meeting to-day and sent q |
committee to Governor Nichols to
lay before him an abstract of the |
frauds which were perpetrated at |
the recent election. Their sum-
mary of testimony is extremely |
full and so overwhelming in fact, |
that the Governor asked two of the |
committee to ascertain whether |
there is anything in the law which |
authorizes him to nullify the muni- |
cipal election and order new one.
Another candidate for the Federal
Senate is Duncan F. Kenner, who
will probably be elected. 1t is |
thought that, under the new ar
rangement. u. a, Burke can cap.
ture 81 100000
The Boos On the Other Leg.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. Ill
Official and unofficial returns re-
ceived give Bisbee, Republican,
232 majority. To-day Is the legal
day FOR closing the canvass In the
several counties. Bisbee, the Re-
publican candidate for Congress.
telegraphs as follows from ALA.
chua county: The Board here are
arbitrarily rejecting good returns.
Have U. s. Marshal come to.mor.
row without fail,