Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-06


the big horse, both running about
thirty or forty feet from the pole.
A fter going two and one-half miles
the mare began 10 weaken and
when passing the stand the third
time she was very much distressed.
After passing the half-mile pole
on the last mile she began to reel
and was stopped before reaching
the quarter-pole and with difficult
ty could be brought to the Judges
stand. The excessive heat had
been telling on her lately and the
close, hot day was too much for
her. Tenbreck was much dis
tressed and could not have gone a
second heat.
[Signed1 NJ. LEWIS CLARK, JR.,
Pres't Louisville Jockey Club.
The Potter Sub Committee.
NEW ORLEANS, July 5th.-The
Potter subcommittee met at ii
A. NJ. Fawolfty, Clerk of the Cir
cult Court and United States Com
missioner, testified. Thinks most
OF the sfIidavits before the Return
ing Board were attested by him;
superintended their preparation as
Supervisor of Election; the origi-
| nal affidavits were borrowed from
him from time to time by Repub-
licsn counsel; some Of them had
not been returned; brought here all
| protests, afiidavits, etc., made be-
fore me; also some l discovered
among them few days ago, which
I think have been on file In the
Secretary of States Office.
The papers were delivered to the
Committee and include the original
protest of D. H. Weber with inter.
lineations, which witness said he
thought were evidently made after
the original draft, being in differ
ent ink and handwriting. Ad.
journed till Saturday.
war Material foi COnstaM,iAUplo.
NEW YORK, July 5th.-The
steamer ]. B. Walker, for Constan-
tinople, Is now ready for sea at
New Haven, with cargo OF war
materials valued at two million
dollars.
JenAs su he IMd,cted fer Perjury.
CHICAGO, July 5th.-The Inter
Oceans Washington special says:
Steps have been taken to have Tom
jerks indicted for perjury. He de-
MED an affidavit which was pro-
duced as having been signed by
him. The document was to the ef-
feet that there was no intimidation
i'm Feliciana and was to have been
used as a pressure upon Matthews
and others to get jerks a place.
senstsr KeIioyg Isterviewed.
CHICAGO, July 5th.-Senator
Kellogg, now here, says, in a talk
with an interviewer, that he will
go before the Potter Com mittee at
on early date. He says it Is an ex-
tremely ludicrous sight to witness
the agitation of the country over
statements oy such people as An
derson, Weber and Mrs. Jenks,
whose word is worthless and
whose connections with politics
are scarcely heard of there.
Terrible storm Several Lives
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 5th.-The
storm which swept over this city
and vicinity yesterday afternoon
proves to have been the most de-
structive in loss of life and property
that has occurred here for several
years. In the city several houses
were struck by lightning and the
flood of water did great damage,
but no lives were lost. In the ru.
raj districts the greatest losses oc-
Cured. Houses and bridges were
washed away and crops greatly
damaged. AtSandy Creek village,
twelve miles above this city, the
water rose to depth of four feet
and carried everything before it.
The house of Abner Conner, con-
tanning himself, wife and child, Ira
Long, man named Boyd and a
stranger who had stopped during
the storm was carried away and
all were drowned. The bodies of
Connor, wife and child and Boyd
were recovered.
Ainb .'na Republicans Refaa TO
Endorse H.yes.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 5th.-
The Republican Convention, VIII ch
met yesterday, adjourned late last
night. A resolution endorsin &
President Hayes for his wise and
patriotic policy was laid on the ta-
BILE; also, resolution to nominate
State ticket. The platform is vi
olent IN denunciation of thy DEM
ocrats of the State.
Murderer Hanged,
CAIRO, Ills, July 5th.-Harrison
Burklaw was hanged at 2:3O this
afternoon at Vienna, Ills, for the
murder of David Wagoner, at For.
man, just one year ago. He met
his fate calmly and without per-
ceptible exhibition of nervousness
Arkans Slate Convention.
LITTLE Rock, July 5th.-The
State Convention re-assem bled this
morning. On the fifteenth ballot
for Governor Miller was nominated.
Precautions AKaiuss n,ot "u the
18th.
MONTREAL, July 5.-A meeting
of the Justices of the Peace of the
city and district took place to. day
to consider the best means of pre-
serving the peace on the 18th of
July. Two hundred magistrates
were present. The Mayor offered
resolutions, which were adopted,
regretting that the Orange associa-
ton persisted in its determinat on
to celebrate in Montreal an event
distasteful to majority of its in
habitants; declaring it unwise and
inexpedient to call out the military,
except when civic forces are inade-
quate, and recommending that the
Mayor issue at once q proclama-
tion to forbid all assemblages or
gatherings on the streets or other
public places on the 18th of July
and calling upon citizens to aid the
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