Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-23

Wilson then offered resolution
authorizing the Select Committee
to investigate electoral frauds in
any State where it has probable
cause to believe such fra uds were
practiced.
The RefJrned Church.
LANCASTER, Pa, May %. Last
evening the General Synod uf the
Reformed Church unanimously
anopted a paper presented by DIR.
G. z. Weiser providing for the
formation of committee composed
of members to be appointed by the
different district synods according
to their numerical ratio. This
commission is empowered to take
under consideration the differences
existing in the Reformed Church
for some years past.
Pennsylvania Democratic Co,vea.
lion.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, May 22d.-The
Democratic State Convention met
this morning and was called to or
der by Captain McClelland, Chair
man of the State Central Commit
| tee. The roll was called and the
Convention effected temporary
organization by the election of
Hon. Milton Speare, of Huntington
county, as temporary Chairman.
After the appointment of Com
mittee on Permanent Organization,
contested seats and resolutions, the
Convention adjourned till 3 p. NJ.
| Batter and the Invcstig,,Iou.
CHICAGO, May 22I. - The 7ri-
6une's Washington special says:
Referring to the complaints made
by Republicans at the appoint ment
of General Butler on the Investi-
eating Com mittee, Morrison said
that the Republicans were mis-
taken. Butler might prove to be
tho most troublesome Investigator
for the Democrats upon the COM
mittee. Butler WAS not for the
administration, but was not for the
Democracy. He is for Packard,
and it will undoubtedly be his pur.
pose to show that Packard was
elected, for the benefit of the Re-
publicans in Louisiana. He will
not be of any advantage to the
Democrats. Morrison is one of the
Democrats who dropped Ti!den at
an early period of the electoral
contest. When committee, con-
sisting of Henry Watterson and J.
Sterling Morton went to New York
to learn from Tilden what his de-
sires were as to the Electoral Com.
mission, they came back and re.
ported that Tilden had said that he
knew he was elected, but there
must be no trouble about it; and
one of them declared that rilden
was more of candidate for the
cemetery than for the Presidency,
as he was nothing but an animated
old corpse. From the time that
report was made Morrison aban-
doned Tilden and he has never had
anything to do with him since.
De.tsuci.yc Fiooa.
DEADwooD, ID. T., May 22d.-
The heavy storm in this vicinity
last week was followed by warm
weather and rain, which caused
Deadwood and Whitewood creeks
to again overflow their banks and
flood great portion of the town.
A two story building on Lee street,
occupied by the Mankato Furniture
Manufacturing Company, was car
ried with great rapidity down the
stream 200 yards, where it struck
bridge and went to pieces. A man
who had been unable to get out
before leaped from the house on to
the bridge just before the collision.
Several smaller houses were also
carried away by the flood. Ed.
ward Preble was struck by a falling
roof and knocked into the stream,
but was finally rescued. No fatal
tiles have yet been discovered.
Much of the road between this
point, Lead City and Central is
washed away, and much damage
to placer claims has resulted. The
entire damage thus far is about
$50, 900, principally to miners. The
water is still rising.