Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-18

w. Jones sign Weber's name to
the Anderson Weber agreement.
Jones is now dead. Smedley got a
very bad character.
John S. Dala, who is Parish
Judge of West Feliciana, and who
made an affidavit of intimidation,
testified that he had been daily in
company with Weber for the past
week and that Weber offered him
$500 and the position of teacher in
the public school If he would re-
cant his affidavit, as Weber had
done. Weber boasted that he was
safe and had acted wisely and ad-
vised witness to do the same. Wit
ness promised Weber that he
would do so, but his conscience
would not allow it. Witness be.
lieved that money had been put up
by gentlemen in New York to pay
Armisted and Duncan, who testi.
fed in support of Weber yesterday.
Weber had paid witness $35 and
was to pay the rest after lie had
testified.
o. H. st, Martin, who witnessed
the conversation yesterday be-
tween Dala and Weber, testified
that Dala had made all the adj
vallces in this matter and had bor-
rowed S35 of Weber, saying he re.
ceived Il as a loan. Weber also
denied the essential parts ol
Dallas testimony.
Later state Commercial Conven.
dion.
New ORLEANS, July 17th.-The
Merchants and Citizens Commit.
tee to day agreed to call a great
national and Interstate CONNER.
cial and river convention here OIL
the 10th of November. All cities
and towns interested In the exten.
sion and development OF the export
trade, the improvement of the Mis-
sissippi and its tributaries and the
Southern Pacific Railway are in.
vited to send delegates.
The Heat nt Chicago-FatA sun
strokes.
CHICAGO, July 17th.-Yester.
days fatal cases of sunstreke mum
ber nine. To-day the fatalities SO
far as known, are four. Probably a
score of people have been sun.
struck during the forenoon. The
horses are suffering mostand some
fifty have died since the heated
term began. Last night thousands
OF people sought relief from the
heat by means of excursions on
Lake Michigan.
The Heat S.Us,,.iag-roful suu.
sts"kes im st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, July 1.-THE wealth
er continues intensely hot, but
there is fine southern breeze,
which is more bearable. Sunstroke
cases have been but few this morn
ing, only five cases having been
treated at the dispensary, and they
were light ones. The fatal cases
of sunstroke or prostration by heat t
since last Wednesday, when the
weather first became so intensely
hot, so far as have been reported to
the authorities, up to last night,
number 155. 'relegraphic and
other reports from interior towns
of Missouri and Kansas mention
the extremely hot weather and
numerous sunstrokes, quite num-
Der of them fatal. In some parts of
Southern Missouri and Kansas the
weather has been so intensely hot
during the day that all outdoor
work was suspended, and a consid-
nr 80 ~ Of l.,
several localities is being done by
moonlight.
SIX Fatal suustrDk.s ReporIed
ST. LOUIS, July 17th.-The ther.
mometer to day ranged from 81 to
lO2. This Is higher range than
yesterday, but since that time it
has decreased and the prospect is
that tonight will be coo,er, with
fair Indications of rain. There has
been little done at the city dispen.
sary to-day. Half a dozen fatal
cases are reported.
The Heat nt Miiwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, July 17th.-The
heat to-day was very oppressive.
The thermometer ranged from 90
to 100 in the shade. Street labor
was generally suspended. One
hundred and three authenticated
cases of suDstroke were reported to.
day.
The Dsaper Eclipse Expedition.
OMAHA, July 17th.-The Draper
eclipse expedition arrived in this
city this morning and, after spend
ing q couple of hours here, took
their departure on the Union Pa
cific express train for Rawlin.,
Wyoming, which is the station Sc
lected for the observation of the
eclipse of the sun on Monday, the
Goth. The expedition was organ
lied by Prof Henry Draper aad is
q rrivate enterprise.
Bo,ton Wool MnrLet.
BOSTON, July l7th.-The demand
for domestic wool continues quite
active and manufacturers are free
There is no material
change in price but very firm
feeling. California spring In fair
demand and firm at 20@3O; super
fine and X pulled quiet at 30@iO.
Fatal Boiler ExpIOsion.
WHEELING, w. Va, July 17th.-
The boiler in the Davis planning
mill at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, exploded
at eight this morning, destroying
the entire building and killing
three persons outright. Three
more were fatally and several bad.
ly injured. Loss about $25 900.
Freshmen's HAT Race.
AUBURN, July 1.-THE Cornell
Harvard eight-oared Freshman
race was called by Referee Blackie
at 4.13 p. M, the weather being ex-
ceedingly hot aud the water not
entirely calm. The CoInells crossed
the line winner by nearly three
lengths i'm 17:l32 The Haryards