Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-17

trled TO XIII IuIils Dy poison. The'
had also discussed the murde
OF other citizens. The details are
replete with cold-blooded cruelty
Dye has heretofore borne a goo,
reputation In the community, ant
his connection with the affair ha
created the utmost surprise and ex
citement.
suictdc-Beech cher.
| VIRGINIA, New, Aug. 16.-Een
ry Thompson, son of Cad Thorn D
son, keeper OF a bagnio, shot him
self in his mothers house thi
afternoon, He will doubtless die.
Beecher lectured here to ful
audience last night.
A kad Case.
| SAN FRANCISCO, August l6th.-
Lyman Carpenter, drummer for E
J. Brown, scotsman, recently start
ed out on tour. Nothing wa:
heard from him until his body wal
discovered naked Gu the shores O
Clear Lake with a bullet wound In
the head and a note stating that hi
had committed suicide because ht
had got lost. It is supposed to be @
case of temporary insanity.
All 0uies ns snm RnfAes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16th.-
Advices from San Rafael report all
quiet there and no prospect of furth.
er excitement. Nothing further
has been learned as yet of the
result of the deliberations of the
Workingmen at Charter Oak Hall
last night, but it is supposed that
/ no further action will be taken by
them in the matter.
/ A freshet nj Eureka, Nevads.
|, EUREKA, August 1G.-This town
was visited last evening by fresh
ct caused by a heavy rain in the
mountains. The flood swept down
the ravine in which the town is
built, carrying away everything
movable and destroying stables,
outbuildings, etc. One man is
supposed to be lost. The damage
is considerable, but, since the 81 m
liar visitation four years ago, most
of the buildings have been raised
SO as to be above the level of the
water and escaped destruction,
though the lower floors were
flooded.
Cloud Burst at AustiO, Ney.
AUSTIN, New, August 16.-Aus-
tin has again been devastated by q
terrible calamity in the shape of q
cloud-burst. Last Wednesday the
clouds commenced to gather thick
ly, the atmosphere was close and
suItry and the fears of the people
were aroused and such preparations
rs could be made ia the shape of
barriers were got in readiness for
the emergency, but everything
proved of no avail when the food
rushed upon us at 20 minutes to 4
P. NJ. The total loss reaches
100000. A heavy rain, accomp pa
MED by hail, commenced to fall,
and, in few moments, small
flood was pouring down Center
street, which forms the water
shed OF a large area of
hills. Gradually the water
began to cover the surface of Main
street and, in few moments, the
bed of the street was a raging tor
rent, running a river from three to
ten feet in depth. Destruction
marked every step of the torrents
path. The Reveilie office, a oue-
story brick, was the first
building to go; then followed
porches, awnings, merchandise,
cattle, wood. timber and frag.
ments of small buildings. For.
tunately the residence portion
of town is situated on a hill near
the main caflon, and the most Of
the women and children were out
of danger, aud such as were not
were hurried to a place of safety.
A man named Sparnum
was washed out of the
Philadelphia brewery, and, late in
the evening his body was found a
mile below. Main street IL COM
pletely gutted and every house
filled three or four feet deep with
sand and debris. The entire street
is a wreck.
Tine Distress at GRENADA.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16.-A Gre.
NADIA, Miss, special, last night, said
that the number of yellow fever VIC
Tins for the last "a hours had been
the largest since its appearance.
Ten or twelve new cases were re-
ported. There was great excite
ment during the day, many fleeing
the town. The population is now
reduced. to not over 800; total
deaths, 40; number of cases down
estimated at $50. New Orleans
physicians pronounce it the most
violent type. The distress is too
fearful to contemplate.
ParIiamens PrarogMsd.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-The session of
Parliament was prOrogued to-day
by the Queen until the second of
November, 1878. In the royal
speech which was read on the occa-
sion, the Queen congratulated Par.
Lament on the conclusion of peace
by the Berlin Congress-, aud the
Cyprus treaty is referred to as o
guarantee of British Independence
and q pledge of reform. The con-
duct of the troops is highly praised.
Hoedel ReheRded.
BERLIN, Aug. 16-Emil. Hoedel,
who attempted the assassination
of Emperor William on May 11th
in the avenue Unter der Linden,
was beheaded this morning in the
COURTYARD of the new prison. The
imperial warrant decreeing that
justice should take its course, was
signed on the Sth Of the present
month. Hoedel's age was about
21. In the trial he protested that
he had not intended to take the
life Of the Emperor, but sought to
sacrifice his own life In a public
manner in order to create SYM
pathy for the suffering people, but
numerous witnesses testified that
Hoedel leveled his weapon direct
at the Emperor.