Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-27


ernor. The claim is made at his
headquarters that $4,000 names
have been received, and that
Of these nearly $4,000 are residents
of this city. The absurd statement is
published on tho authority Of one
of Buffers leaders, that intimida-
tion has been resorted to by the an
ti-Butler men to prevent persons
we'll disposed towards Butler from
signing his petitions, and that
merchants had been threatened
in a circular emanating from
the National Banks in New York,
which calls upon all business men
to see to it that no Greenbacksr In
their district shall be elected to
Congress or any high position, and
that discount will be refused the
paper of any business man who
shall identify himself with the
Greenback cause. Butler, it is
said, will soon take the stump.
The situation as Gr~uad..
NEW ORLEANS, August 26th.-
The Howard Association has re.
ceived the following dispatches:
GRENADA, Miss, August 26th.
IL M.-For heavens sake send a
few nurses. 1t is untrue that the
material for the disease is ex.
hausted. Nurses worn out. Two OF
the most eminent physicians just
taken down. Physicians needed
with r.urses, but not without.
(Signed. B. p. ANDERSON,
w. T. WATHAM.
GRENADA, 2:10 P. M.-Your tel
egram just received. DIR. Veasie is
now sick. One New Orleans nurse
is sick, but walking about to-day.
We need twenty-five nurses worse
than anything else. Nurses for
Holly Springs passed up. For Gods
sake send nurses If you can. Will
pay five dollars per day.
(Signed. B. p. ANDERSON.
GRENADA, 1925 p. M.-Try and
get DR.. Vaudeville to como back.
If not possible get some other ply
sician. Only two local physicians
on duty. They will be down soon.
Nurses or help of any kind wanted.
Some families have not a we'll per-
con to wait on them. Eight deaths
last night-six whites and two
blacks. (Signed.
DIR. VEAsIE.
In response to the above tele.
grams the Howard Association
sent DIR. Stone with nurses. Also
supplies of ale, champagne, fresh
meats, ice, cracknells, etc., and au.
thorlzed those in authority al
Grenada to draw on the Howard
Association of this city for all
needed supplies.
A special to the Times, from
Jackson, announces the death o
Judge Thomas Walton, at Gren.
ada, of fever.
The Labor C1mm1sscc.
New YORK, Aug. 26th.-Chair.
man Hewitt read q card from John
Peters accusing the Committee ol
wickedly gathering up all the
crazy men in New York and AL
bany to testify and make labor
ridiculous.
Chas. II. Maxwell, a ship owner,
attributed the decline of the Amer
ican shipping trade to England
outstripping us and to the naviga-
tion laws, which are oppressive.
Ship owners got absolutely 10 re-
turn by running ships, they only
saved themselves from greater loss
which they would sustain If the
ships laid idle. Economy in Ma
tional, State and Municipal gov
ernments, with the abolition of the
navigation laws would soon bring
good times around.
| Vice. President Walker, of the
Gold and Stock Telegraph Com
pany, held that too much capital
was permanently invested, leaving
too little for daily Commercial
business. A settled currency on q
coin basis; governmental supervi
sion of all corporations; tentative
financial and fiscal legislation and
a slight protective tariff, would
produce another era of activity and
prosperity. Adjourned.
Contributions Forwerded.
New YORK, August 16th.-Tht
Chamber of Commerce to-day sent
$500 to New Orleans, Memphis
and Vicksburg.
The lecture at White Sulphur
Springs by Col. Long, formerly OF
the Egyptian army, netted $4,000,
which has been forwarded to
Vicksburg.
CHATTANOOGA, August 26th.-
Colored people here send over S10O
to yellow fever sufferers.
CLEVELAND, o., August 26. The
Cleveland police force ha We donated
$500 of their life and health fund
for the benefit of the yellow fever
suffers, making the total amount
given so far by citizens $4,000.
Sad EndiMg of n Pleasure Trip.
NEW YORK, August 26th.-The
sloop yacht Zephyr, with fishing
and shooting party from this city
on board, was capsized in Sleeps
head Bay Sunday, and four of
them, including the captain, were
drowned.
Subscriptions for Fever Sufferers.
PHILADELAHIA, August 26th,-
The committee having charge of
the collection and disbursement
of the fund for fever sufferers de-