Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-25
LOS ANGELES. FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 25.

affidavit that said bill was not
satisfactory to him and that
he has, at the instigation of his
lawyer asked for a bill particu-
larizing the amounts lost by Ver
Mehr and the dates of said losses;
that he had largely prepared tn
meet and disprOve all allegations OF
the bill when counsel for plaintiff
finding that he could not prove the
accuracy of the items, suddenly de-
manded the privilege of amending
his complaint SO as to prove the
loss of $4,000 without showing at
what time the various Gums had
been won from Yer Mehr by de-
fendant. Guided by the bill of
particulars, Briggs had prepared to
show that Yer Mehr did not have
the amounts stated nor did he in
cur mis- losses at the time stated,
hut that he had, in other ways and
at other times, squandered the
money of his employers. The
withdrawal of this bill, therefore,
was surprise, and lie demanded a
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against the new plan of attack
adopted by plaintiff The Court
admitted the Justice of The demand,
and the case, by mutual consent,
went over for the term.
The Tickrt filled 0ms.
Boston, Oct. 24.-The Greenback
State ticket, left incomplete by the
Worces' Convention, has been
filed by the following nomina-
tlons: For Lieutenant Governor,
John f. Arnold; for Secretary of
State, Weston Howsrd; for Treas
urer and Receiver General, Horace
PInney Sargent; Auditor, Davis ].
King.
The @surm Ys.Iesary.
New YORK, Oct 24.-Dispatches
from all pointsshow that the storm
OF yesterday was one of the most
violent experienced for years. The
storm came from the Tropics, and
from midnight to noon continued
rapidly increasing. It's central
point was near Bangor. 1t was at
tended with an unusually heavy
rainfall. AT Washington the fail
was 1854 inches; at Baltimore, 2:74;
at Norfolk, 2:S6; at Lynchburg,
2:0l, and at Smithville, n G, 4:03
AT Cape May the wind was sky
four miles an hour. 1t drove the
tide up on the meadows between
the city and mainland, covering
the railroad track three feet, and
preventing trains from leaving.
t". Pop--rorser Inves,iga,iom.,
New YORK. Oct. 24fh.-General
Pope has q, cllDed the invitation of
General Schofield, President of the
Military Board in the Fitz John
Porter case, TO appear before the
Board Tor further examination un
less. he shalt be regularly sub
p9natd. 1t t. surmised that the
President or General sherman will
now order him to APP ear aud
testify with soIdierly frankness
instead of sheltering himself
under pettifoggiug technicalilies.
The Board adjourned to day till
Monday next. After the Porter
Board adjourned Gen. Terry arrived
and announced the receipt of dis
patch from the War Department
relative te Pope's appearance a.
witness, which said that a confer
ence of the Board would he held to-
morrow, and which notified counsel
and the Judge A dvucate to attend.
This Indicates some peremptory
action by the War Department.
An"ther Richmond 3" the Fi~id.
BosToN, Oct. 24-The regular
Greenhack Convention yesterday
refused to make nominations, but,
at a subsequent meeting, Wendell
Phillips was nominated.
Committed for Forgery.
New YORK, Oct. 15th.-Chas.
Pontez. former policy clerk in a
Life Insurance Company OF this
city, has been committed to Jail In
default of $4,000 bail on a charge
of complicity in $64, 900 forgery
on the Union Trust Company.
The Heavy Blow nn the A,,,,.,c
Coast.
New YORK, October "a The
hotel and cottages at Coney Island
were badly damaged by the heavy
blow; also the beach drive. Yachts.
sloops and schooners were blown
ashore. AT Baltimore property
along the wharves suffered much, |
and disasters on the bay are feared. |
Along the line of the Philadelphia |
and Wilmington and Baltimore |
Railroad the loss is serious. The
storm was severe on the Sound and |
along the New England coast and |
lighter crafts Were heavily ham
mered. AT Mount Washington at |
b p. NJ. the wind was blowing l2O
miles an hour, with heavy rain.
The ship A. s. Davis, for CaIIao.
went ashore south of Cane Henry |
and Is total wreck. Only one |
person was saved of all on board.
Anti-T~mma"y Combination.
New YORK, Oct. 24.-The Re-
nublicans and anti-Tammany
Democrats formed combination
last night against Tammany by
nominating Edward Cooper for
Mayor, b. J. Phelps for District
Attorney, n. E Cowing for City
Judge aud Moritz Ellinger for Cor
Oner.
C"UfirmApk the October E,eet,on.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Oct. 24.-At
meeting of representative Demo-
Gratis from all over the State held
here last night, it was concluded
unanimously that the first Tuesday
in November is the only legal cleo
ton day for Congressman in this
State, and that the omission of the
Governors proclamation does not
deprive the people of Jurisdiction.
A Bo,d Break for Liberty.
OMAHA, Oct. 24.-Dave C.. Good
ell, arrested the other day at Allan
tic City for Black Hills stage rob.
berry, jumped from "A car window