Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-09

was robbed last evening of So, 900
worth of clocks and watches In the
presence of a large number of pass.
ers-by. Shortly after 6 O'Clock two
men entered the store. One closed
the door and the other, with q re.
volver, kept in their places
Mr.. Johnson, the proprie.
tor, his clerk, and a
customer. Two others then
smashed the large plate windows
and packed in two bags the stock
exposed. While they were thus
occupied two others, armed with
pistols ordered the passers-by to
move on. The property bav-
ing been packed, the thieves,
still protected by their companions,
moved quickly to butchers cart
in waiting at the corner and drove
rapidly away. The two who had
kept possession of the store, re.
ceiving a pre-concocted signal,
turned on the thropg and fired their
pistols in the air. A stampede of
people followed and the thieves all
escaped.
Gavera"t Hampton Hrrnks His
COLUMBIA, s. c., Nov. 8.-WhiIe
Governor Hampton was hunting
yesterday his mule became fright.
ened, and, the bride breaking, the
Governor leaped from the saddle.
BY the fall the Governors right
leg was broken in two places, the
bones protrudipg, and his ankle
was badly hurt.
The bloody Bnixnrisns f.ae.e
Again.
CoNSTANTINoPLE, Noy. 8.-A |
body OF Bulgarians burned fourteen
villages in the district of Demot-
lea.
C.ssagnac Thrown Out.
VERSAILLES, Nov. After q
long and animated debate and |
many calls to order, the Chamber
of Deputies to-day declared the
election of M. Paul De Cassagnac |
invalid.
ship Ffieshiro Lost.
LONDON, Nov. S.-The ship Fife.
shire was lost OH her passage from
Madras to Liverpool and % of her
crew were drowned.
Abaui the Fisheries.
LONDON, Nov. 8.-Of the fishery
question the Daily Nea0s says: We |
await with interest the publication
of Lord Salisbury's despatch
and the statement drawn up
by the Canadian Government, but
there is no use trying to disguise
the fact that Secretary Evarps G ase
as he puts it, has some force in it.
A right has been. bought and, in
the natural course of things, will
be paid for by the United States.
The question is one of legal obliga.
tion, and it cannot be too calmly |
discussed on both sides.
ALondon Fai.ure.
LONDON, Nov. S.-Koller & Co.,
commission merchants on Finch
Mich street, have failed; liabilities,
5000, ,0G0.
European weather.
LONDON, Nov. 8.-Telegrams
from northern and eastern Europe
announce heavy snowfalls. The
Apprentices and Black Forest are
covered, and the Swiss passes are
blocked with snow. Tn France the
rivers are very high. The Seine
threatens an inundation.
subscriptions for the shareholders.
GLASGOW, Nov. S.-Subscriptions
here for the relief of shareholders
of the City of Glasgow Bank have
reached 100000.
COunt Amarassy's nudKet.
PEsTH, Nov. S.-Count Andrassy
presented his budget to the delega-
tions yesterday. The expenditure
for 1879 Is estimated at 94, 55l,71
f1orins, being three millions less
than the preceding Budget.
The GEAR In Precarious Health.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. S.-The
health of the Gear is becoming
more and more unsatisfactory, and
causes great anxiety. Count
Shouvaloff has left Lavida for Lon
don, the state of the Emperor's
health not permitting q decision
upon pending political issues.