Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-06-27
l0SAMGELES WEEKLY HERALD
Morning kilograms.


The N. 4. y. C"Version Organized.
SACRAMENTO, June 26-The N.
Q. p. Convention organized at
noon by the election of the tempo.
rary as the permanent officers of
the Convention. a long debate
was had on q resolution to
nominate candidates for Congress,
which resulted in vote tablipg it.
Passengers G"s.g s"uth.
MoJAvE, June 20 e V Cox and
daughter. Mr. G e Locke, DR. J w
Waters, f A Frank, Max Meyer,
q E Gard, f de Cells, w s Moore.
Mrs r Low and two sons, CAPT A u
Force and elghty-tive men, Jas
Morris, w Dickinson, Jno Zens, f
w Pratt, l. Blair.
Outraged e"d Killed by ~ Tramp.
WHEATLAND, June 24.-At noon
to-day an alarming rumor spread
through this town. to the effect that
q woman had been outraged by a
tramp, and had been subsequently
found in dying condition, the
scene of the brutal affair being To-
Gated OH the Sacramento wagon
road at point some ten miles
distant from here. Great difficulty
was experienced in the matter,
everybody having heard such re-
port, but nobody seeming to know
where the outrage occurred or who
was the victim. After long and
discouraging search the report
er visited the ranch of j.
B. Nichols, a reliable, we'll
to do and widely known farmer,
who Immediately stated that the
rumor was true, expressing will
ingness to have his name given as
authority. He said: ~ know
that the outrage occurred, for | was
informed of it by DR.. Banley, of
Pleasant Grove, who attended the
victim. Her name was Mrs. Me-
Cullum. Her husband is abutcher
about thirty five years cd, who
trades in the foothills ard noun
tains. She was Canadian woman
thirty years of age, and her mar
riage took place about year ago.
Her husband was absent In the
mountains and she was alone in
the house at the time. She lived
in Auburn Ravine, the first ranch
above Green & Trainor's sheep
ranch. 1t is in Placer county, thiT-
teen miles from Wheailaud and six
miles west of Lincoln. 1 think
the affair occurred the day after
the Wheatland outrage. A tramp
came to her house, and, observing
that she was alone, Immediately
assaulted her. She made desper-
ate resistence, hut without success,
aud he made his escape. She was
in delicate condition, and the ex-
element she underwent and the
brutal teatme mt she received had
terrible effect on her, and when
found she was thought TO be dying
On last Friday she was delivered of
dead child. She died on Satur-
day, and on Sunday she was buried.
You can rely on these being the
facts. have no objections to Civ
Ing name as authority. My Post
office address is Nicolaus, Suffer
county,
Arrested Os suspicion.
MODESTO, June Is "A murder
was recently committed near HIPS
Ferry. On Wednesday, June 18th,
William Gibson came to the Ferry
aud reported that VIM Walker, a
neighbor, had suddenly died of
hemorrhage of the lungs, and
wanted coffin to bury him. He
said that IL was not necessary to
hold an inquest, but the citizens
thought 1t best to send out "A doc
tor, who found Walkers head
crushed as from the blow of anaxe.
An axe was found by the door GOV
cred with blood. Gibson has been
arrested. His many contradictory
stories cast suspicion Of guilt on
him.
HOnOrs 90 Senator Lamar.
New York, June ga Times
over 800 citizens of that place head
ed by a band of music, greeted Sen
ator Lamar as he passed down to
Rrookhaven tonight. The train
made a short delay, during which
Lamar addressed the assemblsge.
A large transparency was erected
on the platform on which was in
scribed: Lamar, the South's de-
ft... Northern slaudef."
rAyor of Ti,de".
NtHH. N, Va, June 25.-
tse s..r hsays;. Tilden is not
aseau. bio the touth because
ID, l.4 umlii.Y in 1877. Tilden's
aueaHa. Hr thy in asserting his
i,4it ovet Hayes lost him his
Hoid Hu .ao Duth, for Southerners
uaro over slieved that Tilden
eell Laya silly secured from the
South BORT that would have
followed nir1 TO the White House
Ira yla.. ot flood.
rao aottaera SnciGc R@iir""a-Im.
af. 'necfsons PROMISED.
r. sa b. q une 25 A Times New
EH special says: At Boston and
seu aNo.sc) capitalists are inter
esief l l4 rogress which is made
wt a8 SON hern Pacific road now
f4er ulaL I'D forward, aud it Is ex-
,-.Ial CHAT within fifteen months
nut .Ipn III be made with thu
if r, Fort Scott and Gulf
ad Lhi- Ia Boston enterprise
sxclU ,ivey, and Is regarded
ag brilliant future. 1t Is