Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-19
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Coeki,u. Deeiares tor Grant.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Conk-
ling IS said to hav written letter
formally abandoning his Presiden.
ticl aspirations aud favoring Grant.
The Attempted Assess.ma..on of
Nathan.
NEW YORK, April Is The San
says of the attempted assassination
of Nathan: A woman deliberately
shoots d mai in the presence of
witnesses, and with the evident in
tention of killing him. Then she
walks quietly away, and after Il
lapse of two weeks there is no indi-
cation of an intention to arrest her,
or even to officially investigate the
crime. This was not in Texas,
where the friends of the murdered
actor, Porter, deem it necessary to
subscribe money to secure the pun
ishment of Currie, but the points
stated are the peculiar ones of the
Barrett Nathan case.
severe storm-Trea.ure faunteTs
Come q. Grsrf
NEW YORK, April 1S-The storm
of wind and rain which reached
this city yesterday extended as far
south as the Gulf.
The brig Gypsy,to have sailed to
day for Venezuela to recover S2,'
900, 900 OF treasure lost in u gale
from a Spanish ship-of-war. fifty
years ago, has been seized by tht
United States Marshal at the sui
of creditors.
| fhs Pedestrian Match.
NEW YORK. April 19th.-Only 2(
of the original 40 are on the track
at Gilmore's Garden. Panchot was
still ahead at midnight, having
made 255 miles; Merritt, 243. The
gate money promises well.
| A Loan for the Northern Pacific.
NEW YORK, April IS "A loan OF
$2,0uO, 900 was secured yesterday OF
six per cent. bonds of the Northern
| Pacific Railroad, for extending the
road 200 miles from Bismarck tt
| the Yellowstone.
Novelty In the way OF etnHse
meats.
NEW YORK, April 1sth.-Th,
Academy of Music was well fillet
last night on the occasion 0
playinga game of chess with living
pieces. The spectacle was gor
geeus ore, and kings, queens
knights, bishops and even pawns
were arrayed in silks, satins, vel
vets aud blazing jewels. The game
was played by Captain Mackenzie
and Eugene Demar, and was wol
in As minutes by Mackenzie.
Important DecIsiOn in n shiap.us
| Cnse.
NEW YORK, April 1Sth.-Ship
ping men are jubilant over til,
recent decision of Judge Choate, il
the United States District Court
which virtually exempts vessels
engaged in near by [?l trade from
interference of the U. s. Shipping
Commissioner. Some time ago an
amendment was secured with thit
object in view, but the clause il
another portion of the law, which
required payments of discharged
crews to be made in the presence
of Com missioner, was inadvert-
emily left unchanged, and under
color of this ship-owners claim thai
they have been harassed beyond
the intent of the Act as it stands
This point was fully presented in
the case of John G. Moses against
the bark Brothers. Moses refused
the tender of the sum due him, on
the ground that it should be made
in the presence of Commissioner
and brought suit. Judge Choate
decreed that where merchant ves-
sells are engaged in trade between
the United States and the British
North American Possessions, oil
the Republic of Mexico, or between
ports on the Atlantic and Pacific
Coasts, the requirement does moi
apply, and the master or consigned
has authority to pay off his crew
without the Intervention of tht
Shipping Commissioner.
Kiiied by WHITE Man.
ST. LOUIS, April 1S.-Daniel Stef
fer, O white man, shot and killed
two negroes phillip Burgett ane
his son Moses) about four miles
from st. Genevieve, Missouri, OF
Tuesday. There had been an ole
dispute between them about the
possession of piece of land, and
on Tuesday they met on the lane
and renewed the trouble, all being
armed. Phillip Burgett advanced
upon Steffer in threatening man
ner, whereupon the latter shot hin
dead. Moses then opened fire upor
Steffer, and was also shot aud kill
ed. Steffer was arrested.
wife murder aud suicide.
MooREsTowN, N. j., April 18th.
Christian Leslie to-day shot his
wife, probably fatally, and then
killed himself.
Auxsous ADout KeeDe's Wheat In
vessmeas.
CHICAGO, April 18th.-The Iri-
bune has ciphered out the Keene
wheat problem, and finds that
Keene must pay about $52 600
monthly for storage of wheat