Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-07
AdironaAe. Murray. Fa,,ure.

Auirnndhck 0urfhy's E"fuse'
NEW YORK, August 6th.-Adi-
ropdack Murray has long turned
the laugh against the deacons.
Now the deacous have the laugh
against him. A divine may know
how to dive "A span that Is fast,
aud TO presch sermon that Is not
slow, and yet not succeed in the
blackboard wagon business.
The Herald says: The failure OF
Parsou Murray of Boston will prob.
ably not amount to much. His fig-
ures belong among the vulgar frac-
tions. Nevertheless, the public
are wicked enough to accept him
as bad example. Preachers
should teach more charity.
The Ksntuchy Election.
NRw YORK, August 9th. Speak.
ing of Biackburp's election in Ken
lucky, the Times says: His cleo
tion was a foregone conclusion.
The man who served the Confeder-
acy by importing infected clothing
from Bermuda and distributing it
through the North for the purpose
Of introducing yellow fever and
smallpox in the Federal armies, is
about the last kind OF person
whom any community having the
slightest regard for its good name
would have selected for the high
est public office within it's gift.
But the Kentucky Dem ocracy has
never been distinguished for its
perceptions of morality or human
ity, and it must be regarded as
some indication of progress that
though Black burn had been elect
ed. it was By decidedly reduced
majority.
Charges AEnins, "a Poisre Conn
missioner.
NEW YORK, August 9th. Police
| Comm Missioner Wheeler having
been summoned to appear before
Mayor Cooper for hearing on the
charges concerning his manage
ment of the Police Equipment Blu.
reau, his counsel obtained writ
stopping further proceedings.
V,caPr.sidens wheeler.
NEW YORK, August 6th.-Vice.
President Wheeler will spend the
last of the summer at his home in
Malone, save for possible trip to
the White Mountains for few
days. He has given up his pro
posed journey to Colorado, as di-
vers friends having the same ca
tarrhal complaint from which he
suffers have told HIM they were
not benefited by Colorado.
Quarantine rs 81. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Aufiust 5th.-Health
Com u issioner Francis issued spe-
cial order this morning to quaran-
tine officers to hereafter stop at
that station every steamer from
ports below Cairo, to report each
arrival to him and to release no
vessel except upon his order.
No new cases of yellow fever
have developed at quarantine, nor
are there any Suspicious cases
known to be in the city. The
weather is excessively warm again,
and several mild cases of suustrOke
occurred yesterday and to day. The
mercury reached 97' yesterday, and
at 2 O'Clock to day ranged from 94'
to 9S' on the principal business
streets.
Secretary h,rmaa In New York.
NEW YORK, August 9th, Many
persons called on Secretary Sher-
man at his hotel to day. Later h.
passed an hour in the Custom
House. He leaves tonight for
Washington.
TBet Case Of PIIsbury.
Boston, August 6th.-The bail
for PRESCOTT G Pill.bury, the de-
faulting cashier of the Lawrence
National Bank, has been reduced
from $25 600 to $4,000. Counsel
tor PIlisbury said he would stand
the trial and cheerfulIy suffer the
penalty.
wcssward Bound.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, August
6tb.-The Congressional Labor In.
vestigating Committee arrived in
Council Bluffs on Sunday morning
and left for San Francisco this
morning.
DsBsh Of Feehser, the Actor.
QUAKERToWN, Pa, August 9Th.
-Charles Fechter, the actor, is
dead.
yellow Fever la NJ. mphls.
MEMPHIS, August 6th.-Four
new cases were reported to the
Board of Health. Three deaths
have occurred since last night.
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