Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-10

into which England was put by
the conditions under which the
Suez Canal was constructed.
TemprTauee Ca nap Meeting.
NEW YORK, August 9th. The
National Temperance camp.meet-
Ing, which is to be held at Bi-marck
Grove, near lawrence, Kansas.
this month, promises TO be the big
gest thing ever held in the State
and perhaps In the West.
Motion DeUied.
NRw YORK, August 9th.-Judge
Wallace in the United States Cir
cult Court, has denied the motion
A. VIVA Ell Of the Killosa planta-
tiou, Louisiana, against General
sheridan for damages for trespass.
| Charges Against she New YoTh
Park Commissioner.
NEW YORK, August 9th,-The
Herald says: Mayor Cooper has at
last come to the conclusion that the
| Park Commissioners are unit for
their positions, and in few days
| will make charges against them
which he will; after giving the
| commissioners an opportunity to
be heard, send TO the Governor for
his approval. The charges will
show general mismanagement of
the Parks, which through neglect,
are becoming an eyesoie to the pub
lie. Some damaging facts are in
| store.
a Californian Lazy RoDbed.
NEW YORK, a "ust 9th.-The
Tribune says: Miss Louise f.. Oak
ley, OF San Francisco, accompanied
by her maid, Eliza Henderson, reg
lstered at the Hotel Bristol, Fifth
avenue, July 2lst. She sent u tin
box containing $4,000 worth of
valuables to the office for safe
keeping. On the third morning,
according to her statement, the
clerk or proprietor Of the hotel,
handing her the box, said he feared
the contents had been tampered
with, and that the night watch
| ulh u vi tuC llOtGi h10 DCCd
that morning. The entire contents
of the box, with the exception of
two pairs of bracelets, were gone,
although the box was locked when
handed to Miss Oakley. Since this
time the detectives engaged by
both Miss Oakley and the prOprie
tor of the hotel have been endeav-
orlng to discover trace of the
missing money, valuables and the
night watchman, but up to last
night no clue had been obtained Ol
either. A suit will probably be
instituted against the hotel.
The JeR paws Legacy.
New YORK, August 9th.-The
Herald says: Interest increases in
the North as we'll AS in the south
over the disposition of her vast
property in Louisiana and Missis-
sippi, valued at u quarter Of a mil
lion dollars. by the late Mrs. Dor
sey. JEFF Davis is in quiet posses
sion of the property aud will be
able to draw from it all the re-
sources necessary to resist the
claims of those who claim to be the
rightful heirs. Yesterday a report.
er of the Herald called at the office
of General Dahlgren, the STEP
father of Mrs. Dorsey, in Brooklyn.
He had no doubt had she lived a
little longer she would have regret
ted the disposition of her property,
aud would have repealed her will,
but he said she seems to have been
dominated by DavIs's Influence and
mint, and that the General had nc
doubt undue influence can be
shown in the trial of the case. His
son Mortimore is determined t.
contest the will. and so is Colonel
Ellis, and the General had no doubt
they would ultimately succeed In
breaking it.
st.ysr Coinage.
NEW YORK, August 9th.--The
United States assay office yester.
day shipped 334, 900 ounces $3.50 0O(
of silver to New Orleans for coin.
ing into standard silver dollars.
Gen. "Bsidy" Smiths Rrmoyai.
NEW YORK, August 9th.-The
Sun has the following on Governor
RoOinson's document removing
General Smith: 1t reminds us ol
the manifesto of Louis Napoleon
when he murdered Liberty in
France. Among the last names
with which we sheuld ever have
looked to see such sentiments
coupled, is one which has long
been associated with useful services
and written in letters of light on
the official records of the State
the name of Lucius Robinson.
sheffield Cutters for Connecticut.
NEW YORK, August 9th.-The
arrival here yesterday, in the
steamship Algeria from Liverpool,
of 1870 Sheffield cutters, brought
over by the Frasy Cutlery C0mpa-
ny of Bridgeport, Conn, is said to
be the first importation of five or
six hundred contemplated by the
Bridgeport firm, who propose a
large manufacture O pocket cut.