Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-09-27
lOSANGELES WEEKLY HERALD
Morning kilograms.


Passengers Gntng Suuth.
MoJAvE, Sept. 26.-J r Jones
aud wife, l. Webster, w P Morgan,
Fl Clark, f Graske, Fl Huntly, d
Hanlon, F Tippetts.
MRS. Luunsbury Confesses her Gniit.
BRIDGEPORT, Sept. ga few
y hours after the Coroner's Jury had
acquitted Mrs. Lounsbury of GRIM
inal responsibility for the murder
of her husband, complaint was
issued by q Grand Juror and re-
turned to Justice Smith, who went
a to the residence of Mrs. Lounsbury
and, after reading the charge, put
her TO a plea without counsel. In
an agonizing tone she pleaded
guilty. The Justice announced that
he would defer further proceedings
until this morning. Meantime
some friends of Mrs. Lounsbury ar
rived and engaged counsel. Mrs.
Lounsbury is Quieter this morning
cd realizes the enormity of her
crime, and expresses q willingness
to suffer the full penalty Of the law.
Rev. Lounsbury's funeral has been
arranged for Saturday next, at
Chrisps Church. Bishop Williams,
Rt. Rev. Bishop Wedel, of Ohio,
and large number of clergymen
will be present.
The Pedestrian TOurnament.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The Pc
destrian contest at noon stood:
Weston, 2S3 miles; Rowell, $50
miles; Hazael, 1922 miles; Guyon,
sos miles; Ennis, 1858 miles; Mer-
rift, 322 miles; Krohne, 265 miles;
Taylor, 16l miles; Hart, 29s miles;
Federmeyer, 2i7.
A New York "warld's" Interview
on sne Bisckvi,Ie shOstsng.
NEW YORK, Sept. % "A New
York Worlds Washington special
thus recouDts an interview with
Postmaster-G General Key regarding
the shooting of the Blackville post
master: ave have but a cne-sided
story" he said, "and I intend to
know the case fully. From what 1
hear should judge under similar
circumstances that the same thing
might happen in any other town.
Nix is a negro, and the whites don't
want him in office. Had the COM
munity been ain ordinary one,
probably he would not have
been appointed, but the pop.
ulation of Blackville is large
~ colored, and it seemed
impossible to avoid appointing a
negro to some office. There was
special reason for it in his case, be-
cause the agent recon- mended him.
No sooner had he taken the place,
however, than Butler wrote that
he was vulgar, rude and incompe-
tent. regard Butler as an honor
able man, and have no doubt
he wrote what he believed to be
true. If was true Of course Nix
was unpopular, for other reasons
than his color, and although the
method by which the attempt was
made to GUST him was decidedly re-
prehensible, it was evident that q
white person alone can fill the
Office acceptably."
THE CoLoRED PosTM AsTER's AC-
COUNT OF THE PROC EEDINd.
Che papers to-day publish Nix's
account of the shooting: "While
was at the letter-box getting his
(Williams's) mail, for which he
had sent, was disturbed by the
clicking of pistol at the delivery
window about six feet from the let
ter-box, at which was standing.
1 half turned, and as I turned he
(Williams), who had stepped from
across the street into the main
room and up to the delivery win.
dow. fired, putting his hand
through the window, the ball TAX
ing effect in my right arm ano
across my chest, and entered the
letter-box. After he fired he i'm
mediately went into the street, pis
toll in hand, which created quite al
excitement. called upon the au
thorities for assistance, but being
all Democrats, they refused to rem
der any.n
Unsuccessful search for Platinum
NEW YORK, September 25.-On,
of Edison's agents has been il
Western North Carolina for severa
weeks in quest of platinum to b
used in the electric light. He ha
visited twenty-nine places In whicl
tu6 Iutthl 10 obppo'ON w O~iS't oh'
thus far with no success.
ACTIVITY Of she Tnmmany BoiserI
New YORK, Sept. 25.-Tamma
nv boilers are very actively organ
izing in other parts of the State q
we'll as in this city, and believ
they can command $4,000 vote
against Robinson this year, an
against Tilden himself, II he shout
be nominated.
The Death Record of Msmphis.
MEMPHIS September 25th--Or
new case is reported this morning
One death has occurred.
epecuiation In che wheat MsrHe
LONDON sept . -"hc pel' Ma
Gazette 50 5, lne whoa ma 80
has beene lie1 during iiit p.
two days, apa inlTa ''s '. 'N o'l