Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-08
burnside and the south American
SavigatiOn ami Marine Rail
road Company

road Company
NEW YORK, Aug. THE Provi-
dence Journal says: Gen. Burnside
never had farthing's interest in
tho South American Navigation
and Marine Railway Company.
He was elected director without
his knowledge or consent, and re-
signed at the first meeting of the
Board thereafter. The present Is
not the first attempt that has been
made to get money from him on
account of this enterprise.
win Atsend.
NEW YORK, August 7th.-0en.
Sherman has lately written tn w.
F. Warren, of Waverly, Tioga
county, N Y: 81 have the honor
and pleasure to acknowledge the
receipt of your kind letter, invit-
ing me and staff to Elmira on the
29th of August, to participate in
the centennial commemoration of
Gen, Sullivan's expedition against
the Six Nations aud the Battle of
New Town. | now propose TO
bring along two of my aids. The
party comprises about twelve, EN-
bracing the general officers of the
army"
Fail of" scaH,Iaing-Four Men In-
| Jured.
CHICAGO, August 7th.-This
morning while six masons were on
the scaffoidiDg of the dome of New
| Music Hall, sixty feet above
ground, the entire scaffolding fell
through the floors to the ground
floor. Four of the workmen went
down with the timber and were
terribly injured. Two brothers
named John and Edwin Smolk,
caught projections in the wall and
escaped comparatively without in.
jury. Of those who fell, Christian
Taft, foreman, was badly crushed.
Franz Miller, had a leg badly shat
tered and was insenslble, John
Schultz had a thigh shattered and
was otherwiseIhurt, and Otto Hos
man was terribly Injured in the
abdomen.
Straw Baii ana IL stippery lawyer.
CHICAGO, August 1th.-It trans.
pires that the prominent attorney,
at whose ihstigstion Judge Drum
moud approved the straw bail bond
in the last match fraud case, WAS
Leonard SWEET. The facts will be
made public tomorrow. SWEET
oFough, the men 10 Judge Drum
mend's chambers IS the latter was
sbou: to depsr: for home, and
ASKED him 10 approve the bond.
When questioned SIS 10 the suific
lsncy OF the suretiss, SSstt intro
iuced Baxter as man who knew
all about them. Baxter was sworn,
the bond was approved and the
conspiraters drew the stamps,
which they turned into money.
The amount was SS2, $50. Since
the discovery of the fraud, Judge
Drum mond has been greatly dis.
turbed about the matter and un-
certain as to whether the attorney
is responsible He finally charged
it upon SWEET, who confessed to his
agency in the case. SWEET had act
ed as BaXter's attorney in various
suits involving crookedness, and
knew his character we'll. If only
his official homo is involved the
Bar condemns SWEET, but if more,
the question is will the Secretary
of the Treasury cause SWEET to be-
made party In the criminal action
now pending. The prominence and
ability Of SWEET as a criminal law
yer adds interest to this case, and
u profound sensation Ia predicted
upon the publication of the facts.
SWEET was the leading attorney for
the defence in the late trial of John
McMullen and Supervising Archi-
tect Hill before the United States
Court on charge of conspiracy to
defraud the government.
Arp-nied.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., August 7th.
The equity cases of William s.
Hoyt, Charles g. Francklyn ct al.
VS. Amasa Sprague ct al, IN which
DEGREES were entered dismissing the
suits with costs, have been ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Convention or Bankers.
SARATOGA, August 7th.-There
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bankers at the annual meeting of
their association. Iu the absence of
President Mitchell, Vice-President
Vermilye was in the chair. After
reading the reports of the SecIeta-
ry and Treasurer, Mr.. Camp, of
Milwaukee, read an interesting pa
per on the history of Western bank.
ing.
Bash Fires.
KINGSTON, Ont, August 7th.-
Bush fires are raging in Bedford,
Hinchenbrook aud Olden town.
ships. In the first named family
named Patterson is missing and
many farmers are made homeless
Horrible Affair.
ST. LOUIS, August 7th.-Samuel
Nussbaum, an old citizen of Cape
Grardeau county, Mo-, cut his
wife's throat early yesterday
morning and then cut his own
throat. Domestic trouble is said
| tn be the cause. Nussbaum will
die, while the wife may recover.
Murder and suicide.
MIDDLETowN, Ohio, August 7th.
Charles Ballett this morning
killed his wife and Immediately af-
terwards shot and killed himself.
Row IN the Quebec Lesisiesure.
QUEBEC, August I'm the Leg
islature last night, during the de-
bate on the Supply bill, Chaplain
called the Treasurer liar, etc.
For refusing to retract, the Pre-
mier moved that Chaplain be rep
rimanded by the Speaker. The
motion was lost. Yeas, %; nays,
81.
Important victory of the reru.
| ylans.