Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-12

and central Pacific Coast regions
are clear or partly cloudy weather;
for the north Pacific Coast region,
light rains.
shot Guns and PISTOLS fla Texns.
GALVESTON, March ia NeUs
specia! says that Bryan Alexander
and Cavitt Armstrong quarrelled
about some corn. The former shot
the latter three times, killing him,
and escaped.
A NeaOs Clarksville special says
the old feud of the Billiards against
Jones and Murphy factions cul-
minated last night. The two Dill
lards and two friends met Henry
Jones and friend near Jones's
bridge. Both parties were fully
armed. Firing began at short range
with shot guns and pistols. Jones
was instantly killed and one of the
billiards fatally wounded. The
officers are pursuing the others.
The walkers.
NEW YORK, March 11.-In the
pedestrian match the score at | l A.
NJ. stood, Rowell, 146; Miles Hirri.
man, 135; Ennis, 122.
A Shooting AHray ia Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, March 11.-H. Fl.
Vickery, Sheriff of Douglas coun.
ty, this State, went last Saturday
with a posse to the house of Shott
Alsup to arrest him. Alsup resisted
the process and fired number of
shots at the Sherlff's party, one of
the posse being killed. Alsup
and his little girl five years old
were then killed by the Sherifl's
posse and two persons were wound
ed. The child's death, of course,
was accidental.
Bark Wrecked.
HALIFAX, March 1.-THE bark
Hattie Comedy, from Philadelphia,
struck on Honfieur bar and is q
total loss. Three men were
drowned.
E0giish News-A~Ftvai or "a Roya,
ParIy-ReiH 70, ceuments r,r Ihe
Zulu War.
LONDON, March 11.-Princess
Louisa Margaret, accompanied by
her father and mother, Prince and
Princess Frederick Charles, ar
rived at Sheerness at 9:15 this
morning. The land batteries and
the ships Penelope, Druid and
Duncan fired royal salutes. There
was great display of bunting from
Sheerness and QueensbOrough
piers and the ships in the vicinity.
The weather was fine.
The last reinforc tments for South
Africa left to-day in the steamers
aud Prussian.
The fire on the corvette Thetis at
Plymouth was only eXtinguished
when the vessel was flooded. The
forward part was much damaged,
but the hull was uninjured. The
fire started in the boatswain's store
room.
German News.
BERLIN, March Livery thing
that has occurred during the past
few days seems to add to the prob
ability of a dissolution of the
Herr Delbrueck has
refused to mediate between Bis
marck and the free traders. Bis
insists upon the duties on
corn and cattle. Chairman Wrang-
mann, of the Berlin Missions So
ciety, publicly calls upon Germany
to demand satisfaction from Eng
land for expelling the German Mis-
sienary, Burne, from Natal, on
charge of sedition.
Preach P0IiticaI Intelligence.
PARIS, March IA Committee
of the Chamber of Deputies recom-
mends that the second election of
Paul de Cassagnac be declared void.
The De FourtOu Ministry will be
tried, and not merely let off with a
vote of censure. 1t Is urged that
the Deputies, not constituting ju-
dicial body, have no power to pro-
nounce OIL those no longer in office.
Typnus E-Neriu NJ. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, March H.
Mortality statistics of this city for
the past week show that typhus
has increased in violence. Spotted
typhus is also prevalent. There
has been two fatal cases of the ST.