Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-07
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NEW YORK, August 6th.-Adi-
rondack Murray has long turned
the laugh against the deacons.
Now the deacons have the laugh
against him. A divine may know
how to dive a span that Is fast,
and to presch a sermon that Is not
slow, and yet not succeed in the
buckboa,d wagon business. !.
The Herald says: The failure of
Parson Murray of Boston will prob
ably not amount to much. HIS hg.
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 Kensucky Election.
NRw YORK, August 6th.-Speak.
ing of Biackburn's election in Ken
tucky, the Times says: His cleo
tion was foregone conclusion.
The man who served the Conteder.
acy by importing infected clothing
FROM BERN uda and distributing 1t
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 Democracy has
never been distinguished for its
IF t,pnraiitu n In n a n
ity, and it must be regarded as
some Indication of progress that
though Blackburn had been elect
ed. it was By decidedly reduced
majority.
Charges AxaiD~, a police Conn
missioner.
NEW YORK, August 9th. Police
Commissioner Wheeler having
been summoned to appear befoie
Mayor Cooper for hearing on the
charges concerning his manage
ment of the Police Equipment Blu,
reau, his counsel obtained a writ
stopping further proceedings.
Y,csPr.sident wheeler.
NEW YORK, August 6th.-Vice.
President Wheeler will spend the
last of the summer at his home in
Malone, save for Il 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 hun they were
not benefited by Colorado.
Quarantine ns 81. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Aufiust 5th.-Health
Com I, issioner Francis issued spe-
cial order This morning to quaran-
tine oificeis 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 ia excessively warm again,
and several Mid cases of suustrOke
occurred yesterday and to day. The
mercury reached 97' yesterday, and
at 2 O'Clock tn day ranged from 94'
to 9S' on the principal business
streets.
Secretary sh. rmaa iu 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.
The Case Of Psltsbury.
Boston, August 6th.-The bail
for prescott G Pillsbury, the de.
faulting cashier of the Lawrence
National Bank. has been reduced
from $25 900 to $4,000. Counsel
tor PIlisbury said he would stand
the trial and cheerfully suffer the
penalty.
Westward 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.
Desuh Of Feehser, the Actor.
QUAKERTowN, Pa, August 9Th.
-Charles Fechter, the actor, is
dead.
yeliow Fever la MI inphls.
MEMPHIS, August 6th.-Four
new cases were reported to the
Board of Health. Three deaths
have occurred since last night.
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