Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-11-13

and James Simmons. The parties
met and engaged in quarrel
which eliminated in blows. Reed
was armed with shotgun and dur
ing the melee discarged the weap-
on at simmons and the shot
lodged in his groin, from the eff
fects of which he soon died. Reed
claims that he acted in self-defence.
He is under arrest.
All about "a woman.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 1l.-A
special from st. Cloud says that
John Wade, of the town OF Ward,
having alienated the affections of
Mrs. John Caldale, q ncighbor's
wife, had his house burned by the
scandalized women of the place.
Waldo laid the burning to Caldale.
and he, with his brother, murdered
Caldale and friend of his in cold
blood and were arrested on suspi-
cion; but a mob took the law into
its own hands and hung Waldo,
and a. last accounts were about to
hang his brother.
a Hat Cnimaman.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE chief
Chinese residents had q meetin G
tonight and decided to advise the
Chinese Six Companies of San
Francisco that Woo Ching Foo,
who is lecturing here on the doc
trine of Confucius. is a bad man,
was driven from China for his
crimes, and that he should proper
ly be returned to China and receive
the extreme penalty of the law.
Mr.. Foo, who is an extremely well
educated and talented man, writes
a letter to the papers confessing
that his intrigues in Chinese Off
cial circles caused him to leave the
Celestial Empire, and stating that
he has little fear of eXtradition, as
he is Daturalized citizen of the
United States.
Indian risbt,ng in Eexas.
Ell PAso, Texas, Nov. ia des-
perate fight took place yesterday at
Candeloria Mountain, so miles
south of here, in the State of Chi
huahua, Mexico, between q large
band of Indians, about 200, and
party of 80 men from Carisa, New
Mexico, thirty-two of whom were
killed and eighteen escaped wound
ed. The Indians were the same
party Major Morrow was after.
They came from Florida Mountains
by Grosman's Lake to Candeloria
where the party after
them was ambushed by the Indians
behind rocks. The fight lasted ten
days.
Preparing for Grnnsin Washington
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-In the
on the reception of Cen
eral Grant last night, Judge Ar
thur, Chairman, stated that in pur-
suance of the citizens meeting on
the 9th ult., he had selected a COM
mittee OF 100 to make preparations
for the reception of General Grant
when he should visit Washington.
In selecting this committee he said
he had endeavored to appoint gen.
tlemen who represented the busi-
ness interests or the city. The
Chairman was empowered to COM
with the General, invite
him to Washington, and request
ing that he name the date upon
which he may be expected.
COnsmiar Report.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Mr.
Bailey, United States Consul-Gen-
eral at Shanghae, China, in u dis
patch to the Department of State,
reports that the cotton crop in that
district Will not be more than half
an average yield. This will proba-
bly, make an unusual demand in
China and Japan for cotton goods.
The United States Consul at
Odessa reports to the Department
of State that the wheat crop of
Russia will fall far short of the
usual harvest, and that American
wheat must be in great demand in
all parts of Europe.
sos;sI Department Report.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL. "A. d.
Hazen, Third Assistant Postmaster
General, has completed his annual
report. 1t exhibits the operation
of the Postoflice Department during
the last fiscal year in the divisions
of finance, postage stamps, etc.
The total receipts Of the Depart
ment for the twelve months end
ing June so, 1879, were $764, ,466
more than those of the preceding
year, and above million dollars
more than estimated-a result at
trihuted to the revival of business
and consequent increased demand
for postage stamps and stamped en-
velopes, the actual sales of which
amounted $7G9, 4S2 more than the
total for the preceding year, and
S2,397 $50 more than for the fiscal
year 1878.
Ini.rnsl Hsvenue Case.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1l.-In the
case of the assessment for def.
cheney against large number of
packages of alcohol exported from
the West via New York, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue
have granted an extension of sixty
days levying under assessment, in
order to enable the parties inter-
ested to present their appeals to
Congress for relief. The amounts
involved are quite large.
Supreme Court Decisions.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Follow-
| ing is among the business transact
ed in the Supreme Court yesterday
Union Consolidated Silver Mining
Co., plaintiff in error, VS.. James
lD. TAYLOR, in error to Circuit Court
of the United States for the Dis
trict of Nevada. This IS an action
of ejectment brought to recover