Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-08
.OSANGELES WEEKLY HERALD
Morning kilograms.
PAsseng ers G0i.g soath

PAsseng ers GOi"g sonth
MoJAvE, August IL Cata, G
w Bowers. A B Lundland, Carlos
H Tully, ] Coarry, ] P raggart, Col
] Rose, LieuteDant-Col j Weber,
Lieut. r s Tonegand and eight SOL
diers for Maricopa.
Tne JeR Davis Legacy.
NEW YORK August 7th.-A New
Orleans special quotes the Demo-
ordt of that city as follows: Fhe
accounts of the value and extent of
the estate Of the late Sarah A. Dor
sey, bequeatbed to Jefferson Davis.
recently printed in northern ami
western papers, are extravaganza.
We are assured on the best possible
authority that the value of the es
tate will not exceed $25, 900. Besides
Beauvoir, Mississippi City, valued
at$5,500. Mrs. Dorsey owned three
places in Tensas parish, one ASSESS
ed at $1l, $40, three fifths of another
valued at 5000, and another lying
idle, subject to overflow, valued at
$1,000. Two of these places are
rented for $3.50. which con.
stituted the whole of Mrs Dorsey's
income. On this property she paid,
according to receipts shown us,
$402 taxes. Her debts at the time
of her death were over $4,000. Last
Spring she made bona fiide sale
of the Beauvoir place to Davis for
$500, for which he gave his notes,
running one, two and three years.
Mr. Payne, who had been a warm
personal friend OF her husband, was
her near neighbor, and was made
by her the custodian of the will and
private papers. The much talk ed
of lands owned by Dorsey in Ar
kansas and Texas have not for u
long time past been deemed worthy
Of paying taxes on. The above
facts are received from Payne.
lne New YORK Drmocratic Candi.
date f"s GnVeznOr.
NEW YORK, August 6th.-The
Herald to-day says: We have been
waiting some days to see what re-
spouse would be made by the press
of the State to the Suns suggestion
that Mr.. Tilden should become his
own candidate for Governor, and
regret to find 1t received with unan-
imous silence. The Tilden papers
seem to have been moved by 1t only
to u more vehement demand for
Robinson, but are as silent about
Tilden's candidature as his oppO-
nents.
Southern presidential Preferences.
NEW YORK, August 9Th. Con
gresham Hooker, of Mississippi,
now in the city, said yesterday that
the Presidential question was being
extensively agitated in the South,
Thurman, Bayard and Hancock
being named as acceptable candi-
dates. Tilden has dropped out of
the race altogether. The Southern
people don't like a man without
backbone. Tilden was elected and
knew it, but allowed himself to be
tricked out of position TO which
the people had elected him. He has
lost caste throughout the South.
rrop"s.d Swimming Match
NEW YORK, August 6.-Captain
Webb, the famous English swim
mer, now here, says he is ready to
swim q match with any one In
America, the distance to be not less
than ten miles, in water without a
current, aud for not less than $4,000
side. He says that with nothing
on he will swim Eoynton in a life
9aving dress twenty miles IN water
without a current, sor the same
amount.
Significance of ,hs Kentucky Fec
siOn.
NEW YORK, August THE Tri.
bune says: The most significant
fact connected with the Kentucky
election is not the Republican gain,
which, though gratifying, Is neces'
sarily of little practical conse
quence, but the disappearance Of
'he Greenback and Workingmen's
parties. The two new parties are
said to have shown. no strength in
the contest. This Is another o
mauy signs that the Democratic
Greenbackers are returning on all
SUES 10 Lue party VI thcAt hioJ uil6'
glance. This fact is likely to have
quite as much Significance in this
State as In any other, and imposes
on the Republican party the duty
of making a strenuous campaign.
yellow Fever au Memphis.
MEMPHIS, August 6th.-Elever
new GASES were reported to th'
BOARD of Health this morning-fiv'
white and six colored. The city re
mains remarkably quiet. there
being but one arrest during the pas
"a hours.
Rev. Father Fahey, Ed. Moon
and the wife of Chief of Polio
Athey continue to improve
Weather clear and warm.
Louis,a"A Rice Cr"p-wage".
b The New Orleans Democrat say
the rice crop is greatly reduced thi
year. Labor in the parishes 1
abundant and reliable. A larg
-oportion of the rice crop Is raise'
aid harvested exclusively by whit
labor. Gangs of Chinese are EN-
ployed on three plantations and d
GOOD work. The wages paid ric
a,ttara a ra &1 n dav and hoard.