Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-26
EAST Err N.
A New Com OF,

WASHINGTON, August 25.-Tht
Smithsonian Institution furnishes
the following announcement of the
discovery of a new comet: The
Academy of Sciences of Vienna an
nounces the discovery by Polisa al
Vienna, on August 2lst of comet
in ten hours, two minutes right as
cension, forty.nine degrees six
minutes north declinatioD, with a
daily motion Of plus six minutes
minus three minutes.
The Franklin Search Party.
NEW YORK, August 25th.-The
Herald's dispatch from st. John,
N. B., of yesterday, says: Frank
Inns search party landed from
EOthen, on the north shore of Hud-
sons Bay, last fall. They started
last April in four sledges, with
sixty dogs, on a journey for King
Williams Land. The party have
been making explorations and dis.
coveries Of value to science. They
are all we'll.
The Yellow Fever.
NEW YORK, August 25th.-Mrs.
Van Buren, Memphis refugee,
was found suffering from what is
supposed to be an attack of yellow
fever, in the Pennsylvania Rail-
road depot, Jersey City, and was
taken in one of the city ambu.
lances to the Jersey City Charity
Hospital. The visiting physician
has not announced his conclusion
after making diagnosis of the
case.
The Situation at n 0 igi phis.
NEW YORK, August 25th.-A
Memphis special says: A great
number of thieves infest the city.
To.day's developments indicate an
increase Of crime, and q tendency
to more boldness than ever known
before. Depredations have become
80 numerous and daring as to
awaken considerable alarm. Anon
ymous letters have been sent to
newspapers containing threats
against citizens and city govern.
ment officers, If certain conditions
are not complied with. One sent
to the Appeal last night, signed,
"Many colored citizens,n reads:
1--WE give you fair warning. Our
colored citizens are out of provis-
ions, and must have something to
eat. If there amt some way fixed
that they can get it, then you can
call out your minute men, but we
will have grub.' The alarming
aspect of affairs has caused general
preparations to meet the worst.
Vigilance Committees are talked
of. Minute men are receiving daily
accessions, and the police are being
strengthened by the addition of q
mounted force for all-night duty.
Law-abiding citizens are determin-
ed to make examples not to be for
gotten. The Howards report IL new
cases not contained in the Board of
Health reports.
Uxoricids tn Illinois.
CHICAGO, August 25th.-Thurs-
day night Frederic Kerster, a Ger
man farmer living near Buckley,
Iroquois county, shot his wife with
a gun, the charge carrying away
her lower jaw. He com pleted the
murder with an axe. with which
he gashed her head and body in a
horrible manner, as she attempted
to escape from him through the
door. No cause is known. Kerster
escaped.
Cyclone In Texas.
GALVESTON, August 25th.-The
Ne,Us' special from Orange says: A
terrific cyclone struck here from
the northeast on Friday. The wind
rapidly increased in velocity till
O'Clock, when there was short
lull and the wind veered suddenly
to the south, blowing down fences,
unroofing houses, upreoting trees
and doing other damage. Nearly
all the saw-mills were damaged,
and several millions of feet of lum
ber were blown or fioated away.
The steamer Flora sank, aud other
steamers were seriously damaged.
Cars standing on the track were