Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-21

has nominated for Governor Thos.
w. Segar; for Lieutenant-Gover
nor, J. d. Bailey; for Secretary of
State, David 8. Baker, Jr., and for
Attorney-General, Chas. H. Page.
The Convention adopted resolu-
tions hailing with joy the return
of the Democratic party to the
control of Congress and regretting
that fraud, bribery and perjury
had kept the Democrats from the
Executive Department.
Prairie Fires I'm Kansas.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Mar. 20.-Prairie
fires have recently occurred In Re-
publican and Cloud counties, Kan
sas, extending over an area ten
miles long and three miles wide,
and swept everything. About one
hundred homes were consumed.
The winds were so high and the
fires so fierce and hot that the in
habitants were obliged to take
refuge underground. One life was
lost and several persons severely
Injured.
LaWiessness 1u ArkAusas.
LITTLE Rock, March 20.-About
a week ago, at Fayetteville, John
Reed, q Union man during the
civil war and of desperate charac-
ter, was killed in the county Jail. A
friend of his for an infraction of
law, had been arrested for some
hours. Reed followed the officer in
charge of the man about and finally
followed him to the Jail, about
dark, as he was committing the
prisoner to the custody of the
jailor. Reed, although able to bail
his friend, refused to do so. He en-
tered the jail with the officer and
prisoner and Just as the door was
about to be locked on the latter,
Reed struck the jailor with heavy
junk bottle, knocking him sense
less. Reed was armed. The jailor
in falling eXtinguished the candle,
and the guards, knowing Reeds
character, fired upon him i'll the
dark, one shot penetrating his
heart. The Cor0ner's jury re-
turned verdict of justifia-
BILE homicide. Reeds friends
fifteen or sixteen miles distant, be.
gan to organize for the avowed pur-
pose of seizing Deputy Sheriff Ser
rell, who, they supposed, fred the
fatal shot and was under bonds
to appear at the next term of the
Circuit Court. The citizens of Fa-
yetteville became much alarmed at
the threat and asked and received
permission of the Governor to or
ganiZe company of State Guards
which, in the emergency, was sup
piled with rifles from the State
University at Fayetteville, the
State furnishing the ammunition.
Reeds friends meantime had ap-
preached the town but finding the
militia in arms abandoned their
purpose, left their guns outside and
coming into town, organized a
meeting at which resolutions were
adopted denouncing the course of
the authorities.
virginia Judges Iudicied.
LYNCHBURa, Va, March 20th.-
The Grand Jury of Judge Rives's 8
Court day indicted the following
named County Judges: Haythe, Of
Campbell; Henry, Of Amherst;
Simmons, of Botetourt; Brown, of
Nelson; Wharton, of Bedford; Grif-
fin, of Roanoke.
A Sanguinary Detective.
MARSHALL, Texas, March 2O.-
Last night after the Warde & Bar
rymore combination had finished
the play, the company went to the
depot to await the train. Maurice
Barrymore and a female attachee
OF the company were in the lunch
room when James Currie, detect
i've, entered and made sighting re.
marks about the lady, to which ex-
ceptions were taken by Barrymore
and Porter. After some words,
Currie drew pistol and shot Por-
ter in the abdomen, killing him al
most Instantly; turning, he shot
Barrymore through the elbow, the
ball coming out under the left
shoulder, making a severe if not
dangerous wound. Porter and Bar
rymore were unarmed. Currie was
committed TO jail.
Republicans Elected.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2Oth.-In
the Sixth Senatorial District of
this city Judge Don A. Pardee, Re-
publican, was elected Delegate to
the Constitutional Convention over
ex-United States Senator Eustis.
T. B. Stamps, Republican, is elect.
ed in the Fourteenth and w. f.
Loar, Republican, IN the Fifteenth
District. The Republicans carried
st. Martin, st. Mary and Iberia
Parishes by majorlties ranging
from three to five hundred.
Wholesale suspension of hanks.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2O.-The
following is the list of new banks
whose temporary suspension was
announced to-day. The Germania
National Bank; Hibernia National
Bank; Louisiana National Bank;
New Orleans National Bank; State
National Bank; Union National
Bank; Bank of Lafayette; Citizens
Bank of Louisiana; Citizens Saw
ings Bank; Louisiana Savings
Bank; Metropolitan Bank; New
Orleans Canal and Banking Com
pany; Peoples Bank; Working
mems Bank.