Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-28
Morning kilograms.
Passengers aoiux san.n.

Passengers Going s"ush.
MoJAvE, May 27.-S J Seligman,
NIX VIII, I J Seligman, E l. Alex
ander, g H Matfield, Mrs G Brode
and child, B D Burt, q Cont, e B
Tyler, II H Paul, wife and two chit
dren, w r Coghlan, r @ Saufiey,
] M Sanfiey, ] P Ziyu, Jas N Ty-
ner, Assistant General,
and wife, A d Fazep, Third Assist.
Postmaster-General, and wife, M V
Bailey, Assist. Supt. Railway
Mail Service.
ssiI, Raining Ht sha,ts.
SHASTA, May 28.-It commenced
raining again last evening, and
still continues heavily. 1t Is very
cold with the wind from the south.
Rainfall to date about SO inches.
secnna Esc~re ot the Notorious
Murderer JEFF Howard.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, May 26.-
The notorious Jeff Howard, who
was recaptured in Arizona two
weeks ago and brought here to re-
ceive sentence on a conviction for
murder, again escaped from Jail
last night. He was kept shackled
and In locked cell. The jailor
locked up and left the building
about ESQ last night, when jeff,
with the aid of a table knife made
in to o saw, cut the rivets from his
B shackles, and, reaching through a
ventilation hole In the cell door,
cut off three o!the bolts which se-
cured the lock. Wrenching it off,
he entered the large room, whence
escape was easy, as the iron bars
across the window are only set in
brick. Sprague, who witnessed
the whole performance, says jeff
was ready to 60 before dark, but
waited. The escape was not dis
covered until this morning.
Sprague says Jeff offered to break
open his cell and release him, but
he declined to go. There Is in.
tense anger at the second escape OF
this murderer.
rhe soush American War
Aboul the RambaraEneu 0f Pesa-
gun.
PANAMA, May 1.-THE Star ana
Herald says: 1t appears that the
bonn bardment OF Pesagua and Mol.
iendo were not acts Of vandalism,
as the Peruvian press and Govern
ment charge. Agents sent from
the Chilean ships were ordered to
advise the authorities to consider
: their ports under blockade and to
remove, or If necessary, de.
stroy the launches in port
When the boats were within q
hundred yards or SO from
land a hot fire was poured into
them, killing and wounding sew.
. ieral, which compelled the Chilean
ssforce to retire. One body of sol.
Sliers fred from an eminence i'm.
.nediately in the rear of the Eng.
ish Consulate, and over that build
az upon which the the Consular
\ az was flying, and in opposition
\ the remonstrances of the Eng
sh Consul, who represented thai
women and children had taker
-efuge there.
The result of the attack from be-
lind the Consulate on the boats
was that when the Chileans free
ipon the town the first shell wen
nto the building and killed sew
,ral women and children.
The affair at Mollendo was alst
caused by an attack upon Chilean
boats.
? The Diplomatic Corps In Lin.
have addressed strong remonstran
ces to the Chilean Admiral, protest
ing against the destruction of un
fortified and defenseless places ant
) neutral property.
There is no other war news of in
terest.
L40ss Oi a Vesset.
PANAMA, May ia letter from
Punta Arenas mentions the loss o
vessel, on hoard of which wer,
the English Vice. Consul, Mr.
Dupsmore, two other foreigners,
Chilean trader, and five of th
crew.
The Pensacola, flying the pen
nant of Admiral Rodgers, has ar
rived in Callao from Iqulque an,
Huanillos, bringing several Amer
lean families seeking safety from
Chilean aggressors.
Revival Of Trade.
NEW YORK, May 26.-The Time
review of trade embraces report
from all sections, evidently mad
with care, representing all import
ant centers of industry. New
England manufacturers OF all kind
have felt the revival of busines
most strongly. Factories are ruu
ming on full time with brisk de
mand for products. Lumber mill
are busy, but prices are low. job
bers report a good Spring trade
Sales are rapid, but on smal
margin Of profit. Retailers afon
complain, being the last to feel tn
evidences of prosperity. Busines
is transacted on u sounder basis
Fewer credits are given and les
asked, and collections are general
ly easy.
In the Middle States new manr
factories have been started in som
places, low wages rendering poss
BILE running works on lower seal
Of profits.
The New Jersey silk factorie
now employ nearly twice as man
hands as year ago, end her fro