Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-20
l0SsNGELES WEEK. Y HERALD
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Passengers aoiux sou,n.

Passengers GofUg Souan.
McJAvE. July 19.-W G Sloan
and wife, w w Douglass, J Halo
man, wife and child, j s Thomp-
con, e Graham, M Roberts, F Lam
bert, ] Schlesinger, L Nordman,
R Houp.
New Hsmpshese Regulates Fares
aud Freiahts.
BOSTON, July 1Sth.-The New
Ham lshire House of Representa-
tives yesterday passed bill reg.
ulating railway passenger and
freight tariffs. 1t gives the Rail-
road Com missioners the right to
regulate the tariff of any road in
the State, and prohibits any Rail-
road Com missioner from holding
office under any railroad corpora
tion, or from owning stock or bonds
of any railroad.
jeff Davis's windfaIi.
NEW YORK, July 18.-Percy Ell
lis, brother of Sarah A. Dorsey,
who bequeathed by the will all the
property TO Jefferson Davis, is a
resident of Brooklyn. He says the
property conveyed to Davis con-
sists, besides ready money and
large tracts Of uncultivated lands
in Mississippi and Arkansas, of the
3esuvoir, ELK Ridge, plantation
and the Elliston plantation, Ten.
sas Parish, La. 1t is estimated to
be worth $3.50, 900. A short time
ago Mrs. Dorsey visited her BROTH
ers. She was an enthusiast on the
subject of Southern independence,
ana looked upon Davis as the man
wAo would yet work wonders for
u. She believed that nothing
could reward him for his "great
work. Ellis, while aware of this
deep set enthusiasm for Davis, did
not think sbe would go so far as to
give him all her wealth, when it
was known that her husband had
expressed a desire that the son and
daughter of her brother Percy
should have assured to them an in
come.
The Times reporter learned yes
terday from trustworthy source
that Mrs. Dorsey's will is to be
contested, and steps have been al
ready taken toward that end.
The Press on the Conviction "f tn .
Murderer Cox.
! NEW YORK, July 18.-The con-
vietlon OF the negro murderer Cox
gives general satisfaction, as the
following ,wspaper extracts show:
Herold-"There never was a
clearer case Q. guilt; never crime
which more ,udIy demanded the
enforcement of the death penalty.
We have recently had an epidemi C
OF crime in New York, and the ex-
ample of this criminals execution
within three months of the date OF
4 the murder ,he committed will be
TO the public advantage"
Tribune-"No one grudges him a
proper defense, but his crime was
so gross, his guilt SO clear. and his
lack Of remorse for the deed so re-
voting, that the public will hope
to see the usual attempt to manip.
ulate the Courts SO as to protect
crime defeated, and the sentence
executed without delay.n
Ismes-"The most remarkable
feature about the Hull murder trial
has been the demeanor of the pris'
oner. While the jury were delib
Grating on their verdict, Cox laugh.
ed aud chatted as if he was the
most unconcerned person in the
. Court. He received the announce
ment of the verdict with stolid in.
difference, and smilingly remarked
to his counsel that it was only whal
he had expected. Even while the
Judge was prOnouncing the sen
tence, the condemned man placidiy
chewed quid of tobacco, and the
death warrant was read to hin
without eliciting the slightest sign
of emotion.o
J.nn Chinaaman tn New Yorh.
. NEW YORK, July l8.-The de
B gree of freedom and protection en-.
Joyed by Cbinamen under munich
pal laws here, Is illustrated by the
following police item: Amelis
Cook, aged thirteen, complained
Ia the Police Court that Lee Chung
\,sn out of his laundry and tried tC
xsss her as she was playing in the
strtst. Frederick Rail, of New.
ark,SAmelfa's uncle, left the Court
declaf.ug that he would knock
"that Ohinaman's id head Off
when he caught him outside. The
remark was overheard by Cour
officer, who seized Rail by thu
shoulder, brought him back to thu
bench, and made "a complaint o
contempt of Court against him,
Rail was amazed at the proceed
ipgs: He apologized and was dis
charged. Decision in the China
mans case is deferred.
All Lee and All Long, who own
Laundry on Third avenue, for som
tims have heen greatly annoyed b