Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-23
Influx Of Ch,nese.
EASTERN.

EASTERN.
Fsght Between t'hii~Ha ana Peru
Wan War vrss-is.
NEW YORK, May 22d.-The Her.
aid has the following dispat ch-.:
VALPARAISO, Chile, April 10Th,
Via Rio Jaueiro, April 20lh.-The
Chilean kunboat Magallanes wa.
attacked by the Peruvian corvette
Union, 1850 tons, carrying twelve
seventy-pounders, aud with q crew
of 400 men, assisted by the Pllco
mayo. of 800 tons, carrying two
seventy-pouuders and four forty
pounder guns. The engagement
took place off the mouth OF the
river Loa, forming the harbor to
the port of the same name. This
river forms the boundary line, near
the coast, between BAlivia ami
Peru. The two Peruvian vessels
fired $50 shots at the Magallanes,
which fired forty shells and solid
shot In return. The firing of
the Peruvians was very wild, the
Magallaues only being struck once
and that by q ricochet shot. The
Union then stopped firing and e.
capped with The Piicomayo, which
was badly damaged. The Chilean
irOnclads Aim irante and Cochrane
have gone in pursuit.
Niniiism In New York-rhs Hss.
sisn tonsui Threatened.
NEW York, May 22d.-The Rus.
sian Cousu!-General here mas re-
ceived q communication signed
''The Russian Revolutionary Com.
mittee," declaring that he "has ut.
tered certain slanderous inslnua.
tiOns and base falsehoods in New
York society against one of our
most honored and trusted friends,n
aud warning him that he has
"made himself particularly obnox.
ious to our order by transferring to
this free soil the contemplate sys.
tenn of Romanoff espionage, and
that, should he persist in his infa.
nous conduct, the consequence will
cert ainly be disastrous to him." He
believes that an organization of
revolutionists exists here, and says
he is in no hurry to receive warn.
ing number two.
To Rniify the BaI,Gornia Election.
NEW YORK, May 22d.-Anolher
meeting of Workingmen is called
at Union Square tomorrow night
to "ratifyn the California election.
1t Is announced that Hendrick B.
Wright will speak.
vesieI burnt.
NEW YORK, May 22d.-Tbe Ital.
ian bark Amalfi, which cleared at
this port Saturday for Barcelona
with q cargo of 2,200 barrels of re.
flDed petroleum, was burned to the
waters edge this forenoon and sank
at her anchorage off Staten Island.
Less, $4,000; insured abroad.
sentonced.
NEW YORK, May 22d.-John
Flynn, associated with Davy the
Kid, in the robbery of diamond
earrings from lady walking on
Fifth avenue, has been sentenced
to eighteen years in the State
Prison.
Inai~na Temperance Leagues.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 22d.-The
Prohibition Temperance League
met this morning to nominate a
STAGE ticket.
scamp Caktd-HorrIbis Affair
CINCINNATI, May 22d.-WilIiam
Allen, who eloped with Jennie
Atchley, wife of farmer of Bata.
via, Ohio, few days since, was
captured in this city and placed In
jail.
At Batavia, this morning, mob
entered the Jail, seized Story, and
hung him on one of the tim bers OF
the bridge over the Little Miami
river. After hanging a few mo-
ments the rope broke and Storey
dropped into the river. He sue
ceeded in gaining the shore, when
he was taken to the hotel, where
he now lies in bruised condition.
Fi.Dsnx schoe.er Lost.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, May 22d.-
The fishing schooner Ida G. Baker
is lost, with O crew of twelve men.
Louisvisie R~ers.
LOUISVILLE, May 22J.- Lord
Murphy won the Derby, Falsetto
second; time, 2:37. The race of
mile heats between Peru, King
Faro, Ella Powell and Victim was
very exciting and some fast time
was made. King Faro won the
Hrst heat in 1:44, Ella won the sec.
ond In 1:i24 and Faro the third in
las.
dssccgennaisn runishcd.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 22d.-
William Nelson, a negro, was sen.
fenced to-day to the Penite entiary
for one year and to pay $1,000 fine,
for marrying white woman. The
prosecution originated in spite, hut
he was convicted under an old law
of 1856. which Judge Long held to
he valid through decision of the
Supreme Court.
Hs"ged Hs Onsshn.
OMAHA, (Neb.), May 20th.-Or-
lsud Gassler was executed this
afternoon at Seward, Nebraska,
for the murder and robbery of
George L. Munroe, in July, 1878
The mob tore down the Enclosure
and tAus forced public execution,
although the law says executions
must be private. The Sheriff ap-
peared and announced that the
NIB had prevented him from exc
cutting the law to its fullest extent,
but the execution would proceed.
At lis p. NJ. Cassler was brought