Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-10-09

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Santa Ana-Mrs F Mason and
two children, Miss May Creighton,
Nellie Hepburn, Fred Hepburn, N
Baker and wife.
EI Dorado-F A Wright.
Colton-F J Margetson.
Tombstone-E G Rutledgs, G w
Crummey, Morris Jackson, E g
Rutledge.
Tucson-A w Payne.
Ariz0na-Tillie Dihenow.
Ths Aasasr OF MeDonssa.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dot. THE re.
port that WIN. Darlington, who
shot and killed Michael ]. McDon-
aid, yesterday, was melted thereto
by his victims acts toward the
female members Of his family, want
confirmation. Darlington has been
several times before the Conn mis'
siOners TOR examination on charges
Of lunacy. He was struck on the
head with club q few years ago,
aud ever since. whenever he drank,
became dangerous. Mcdonald
rOOmed At his hOu.p, but Mrs. Bar
rington says that he always con.
Quoted himself with the utmost
prOpriety. Darlington was obliv.
iohs Of everything when placed In
prison after the murder, and the
police considered him to be labor
ing under an attack Of delirium
trsmens. Mcdonald has been with
Blake. Robbins & Co. for a great
many years, starting as porter and
making his way up. by faithful
service, to the position Of first
salesman.
De.th ~ Pr"thios"ss Z Itissns.
MEANWHILE. Oct.7.-J. H. Ray,
ex.Dtstrict Attorney, and w. T..
Tay, father-in law of A. B. Vanars.
dale, Treasurer Of Sutter county,
died last night at Yuba City, after
q brief illness.
rme Nses rAwus CSuAl scheme.
NEW YORK, Oct. John Bo-
gart, Secretary Of the American
Society Of Civil Engineers. read a
paper before the Society last even
ing, which had been prepared by
A. g. MenocAl Of Washington on
"Iuteroceauic Canals-Additional
Information obtained by recent
surveys In Nicaragua" The OBJ.
jsct Of the paper was to show that
the route surveyed recently by
Menocai, and known rs the Lojas
route. is better than the one previ.
ously approved, known as the Del
AT.>GiN 80 ~
the canal would be 1887 miles, Of
which but 50. Is miles would be ao.
tual canal. The original estimated
cost was $52,577,7l8. The new es.
innate 10 SAL, 193, ,S39. so that q total
saving Of $ll,SSS.s79 may be eff
fected. ~
Death of vesesn.s R~,lrsMa Osn.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7th.-Captain
Ayers, the Oldest railroad con-
ductor in America. died at OswegO,
N. Y, Yesterday, aged 80. He
went on the Erie Railway In 1842
aud has been there ever since. He
was . drummer boy in 1872, and
ct the battle Of Lundy's Lane.
Scarcely anybody who has travel
ed over the Erie but has heard his
name fsvorably mentioned.
lamsass Basi.Sss is ApDiss.
NEW YORK, Oct. THE export
business In apples continues to be
unusually extensive. It 10 estl.
mated that between 70, 600 and l00,.
600 barrels will leave this port by
steamers for Liverpool alone dur.
Ing the current month, besides
which great many are being
shipped from the northern part O
the State via Montreal, and greai
many more are going on sailing
vessels via Boston. Another ex
traordinary fact in this connection
is that apples are being exported e
the West Indies and Soutt
America.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. Tit is announc
ed that ]. X. Emmett 10 lyini
dangerously Ill at the house of hi
sister In this city, and that hi
physician considers his case quit
critical. His wife has been notified
and requested to come here ut ono
II she cares to see him alive again
Emmett retired last Saturday nigh
from the second week of his engage
ment here owing, as was stated, t
the bad condition Of his voice an
general ill.health. All his engage
ments to November lst are can
I celled.
} osssmsrs wrecked IN = Hasrlcaat
] LONDON. Oct. IA dispatcl
from st. Michael, Azores. by Wa,
Of Madeira, says; The Rritisl
steamers Stag. from New Or!esn
for Havre, and Benalla. from Nev
Orleans for Bayonne, have bssl
1 wrecked inside the harbor during
ufsurricane.
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