Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-05
insult In Offering to build Mexican

EaiHays ou cIcuitt huu uI&o thO
government to reject the propos-
ais. Some newspapers recently |
created sensation by announcing |
that conspiracy existed between
General Trevlno and the American
Ord to establish the Republic of
Sierra Madre.
Loss Of she Vera Cruz COnnrmed.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4th.-The loss
of the steamship City of Vera Cruz
is confirmed by the report of seven
survivors who have been washed
ashore near st. Augustine. The
scenes on board the vessel during
the violent hurricane of Saturday
and Sunday were terrible. The
dispatches give only brief view
Of the distress of those on board.
The vessel became unmanageable.
The Captain and many of the crew
were washed overheard and then,
at $50 o'clock Sunday morning,
the steamer suddenly went down.
The life boats and rafts had been
rendered useless by the storm aud
the men saved hoated ashore on
whatever they could grasp. There
were 07 persons on board, includ-
ing the crew, Fears were express
ed yesterday concerning the safety
of other steamers running to the
West Indies.
| CoGey Island RIOS.
NEW YORK, Sept. AT the au.
tumn meeting of the Coney Island
Jockey Club, Brombalette was the
favorite and victor in the five fur
long dash for all ages, Ripple Sec
ond, Emily f. third; time, 1:02f.
Senator Thurmnn Addresses n Dem.
ocrstic sIeettDg in CoiulnDus.
COLUMBUS. O., Sept. 4.h.-A
large and enthusiastic Democratic
meeting was held in the Capital
square tonight, at which Senator
Thurman presided. III referring to
the three speakers of the meeting,
Gen. G. w. Morgan, Gen. Hooker
and Gen. Robert Mitchell, he said
they presented singular sight
three Brigadier Generals, two ol
whom were in the Union army;
while one of them, Hooker, oi
Mississippi, who was in tie Con.
federate army, had at the close OF
the war recognized that secession
was put down forever and deter.
mined thenceforth to support the
stars and stripes. He said the tri'
umph of the Republicans meant
the perpetuation Of sectionalism
If Gen. Garfield should be elected
he said, it will be by the votes o.
the North and he will of necessity
be the representative of bnt one
section Of our Country. But Han
cocks voIes will come from the
North, South, East anu West, and
he will take his place as the Presi'
dent of the whole, aud not OF less
than half, of our people.
ii Maud 3. 0uiag TO Cnicaso
> CHICAGO. Sept. 4th.-It is likely
0 that Maud S. will be among the at
Q fractions at the September meet
ing of the Chicago Jockey ant
' Trotting Club. Accommodation
for the mare were asked by tele
graph from Cincinnati this after
. noon.
t POisoned by E.tins Pressed Beef
CHICAGO, Sept. 4th.-The 1ri
6une's special from Geneva Lake
Wisconsin, says that picnic par
ty of fnine, from Richmond Center
visiting the Lake to-day, ate hear
tily of some pressed beef at luncl
at P0rter's Park. Upon their ar
rival at the village after shor
steamboat excursion, five of then
8 were taken with violent vomiting
and cramps and before they re
, turned to the Park, the whole par
: ty were sick. DIR. Catlin was sum
= moned and pronounced it a case o
poisoning. Grave doubts are enter
tained of the ultimate recovery o
a eight of the party.
I Wreckago and Road Bodies " ashs'
Asbarr.
/ SAVANNAH, Sept. 4-The beacl
north and south Of st. Augustine
Fla, Is strewn with wrecked stuff
The bodies of three men, wOmal
a and a child came ashore and wer
t buried. No part Of the City of VeE
r Cruz came ashore. All the wreck
/. age, however, shows that sh
t either went ashore or foundere
/. just off the Florida coast, on Mon
!, day night or Tuesday morning
Q during the heavy storm, and tina
v all oh board perished.
l. Two NeKrOes Hanged.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 4.-Villier
Powell and Achille Thomas, botl
colored, were hanged to-day il