Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-07
Morning 7 eIegrams.


AAO0 a 00HVs Os-1lOo A4ukCiCi
Leon Derez, jackson Leon, G +
Bonsall, Frank Fernando, P Davis
Jack Griffith, Mrs E Hunt, Lieu
Moore, Miss McCrea, e M Kilt.
redge, Mics Bell Briga, A Spencer,
Mrs E Hall, Mrs John Nc Crea, Mrs
F, A. McDougall, Mrs Lacy, w ]
Brodrick and wife, Miss Bridger
Miss Spencer, Il B Bishop, VIM
Cook.
ArizonaAE Calp, Mrs H J Smith,
8 p Rice. John Casson, Mrs G 1
Miller, Mrs Miller, J w Brown, S
Mal0ne.-
MoJAvE, Sept. clos Angeles
Mrs w r Andrus, Mrs L Hewitt,
Mrs John Mansfield, Col b Price,
Mrs Kitty Boardman.
Santa Anal d Hampton.
Newhall-C M Brooks.
San Diego-J B l. Brandt.
Casa Grande-C H Swain aud
family.
Tucson-Miss Anna Taylor, Jas
Jenkins, re EVERY.
4 L,be,-r Puosshrd.
SALINAS, September s. William
Clark who was convicted of libel on
two separate informations, was
flnsi 5000 on the fret charge and
$4G) on the second charge, or five
he dred days in the county Jail.
~ gh reputed>to have considera-
DsS property, he preferred to 20 to
Jail.
LUss OF she Vera Csax.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The 7ri.
bune has from q seaman, Talbot, the
following story of the wreck of the
City of Vera Cruz: "About thirty
miles off Shore" he says, 1--WE be-
: gan to ship heavy seas and water in
the hold. As fast as we could clear
her she was filed again by another
sea. Everything was In panic.
Lifeboats were cut loose ready for
action, and all hands were supplied
wgsh preservers. At daylight on
HGuday the boats were lowered
and manned. They no sooner
70: their cargo Than they
were overturned and mashed to
atoms against the steamers sides,
all hands being swept away or
their lives dashed out. The boat
was afterward dashed TO pieces in
the same manner, go that none of
the passengers would venture 10
leave the steamer. The Captain
and officers lost their lives in one
Of their boats. Everywhere was
perfect bedlam, people screaming
and shrieking for help on all sides.
The steamer was broken in two,
and after few lurcdes she founder.
ed and went down, carrying with
her all who we've on board. When
I arose to the surface I could see
now aud then, pieces of drift stuff.
aud sometimes one or two men and
women, who made no effort to save
themselves and were drowned in
my sight. a mother and her
daughter were clasped In each 9TH
er's arms during the gale, and they
came ashore that way, drowned.
From that time until four o'clock
In the afternoon could see, occa-
Hi0nally, one or two men, as they
rose upon the crest OF the wave. 1t
was useless to try to hold on to any
thing, Ne the sea would tear 1t from
your grssp and drive you two or
three fathoms under the surface,
aud on coming up again you would
have to grasp something else.
was compelled to dive or dodge
away from iteses of drift stuff
which would have killed me if l
had been hit by them. After 4
O'Clock saw no one. The last
time I saw General Torbert alive
he was aft with Mr.. Owen, who
was saved with US. I saw General
Torbert again, dead, at Port Orange,
where he came ashore insensible.
A boy found him, and dragged him
up % far as he could, and ran for
assistance. When they got hack
he was dead. The bruises on his
head indicate that he was struck
by drift stuff"
tue Islsn AgisNsien-0iadst
weicslns - she Oommess.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-!The Tri-
bune's cable dispatch from London
says: Ireland 10 generally quietel
In consequence OF the abundant
harvest. The August rainfall In
England is under an inch against
eight and i've inches respectively
In the two proceeding years. Splen'
did sunshine has advanced the
crops Of the three king.
doms, and this 1t IL hopet
will end the agricultural dis
tress. ThesIdrlsh outrages for thu
week are few-a and Of diverse origin
Stones were thrown at the Earl o
Cairne's son-in-law. No motive Il
ascrlbed for the act except his re
llgion. General satisfaction IL ex
pressed at the resolution of th
irish farmers to give evidence be
fore the new Land Commission
The O'D0noghue has recon-
mepded them to do 90. The sign
are that the Irish people will trus
in the Governments sincerity 70
efficacious measures rather than II
barren agitation.
LONDON. Sept. 4.-Gladstone en-
tered the House Of Commons thi
afternoon for the hrst time sine
hid sickness. Ho was received wit
tremendous cheering. He look
cell.