Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-09-09

on the TIN:
To Hon. j. n. Garfield:
Burlington, Democratic at the
last election, gives a Republican
majority of $50. The State will
cheer you tonight.
[Signed] GEO. F. EDMUNDs.
From Middlebury, W.: Vermont
Is all right; Middlebury is Repub.
lican by majority of 356-fifty
gain over 1875.
[Signed1 VIM. SLADE.
From Northfield, VT: The Re-
publicans of Vermont send greet
Ing and give majority of $4,000.
On her vote securely rests the
proud title, "rhe star that never
SETS"
[Signedl GEO. NICHOLS,
Chairman Republican State Com
mittec.
KsiIed by Iadiam..
DENVER, Colo. Sept. Sih.-The
2ribune's Santa Fe special says:
Alexander LebaiD, a stage driver,
was killed the evening of the sixth,
sixteen miles from Fort Cum.
mings. Two passengers also were
killed, Isaac Roberts, of New York,
and E. s. Madden, of Bowie. The
pursuing troops overlook the In.
dams OH the afternoon of the 18th,
and had a short fight, in which one
soldier and two Indian scouts were
killed and two soldiers seriously
wounded. Indian casualties not
known. 1t is doubtful IL they can
be Overtaken.
Driven from She TOwp.
DENVER, COL, Sept. Sth.-Ad-
vices from Santa Fe state that at
Las Rltas, a new mining camp
forty miles from Santa Fe, where
rich gold rock was discovered in
the foundations of the houses.
Jesse Martin, the prospector who
discovered the ore and located
mines In the principal streets, was
driven from the town by the Mexi-
can Inhabitants, who dislike the
idea of the large influx of mi ners
caused thereby. Shafts were sunk
underneath the houses and in the
cellars and the Inhabitants are
very bitter towards Martin, who
was the cause oft.
Ice Houses Rurned-Fire.neu Rkiii-
ed-Others wounds cd.
ST.. LOUIS, NO., Sept. S.-Three
ice houses belonging to Huse,
LOOMS & Co., and three smaller
ones belonging to the Mississippi
Ice Company, on the river front,
between Florida and Bates street,
were burned; also, the stove foun-
dry Of the Excelsior Manufacturing
Company, on the West Side. The
total loss is estimated at 5000, 900.
Pat. Lynch and Ed. Sanders, fire.
men, were killed by falling roof.
Pat. Conway sustained a concus-
sion of the brain, John Collins was
badly and perhaps fatally injured
internally, and James Tooley,
Charles Tilton and Arnold Bauer,
all firemen, were badly bruised.
Row ss PoiirIcai Msss.ag.
DANvILLE, Va, Sept. Sth.-In a
discussion at Rocky Mount, Frank
lin county, on Monday, q personal
difficulty occurred between George
G. Cabell, Democratic candidate
for Congress from this district, and
J. e. Stovall. his Readjuster oppo-
nent. The bystanders took part in
the fracas. Both gentlemen were
injured; Col. Cabell painfully but
not seriously, and Stovall very
badly but not fatally. Blood
flowed freely but no one was hurt
except the two gentlemen named.
Fearfai Fire in Quebec Province.
UPTON, Quebec, Sept. Sth.-One
of the most terrible occurrences in
the history Of this section was the
fire which swept through o portion
of this village on Monday, bring
ing ruin and death in its way, both
to man and beast. Brush fires had
been numerous for some time and
little attention was given them. A
high wind famed the flames till
the people, about six O'Clock, saw
with dismay q wall of flames come
toward them with q eteady sweep
as fast as man could run and
swallowing up everything in its
course. By four o'clock the first
farm house had been reached and
the fire ran along the rail fences
burning the grain. Tho wind sent
the sparks In all directions and 80
quickly was one farm house and
another enveloped that men,
and children had barely time to es-
cape out of its line. AS night
drew on the flames Increased In
volume, while the wind rose and
for space of about 20 miles in
length and In width three to four
miles, the eye rested upon nothing
but roaring flames. Families
came flying into the village proper,
shivering in scanty dress, while
children shrieked in their terror.
Cattle ran heller SHELTER and many