Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-10-30
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The Phiip Examination.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29th.-In the
Philip examination to-day the
prosecution wanted postpone
ment on the ground that Lynn
witnesses had not arrived and that
another expert was sick. Brooks
and Pryor objected to DELAY and
wanted to produce proof of the
genuineness of the letter. Judge
Davis said that, owing to the ma
tional character of this case, he
would sit as an examining magis.
trate, thing not without prece.
dent, although unusual. If this
letter, the Judge continued, was
written by General Garfield, it was
not only unworthy of him, but
should condemn him in the eyes of
the American people.
Pubsisner 80 "Erutn" n0nera-
by Discharged.
ESPECIAL TO THE uERALD.1
NEW YORK, Oct. 29th.
EDITOR HERALD, Los Angeles:
In'response to inquiries relative to
the Garfield Chinese case, Senator
Barnum has sent the following dis.
patch:
NEW YORK, Oct. 90, 1880.
To the Public:
Tie Garfield letter is not forg-
cry. Mr.. Joseph Hart, publisher
of Truth, was honorably discharged
this morning by the Republican
Chief Justice of the General Term
of the Supreme Court of New York
Hon. Noah Davis.
WIN. H. BARNUM,
Chairman National Democratic
Committee.
Eastern Democrats.
New YORK, Oct. 29.-The morn
ing papers state that the National
Democratic Committee received
yesterday telegram from the
Workingmen's Party of California,
calling on the Democrats of the
nation to come to the assistance of
the California Workingmen at the
next election, who, far from being
the most prosperous of any In the
Union, the address says, have been
reduced in many instances to beg.
gary by the horde of Chinese who
have obtruded themselves into ev-
oru hrannh IF ipInafru
Ger. Garfield Not so BIT Believed.
New YORK, Oct. 29th.-At the
meeting at Irving Hall last night
Hewitt spoke and referred to the
Chinese letter. He repeated that
he did not consider that the body
of the letter was written by Gar.
field, but he regarded the signature
as genuine. He then reviewed
Gen. Gartield's career in Congress
and said: "Gep. Garfield - not o
man who has any right to expect
that any Democrat will believe his
unsupported testimony"
sitting Bull Agrees as Surrender.
BISMARCK, Oct. 29th.-General
Miles through his emissary (Way-
lOtra), has persuaded Sitting Bull
to come into Fort Keogh and sur
render.
Oa:rn2e IN New 7aves-An lnoC-
feessse Nlas ShUt Down .nd Ar
tsrwsras Beaten by Cotsrea re.
pnDi,eans.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 29th.-
AS the Republican torchiight pro-
cession was passing the corner of
Oak and Dwight streets, last even
ing, number of boys were stand
ing on the pavement blowing tin
horns at the processiOnists. This
so enraged one Of the members of
the coloied company from Hart
ford that he struck one of the boys
In the face with his torch, where.
upon the boys took to their heels.
Several OF the cOlored men pursued
the boys, and one of them Ia Hart
ford negro1, whose name has not
yet been learned, fired a pistol into
the crowd. The bali struck an in
offensive spectator named Peter
Sweeny, passing through his
groin. He fell down and was set
upon and severely beaten, his Jaw
being broken. The doctor in ut.
tendance says that Sweeney will
die before morning, his wounds be-
Ing fatal. Sweeny being an Irish
Democrat and his assailanis COL
ored men, there is much excite.
ment over the matter.