Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17
EAST Err N.
Important au,,ro.a Deo,s,en.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 16,h.-Jus-
tice Miller, sittiDg as Circuit
Judge. has decided that the di-
rectors of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad shall have control
Of their road upon payment Of the
past due interest coupons. which
they arsresdy to pay. The Union
Trust Company has been the re-
csiver for six years.
The Mor~y letter.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1e The News
says: Charles A. Byrne, editor Of
Truth, said to-day, in relation ~
the Morey letter, that soD,e things
had transpired that almost. made
him believe the letter was q for
gerry. If some things in connec-
zion with It could be explained. he
should concede that it was a for
gerry. He also stated that Kenward
Philip is no longer connected with
Truth.
News From sne Capitol.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16th.-Col.
A. B. Meacham left Washington
this evening for Denver, where he
will attend the trial of agent Berry
and then proceed to Los Pinos
Agency In company with his col
leagues of the Ute Commission
uuder the escort OF a body OF
troops for the purpose of paying
the Northern Utes the money due
them under the treaty.
Com missioner John J. Daven.
port, of New York, Is in the city
on business said to be In connec.
tion with the Morey Chinese letter
and with special reference to the
recent testimony of witness
OBrien.
The Burning Of ahe Minnesota In
sa"e Asylum - Mrnrlsend,nx
scenes.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 16th.-A bulletin
to the Pioneer Press from st.
Peters says: The number lost by
burning and freezing IN the insane
asylum are variously estimated
from twenty to fifty; loss on the
building $780, 900. A special dated
at 4 A. N. says the scenes at the
burning OF the south wing Of the
hospital were hesrtreDding in the
extreme. SO appalling u sight has
rarely been witnessed and / trust
may never be again. The patients
in the annex wing were males
many of them refused to leave the
building at all. They ran up and
down the halls screaming and cry.
ing like bedlamites. They were,
Of course, those who could not bs
eoaxsd nor forced out of the build
lug and became the unhappy vic
Tins OF the flames and were suffo-
Gated in the pit of the flames.
Others were saved, some by lad.
ders and some by leaping from the
windows; some were nearly nude.
some shOslsss and hatless and all
were exposed to the exceeding cold
OF the night. Many OF the
poor, demsnted and crazed
Inmates fled ss If for their lives
and could not be Overtaker
or confined. Their sufferinps In
this frightful condition can better
be imagined than described. The
whole catastrophe is too fearful to
coDtem plate and impossible to
describe. The poor, daxsd Inmates
OF the asylum who had ssca ped the
flames were at large, half clothed
and were to be seen In all direc-
tions flying In wild fr ght from those
who attempted 10 save them. Tue
air was bitter cuid, aud the pooi
wretches, with half naked bodies
aud bleeding feet, were flying abou,
hiding Ia alleys and dark corners.
1t was a sight once seen never t.
be forgotten. For some time the
capacity of the building had been
tried to its utmost. There were
about 800 patients and every inch
OF space WAS utilized. What will
be done with these poor creatures
turned cut In the cold and thei,
malady Increased by the excite
ment of the occasion, is a ssrIou.
question. There are two othe,
buildings situated in the town,
which are suitable, but they are
already d led to their full Capacity
The Asylum at Rochester is full,
and will doubtless be unable t.
provide accom- modations for any
OF the inmates at st. Peters.
lnssne Asylum Buraea-Fiuy In.
mates Perish-Aseshsr Coloreo
Exodus.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-The Mime.
sofa State Insane Asylum at Saint
Peters was partly burned down last
night. The loss Of life is not Yet
known, but It 10 supposed that nfty
inmates perished.
Another colored exodus from
Alabama and LouisIaux has begun
and the negroes are preparing to
leave those States for the North BY
thousands.