Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-08

CHICAGO, Sept. 7th.--The score
Of the first 48 hours of the 158 hour
contest is. Horses -.Speo-
ulator, 22O; Bathman's entry, 1911;
Betsy Baker. 200; Rose Of Texas,
ia; Dunn's entry, 1913. Men-Dob-
Ter, 1876; Schosch, 1911; Byrne, It's;
vint, 146; Cohesion, 1877; Cole. 14s;
Krohne, 1856; Connolly, las.
suceessfal wsshinx ON sns water.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. eth
A young Norwegian named Rosen.
dahl, from Minneapolis. gave an
exhibition yesterday Of walking
on the water, which was complete
success, with his feet secured In
two small boat.llke structures. The
man walked rapidly and easily on
the surface of the water. The pc.
culiarity of Rosendahps invention
Is the possibility Of making pro-
gress by an actual walking move
ment. There was no strlding back
Oh sideways. bata straightforward
walk at the rate Of at least three
miles per hour. Thousands Of
spectators witnessed the feat, and
the crowd was very enthusiastic
over tho young mans success. The
swell occasioned by passing tugs
did not disturb the walker to any
noticeable extent.
0oerksa RepuDiscans Hrfns- 90
Nominate.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 7tb.-The
Republican State Committee has
been excited all day trying to de-.
termine what policy they should
adopt in the present state Of the
campaign. An effort to endorse
Norwood for Governor was over
whelmingly defeated and a resolu-
ton passed declaring 1t inexpedi-
ent to nominate Governor or
other officers.
More Marine Disnsiers.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 7th.-Spocials
to the Ne,Os report additional dis.
asters on the Florida coast. The
schooner Rosa Eppinger for Cedar
Kriss from New York is a total
wreck, with the first mate, Joseph
Bayles, lost. The brig Song Pa
radssirom Apalachicola for Phila-
stranded. Two other ves-
selsss napfEM pnknown, went ashore.
A large Up. is dismasted and in
the breakers near st. Sebastian.
The crew are still aboard. A large
portion of the bottom of ship.
newly coppered, apparently ves-
sci of 1000 tons, and o lot of mahog.
any, came ashore yesterday at st.
Johns Bar.
The Eiecti0u Askansas.
LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 7th.-The
are that at the election
for all the State and county off,
GERS and members of the Legisla-
tuIe to-day, the Democrats carried
the Stale by the usual majority.
The election passed off quietly.
KiIled by Lighsnaug.
UPToNvILLE, KY, Sept. 7th.-
Last evening a rain storm came up,
when number of persons collect
ed at the house of Moses Prewitt,
four miles south from this place
for the purpose OF sheltering them.
selves from the storm. While
they were in the house a flash of
lightning came down the chimney,
bursting through above the man
tel piece, killing Mrs. James
Walden and James Prewitt and
wounding Mrs. Prewitt's mother
and q young man. All In the
house were shocked. At the time
Mrs. Walden was killed she was
holding four'year old girl in her
arms. The girl was not injured.
American EnEIneer Murdered.
CITY OF MEXICO, August 3Oth.-
VIM. H. Greenwood, who, for sew.
eral years, was Chief Engineer of
the Denver Railroad and has re-
Gently been engaged in making
surveys for Palmer s. Sullivan,
railway contractors, was murdered
yesterday at Tlalepanta, eighteen
miles from the Capitol. He was
accompanied at the time by his
assistant, Mr.. Muller, and a serv-
ant, and had gone OIL In advance to
examine o Barranca. A few min
utes after Muller and the servant
came upon his dead body.