Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-12-29

TsAds Baiancss.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28th.-The
Inter- OCEANS Washington special
says: The State Departments
statement of trade shows that the
net balance in favor of the United
States, as against all other coun-
tries, IL sal, 600, 900 for the year
1879. The balance against the
United States and in favor OF China
was SIS, QUO, 900; in favor of the Ha-
waiian Islands, 81 ,427 900; Mexico,
$4l9,O 900; Central America, $685., 900.
In most countries OF our own con-
tinent the balance Is strongly
against the Unitod Statep, amount.
ing to 10000. 900
Populations ~ s"sAe ssates.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2Sth.-The
following statement shows the pop
ulation of certain States aud Terri
tories according to the United
States census OF 1880. This state
ment is still subje ct to possible cor
rectiOns by reason OF the discovery
of omissions or Implications Of
names in the lists Of inhabitants
returned: Alabama l, 261, PAL; Iowa
1924, 1853; Kansas 995, 1886; Ken
lucky 1,64S, 500; Louisiana $40, 263;
Maine 6lS,945; Massachusetts, L.
1888 ,0S6; Missouri 2, 1876, O9l; Nebras-
ka 2,432; Nevada 62,265; New
York 5,0S2. 844; North Carolina L.
400, 600; Oregon l74,767; Rhode
Island, 276, 52S; South Car.
olina 995, 706; Tennessee L.
542. AGA; Vermont 3S2,2SS; Vir-
ginia l.5l2. 2OS; West Virginia 6lS,.
1893; Wisconsin 1875, 1856; District Of
Columbia l77,63S; Idaho 1851;
Montana 39,l57; Utah l4s, 1907;
Washington 1920; Wyoming
20,7ss.
Queer Matsueianss.us Of Mssh
Twain.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28th.-A writer
in the Sun says: Exaggerated re.
ports are current in Hartford Of
Mark Twain's condition-that he
ia subject to strange illusions, at
one time fancying himself to be
the editor of the Couyant, at an.
other time imagining that he is q
church deacon. Recently he wal
found in the rear of his house
standing on box and fancyine
himself to be the Egyptian ODE.
lisk. The writer closes his singu.
lar story with the statement that,
happily, these attacks do not last
a. rule more than ten days or q
fortnight and that the friends oil
the clever hum0rist have no cause
for serious anxiety on his account
Broke DOws.
NEW York, Dec. 2Sth.-A tele
gram from London says: Gale, the
). pedestrian, broke down this morn
y ing, having covered 2233 miles o
his proposed feat. He commenced
November Goth at Lille Bridge
2 undertaking to walk $500 mile
within 1000 hours. At the com
{ mencement he walked at the rat,
, of a mile and quarter every hal
hour.
Precautions sa Csusds.
CHICAGO. Dec. 18th. The Inter
Oceans special says: Thu Quebec
J. Mercury says that orders were 10.
!; sued &C the citadel Saturday tC
!; serve out to each man fifty rounds
70 Of ball cartridges, to place double
B, sentries on the gates and wall.
,: and pull In the draw bridges. AL
= passes to the men have been can.
celed and no man is allowed oui
after gun fire. The gates are closet
" daily at P. NJ. 1t i reported tbai
- i.I
in the city last week with yfaeu
Z. to ascertain the strength aud p1si.
}. ton of the Irish iu Canads
h and the United States sad the
Y movements of the Lana Leaguers
Q 1t is said he has left for Montreal
g on bis way to the United States.
. Another waisiug uateb.
4 BOSTON, Dec. 2Sth.--The sweep.
g stakes GO match, 13(
Q hours, commenced yesterday al
q Music Hall, with seven starters,
D viz, Frank Hart, .Wilmot, Rich
. ard LacOuse, Jeremiah Hourihan
4 Billy Pegrin, Patrick Fitzgerald
and John Ennis. Hart, who is sui.
!. fering from q cold, withdrew after
making 20 miles. Hourihan also
Q withdrew after scoring ten miles
I. At midnight the SCORE stood: Fitz.
. gerald 80, Lacouse 80, Pegrin 5U
I Wilm0t 40, Ennis 40.
Z Capture Of Outlaws Aimess 9
Bloody Fixhs Among Ps.cs o.
|. fiseTs for thssr Pess-ssa0s.
8 LAS VEGAS, N. H., Dec. 2Sth,-
Q The notorious gang Of outlaws
# composed of about twenty. fiy,
o men who, under the leadership O.
"Bully, the KID" have for the pas
six months overrun Eastern New
Mexico, burning and committing
: other deeds Of outlawry, wa
It broken up last Saturday morning
by the killing Of two and the cap
turing of four others, including th,
leader. The prisoners were LODGED
in Las Vegas Jail and threats o
lynching were prevalent, but tn,
vigilance Of the captors, Deputy
:. Sheriff Garrett and others, pre-
vented. Yesterday afternoon Gar
rett and the other captors boarded
j. q train with the prisoners for the
!. purpose of taking them to Santa
. Fe. Sheriff Romero demonstrated
}. against taking Rudabaugb, one oil
}. the prisoners, who killed q Lai