Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-08-03
LOSANGELES WEEKLY HERALD
Late reIbgrams.
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The Hassacred Surveying rarty.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-Am-
brose Lomprax, of Natchiotches,
La, arrived In this city to-day
from Mexico. He was with the
party of surveyors that were at
tackled by Apaches south of Ell
Paso in the State of chihuahua
and 13 killed. Lomprax says he
Joined the party the day before the
attack. The night before the mas
sacre he lost horse and hired
boy and thought he saw Indian
signs. Next day the party started
on and he fingered half a mile be-
hind. When the party got among
the sand-hills, fighting began.
Lomprax says the party were well
armed and were brave men, but
had no leader and did not know
how to fight Indians. He tried to
join the party but was taken pris-
oner by the Indians. He would
have been killed. but his lost Mex
ican boy appeared and told the In
dians he was wealthy and would
be ransomed. He was secured and
could not see the fight. The sur
veyors fought desperately against
the Indians, who numbered As or
46, of whom 6 were killed and 8
wounded. All the whites were
killed, six of them being dispatched
while lying on the field wounded.
Lomprax says the Indians were
under rigid discipline. After the
battle the Indians took Lomprax
into the Sierra Madre mountains,
where they buried their dead. For
o week or more the Indians
deprecated around Urls in So.
nora, committing number of
murders. They then went down the
coast of the Gulf of California,
and in crossing to an island Lom-
prax made his escape and got safe
lyto Guaymas after a severe five
days, tramp. Lomprax says the
Indians were under command of
VIctorio, as he knew that chief
l7ery we'll by sight. Lomprax is
on his way to Washington to lay
the subject of the massacre before
the Government.
Fars 81 81 SANTA B~rbasa Graf.
Field.
LoMPoC, Aug. I'm a fire on
Sunday at the Purisima ranch be-
tween 300 to 400 acres was burned,
mostly volunteer grain.
a Oh~uge OF County Cisrks.
SAN FRANcIsCo; Aug. 2.-Wm.
A. Stuart, County Clerk, resigned
last night, and Gen. John McComb
was elected to fill the vacancy.
PsepsrinY 10 Celebrate the rres''
denVs RecOvery.
NEVADA CITY, Aug. 2.-Citlzens
are preparing for a Thanksgiving
celebration of the safety of the
= President next Friday.
Fire on Mount Ta,naipats.
SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 2.-The fire
on Mount Tamalpais and neighbor'
ing ravines is still raging. The
pipes and reservoirs of the City
Water Company are now in danger
Every available man has beer
pressed into service to fight the fire
Heir Past Q shis Mornipx as rhs
Execusave Mansion.
EXECUTIVE MANsIoN-8:S5 A
M.-The President passed q very
pleasant night and slept sweetly
& the greater part of the time. This
morning he awoke fresh and ap'
pears comfortable and cheerful,
pulse, "a; Temperature, 9S.4o; Re
spiration, 18. d. w. BLISS,
And others
HSsGPSss IL.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Aug. q
The President Is passing the da,
comfortably with his head ant
shoulders raised In the same man
ner as yesterday. At the morning
dressing his wound was found to b.
doing admirably. His pulse is nov
SO, temperature $40, respiration
10.
A $4,000 mTe Race.
NEW YORK, August 1.-The 2ri
6une says: The English steame
Lord of the Isles, laden with tea
that arrived from Japan by way o
the ,Suez Canal, on Friday, sailet
from Yokohama May Oath, thu
Queens birthday. On the sam'
dsy the Gleneirtny, another En-
glish steamer, with simila
cargo, left the same port, and 1
race Of 14.000 miles for the New
York tea market was begun by the
two vessels. Heavy bets on tn,
race were made at Yokohama ant
at the Chinese ports where they
stopped, and in every case odd
were given In favor OF the Glen
eirtny, as she has won simila
races. In this case, however, som,
Of the engineers on the Lord of thu
Isles had money at stake, which
may account for the extra efforts
on their part. ut was only ques
tion of . little more coal, so W,
showed 1t in," said the chief en-
gineer to Tribune reporter "W
made Annoy In three days and |
half, and we're delayed there weel
loading our vessel. While tn,
Glen's cargo WAS all ready for he
and she sailed IN two days. A
Hengkong We found she had starte'
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