Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-02
Late kilograms.

uuaCads Of q WelI-K a0wn GAMBLER.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1.-Yester-
Jay morning o well-known mem.
Der of the sporting fraternity,
named Edward French, committed
suicide. French entered the Bank
Exchange saloon, took drink,
went back to the card room and
shot himaelf in the breast. He
lived only u few moments. De.
ceased was we'll known in Califor-
nia and Nevada, having been a
prominent member OF the sporting
fraternity for number OF years.
He was o native of Pennsylvania,
about As years Of age and single
man. Latterly he had became de-
spondent Oh account Of sickness
and an affectio of the eyes which
threatened him with blindness,
I'D he had taken to the smoking
Of opium to deadeH the pain.
Bussms on tbe rressdeaps Conasssou
WASHINGTON, Aug 31.-Blaine
to Lowell: The Presidents Oondi-
ton is very encouraging. To-day
his pulse went down to 95, the low
ekt it has been for several weeks.
The temperature and respiration
were normal. No adverse symp-
toms are apparent at this hour, 2
r. NJ.
Astsrememt Of kaymasasr.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Pay-
master-General ]. F. Cutter has
been placed on the retired list.
There is among the officers of the
pay corps eligib large number
OF applications for the position.
No appointment will be made,
however, until the President is
able to act.
The Fr~ssdeus thss MORNING.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Sept. l.
$50 A. M.-Towards seven O'Clock
last evening the President had
some feverishness, and his pulse
ranged from 108 to 116. This con-
diti0n, which WAS unacc0mpanied
by rigors or sweating, had sub
sided by midnight and did not in
terfere with his sleep. He had, on
the whole, q good night, and this
morning his condition is fully as
favorable as yesterday at the same
hour. Pulse, 108; temperature, SS0;
respiration, II.
D. w. BLISS, and others.
a Amser DsspascD.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Septem-
ber /, 2:30 P. M.-At the morning
dressing the Presidents swelling
of the parotid gland was discharg-
ing freely. It looks well and con-
tinues to diminish In size. The
general condition is not materially
changed from this hour yesterday, /,
except the pulse is somewhat more
frequent, being 1852; temperature,
e8.6', respiration, IL.
Darsng Asselnps 40 Often sbe over.
SsDd Tras".
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Ia re-
port has been received to the effect
that an attempt was made. early
this morning to throw yesterdays q
overland express train fron the
track near Colfax, with the object
OF robbery. It Ii understood
that the attempt was only success
ful in ditching one car. The rail-
road company offer q reward of
$1,000 for the arrest and csnviotion
Of each one of the parties implicat.
ed In the attempt, and Wells, Far
60 & 90. offer $4o0 for each in addi
tion to the standing reward by the
State and Wells, Fargo & Co. of
$500.
Aore AbUus the Assempsed Tra.a.
Wreoksag.
San FRANCISCO, Sept. The
following additional particulars
have been received regarding the
attempt to wreck the overland
train. Two engines and enc car OF
the east-bound overland express
were thrown from the track, about
1l:47 last night, lat Cape Horn Mills.
by two rails having been removed
by highwaymen. When the en-
gine first left the track, fireman
Boyd, upon jumping to the ground,
was confronted by . man with y
shotgun, who ordered him to stand,
net to move or give any alarm, at
the same time the man presented
agun 1t the express messenger at
the open door OF the express car
and ordered him to surrender.
About this time the highwsymen,
supposed to be some five or six In
mum Der, became alarmed, and
started to run off into the brush,
leaving behind them lanterns,
masks, twenty-four cartridges ol
hercules powder fuse, axes, O
sledge, pick and ether tools. No
one injured. The train was de.
tanned but eight hours.
speeui~ssous sr sne rOiice.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-The
impression In the police circles here
is that the highwaymsn who
made the attempt on the over
land train are the gang with
which Jimmy Hope, the noted
burglar recently arrested here, wal
connested; that finding = posr FIELD
to work in In this city, they startee
mp the track and planned this rob
berry to get even on their bad luc1
down here. The fact that Wells
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