Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-31
Washington this week, and will
enter upon his official duties
Monday.

Washington this week, and will
enter upon his official duties
Monday.
R.isroao smash Up.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3O.-At
Christiana, ON the Pennsylvanla
road, this morning, q freight train
parted and following another train
ran into the rear portion of 1t,
causing y general smash up. Soon
after came another freight train
along aud ran into the wreck,
when the whole mass took fire.
Two men were burned to death
and two or three injured badly,
one beyond recovery. Another
man is missing, and is supposed to
be somewhere in the wreck. The
authorities sent to Lancaster for
the engines.
Excssed Ethiopiass.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 3O.-At
Plymouth, N. c., hundreds Of
armed negroes are swearing de-
struction to life and property. The
Mayor telegraphed to Governor
Jarvis to-day for military force.
The trouble grew out of the shoot
ing of q Constable by Two negroes
who were resisting arrest for q
breach OF the peace on Saturday
last, when one man was stabbed
and some others more or less in
jured In the ensuing affray. The
Governor has ordered troops to the
scene.
Tne Trosps aud Rsosers.
RALEIGH, N. N, Z Dec. 3O.-The
Pasquatonk Rifles, OF Elizabeth
City, are ordered to Plymouth by q
special steamer, ,and have doubtless
reached there. The Edgecomb
Guards have gone from Tarboro.
The military will be under the
Of Lieut.. Colonel Cotton
Of the Fret Regiment of the State
troops. The rioters are thought to
be from the immense shingle
swamps Of that section. Governor
Jarvis is at Greenville.
Rsos sn North Oaro,tns.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 30.-No
further reports of violence have
been received from the riot at
Plymouth, N. G., but the town is
still in q state of intense excite.
ment and apprehension. Govern
or Jarvis is en- route thither and
has telegraphed to the proper off.
GERS of the section to repair to the
town and institute an i'm mediate
and thorough investigation. The |
services of the Pasquatonk Rifles,
Of Elizabeth city, have been ten
dered and accepted to aid in sup
the trouble. This and
other military organizations will |
arrive to-day.
Texas Repubsieass.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30.-The Repub-
Iic0n's Dallas, Texas, special saye: |
The Republicans of the State are
taking steps to put a full independ-
ent State ticket in the field.
Murderer AanEed.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3O.- William H. |
Erb, German, who murdered his |
wife, was executed this morning In |
he city Jail in the presence of |
nearly 300 people.
An Impendinx Dues.
CHICAGO. Dec. 30.-A TSmes'
Washington special says: A duel |
s considered imminent between |
Con. Burbridge and Congressman
burn, of Kentucky. Black
burn recently, to q mutual friend,
denounced Burbridge for his course |
Turing the war, the latter having
oeen = strong Union man and a
General IN the Union army, COM
handing In the district about his
,wn home. Burbridge has de-
an explanation or the usu.
Il alternative.
Afsso pulpit soasdsi.
BLooMINGToN, Ills, Dec. 3d.
Rev. III. O. Hoffman, pastor of the
irst M. r. Church of this city, and
me of the most prominent and
brilliant ministers in the State, IL
'haFged by-R former female domes-
10 with being the father of her II.
legitimate child. He brands the
,harge as a blackmail and protests
,is innocence. Athis own request
10 has been relieved Of pastoral
lnties pending the church trial,
which will take place Ia short
ime.
Besr0sng ahs LsOo sn MS Den.
KEoKux, Iowa, Dec. 3d. Forty
ases of smallpox have been dis.
overed In the Medical College, all
'eiDg Students. The college has
'een quarantined and Isolated.
Anesner Embesslsr.
MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 9O.-A decided
ensation was produced here to-
light on the discovery that prom
nent young lawyer, Gottlieb En.
'sl, OF this city, has abscondsd,
nd the probability ia that he 10 an
mbezzler and fOrger Ito large
mount. EDgel was connected by
with the best Jewish
antilles here and In Chicago, st.
4ouis and Cincinnati. A warrant
or his arrest on the charge of for
'ery has just been issued. His
amount to $4,000 SO
ar as traced, but are believed to be
sveral times that amount.