Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-07-14

ALBANY, July 13.-Joint Convens
ton ballot-short term: Lapham
90, Potter 50, Conkling 30, Fish !,
Ford !, Eyarts l; necessary to
choice rs Long term: Herman 81.
Miller 70, Wheeler 81, Adams 2,
Chapman 2. Fish 2, Daniels 8, Bliss
Q, Starin l, Evarts /; necessary TO
choice 70. Adjourned DO vote OF SO
to TO-
--latest Bnstes.rs as AfbsDy.
ALBANY. July 13.-Short term
Lapham. SO; Potter, So; Conkling,
81; Fish, i; Woodford l Necessa-
ry to a choice, 70. Mccarthy sent
a note refusing to join Ia the Stall
wart caucuses second time.
Long term-Miller, II; Herman,
81; Wheeler, 20; Evarts, /; Adams
l; Chapman, .; Fish. 2; Daniels, 8;
Storm, l. Necessary to a choice, 78
B,osne's E.c.pe-A ssre.s Engineer.
iox w.rh-0ns,eau'- Bs.sner Ia
serv,ewea.
NEW YORK, July 19.-The zri-
buns's Washington special says: It
IL said upon good authority that
Que of Guiteau's letters, now 10 the
possession ofthe District Attorney,
RI f lots bitterly on Blaine, aud
leads to the Inference that Guiteau
entertained designes on the life of
the Secretary OF State as we'll as
upon the President.
Gen. VIM. Smith has been APP
pointed engineer of the Hudson
River Tunnel. The new work il
now progressing at the rate Of
about five feet daily. The arch IL
thirty feet un,ier the bed of the |
river. The length OF the tunnel |
from shore to shore will be fifty-
four hundred feet. This work now |
extends about three hund ed feet |
under the river from the Jersey |
shore. The Tunnel Company ex-
poets to have 1t completed In about
three years.
John Wilson Guiteau, brother of
the assassin, gives a short family
history In the Boston Herald. He
denies that there has been insanity
In either the fathei's or mothers
family, except the single case of
bis fathers brother, who died 10 an
asylum from remorse at having
killed u rival In q duel. He has |
but little personal knowledge of
bis brothers. life. He thinks he
was to certain extent insane.
insane to the extent or
not OF knowing the m oral character
aud effect of his own act, or of los
Ing the power 10 restrain his GRIM
inai Intentions il he had any desire
to do so, will undoubtedly be prop.
arIy Investigated in the light of all
the facts by the proper tri-
bunals. He resents the deed |
as most aLrooious, foul
and bloody murder. and crime
against the nation and the progress
Of Christian civilization through
Dut the world. He concludes as
81 respectfully and in
deep humiliation and sorrow, re-
quest the prayers OF all who know
God in spirit and In truth, that the
Father may cause my brothers. |
darkened understanding to be
opened, that the evil spirit which
now possesses him may be cast out,
and that he may, in true penitence i
and sorrow, turn while he has life |
to the God his father and mother
and his ancestors for so many gen-
erations loved and worshipped."
Oessrucasve Freshes.
DEs MONIES, Ia, July ls.-The |
Racoon river continues to rise.
South Des Moines is under water.
sixty families are out Of their
houses. The track of the Chicago,
Burlington ami Quincy road has
aud les Moines is now
without connection with the East.
This Is the heaviest rainstorm in
the history OF this section.
Suse~msc Gs-sneDcy.
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