Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-06

Hon. David Davis was a witness
in the Guiteau trial Saturday, and
testified that the onl thing that
would destroy the Republican party
would be the disruption of the
Democratic party.
]. r. Pooler, 81 years old, fell
into a shallow pond at Nevada
City, CAL, Saturday, and was
drowned. The pond was only two
feet deep.
Ex-Empress Eugenie is confined
to her house in consequence OF in
disposition occasioned by a fall.
Mrs. Coleman, who shot Coles, Of
Miners Theatre, N. Y, has been
found guilty of murder in the third
degree.
Il fs understood that the mar
riage of Prince Leopold with PriR-
cess Helena will take place at
Windsor Castle in March.
The Vienna skating clubs have.
arranged for an International con.
test, open to everybody, from the
18th to the 10th of January, 1882
In the Missouri land fraud cases,
Bruins Bros., for stealing several
million acres Of United States lands,
are now on trial at Clarion, Pa.
A jury at Detroit, Mich, has ac-
quilted Mrs. Barnard, on trial for
the murder of the wife Of Rev. e.
Curtis by setting fire to her lothes.
The spinning mills of Black &
Wingste of Glasgow have been
burned. Lose, $4,000. A thoas-
AMI persons were thrown out of
employment.
Andrew Carnegie, of Pittsburg,
Pa, has offered to found library
worth $3.50, 900 IL the city will give
SID. 1000 annually for Its mainten-
ance.
The election of members of the
Quebec local Legislature passed of
quietly. The present Conserva-
tive Government was sustained by
an increased majority.
The copious reports of the Gui-
teau trial continued to be tele-
graphed daily to the English pa
pers, and seem likely to discredit
permanently American Courts
with the English public. The
Times remarks that the trial aston
ishes English readers. The law
yeIs declare that no such spectacle
OF judicial incapaclty has ever be en-
seen.
A World London cablegram says:
Affairs in Peru are viewed with
great interest in diplomatic circles.
The Chilean Legation assert that
the United States can't and dare
not bring any real pressure to bear,
but It 10 mostly trying the effect OF
little empty buster.
The theft of the body of the Earl
OF Crawford from the mortuary
chapel at Dunecht House, Aber-.
deem. has created great sensation.
An attempt was made In the
City of Mexico, Saturday to MUIR
der the Governor, Manuel Lerdo.
The would-be assassin was insti-
gated by his political enemies.
At Jackson, Tenn, Saturday
morning Mrs. MoGhee was acci-
dentally shot and killed by her son
John.
The trouble between Anna Dick
inson and Fanny Davenport, grow
ing out of the failure of The Ameri-
can Girl, eliminated Saturday ev.
enipg in an effort to serve writup-
on Miss Davenport while the latter
was acting the part Of "Lady Mac.
beth" During the supper scene q
sheriff's officer jumped from the
auditorium to the stage with Ills
writ, but was mmediately elected
from the theater by the employees.
VIM. McIntosh, u brakeman en-
ployed by the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company, was run over by q
train ut West Berkeley Saturday
evening and crushed to death.
On the 10Th ballot, Saturday,
Kiefer received 90 votes and was
declared the Republican caucus
candidate for Speaker of the
House. Edward Mcpherson was
nominated for Clerk, G. Walker
Brownlow for Doorkeeper and
Capt. Henry Sherwood for POST
master.
The Democratic caucus Saturday
evening put in nomination all the
officers OF the last House.
The Greenbackers nominated
Nicholas Ford for Speaker. Gilbert
de la Matyr for Clerk, Lee Gram
dali for Sergeant-at-Arms, III. Mar
tin Williams for D0orkeeper and
w. H. Moore for Postmaster of the
House.