Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-25

America. One million doIlari
would have reimbursed Chiie'i
war expenses and she has taker
from Peru property worth fifteeT
hundred millions in repayment
and the United States stands by
without protest. 1t was the oppor
tupity of the century blibdly sacri
feed.
Htvir smpsnyeme.s Appp.pfn
WASHINGTON, March 24th.-Tht
Senate Committee on the Improve
ment of the Mississippi and It's Fri
butaries have agreed upon the bill
approprisiipg $5.000,0OO for i'm
provemept of the Mississippi; also
81, 1000, 900 for the Missouri river.
K,cn,Dy Ag.,sss .ne Man.n.
T~ct,ss.
| WASHINGTON, March "a The
Senate Executive session yester.
day refused to confirm Cooper al
Revenue Collector of North Caro-
lima on account of the opposition
of Don Cameron and Jones of Ne.
vsda. Mott, the present Collector
and Cooper are said to be trying tC
Mahonize the State. Keogh, ex.
Secretary Of the Republican Cen.
traf Committee of that State, VIC.
lently opposed the coalition as
dangerous to Repub!icsn;sm In
North Carolina. Cooper was reject.
ed by two majority. 1t would
seem by this that Jones and Cam
eron oppose MahOne's movement.
E.angtrsfaw Dytug.
BOSTON, March "a Henry w.
Longfeilow, the poet, is in dying
condition
Ths r"s' L,Dsie.s"w Ds"o.
BosToN, March 24-4 P. NJ
Henry w. Longfellow is dead.
Death Of Acsu,sA. -cvs.
NEW YORK, March 24-Rear.
Admiral Gustnvus II. Scott, U. S.
Navy, retired, died last night.
a Nesh s.v.,.tto..
NEW YORK, Marcn 24th.-The @
7ribune's Washington correspon.
dent says of the passage OF the Chi
nese bill that "leadlpg Democrats
in the House said to me to-iay,
1 am opposed to the whole theory
of the bill, and would like to vote
against it,, but l must keep solid
With my constituents, and am
afraid to vote for any amendment. t..
This was the feeling doubtless of
many others, both Democrats and
Republicans, who voted far the
pilI virtually under eures,.
IIsek ~ +s's Day-stv-n P.eibulspy
sG-M-s.
MIDDLEBURY, Pa, !, arch "a -
Jonathau Maier WAS hanged this
morning for participating in tn Q
murjer of John aDd Gretchen
Kuntzler, D. cember 7th. He was
coura geous aud religious on the
scaffoid, and said he knew nothing
of the murder until after it uc.
CURED.
ANGELICA, N. Y, March "a
John G. Mccarthy was hanged this
morning for the murder of Patrick
Mackey. He Indignantly declared
his innocei.ce
Rock ISLAND, March 24.-Wm.
Heiiwsger WAS hanged to-day for
the murder of his daughter.
CLEARFIELD, Pa. March "a -
John A. Nev'ing, the convicted
murderer of Samuel Pennington,
in February, 1880, was hanged this
morning. After he mounted the
scaffbId the doomed man exhibited
Knife which he had concealed on
his person, and thus demonstrated
that he had at no time desired to
commit suicide.
PITTsBURa, March "a The first
execution here in elk years occur
red IN the county courtyard 80
day At noon Edgar Frank Small
was hanged for tue murder of
Nichclss Jscoby. Sraall stoutly
maintained his entire innocence,
and did not falter on being led to
the gallows, His death was in
Simultaneous.
HARRISBURG, Pa. March "a -
Frank and Henry Rumberg were
hanged at l0:40 A M for the muir
der Of Daniel TrentmaD.
H1-vy fire so veiand.
CLEVELAND, March 24.-Soop
after two O'clock this morning a
fire OF unknown origin broke out
in w. II South&orth's wholesale
and retail grocery. Nothing is
left Of the large block except the
ruined walls, and the adjacent
buildings are more or less seriously
demsged. South worth's loss is esti. !.
msted at $4,000, insurance $l16,-
000; j. Krause & Co., dealers in
carpets aud furniture, lost $50 600,
insurance $50, 600; other losses,
$25, 1000. IncendiarIsm.
f. cOaraginx Cfop,,Rrp0rs.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March "a -
Information from yearly every Sec
tion of the State represents the
crop prospect as unusually fstter-
ing Winter wheat looks well,
and plowing is already we'll sd-
vanced ia some parts of South
ern Illinois 1t Is feared that the
fruit crop may fail. Farmers re-
port STOCK to be In from 10 to 20
per cent bstter condition than
this time last year.
rne submerged D.stricis.
VICKsBURG, Miss, March 3d.
People on the SuDfiower river now
have two weeks provisions and
grain for their stock. The outlook
is more favorable