Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-28

actually imported, as shown from the
return by the proper officer.
Upon the report OF the Commissioner
Of Pensions. the Secretary of the In
terror to-day suspended from practice
before the Interior Department, Belva
A. Lockwood, female pension attor-
ney Of this city.
The New Charley Ross.
BosroS, Oct. q. Charles A. Pink
ham, who claims TO be Charley Ross,
has been sent for by New York parties.
He will leave Portland on Monday.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
KANSAS Cry, Mo, Oct. 27.--An ac.
cident occurred ON the Chicago Il Alton
Railroad by which, it is rumored, twenty
persons were injured. A special train
with physicians was sent from here. Full
particulars will probably not be learned
until the train returns. The accident, II
appears, occurred about eight o'clock,
as the west-bound passenger was near
ing Glendale, small station sixteen
miles from here. A sudden landslide
deraled the rear portion Of the train,
and chair car, sleeper and dining ear
were overturned and dragged some dis
tance, the cars being badly shattered.
About twenty persons are severely cut
aud bruised, but none fatally, as far as
known.
Thanksgiving Day.
WAsHIEGroS, Oct. 27.-The Presi-
dent has issued the following Thanks
giving Proclamaiion "By the Presi-
dent Of the United States Of America.
PROCLAMATION.
In furtherance of the custom Of this
people at the closing OF each year to
engage, upon a day set apart for that
purpose. in a special festival of praise to
the Giver of all good, ]. Chester A..
Arthur, President OF the United States,
do hereby designate Thursday. the Goth
day of November next, as u day OF Ma
tional Thanksgiving. The year which
is drawing to an end has been replete
with evidences of divine goodness the
prevalence of health, fullness of
harvesis, stability, peace and order, the
growth Of fraternal feeling, special in
telligense, civil and religious liberty, all
these and countless other blessings, are
causes for reverent rejoicing. | do
therefore recommend that on the day
above mentioned, the people rest from
their accustomed labors and, meeting
in their several places of worship, ex.
press their devout gratitude to God that
lie hath dealt so bomtifully with this
nation aud pray that His grace and favor
may abide with it forever.
(Signed,) CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
BY the President.
FREDERICK r. FRELiaGHUYsEN.
Dinner to irving. the Eagiish
Actor.
New YORK, October 27.-At the din.
ner in honor of Henry Irving, the dis
tinguished English actor, given by the
Lotus Club this evening, covers were
laid for nearly two hundred gentlemen,
and every seat was occupied. White
law Reid, editor of the Tribune, and
President Of the Club. had on his right
the distinguished guest of the eveding
The other special guests were Chief JUS
tice Noah Davis, Hon. William Henry
Smith, Joseph Jefferson and f. Ran
| dolph.
ainj0iica and Trinket.
New YORK, Oct. 27.-The trot be-
| tween Majolica and Trinket excited lit
tie interest and betting was light, the
latter being the favorite. Trinket won
in three straight heats, time 2.20i, 2.20
and 2.l4.
a Rather Attenuated story.
CHICAGO. Oct. p. The Inter. Oceans
Des Moines special says: A story was
published here this afternoon to the ef-
feet that an express robbery occurred at
Atlantic, Iowa, Thursday night, and
was kept secret until the present time
in hopes of catching the perpetrators.
The story is that the express agent at
Atlantic, on the evening in>question, re-
ceived from the messenger on the S:l5
train packages Of money to the
total amount of between $4,000 and
$4,000 He put them in a bag which
hung over his shoulder by strap, and
that while STOPPING to lift baggage
truck someone approached him from be-
hind, cut the strap with knife and dis
appeared in the darkness before the
artonished official could recover his wits,
and has not been seen since. The story
| is not eorroborated.