Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-03-27
WEEKLY HERALD.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.I
rAs.s .xers south ana Esst.

Passengers south ana East.
FaEsso, March 26. The following ia a
liz OF ssuth heusd passengers passing
Lers to-day: Geo d Chevalier, ST; W
B Hsslngs, cAsa Grand Chas H Gif-
ford, Mas; s. L Hall, N Y; r Blow and
wife San B'do; PIP Vast, Ohio; BlMas-
urel, franeef A BAstin, do; WV White.
India;M A Irwin, Bodie; r L Peterson.
do; J Yerkes, Penn; w HoG, A; Mrs
Smith, N Y;J w Haverstick, L A; Mrs
H Haverstick, do; Erastus Wofs and
wife, St Louis; Henry Weaver, yuma;
Geo H Rae. s +; J G Mccall, do; w D
Brady. Fresno; G s Patton, L A; s A
Hopkins, Tuesun, J H Boyd, San B'do;
> A Braselton, do; s. w Craigus, San
Diego; Jasg r. BaHour, Valparaiso; d
Grsninssf, s p; w 3 Graves, Oakland;
Mrs L B Mason, do.
steamer Passengers.
San FRANorsoo. March 20. = The
stssmer Ancon sailed at9 A. NJ. to-day,
with the following passengers for Los
Angeles: KT MARYLAND, Z Rohen, NJ
Rosenstein, G s w Williams, Mrs +
Bowers, Goodwin. A w Steele, X A
Harvey, N Donovan, Mrs M L Locke,
Samuel Turk, c @ Brooks, G NUM-, G.
Pierson, L Morris, wifn and children;
C Z Spenodr, Miss C Nicholson, Mrs d
solomon. Geo White and wife.
nHCM Markets. ~ -
sAt .FxAscnco, March 26. Wheat
nominal. Owing to the rain there are
no quotations. Barley smashed, spot
$l.3G, April $i.35, May Sl.36. buyer
season 81. .40tS$l.4i, seller season 81. SO,
seller 83c@Sl 2S; oats steady, 81 .8OQys2;
corn quiet. yellow $l.70; hay unchanged,
Sl9GS22.
iIt Rain Failing North.
San FaAscIsco. March 26.-Dis
patches from Yreka, Red Bluff, Ger
mantown, Colusa, Willows, st. Helena.
Rio Vista, Chico, Wheatland, Redding.
Dixon, Petaluma, Spanishtown and Mar
tinez state that more or less rain has
fallen or is falling there.
safety OF =. n. james.
TOMBSTONE, March 25.-News is just
received Of the safety of j. Il. James.
A party of Indians were seen to-day
in the Chiricahus mountains. There is
no news of additional massacres.
Pestmaster-sieneral Dead.
KESosHA, Wis. March 25.-Hon. t.
U. Howe, Postmaster General, died ut
2:20 this afternoon, at the residence OF
his nephew. Col. Jas. H. Howe.
KEEosHA. Wis.s March 2G.--Howe's
illness is the result Of a severe cold con
trastsd by walking half mile through
bad storm, at Green Bay, last Sunday,
which on arrival at Kenosha Monday,
developed into pneumonia. DR.. Isham,
care he improved, but last night a
change for the worse ensusd. and absent
members Of his family were sent for,
his daughter arriving from Washington
ct eleven O'Clock. Up to that hour he
was conscious, but his mind after that
wandered, and he passed away without
. struggle. Funeral occurs at Green
Bay. but no arrangements are yet made.
kENosHA, Via, March 25.-Judgs
Hows's wife died in 1881, and the only
surviving relatives are his son Frank, his
daughter, Mrs. Totten, the wife Of Col.
X. Tottsn, Of Washington, his nephew,
Col. James II. Howe, and niece, Mrs.
Grace Howe, Of Kenoshs.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 25.--The
President received this evening tele-
graphic information Of the sudden death
this afternoon st his homs in Wisconsin,
sequence Of this unexpected event, the
dinner which wss TO have been given
Tuesday by President Arthur to ex.Gov-
ernor Dias. Of Mexico, who is to arrive
in Washington Monday morning rs the
guest Of the Nation, will not take place,
aud the reception to hase been given the
same guest by Secretary Frelinghuyssn
Wednesday evening will not take place.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hat
ton called at the White House this even.
ing and had an interview with the Presi.
dsnt, at which 1t was decided to issue an
executive order closing the Department
ON the day Of the funeral. The Postofiice
Department building will be draped in
mourning for the customary period. Col
Totten, son-in-law Of Pos stmaster G General
Howe. lsft for Wisconsin this evening,
accompanied by Mrs. Totten and Frank
Howe, son Of the dead Postmaster G en-.
sral.
The unprontabie ..Svorld."
CHICAGO, March 25.--A Washington
special says the Warrington office OF the
New York World was closed last night
under orders from the home office. The
Star says: Since Jsy Gould secured con
troll of the paper 1t cost him from three
to i've thousand dollars per week, above
receipts. to keep 1t going; that having de-
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such non-payiug Investments. but that
VIM. Henry Hurlburt. its editor, asked
for the privilege Of trying to put it on a
paying basis, was given an opportunity,
and he at once proceeded to cut down
right and left; he discharged musical
and dramatic critics, five night editors,
sixteen city editors. assistant city editor
and eight compositors, relying upon the
local news burea for news, and this was
followed by dropping its Washington
bureau. Among the editors discharged
is A. oakly Hall, ,exM Mayor Of New York.
Near Following HIS Chief.
WAsHIseroN, March March 6.-First
Assistant Postmnster-G General Hatton
had narrow escape this afternoon from
serious accident. He was returning in
close carriage from visit to the White
House, when the horses took fright and
getting beyond the control Of the driver
dashed down Vermont avenue at ter.
riic pace. Mr.. Hatton threw open the
door Of the carriage and stood on the
step, but did not jump. Ho directed the
driver to guide the horses off the avenue
to q less frequented street. This the
driver succeeded in doing, though hs
barely prevented the horses from run
ming into street car first and then into
funeral procession. Having headed
the team TO the open country he whip
ped them up o steep hill until they be
came manageable.
The Lost Miners Bodies.
BRAIpswooD, Ill, March 20. AT mid
night last night the mine was entered
and bodies Of nineteen miners. who los
their lives by the terrible catastrophe o
Eabruarv lHth wara brou oht xo the an r