Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-23
WEEKLY HERALD.
LATE TELEGRAMs.
SPECIAL TO THE HEnALL.i
A CowardIy MURDER.

oTOCkTON, sept. 2Z.--Julius Dietrich,
painter by trade, and worthy mau,
having wife and child, was shot dead
in the presence Of his wife by man
named Turcott, All entire stranger. A
few minutes before the occurrence Tur.
cott, with two companies, passed down
the street and seeing Mrs. Dietrich
standing at the door OF her house, made
an insulting remark about her. As the
three men were on their way back Mrs.
Dietrich said to her husband. who, in
the meantime. had arrived, THAT is the
man who insulted me, pointing to Tur-
cott.. Dietrich advanced to ask him what
he usthnt, when Turcott drew revolver
and Shot him dead. The terrified wife
pursued the murderer, who fled, but
was quickly captured BY police officer.
Turcott was placed in Jail just in time to
escape lynching by the crowd,
which rapidly assembled. The two
companions Of Tnrcott have also been
captured. A more cowardly ard afro
ciCus deed was never committed.
wizard ana tho astoria Road.
PORTLAND tOr.), Sept. 2l.--Mr. vi.
lard replies 10 the dispatch tf the AS.
toria Chamber Of Commerce. asking i,
he will bald the Astoria and Fores'
Grove railroad, provided hey find cont
tractor who will build the line for S30
900 per mile and furnish terminal facli--
ties at Astoria. with the following: III
will be glad to build the line if the coa-
tractors will take $4,000 per mile in first
m ,rtgage bonds and $40, 900 per mile in
second mortgage bonds for their work,
which arc ali the available funds Of the
company at present"
Possible Complications.
Ell PAso, Sept. PA serious diff.
Guilty occurred here between the Mexi.
can Consul, Senior Escobar, and the DO.
lice authorities, which may cause In
transitional complications. Two swind.
lers, who had escaped from Jail, were
'arrasted in FL Paso Del Norte The au-
thorities promised the American officers
the extradition OF the prisoners on pro.
duction Of the necessary papers. These
were obtained from an American Judge,
and were taken by the Mayor of I'll
Paso to the. Mexican Consul for him to
translate. This he did, charging sl4 as
Consular Tea and cost Of Translation,
The officers then wenb 20 Afesioo and .
and asked for the prisoners. Their de.
mand was refused. a. the papers stated
the charge to be that Of swindling. and
{ his crime was not included in the extra
dition treaty. Accordingly the officers
returned without the prisoners. The :
police officers this morning went to the
Mexican Consul and demanded rfpara-
ton, but he treated them with ms ience !
and told them they coull do as they !
pleased.
Waiting to Fill Vacancies The
Fosf and Moush Gait Di. asr.
WAsHISoroS, Sept %. = Secretary
ChsndIer will await the return Of tie
the President before coming to aay cor
eiusion as to whom he wil appoint 10 .
the positions Of Chief Engineer Of the
Bareau OF Steam Engineering aud Com
mandant of the Mare Island Navy Yard. i
AT one time the Secretary had de,ernin.
ed to designate Commodore DeKrofft
for the latter vacancy, but Commodore
DsKrofft seriously objected to being sent
to San Francisco. 1t is now thought
that his wishes in the matter will be re-
siected, and that he will be allowed to
continue as President Of the Board OF
Inspection
Secretary Folger sent communica-
ton to the Collector OF Customs of New
York, in which he stated that the United
States Cattle Commission had been in-
formed OF an alarming increase in the
foot and mouth disease among the cattle
Of Great Britain. Under these circum-
stances the officers Of the customs service
viii hereafter exerc Sc care in examining
lnto the sanitary condition Of all cattle,
sheep. swine and goats imported into the
United States.
Lynched for Attempting an Out
rage.
WILMINGTON. N c., Sept. PA dis
Patch to the Star reports tine hanging
by lynchers in Richmond cJuaty on
Friday, OF negro, named Archie John
son. for attempting to outrage white
girl six years OF age, the daughter OF
highly respected planter OF that county.
johnson was left hanging on a tree with
a placard pinned to his breast bearing
the words: "Our wives aud daughters
must be protected"
The Hop Crop.
BELLEviLLE. Ont, Sept 22.--very
discouraging reports come from the
Prince Edward county aud Brighton hop
districts. The crop viii fall consi,l erabIy
short Of that Of last year.
The Threatening Danger.
VICTORIA. B. c.. Sept. 22.--The
Cofonist says that in spite Of Special
Agent Evans sneers at the stories of
the smuggling of Chinese from British
Columbia into American territory, Vic
toria will soon become tine great centre
for Chinese surrsptitious supply Of labor
TO the United States.
Alaska Mining Notes.
vIcroRIA, B. G., Sept. 22.-All The
miners are at work in the basin. Hill
ton Is working several roasters with good
success. On the Bear ledge, Douglas
Island they have stripped the ledge the
whole length OF the claim and find a
solid BODY Of quartz for the whole
length.
TreadweIl is still at work on his claim,
running the lower tunnel. He shipped
this month his usual $4,000 from his
fiye-stamp mill. Dugan and party, who
went to the Yukon this spring, report
very rich finds in placer work. that will
pan $3.50 per day to the man. One
other party has returned from tho same
section Of the country, who reports S25 .
diooiuos All who have retrrped are !