Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-02-03

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France, II is said, has lost GOO, 600,
600 sterling by phylloxera.
There is steady demand at Boston
for wool and 4 firm feeling. fl
The judiciary Committee of the Maine
House will soon report o bill ro.estab-
fishing the death penalty for murder.
A Deadwood paper tells OF tho dis.
covery near the old Gordon stockade of
blocks OF mica eight feet long by three
in width.
Exhibited States Senator Booth is
reported as still sick in Indiana, whittier
he had gone on q visit to his aged
mother.
Price anl Cameron, the detectives
who aided Polk, the absconding State
Treasurer OF Tennessee, have gone into
Mexico. fsH Na NIA ~
There is talk Of an elevated railway at
front, at hight OF fifteen feet above the
surface Of the ground.
A representative OF the Panama Canal
Company, who located recently in New
York, declared that $50, 000,0 900 of tie
stock had been subscribed.
| The roads are so bad around Chatta.
nooga that cattle cannot be driven into
town, and choice beef has gone mp from
l2l TO - cents per pound. f..
A bill has been introduced into the
Wisconsin Legislature providing that
iprison-made goods shonld be plainly
marked MS such when offered for sale.
At meeting of business men in st.
Louis Wednesday night it was determ-
med to erect a mammoth exposition
building In tho heart Of the city to cost
500, 600
A land case, which hos been running
through the courts OF England for thirty
five years, has Just been compromised by
the ltigants, the courts having been un
able to decideit.
4 A movement is on foot in number of
the state legislatures to apply the prin.
ciple OF the Pendleton civil service bill
to the appoin tment OF subordinate officers
to the state government
The opera of "L'Africaine" was given
at Music Hall in Cincinnati Wednesday
night to an immense audience. Christine
Nilsson at Robinson's Opera House also
had an overaowihg house.
The new tax law which the Ohio State
Legislature is considering is regarded
with much disfavor by the banks. The
proposition is to tax them upon the
market value of their stock.
Last year three hundred persons were
killed and one Thousand injured by acct
dent in the anthracite coal mines of
Pennsylvania. This is almost equal to
the railroad slaughter of the country.
Should city election in Lexington,
| Ky, take place next March, as some
have supposed, 545 voters, who had not
paid their city tax on the 18th instant, las
provided by law, will be DISTINGUISHED.
While attending spiritual sceance in
Philadelphia, few days ago, lady re-
ceived communication from the alleged
spirit of her husband, directing her to
dig up certain portion of her celler.
where SHE would find lot OF gold.
She followed tho instructions, but in
stead of finding money, opened the
mouth OF an old wen and fell into it,
and was nearly suffocated.
| In the Supreme Court of Ohio there
were |, LAG cases on the general dock un-
disposed OF on the lst OF January, 1880.
On the 10th of December. 1882, the
whole number OF cases was l,407, an in
crease of 26l.
At New York the weather has con.
tinued to be unfavorablo for outdoor
business, md the rivers aud harbor arc
full of floating ice and ms consequence
l thnres 10 ltffla NJ tln
of California vessels.
The exports from Sheffield England,
to America during the last quarter show
n considerable falling of. Tho decline
is upwards of fl00,0o0. There is an in
crease in the exports of steel of Ct (, 600
! Cutlery shows a decrease of fl4,0o0
Oscar Wilde thinks that "the average
American is narrow-minded and ignor-
ant-a magnificent liar, resem bling an
Englishman in all his bad points but
none of his good ones--having no re.
spect, and utterly wanting in venera.
ton.
Travel on the Sonora railway is light
at present, but over 500 Americans have
already made Hermosillo their home.
New stores spring up daily, the restau-
rants become better through competition,
lots are bought, houses erected, in short,
progress is secured.
The Mexican Central Railway reports
the gross earnings for the southern di.
vision for December as Sl4S, 1856. an in
crease of $40, 1903 over the month of
November, The amount of subsidy col
lected to date is S906, S92 The number
of miles reported in operation is 304.
The Hemp Spinners and Growers As.
ISOLATION OF America held their first
meeting at New York Wednesday. Res.
olutions were adopted urging immediate
action on the tariff, rs this particular
industry is paralyzed by the present un.
certainty, and hundreds of employees are
idle.
Joseph Davis, "the cattle king of East.
ern Texas, sold 5000 cattle while smok
ing one five-cnt cigar in Austin the
other night. "Pat" Caringe, n ranch.
man of the Indian Territory, who was
the purchaser, paid cash down in British
gold, for he acted in behalf of London
men OF money.
The city of Portland, Oregon, with q
population of less than IS, 900, last year
turned out OF its factories, mainly in
wood and iron products, a total value Of
81, 43l, 900, spent $4,000 900 in new
buildings, and conducted wholesale
trade amounting to $40, 900, 900. Nearly
$500, 900 was spent on its streets.
The merchants of st. Louis have pre-.
sented a gold.handled whip to Fire
Marshal Sexton, for jumping from his
buggy few evenings ago and admins
tering severe horsewhipping to afellow
who had insulted several females. This
city IS infested by gang of loafers who
make business OF insulting ladies in
the streets.
| The Supreme Court of the United
States has rendered very interesting