Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-12
LATE TELEGRAMS.
SPECIAL TO THE HEaALb.l
New Harbor nerenses.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. III. The Coast
and Harbor Defense Company, which
made some experiment with the cable
system of torpedoes at Fortress Monroe,
In May last, has sent Lieut.. J. w. Gray
don, the inventor, to this city to make
estimates Of the cost Of providing this
system Of defense for our harbor. 1t
consists Of submarine cable service
worked from the shore with the aid Of
stears. The cost is estimated at $780,
900. The cables nre to be strung in times
Of war only. Senator Jones and Con-
gressman Rosecrans approve Of the plan.
Increasing the Democratic Ma
j0rity.
coLunsus, Oct. ll.-More complete
returns from the election indicate an In
crease in the Democratic majority and it
will probably be considerably over
1900. The Senate will be two to one
Democratic and the House ia estimated
GO Republicans and so Democrats
LATER.
Returns on the legislative ticket in
dicate that the Democratic majority on
joint ballot will not be less than "a.
The second amendment will receive
aboat 100, 900 votes, and will probably
be adopted. 1t is expected the cities will
20 strongly against it. The judicial
amendment is carried beyond doubt.
The first amettment will not get over
100000 votes. The Prohibition vote is
estimated at from 5000 to 10000 and
Ihe Greenback at 1000.
Hamilton Couuty's Vote.
CIscIsSAT, Oct. 1.-THE newspa.
pers are yet unable to present anything
like complete report OF the Hamilton
county elections. The only footings
pbtainable are for Governor and for that
In one hundred out Of one hundred and
three precincts it stands, Hoadley,
1884; Foraker, 2s,995. Hoadley's ma
iority is 23l9. The other precincts are
small and will not materially change the
result. This Is Republican gain Of $3.50,
The Gonnt In Hamilton County,
CIxcIxxATI, Oct. 1.-THE Times-.Stay
footings OF Hamilton county make
Hoadiey's majority 1866. The official
returns must be awaited to know with
certainty Us to Senators and Representa-
tiyes.
For FreisAt Pool Comm issioner.
CHICAGO. 0ctober ll.--Jno. C.. Gault
having declined to accept the position
of the Commissioner of the new Cali
fornia pool, 4. p. yining. freight traffic
manager Of the Union Pacific is being
urged by some parties for the position,
but az the Central Pacific and other
roads are strongly opposed TO him on ac.
count Of his connect on with the Union
Pacific it is not probable that he viii
get the place. The gentleman most
prominently mentioned is John Comp
ton. late general foreign freight agent el
the Vanderbilt roads. Of this city. Mr.
Cromp.on is strongly recommended fol
The position by Commissioner Fink
Hinda Rose.
NEW YORK, October Il.--Ex Gov er,
nor Stanford cables 1arf. Field ana
Farm that Hinda Rose will be allowed
to rest on her well.oarncd laureis aid
will be reserved for the great stallion
stakes in Kentucky next year, when,
says the paper, it Is reasonable 10 hope
she will he able to add another best
on record by lowering the four-year-oid
olime Of 2:l9, being but a second behind
those figures as a three-year-old.
Preparing for the Canvas.
ALBANY, Oct. 1.-The Chairman o.
the Democratic State Committee has in
vited the Chairmen Of the several Dem
ocratic County Committees and the edi
tors OF leading Democratic papers tc
meet the State Committee and State
candidates in this city on October 18th,
for consultation as to the conduct OF the
canvas in this State.
yellow Fever mt Brewton.
MoSraoaERy, October IL. - Their.
are four new cases at BrewtoD to-day
three are dying, Mayor Brewton, q pio
neer being among the number. The
dieease is pronounced yellow fever
Nearly all the stores and dwellings ars
closed and the inhabitants are leaving
en- masse,
Gould stock Depressed.
New YoRK. Oct ll.-Gould stocki
have been depressed on account Of I
lawyer having been employed on behal
Of holders Of land grant bonds Of thu
Texas Pacific Railway Company for th'
purpose Of asserting their rights undeI
these bonds.