Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-02
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An Infamous verdict

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An Infamous Verdict.
San FRANcIsss, July 3l.-The Coro-
ner's Jury in the case Of Sbanahan, who
died shortly after being severely clubbed
and arrested by two policemen, have
rendered verdict that the deceased
came to his death from the effects Of
blow struck by person unknown.
A Pioneer Suicides.
BoDIE, Cal, Aug. Chester w.
Mills carpenter, 81 years of age, sui
cided this morning by blowing out his
brains with q revolver. The wife of
the deceased arrived on the morning
stage. Domestic infelicity is believed to
have been the cause of the act. The de-
ceased was living with third wife. He
was pioneer in this section, having
lived here twenty years.
Trouble with the Wires The
strike.
CHICAGO, August 1.-The working of
q number of Western Union wires is seri-
ously interfered with to-day, the circuits
being broken by connecting the lines by
means of fine copper wires. The cause
of the trouble was finally located and
removed.
Master Workman Morris intimates
that the Brotherhood will probably be
compelled to order out the members
working for the railroads very soon. He
denies the statement that fifteen men re-
turned to work in New York yesterday.
He says that only 25 have returned over
the entire country since the inaugura-
tion Of the strike.
An Inhuman Hoax.
DENVER, July 3l.--A report was sent
East last night, probably from some
mountain town. that the Grand Army
excursion train had been wrecked in
Black Canon and about one hundred /
and thirty lives lost. 1t is the most |
cruel hoax ever perpetrated on the pub
lie. Not fatal railroad accident has
occurred in Colorado or Utah in months |
and the particular train said to have
been wrecked was not within a hundred |
miles OF Black Canon ut the time.
Had for Coke Consumers.
PITrsBuBGH, Pa, Aug. LA syndicate,
composed OF prominent New York cap |
italists, including w. X. Vanderbilt, |
have formed for the purpose of obtain |
ing control of the coke productions in |
the Connellsville regions. Their object |
is to establish an arbitrary selling rate |
rate for coke and also to divert the busi- |
ness OF the region to the Vanderbilt lines. |
A large quantity Of valuable coke prop |
erty has already been secured.
A victim Of the Floods.
CINclNSATI, July 3l.-Workmen,
while digging ground in the vicinity OF |
the Cincinnati Southern Railway depot /
yesterday morning, discovered the body |
OF young Weber, who was lost last Feb
ruary at the time the food swept away
portion Of the depot.
The Killing OF Carey.
CAPE TowN, July 3l.-O'Donnen was
examined before Port Elizabeth magis.
trate to-day On charge Of murder for
killing James Carey, the informer. Ac-
oording to the evidence given Carey and
O'Donnell had been drinking in the sec
ond class cabin just before the murder;
when the steamer was half way
between Sable Bay and Alger |
Bay, O'Donnell suddenly shot Carey /
in the neck with q revolver Carey |
staggered away and O'Donnell followed
and shot him twice in the back. Carey
died in twenty minutes. 0Donnell says
he was California digger; that he had
lost largely in silver mines; that he was
unaware Of Carey's identity until he saw
it stated in the papers who Power was.
He then determined to kill him.
A Vast Cemetery.
NAPLES, Aug. 1.-The latest estimate
places the number of deaths at between
1000 and 5000 As ii would be impos.
sible to recover and bury all the bodies
the General Minister of Public Works
has ordered that in view of the horrible
exhalations from the decomposing re-
mains uncovered corpses be left where
they lie and liquid lime be poured over
ruins made by the earthquake Cas-
amicciola will thus be converted into
vast cemetery.
A Conspiracy Discovered.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Times says:
We are able TO state that official news
has been received from continental
capital that the most dangerous Nihlist
conspiracy has been discovered in Russia.
A great number of people are implicated
and many arrests have been made.
The CHOLERA.
LONDON, Aug. deaths from the
cholera scourge among the British troops
in Egypt on Monday numbered six at
Ismaila; one at Cairo; at Heleonare one,
and one at Elwerdan. The deaths among
the natives in Egypt, exclusive OF those
at Cairo, numbered 429, including seven
teen at Rosetta.
Relics Depreeiatina.
LoSpos, Aug. lin Italy there has
been great sale of relics and great dis
may among the devotees at the low quo
tations ruling. Certain relics Of st.
Peter brought only four francs, those Of
st. Anastasius only three and those of
st. Clement no more than two francs.
The french in Tonquin.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Standards
correspondent at Hongkong says. The
success OF the recent sortie of the French |
in Tonquin is due to the fact that the |
garrison was secretly conveyed in junks
and took the enemy in the rear by
surprise,
The Canada Immigration Ques-
tiOn.
LONDON, July 81. The Colonial Sec
retary has informed the House Of Lords |
that negotiations with Canada in regard |
to immigration were pending, and he
hoped they would result favorably.
Earthquake and Cholera
LONDON. Aug. l.--Shoeks Of earth
quake were felt at Wiesbaden, Marseilles
and Messageries. A steamer has arrived
here with two persons who died on board
from cholera.
More Earthquake.
OroRro. Aug. Ian earthquake was
felt here to-day and caused great alarm. |
vesuvius Erupting.
MALES, Aug. Mount Vesuvius is
In state Of eruption. The lava is de-
scending fast from the crater in the d.
rection Of the town Of Tore del Greco,
at the southwest.