Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-07
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Attempt 10 murder Crocter- -aev-
ernOr's Ciemenry.

ernor's Ciemeney.
SAN FRAScrsco, Dec. 6.--The Aita
publishes an account Of an attempt made
on the life OF Charles Crocker by William
Andrews, formerly prominent contrac.
tor of this city. Andrews is said to have
been suifefing FROM delsr;um trenens.
After having beca taken in charge lie
continued to declare he would take the
lives Of stamford and Ciocker for has
ing, as he claimed. iobbel him ef his
qnarries which came iato the possession
Of the railroad through the act giving
the company every alternate section OF
land.
Gov. Stoneman has pardonsd 7, Il.
Conway, the last Of the ten men arrested
for participating In Chinese riots at Ch co
in 1877, when tive Cinnamon were muir
dsred. The other nine had already been
pardonsd at different times.
An Ardent Lover.
SAN FnAxcfsce, Dec. 0.-Florentine
BoreI. I sheep herder, formerly Of Los
Angeles county, attempted. at a late hour
last night. to murder Mrs. Zoe Faure. a
French laundress, because she would not
marry him. He fred three shots. The
frat missed her, the second hit her in
the back, between the shoulders. causing
: painful but not necessarily fatal wound.
A German grocer, Diedrlch Wietgin.
living next door, ran.out to see what was
the matter. and received the third bullet.
The Afterthsusht BETTER.
San. .FRAscIsco. Dec. 6.-Florentine
BoreI, who attempted to kill Zoe Faure.
Z laundress. last night. was found dead
this morning, having suicided With
dosp oi strychnine.
SILLY nGahS.e ana shadow.
WAsHIsofoS. Dec. Q. G.--Senators Ma
hone and Riddisberger received sn in
vitstion to q caucus Of Republican Sepa-
tors Aimilar to those sent to other Re-
publicans. Senator Malone speaking
t,f bis attitude toward the Republican
marty tsid be had no objection to at
lending Republican caucus and should
have sttended1that yesterday had,he re-
csivsd an invitation In season. hewould
not. however, attend ss member of the
caucus, nor vote upon any proposition
before IL. He held that the thirty. eight
Republican Senators, being . majority
OF the Senate, have 9 right to control.
He had no candidates for Senate offices
AID wouId mot influence nominations
He had stroag preferences but should
content himself with voting in accord
srce with his preferences.
Mr.. Fsiger CattIng Dewn Estt-
mates
WAsHlsGToS, Dec. 6.--The Secretary
Of the Treasury has transmitted to Con.
eress estimates for appropriations OF the
fiscsl year ending June 30th, 1885. The
amount estimated % required for ell ex-
penses Of the government is $3.50, 1885, :
505, which is So, 3l3, 282, less than the
aggregate OF appropriations for the pres
ent fiscal year, aud S57, I 81, ,857 less than
the sum called for In the estimate sub
mitted last year The appropriations
for the present fiscal year. including
deficiencies and miscellaneous ifems Il
S3S5, AS, ,5S7. Estimates upon which
those appropriations were based called
for S340. $50. 1852.
Congregational.
WAsHIyeros, December Q. SENATE
Sherman presented petition from j..
W. Niles (colored separstist) Of Ar
kansas, setting forth the alleged unlaw-
fpl combinations to prevent him and bis
c6lorsd associates from exercising the
right TO make entries of public iands,
cfar xipg cruel treatment on the part Of
white citizens OF Arkansas, and asking
relied. Senator Plumb introduced .
bill providing that every non-c' minis
stoned officer, private, or other per
sons discharged from the army dur
ing the war OF the rebellion within two
years from date OF enlistment on account
Of disability incurred in the line Of mill
tary duty, shall receive a warrant for
leo acres Of land.
A Farmers' Congress.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 6.--The Farmers
Congress Of the United States convened
here to-day. Sixty delegates are pres
emit, representing the prominent agricul-
tural States. President Lamar, OF Mis-.
sisusppi, urged the appointment Of Q
Commissioner Of Agriculture as a mem
Der Of the Presidents Cabinet. The ses
sion will probably last three days.
sues sehurx.
New YoRK, Dec. 6.-Charles d. Gil
mour' recently brought suit for $500, ,00i
damages against Carl Schurz. In the
Supreme Court of this city. Gilmour
who was formerly praoticing lawyer
10 Washington, alleges that when Schuri
was Secretary Of the Interior. in 1880
he maliciously and by the exercise o
arbitrary authority had plaintiff dis
barred and prohibited from practicing II
any Of the departments, where Gilmoul
alleges be had o practice of $4,000
year. The suit was removed to-day Il
. United States Court.
TRIAL or James Mutt.
Usros7ows, Pa, Dec. 5.-The tria
Of Jdmes Mutt for killing Nichola
Hyman Dukes last June commenced to
day and is expected to take up the bal
do oe OF the week. Ssnator Voorhees, o
tpdisna is the principal council for tn
defense. The town Is full Of visitors, bu
there II no great excitement. On al
sides sympst 1y for the prisoner Ia es
pressed, but ths feeling 10 general tha
he Will be convicted.
Bhsets Her Defamer.
FArnDAuLr, Mimi, Dec. 6.--Milo N
Pond, an old resident Of Fairb&ult, Wa
fatally shot this afternoon BY Mrs. Gsorg
Hwarts. The woman had recently bssl
diyofusd from her husband, Althougl
thsy continued to live together. She 81
tecss that Pond circulated damaging re
ports regarding her. She was arrested
MYSTERY Cleared Up
S.. Paul, Dec. cit has been szces
tanned that the skeletons Of oftwenty-thre
soldiers found In Dickey county, D I.
GONE time ago, are those Of soldier
killed In fight with Indians durin
sully's expedition and no mystery isoon
pSQted with them,
The psxs ef War
HoSaxono, December 9. = Elsve
hundred Chinese troops passed to-day !
Chinese merchant steamer on thei
way from Shanghai to Canton, an
more are following. A. telegram fror
Paris orders ell available transports !
b dispatched to Algerian porta, wher
thsy will embark IL, 900 men with pre-
visions for seventy days and large sup
plies Of ammunition. The greatest Activit
prevails at Toulon.
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Tobsocp tor she roor.
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