Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-05-13
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Edmunds' Eulogy.
SAN Francisco, May l2.-Senatoi
Edmunds, being Verinonter, attended
the regular monthly meeting last even
ing Of The Native Sons OF Vermont. fhe
Senator Was willy cbeersd. He slid'
81 have often been proud IT Vernicn',
MY nntivc State, bal never qui'e as
proud OF the facs as | am now. Until
very recently l had never crossed the
wide Land tilat inervenes between our
State and this wlere you have taken up
your homes. When came to this yonng
State, younger thai NY friend who has
tions me the honor to say we were boys
together, was astonished at this en-
chanted land. Here is city OF but few
yea,s standing, yet rivaling the old cities
Of the East in splendor, magnificence and
misunderstanding, l say. cities of a
thousand years, and yet, | say, it is
younger, much younger, than most OF US
here present
Trunk Factery Fire Opium Dens.
SAN FRAxcIsco, May l2.-Black &
Col trunk factory was destroyed by fire
this morning. 1t was situated on the
corner Of Fourth and Brannan streets.
The tire was caused by the engineer ac
cidentally burning up pile of shavings.
Loss $4,000.
All Lung, the keeper of an opium den,
and two white visitors at his place, were
tried and convicted before Judge Webb
this morning. In passing sentence the
Court spoke emphatically of the evils Of
opium smoking and announced his in
tention to do his utmost to break it up
by severe punishment. He sentenced
All Lung to three months Imprisonment
in the House of Correction, and the two
men, whom the Judge held to be equally
to blame, were awarded the same pun
islment.
Because He IL a Democrat.
SAN FRAScrsco, May l2.-W. A.
Walker, appointed by the Memorial
Committee, q. A. R., Grand Marshal
for Memorial Day about two months
ago, was this evening asked to resign by
vote Of eight TO four. 1t is said that
the Committee were approached by a
number Of members OF the q. A. r., who
refused to march on Memorial Day be-
cause Walker is Democrat. They also
assailed lis standing, character and fit
ness for the place, but nothing of this
could be proven Comrade Stone, one
of the committee. offered to go before
any select committee and prove that pol
itics was at the bottom of the affair. No
definite action was taken, as Walker did
not send in his resignation.
Prison Directors Eali Terriers.
San Francisco, May PA citation
has been served on the State Prison
Directors to answer charges preferred
against them for misconduct in office.
The investigation is to take place June
l4th at Sacramento.
The Kennel club met last night at the
Occidental Hotel, to take measures to
find out, and arrest the man who poison
ed the bull terriers at the bench show.
The Loss.
San FRANcfsco, May l2.--Loss by the
ur6 luis HlofutuS ~ tho tfuuN thctofr 10
now estimated at $4,000.
Feurth battalion Rncampment.
SACRAMENTO, May 1.-THE Fourth
Battalion, N. q. c., have decided to have
an sncampment. beginning August llth.
The place is not determined. Woodland
citizens offer $1,000 to have it there.
Sacramento is also favorite with some
OF the officers.
Earthquake-R Riot.
VICTORIA, B. c., May l2.-Last night
several shocks of earthquake were ielt
here. The movement was from north to
south.
Chinese laborers on the railway at
Lytton, beat their foreman and three
other men with shoyels last night. An
armed band OF whites burned the Chi.
nose camp, beat and shot the occupants,
killing one man and injuriug several.
The white laborers along the railroad
have organized to resist the encroach-
ments Of Chinese.
The Kentucky Homicide.
CIxcrSNArI, May l2.-Tho Times
Star. Of Harrodsburg, KY, says; In the
trial of Phil B. Thompson for the murder
Of Walter H. Davis, the Judge ruled
that the witness, Jno. Il. Thompson,
could not state what he heard
from Mrs Thompson, but could tell
what information he gave to defendant
The witness said Mrs. Thompson. wife
of defendant, was 45 years cid and Davis
only 28. During the past two years Mrs
koaAffal 4.
this condition drove through the streets
of Harrodsburg. The cross examination
was much protracted with the effort tc
break down the defence suggested by
d. w. Voorhees,, Of the terrible agita
tion Of Phil. b. Thompson, just befor,
the killing. But the fact was ELECTED
that after Thompson gave himself up HI
wrote out his own speech for the use o
the reporters who telegraphed 1t
Voorhees, and Blackburn are anxious t.
finish the testimony to-day.
Railroad Rates.
New York, May l2.-Another meet
ing Of general passenger agents of rail
roads in the joint executive commission
and representatives OF roads west of Chi
cago and St. Louis washeld to-day. Tn
subject Of rate cutting in San Francise
by agents of Eastern lines and the az
pointment OF arbitrators to settle diffel
ences was discussed at length. Tn
action taken is not announced. 1t is e,
pected that the question was one of e'
tahlishing new differential fare, tn
points Of which were to be settled befor
the meeting to-day. Adjourned.
Uncle sam's Pocket Money.
WASHINGTON, May IA statemer
Of the United States Treasurer show
gold, silver and United States notes i
the Treasury to-day as follows: Col
coin and bullion $I9l, ,05l, sos; silver do
lars and bullion sl0l, ,8l4, ,237; fractioni
silver coin S28. l6l, ,450; United State
notes $40, ATS, ,485; total $3.50, sos, ,S77
Certificates outstanding represent: gold
Ss08, l45, ITO; silver, S72, 157, TAI; cul
rsncy, q, ,3e5, 900.
The Weed Cut on.
PETERSBURG, Va, May 12.-Intel
Qence is received from different section
Virginia to the effect that great damag
is being done to the young tobacco plant
by the tobacco fly, and in many il
stances farmers have had all their plant
destroyed. Planters feel much discoul
aged.