Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-03-27
Examination or Van Ness.
Influx OF UhInese-John =. Gray.
EASTERN.
EOiger Better-F Funeral OF Post
master General Howe.

Foiger Better-Fune of Post
master-General Howe.
WAsuIsGToN, March Secretary
Folger is better this morning.
Secretary Lincoln will leave Washing.
ton tomorrow morning for Green Bay,
Wisconsin, to attend the funeral OF the
late Postmaster. General Howe. During
his absence General Sherman will per-
form the duties of Secretary of War.
Ex-President Diax Mark of Re-
speet.
WAsHINGToN,- March 26.--Ex-Presi-
dent Diaz and party arrived here to-day.
They were met at the depot by Romero,
Mexican Minister, Davis, Assistant Sec
retary of State, and S. A. Brown, Chief
Clerk of the State Department, and es-
corted to the hotel The ex-President
and party will be presented to the Presi-
dent by Secretary Frelinghuysen this
afternoon.
The flags on all the Government build
ings are at half mast to-day as mark
Of respect to the memory OF the late
Postmaster General. When the date OF
the funeral is decided the President will
issue executive orders.
Indian children en- rOute TO school
ST.. LOUIS, March 26.-Thirty Indian
children, nineteen boys and eleven girls,
of different semicivilized tribes in the
Indian Territory, passed through here
last night en- route to Wabash, Ind,
where they will attend school.
Mason sued by his Lawyer.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Jonathan
G.. Bigels, of this city, counsel tor Ser
geant Mason while he was on trial before
the court martial for shooting at Gui-
teau in Jail, has filed suit against Mason,
his wife Betty, and tire banking house of
Riggs & Go. for 80. 500, alleged to be
due him for counsel fees.
Hun ON Bank.
NEwBURGH, N. Y, March 26-The
run on the Newburgh Savings Bank lie.
commenced this morning. The Bank is
amply supplied with ready cash and de.
positors are promptly paid. About
S25, 900 was paid out this morning.
Enjunetion Denied.
New YORK. March 2G.--ln the action
of Fred. Bell, stockholder of the Gold
& Stock Telegraph Co, against the
Western Union Telegraph CO., to set
aside the lease OF the property and
franchises of the former to the Western
Union for term of 30 years, Judge
Wallace, in the U. S. Circuit Court, to-
day gave a decision denying the motion
for m injunction against defendants.
The Drowned Miners narrowing
Scene.
BRAIDwooD, H., March 26.-Great
crowds of miners, women and children
remained throughout the night and day
to witness the removal of the bodies OF
the drowned miners from the fatal Dia-
mond niue, and some OF the scenes were
very distressing. From midnight to
noon 26 bodies were taken from the
shaft. Sixteen bodies were identified
and seven remained unidentified. The
bodies are generally in n very advanced
state of decomposition. At : O'Clock
this morning funeral train left the city
for the Diamond mine to remove the
boultS W tht ceihethiys b1 . u OioSh
eighteen bodies were put in collins,
transferred to two fiat cars and the train
moved out. As it was assng the edge
of the village OF Diamond Mrs. Ray
mond signalled the train and was
allowed to take the coffin in which her
boy was placed, she declaring that she
would give him proper burial at Braid
wood. Many sad scenes occurred,
women and children crying about the
train, and demanded the coffins to be
taken from the cars and the lids re-
moved, which, in many cases, was done.
The remains were then placed in hearses
and given burial with slight ceremony.
Danger OF Lynching.
ASHLAND (O), March 90. - Sheriff
Gates went to Polk yesterday morning
on telegram to arrest, Geo. Howard
and VIM. Gribbins, accused of the mur-
der of Williams, a lumberman, whose
body was found horribly mutilated.
The prisoners are in danger Of mob vio-
lence, No testimony has been taken,
the coroner postponing the inquest in
fear Of mob.
Have Assigned.
PITTsBURGu (Pa.), March &C. p.
Warkle & Sons, the largest paper man
ufacturers in Western Pennsylvania,
have assigned without preference. Liza.
bilities about 500, 600; assets nearly a
million.
Colonel Harwood Found Dead.
BosToN, March 2G.-Lieut Colonel
Franklin Harwood, U. s. Engineer
Corps, was found dead in room in
Noung's Hotel this morning. He died
of congestion of the brain.
Pool selling Legaiized.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March ga bill
has passed the Legislature allowing
pools to be sold ON races, but eonfining
the privilege to the Blood Horse Asso.
citation and fairs.
Dukes Notified to Leave.
USIoNTowN, Pa, March 26.-Dukes
arrived here from his stepfather's last
night, and this morning committee of
citizens waited ON him and presented
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