Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-24
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San FRANCISCO, June 23.--The wire
were down east Of Omaha until l2:4
to-day.
Reduction In Railroad Fares.
SAN FRANCISCO, June %. be Boart
Of Railroad Commissioners have pre-
pared complete tariff Of fares on 81
roads in the State. On level and mod
crate grades where the charge exceeded
four cents II has been reduced to foul
cents. and on heavy grades 1t has beer
reduced to six cents. Where the ohargt
was less than four cents II has been lefl
undisturbed. The reductions range
from Is TO s. per cent. II 10 intended
to put this tariff on trial for six month,
to determine whether the public in
terests demand further modification
The schedule will be acted on by ths
Board on Monday noxt.
A Terrible stsry Of the Nebrasks
Fleod.
OxAuA. june 23.--W. C. Starkey ar
rived here ysstsrday on the first train
cut Of Pawnee county since the food
which bas prevailed there. He stated
that the whole southern coun-
try was flooded by the rising
Of the Nsmaya river, caused
by a heavy and extensive rainstorm.
John Bsrges' family living near Cincin
natl, Pswnss county, were compelled
Sunday night by the Hoods to lesvs theil
home and they started In b small
boat for the nsighboring hills
While crossing the stream the
the boat was upset and his wife and
four children drowned. All the bodies
have been recovered. The funeral
occurred on Thursday ct Bakers Ford,
seven miles above Cincinnati. An old
man named Aker and his wife were
drowned while trying to escape from their
submerged house. In the same vicinity a
Bohemian family of ten persona under
took to reach place Of safety and were
drowned. One woman was saved by
tying hsrssh 70 = tree, where she re-
manned for 6(eheesn hours and was
nearly dead whom recovered.
nsrtuary msnsrs.
RocHRsrER, N. Y, June 23.-The re-.
nainSl Of Charles Ba6kus arrived thiG
morning and were reosived by leading
oitiEens and old school matos, SO many
floral tributes were sent that II may
truly be said the great minstrel was laid
to rest upon Z bed Of roses.
Condition sfthe U. =. Treasury.
wAsHINorox, June 23.--The Treas.
ury report shows: Gold coin and bullion,
elo6, 900, ,727; silver dollars and bullion,
Sll6, ,3O2, ,672; fractional silver coin, S25,.
483, Isl; y. 3. notes, 90, ,S56,7l3. Tc.
gold certificates amount to $6I, ,060, 800;
silver certificates, 81, ,902. lol; currency,
$13, 0o0. 900.
The Metal Exchange
NEW YoRK, June 23.-Forty-foul
applications for seats in the Metal Ex.
change were received to-day. The init.
alton fee IL $3.50. On Monday next the
regular daily calls begin and contracts
for pig iron will, 1t Is believed, be fixed
1t the minimum Of 100 tons. with mar
gins at ~ per ton. Storage arrange.
ments, which will reduce the cost oi
carrying pig iron, are being made.
4 Minister Exanined for Murder.
MASsrrELp. La, June 22.--The pre-
liminary examination of Rev. jenkins
for the murder Of J. Lane Borden took
place yesterday and Is going on to-day.
The testimony showed that after Borden
had been shot down and was appealing
70 jenkins not to shoot him again, Jen.
kins walked mp 10 Borden's feet, a. he
lay on the sidewalk, and dsliberatsly
fired the fatal shot Into Bordsn's fore
head.
The Electric Railway.
CHICAGO, June %. The Railway Ex.
position is now attracting ~ many as
q. 900 TO 5000 people daily, and the
great point Of interest to the majority Il
the electric railway. The cars make a
circuit Of the building every two minutes
and are loaded down with passenger
ct ten csHts head, averaging "a TO $5
. trip. Sincs one week ago yesterday
l7,115 tickets have been sold ON thu
railway, and previous to this time near
y every paper In this city took occasion
to pronounce it failure. They all now
Join in declaring It success.
Fearful Consequences Of Breker
Dyke.
ST.. LOUIS, June 23.--The Madison
dyke between here and Alton, on th,
Illinois side ofthe river broke this morn
ing IN two places. The orevasses ar,
not very wide yet but are growing
rapidly and the water Is rushing through
them at . fearful rate. 1t is ex
pectsd that the low bottom lands north
Of East St. Louis, embracing from fit,
to sixty square miles, will be flooded
The farmers are leaving their homes a'
rapidly a. possible, many Of them goini
to Alton, others to different points OF
the bluffs Eve or six miles back from tn
river. The destruction Of crops and tn
damage to farm property generally vii
be very great.
Investigating . Fiend.
PnILApRLPHrA, June 23,-The Cor
oner began an investigation Of tn
charges against DR.. Hathaway, allegs
~ hS'o Suthca tAo uouica OI llexitl
mate infants in the cellar OF his dwell
ing. The doctor was brought fror
prison and was present during the es
animation. Ann Maria Emery, the Al
legged wife of Hathaway, testified o
length in regard to the burning of babie
and their burial in the cellar. The son
Of both the doctor and the woman, ais
gave similar testimony. Detective
Wolf and Miller were examined in re
gard to the discoveries In the houses oc
cupied by the accused. The Jury ren
dered verdict that Doctor Hathawa
was guilty OF abortion In numarou
cases. Hathaway was committed 70
trial and the others will be held as wit
nesses.
slight Railway Accident.
BRocKvrLLE, Ont, june %, --Th
west bound express on the Grand Trunl
| railway, left the rails east Of here thi
evening, The dining car alone kept :
the track, the others were badly smashs
and four persons were slightly injured
Neerelegieal,
PARIs, June 2S.--Gustavs Armand
the French novelist, i dead.