Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-02
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Bo0stiag Thurnan for President. 1.
San FsAscIsco, Dee. i.-Tho S,ate
Council 6f the Union OF Veterans Of the
Democratic Legion at meeting last
night adopted resolutions advocating the
nominstion Of Allen G. Thurman, of
Ohio, for the nest Pres dstt
Attempt 10 wreck Train
Bosros. Dec IAN atteinp. was
made on Thursday t. wreck the Wash
ington Express on the New York and
New England road. / he tram was puss.
ing through Walpole Ligh rate Of
speed, wien the engine z .o,iced an OBJ.
slrqciion on the track aud applied the
brakes. The train was not stopped till
il passed the obs ruution wnich consisted
oil railroad ties laid between the rails
AMI Others laid.c ,wise, the whole &C.
curly wedged. Tho locomotive. how
eyer, plowed its way through, There
is no clue 10 the miscreants.
keifer Isefuses to Withdrew.
WSsuIsaroS, Nov. l.-Ex-Speaker
Keifer, in reply to letter from Con-
gressman WIN. Walker Phelps, asking
him to withdraw from hi, candidacy 10
eseccpd election, refuses to accede to the
dem nd on the ground that his doing so
WI Id be confession of the truth Of the
charge that his candidacy would csuse a
division in the Republican ranks,
Republican Nominations im Cam
eRs.
VAsalSeSoS, Dec. 1.-The Repub-
licsn cancus o; member, OF the House
organized this afternoon General Keller
and sll the old officers OF the House,
with the exception Of the Postmaster,
who was not candidate. were renom
I6eted, bu. by division Of the vote, A
tolls. Deputy Postmaster McNair was
nominated for Postmaster
The Bisxest Run on Record.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. l.-wm. Cation. a
vef-known local bllliardist, in prac-
tiee game, straight three-bail billiards.
today made a run Of 7l9, the highest
over made. beating Schacfier's best by
"a points.
AAaoCt ASASsONtEGu
BosroS, Dec. IA cable dispatch hiss
been received at Harvard College OBJ.
servatory announcing the discovery Of o
sina planet by Bella. of Vienna.
Masen.e Temple on Fire.
NEw YogE, Dec. i.-9 a. M---The
Masonic Temple, on the corner Of Six b
Avenue end 2srd street, is now on lire.
The O'Donneli Trial.
i.1sno4, Doo. 1.-The trial Of O'Dor,
seil for the murder of Carey was re-
sumsd 10 day. The oourt room was
crowded. Walter Young, Port FL IA
beth ceb driver, was called for the de-
fcnse and testified that he frequently
drove the Carey family around Pot
Elizabe,h, and they ought to know hun.
Wnen Mrs. Carey and her son Tom d.
MED IL, he was panic stricken. He swore
that he once SAID 10 Tom Carey at Port
Elizabeth, "You are fne fellow. Why
didn't yoa shoot 0DonnelI when lie
shot your iather?" Tom answered: II
had no revolver. went to get It. but
then / went there it wss gone because
ny father had It," Russefl urged the
jufy, III considering the case, to diem 81
from their minds all they may have read
upon the subject OF the killing Of Carey
He compared O'Donnell, who. he SAID
Taa hard working man, with Carey,
$ho was a villain execrated by the peo-
PIE and unpardoned by the Queen, known
u be cruel, treaeherous and desperate,
gho forced by man likely to denounce
lin, would not scruple to resort to any
Fess,n Ia oyefawe or sill, and who. in
all his mgrderous conspiracies, ttot care
Of his own life "Wss it not unreas IN
able to suppose, he asked, s'if O'Don-
asll had prsmediteted the murder of
Carey he would have committed il In the
presence Of several witnesses," Sir
Henry James closed the osse and the
Judge charged tho Jury. On the COM
Ple;Ion Of the charge the jury retired.
O'Donneft Found Guiity.
LONDON, Dec. l.-0Donnsll has been
found guilty.
The Great Game Of R;i,Iapds.
E<kIS Dec. THE concluding game
between Schaeffer and Vignaux for the
billiard championship was Witnessed by
alsrge crowd. Many persons were un-
aVtH " kdAn tAtti hnlD w Afit itttOlt
the game Schaeffer announced that
yhateyer DO the issue be challenged
Fignaux to play a new game with cush-
ions only, the number Of points and the
sfakes to be the same as the present
match, vignanx accepted schaeifer's
challenge. Vignanx began the play with
run Of B2 S':haeifer began to make
up the ground lost yesterday, He made
runs Of 164 and l6d, reaching total Of
ol5, Vignaux having made 2s7. At this
point an intermission was had and when
the game was resumed Schaeffer made
runs Of SO. At, ~ and 81. Vignnux
made rams Of ITO and 70. vignaux
Analiy Yoa. leaving Hohaeiier l24 be-
hind Vigaaux played twenty eight
times, Schseffer twenty seven times. At
the conclusion of the match vignaux
vas loudly cheerea.
hues Canal Matters.
LONDON, Dec. LA convention rela-
tive TO the Suez Canal Is concluded be-
tween the Engiiah ship owners and De
Lesseps. II provides that either the
present canal be enlarged or a second
canal he constructed. A commission OF
engineers, half to be English, will ex-
anime these questions. Several direc-
tors, English shippers and merchants,
will be admitted as members Of the
board. A consultative committee Of
English directors will be formed in Lon
dom The company in future will bear
al expense resulting from accidents on
the canal, excepting collisions, or result
ing from damage to company property,
provided the ships are not in fault.
From January ], 1884, plotting dues
hill be abolished and from January J.,
1885, transit dues will be diminished
according to the rate of dividend.