Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-09
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SPECIAL TO THE nERALD.l
Passe ngers south and East.


SPECIAL TO THE IERALD.l
Passenger south and East.
FRESNO, Oct. THE following Is
lists south bound passengers passing
h,X to-day:
Ben Hill and vile, Arthur Hill, A I
HotchEiss, San Diego; Saml Freeman
DIR T smith, Gen j w Robbins, Mr.
Robbins, c Montgomery, Tucson; Ed
Schieffelin, Alaska; Mrs II NJ Plumb, Li
Cross; Mrs 7 H Coy, Fran Coleman
X Pacheco, Henry Scharwtz and wife, L
A Finnegan. w Mccarthy, II Wies
man, 7 NJ Cummings, r G Polk. Perrie
Kewen, Judge Morrison and wife, J r
Sharpstein, Geo T Tuttle,J f Coffey and
wife, r O'Comer, f; Joe Brown, W
d Gould, e L Stern and wife, A Reavis,
L-A;H p Kingburry. . s A; H M Larue.
Sacramento; Victor H Metcalf, b
Mckee, Oakland; J A Russ, Riverside;
AT Thompson, Boston; NJ Cramer, San
Bernardino; G Waterson; I Boehmer,
AN Lanston, Alameda; ;E C Bates, Denver;
Andrew Squire, Cleveland.
san Francisco News Budget.
SAN FRANCISCO, October s. = The
schooner Leo with Lieut.. Ray and party
on board, arrived here yesterday from
Point Barrow, Alaska Bay. They had
been sent by the government to take
meteorological and aurora observations,
In order to better determined the mag
neiism Of the earilr He reports having
successfully taken many thousands OBJ
servations during the two years he and
his party have been north. The i'm
portance OF which remains to be de-
termined by the Signal Service Bureau
at Washington. In some explorations
made he discovered some rivers not pre-
viously known Of. Lieut.. Fred Schwat
ka, who has been exploring the Yukon
river, came down with Rays party, hav-
ing joined them at st. Michaels.
Schwatka reports having assembled the
Yukon distance Of 800 miles, further
north than any previous explorer has
gone. The result Of his trip will be
made in the form Of q report to the War
Department.
Federmeyer and Guerrero, the two
wheelbarrow pilgrims, started ouI
yesterday on their overland trip. A
large crowd assembled to see them pass
by on their jaunt They are to trundle
wheelbarrow from San Francisco to
New York, the winner to present him
self at the Herald Office in New York
and receive 5000, the amount of the
stakes. II is calculated it will take them
five months to make the trip, even il
they suece d in getting over the noun
tains. which is considered doubtful al
this time of the year.
At large meeting OF the III Sobrante
settlers, near Redwood School House,
Alameda county, yesterday, resolutions
den ,uncing the claims of Charles Nc
Laughlin, acting for the Central Pacic
Railroad. were adopted. An oiieasi,e {
and defensive league was established te
better carry on the light waged against
them.
Smuggling Chinese.
San Francisco, Oct. s.-A Port
Townsend. w. T.. Call special Gays tina
Customs Inspector Matheson has cap
tured fhe sloop Star with eleven Chinese
on board, hailing from British Columbia
1t is reported that several boat loads
have pissed up the Sound lately. Al
showing the profit made in smuggling
Chinese across, two longshoremen O
Victoria claim 10 have cleared 5000 las
month. The Chinese acknowledge ray
ing SIS a head for their passage.
The U. =. Consul at Canton Re
ported Assassinated.
New York, Oct. s.-A call, specia
to the World from London says that thl
news from China is of the gravest char
acter. Word has just been received Il o
Charles Seymour, Of Wisconsin, U. s
Consul at Canton, has been assassinatet
by mob.
No News as Yet.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.--Up to sever
o'clock this evening the State Depart
inent had received no advices that any
outbreak had occurred in Canton or thai
U. s. Consul Seymour had been killed
The State Department telegraphed tc
China early this morning upon learning
of the public rumor Of Consul Seymour,
death, but no reply to the inquiry has
been received.
All Quiet In Canten.
WAsHIScr0S, Oct. S.--A cable mes
sage was received at the Department oi
State to-day from Consul General Denny
stating that quiet prevails in Canton
and that there is no truth In the report
ed assassination of United States Consul
Seymour, who is alive and well. This
telegram was received in reply 10 one
seat BY the Acting Secretary of Stat
yesterday morAing asking for informa
tion on the subject
Hoadley ON his Chances.
CISuNSArI, o., October S.-Judg'
Hoadley spoke in Dayton on Saturday
night. In an interview he said tn,
election would be very close, will
chances in favor of Foraker in th,
event Of full vote being polled. HI
fears that the interest which has beer
developed in the second amendment will
bring out a large Republican stay-at
home vote. He feels quite certain, how
ever, that the Germans will pretty gen
orally vote the Democratic ticket.
To Defeat Butler.
BosroN, Oct. 2.--The Herald SAYS
secret meeting of Democrats opposed /,
Governor Butler was held on Frida,
evening, and it is said that among tn
members present representing ever.
ward in the city were many Democrat
who voted for him last year. Measure
will be taken to organize an independen
Democratic movement in every ward an
the support of the organization will b
given to Robinson. At q meeting to b
held ON Tuesday next, when organiza
tion OF this new departure will be pei
fected, leading Greenback politician
will be present.
An Orangemen's Riot in Belfast
BELFAST, Oct. S.--An Orange procel
sion while returning from meeting her
on Saturday at which Sir Staffor
Northcote spoke, was attacked by
Catholic mob. A desperate fight el
sued and many persons were wounded
A lady In the convent, the windows
which were smashed by Orangemen Q
Friday, who was i'll at the time Of tl
attack, has since died owing to II
shock caused by tho affair.