Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-07-31
WEEKLY HERALD.
LATE KILOGRAMS.
SPECIAL TO THE HEnALL.l
hi ara of chs strlkers.

SAN Francisco. July 29.-The bene-
under the auspices Of the Knights Of
Labor in aid of the striking telegraph
operators, netted $1,000. The house
was crowded and many were turned
away though extremely DESTROYS to aid
the strikers by offering cheerfuliy to nc
cept standing room.
Oregon Notes.
PORTLAND, July 29.-Afiss May New.
ton, Of Sprague. w. T.. aged II, who
was visiting friends here, committed
suicide ON Wednesday with strychnine.
She was engaged to be married to Chas.
Sproal, conductor the Oregon Railroad
and Navigation Company, but her
mother opposed the match.
8. Munson. former resident OF the
Willamette Valley, committed suicide at
Olympia yesterday.
Gen. Sherman aHd party arrived yes-
terday at Fort Cnur d Alene and leaves
Tuesday via Colyille for British Colum-
bia.
Two escaped convicts from Salem,
Glenn and Bradshaw. were captured at
Oakland, Douglas county, yesterday.
Only one is now at large. OF the four.
teen who made their escape. five have
been killed and three wounded.
w. P. Thomas, a veteran Of the Mex
lean war, was shot and killed by Thos.
Eddings. near Canyonville, Douglas
county, in quarrel. Eddings gave
himself up.
The Northern Pacific Express will es-
tablish service on all its steamships and
steamers oentering here, about August
10th. w. J. Footner, of St. Paul, the
superintendent of the Espresso ompanyis
in the city completing arrangements and
there promises to be lively opposition
between them and Wells, Fargo & Co.
The south bound stage on the c. and
o. route was stopped Tuesday night
Wells. Fargo & Co.'S treasure box con-
tanning 81, 500 was robbed together with
the entire mails.
On Thursday C. J. Todd, arrested by
Sheriff Homan, Of Douglas county, with
5000 on his person and brought here,
denies the robbery and elaine to be a
cousin to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. The
proof is strong against him.
The telegraph strikers still hold out,
but Superintendent Lamb to-day has his
Office filed. All commercial business is
handled without any detention as is be-
sides. a large amount Of press reports.
Carey In Canada.
MONTREAL, July 3O.---A man sup
posed to be Carey, tho Irish informer,
arrived in this city last Friday.
CHICAGO, July 30--General Sheridan,
General Grant and party Of gentlemen
left for Louisville by special train this
morning, where they are to meet Presi-
dent Arthur at the opening Of the EA-
position in that city. They will return
TO Chicago on Wednesday and joia in
the reception to BIZ rendered to the
President on Thursday.
The Dress ana Cloak Makers
strike.
Nsw YoRK, July 3O.-About half Of
the striking dress and cloak makers will
return to work Monday. The chances
are that the strike will be com .'letely
ended By Monday afternoon. as nearly
all the manufacturers and outside con-
tractors who have not already signed an
agreement with the strikers have sisni-
6sd their willingness to do so on Monday
morning.
a Horrible Picture Of Death.
NAPLES, July 30.-Prof. Paln,r, Di-
rector VI the Observatory on Mount We
suvius, states that the disaster on the
Island Of Ichia, on Saturday night, was
not due to the earthquakes but 70 sub.
sidencs OF the ground. Ths scenes here
oecasioned by the accident are heart.
rending. Hospitals are crowded with
wounded survivors and the dead houses
are filed with bodies of the victims.
The bodies Of several Jea. oltan ladies
have been recovered from the ruins.
hve houses remain standing. Cries for
help can be heard coming from the ruins
Everybody is hard at work, endeavorlne
TO relieve the persons still al We and
boats here from the isiand are filed with
dead bodies. Many women and chill
dren are among the victims OF the earth
quake. Fifty wooden huts will he built
Immediately for the accommodate on
Of the survivors. The municipal authori-
ties Of Naples are sending relief TO the
island and doing all in their power To
alleviate the distress OF the people
Most Of the corpses received IRE
90 discoIored by dirt that after
they have been washed their features
are unrecognizable. All the members OIL
the police force were killed. A boat
hns arrived at Naples containing the
bodies Of twenty-four infants. But few
persons were taken from the ruins alive