Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-15

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board, after she had passed the point
where the stores should have been
landed and while she was engaged in
the extra hazardous navigation Of
Smiths Sound. In the absence of any
definite information from Lieut.. Gar
lington, as to his reasons for the adop-
ton of the course he pursued and which
led TO the total failure of the plans for
tho relief OF Lieut.. Greeley. The relief
officers of the Signal Service decline to
express an opinion or make a statement
for the public. The Secretary Of War, the
acting Secretary of the Navy and the
netting Chief Signal officer were in con.
sultation this afternoon upon the situa-
ton Of affairs but have not yet devised
any practical plan for the relief of tho
Lady Franklin Bay party
The officers Of the Signal Service here
freely admit that the present situation
Of affairs is serious one, but do not re-
gard IT as in any sense hopeless. In the
first place, they say, lieutenant Gree
ley's party's original supply Of provis-
ions was calculated to last three years,
or until the summer of 1884 This sup.
ply, they think, must have been very
considerably augmented by fish aud
game, procurable in the immediate vi
entity of Lady Franklin Bay Station. So,
If the party remains there, it will not DO
in danger Of starvation before next sum.
mer. 1t is suggested that another ship
ha oo,,f From. fnk.fo -, tha ,,,outh NJ
Smiths Sound at once, and also that a
sledge party be dispatched from Upper
navik up the Greenland coast, but no
course Of future action has as yet been
decided upon. The War Department
authorities say they can form no plans
until they receive fuller information
from Lieutenant Darlington, who has
been asked for suggestions.
Postoniee BurgIarixed.
CINCINNATI, Sept l4--The Postoftice
Inspector for the Cincinnati Postofiice
received official information that the
postoflice at Junction City, Perry county,
Ohio, had been burglarized, last night,
and its safe robbed of all its postal notes.
numbered consecutively from I to 800.
This was one book from which the first
six postal notes had been issued. The
thief also took the punch and office
stamp, constituting the entire office
equipment for issuing postal notes. In
speetor Brown desires to notify the pub
lie against receiving and postmasters
against redeeming any postal notes IS
sued from Junctlon City, Ohio, of the
above described Numbers until further
advices.
The Police Gazette Declared an
Obscene Newspaper Heavy Fine
for Its Distribution.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. II w. Mon.
trose, of the New York Police Gazette,
was to-day convicted Of distributing an
obscene pictorial newspaper and sen.
fenced TO pay 81 900 line or serve twelve
months in the chain gang. Several
weeks ago Montrose came here by order
of Richard X. Fox. proprietor of the
Police Gazette, Ia make Il test case unddr
the law passed in 1878. Fox is here
and the trial excites much interest. The
presiding judge says he imposed the full
penalty because the defendant was seek
ilH ~ gum u ioptDoii lOI INV IhDtit
which had been suppressed for five
years. The case goes to the Supreme
Court.
Hanged for Killing Her Husband
Confession OF the Murderess.
RICHMOND, Va, September IL
Barbery Miller (colored) was hanged
to-day for completely in the murder OF
her husband, in February last. Her
accomplish, Charles Il. Lee, was hanged
on the Sd of last month. Several
Thousand persons were in the vicinity of
the jail Last night the Sheriff, at Mrs.
Miller's invitation, wrote out her con-
fession, which she signed and turned
over to him to be made public after her
death. In it she says that she and Lee
had a talk of killing her husband in Sep
TENDER last, but nothing was done. In
November Lee bought some poison,
which he put in some ginger tea and
gave to Miller. II did not have the
intended effect. but, on the contrary,
seemed to cure Miller OF the pain in his
side of which he had been complaining.
Subsequently, she says, she went
to Richmond, and Lee then told
her that he was going TO kill her
husband before she returned, but his
courage failed and he did not do it. On
the night of February 23l they finally
agreed that Miller must die. Next mora
ing Miller went out and Lee followed
him for tho purpose, as she knew, of
killing HIM When he returned he had
blood ON his clothing, and she washed
it. She says Lee killed her husband at
her suggestion. If she and Lee had not
been arrested. they would have been
married between that time and Christ
mas. She said she was willing to die for
The crime, ms she was going to heaven.
Veto sustained
CONCORD N. H., September l4'-The
House sustained the Governors veto OF
the Railroad Commissioner bill by a
vote of 252 to Is, and a new bill provid-
ing for the appointment of Commission
ers by the Governor and Council was
passed under suspension of rules.
sterling Exchange and Bonds.
New YORK, September l4.-Sterling
bills, on London, 60 days, S4. S24; do do,
sight drafts, a. $50; u S. AIS of 1891, in
terest quarterly, Sl.l24; U. S. As of
1907, interest quarterly, 81 log; U. S.
3s l.03A; w U. Telegraph S2s