Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-09-16
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still in this city, will send to-day to his
government his resignation as President
Of that Republic.
At San Pablo tomorrow the III Sobrante
settlers will hold meeting for concert
ed action in repelling the invasion of
their rights as preemptors OF public
rights. The contest Is against the pre-
tentions Of Charles Mclaughlin, who,
under grant TO the Western Pacific
Railroad Company for railroad purposes,
under the acts Of Congress Of
July l, 1852, and July 2, 1884,
lays claim TO $4,000 acres. On April
Is, 1883, the Secretary Of the Interior
decided that these lands did not inure to
the railroad company but remained to
the United States. subject to its dispose
ton to presmptor claimants. The set
tiers are decided to make q determined
light for their homes.
Mormon Elders Tarred and Fcath-
cred.
SAN FRANCISCO, September ia
Chronicle special from Brookville, In
diana, to the New York World, says:
For several days past pair Of Mormon
elders have been preaching In the coun-
ty. On Monday last Miss Annie, the
eighteen. year-old daughter of Mr..
Adams, disappeared from her home. A
search was instituted and she was
found concealed in q house at Cedar
Grove, where the elders were, yesterday.
She had been converted into the church
Of Jesus Christ by one Of the elders and
had been in hiding several days before
she was discovered by her parents.
With the utmost difficulty she was per-
suaded to return home, a. she wished to
go to Utah. Last night the elders were
found in house few miles from Lau-
rel. About midnight they received
call from about l5O able bodied men, who
escorted them to the woods, where they
were made TO strip and submit to coat
ing Of tar and feathers. They were then
threatened with lynching If they did not
leave the country speedily.
Necrelo9rcaI.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l5.--General
John N. Gashwiler died this morning at
the Occidental Hotel, at the age OF 55
years. He leaves a widow in good cir
cumstances.
The Wages of Adultery.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. Is. This morn
ing Henry Marks, laborer, stabbed to
death John Connolly, a cook, living in
the same house with Marks and his wife.
Improper relations Of the victim with
Mrs. Marks was the cause of the crime.
Marks Is under arrest.
Judgc Deady to sit in the Slick
ems Cases.
PORTLAND, Ogn., Sept. l5-JHdge
Deadly sails for San Francisco on We'd
nesday next to SIT in the u. s. Circuit
Court with Judge Sawyer on the final
hearing and decision Of the Slickens mat
ter.
PENSACOLA, Sept. l5.--The city Is
still healthy. Six new cases and one
death have occurred at the Navy Yard in
the last twenty-four hours.
The Bill Passed.
CoScoRD, N. H., Sept. 15.-The Sem
ate, under suspension of the rules,
passed the bill incorporating the South
ern Pacific Company. 1t is proposed to
consolidate a number Of large railroad
and steamboat Lines connecting Texas
and the South.
Visiting Old Battle scenes.
WAsHIsaTos, Sept. ia meeting
Of the officers and soldiers Of the First
Corps Of the Army of the Potomac was
had this evening, for the purpose OF
making arrangements for q visit to the
battlefelds Of Ball Run and Antietam.
The call Is signed by Generals Rosecrans,
Robinson, Fairchild, Dudly, Dickerson
and o number Of other officers.
The Pursuit. or Gold.
FARGO, I'd. IT,, September l5.-Great
excitement has been caused here by the
discovery in Kidder comfy. foriy-five
miles east of Bismarck, near the North.
ern Pacific Railroad, OF rich quartz.
Pieces of quartz were found by the chill
dren of claim holder. Old miners
have examined tho specimens aud say
they are very rich. The people ia the
vicinity Of the claim are greatly excited
and prospecting parties are sedrching fol-
ore.
senator sharon Anent his Arrest
CHICAGO. September Is. - Senator
Sharon OF Nevada Ii Ia this city. In re-
lation to his arrest in San Francisco just
as he was about starting East, at the in
stance of woman who claimed that hi
owed her money, he said 1t was purely
Q case OF blackmail instigated by an ex
Australian convict, who scrubbed fol
law publications in San Francisco. i
was prompted by O desire for reveng,
because he caused this woman to b.
elected from the Palace Hotel. II,
says he never borrowed money from her
and says he will fight the case through
to the end.
Tho March OF Improvement.
New YoRK, Sept. Is. "A large part,
Of prominent railroad men and cleo
tricians visited Menlo Park, NJ re
Gently, TO witness the operation OF Ed
ison's electric railroad. They wer,
shown q stationary engine, affording thu
motive power, and then taking seats in
car, made a successful trip around tn,
track, stretcl, OF two miles and half
In reply to favorable comments OF rail
way men, Edison said he hoped to show
them the system moro complete in tws
months. An engine would then pick NJ
the current from third rail laid between
the others.
FUSS In q New York PoIltiea
Family.
NEW YoRK, Sept. l5.--At meeting
Of the Tammany Committee on Organi
cation tonight the Chairman of tn,
Committee on Harmony reported tina
the county Democrats declined to ente
into any overtures looking towards al
united delegation. He thought til,
county Democracy was acting unde
misapprehensions In reference to tn
orders Of the State Committee, a
It had evidently misunderstoo,
Tammany's proposition. He aske'