Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-14
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Acqalttsa-Ths Fever Abati ing. :


AcQaitted--The Fever Abat ing. :.
SAN FRANcIsco, Oct. l3.-August
Bellemere, who has been on trial several
days for the murder Of John Kelly, was
acquitted yesterday. The jury took the
view that the shooting was accidental
The latest report from Guaymas, Her
mosillo and Mazatlan states that the
fever plague is abating and that the
weather has turned cooler.
sherman's Retirement.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l3.-The Executive
order in regard to the retirement Of
Gen. Sherman which was anticipated
this Afternoon was not issued, and
nothing more can be learned upon the
subject tonight. 1t is probable, how
ever, that the changes referred to in the
dispatch will be announced tomorrow.
For the old Ticket.
PHILADELPHIA, October l3.--A public
meeting was held in thet fourteenth
Ward this evening in favor Of the re.
nomination Of Tilden aid Hendricks on
the Democratic ticket Of 1876. Gen.
VIM. B. Thomas delivered an address,
and an organization was resolved upon
to be called the National Army OF Retri-
button, with an auxiliary corps in every
State.
Playing the suckers.
WALL STREET, N. Y. Oct. l3.-Stocks
opened firm and advanced one-eighth to
seven-eighths. Vanderbilt and Willard
shares are strong. The first named are
strengthened by an interview with w.
H. Vanderbilt about the affairs of his
son, in which he denies emphatically GER
tain unfavorable rumors current for some
days past. His statement that he had
bought stocks within the past few days,
and also his remarks that there was
likely to be change for the better, were
soon accepted as significant.
Tho yellow Fever in Brewston.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. l3.-The Pea
yune's Mobile special says: DIR. Foard
telegraphs from Brewston showing that
in the past few days they have not had
sufficient help to bury the dead. Re-
gsrding the nature Of the disease, he
says: II state "a fact that there have
been ne deaths from black vomit here.
The mater elected by some of the sick
bears about the same relation to the
black vomit Of yellow fever that sherry
wine does to ink. The constituent parts
are bile and gastric mucus, which cou-
tains trace OF coagulatcd blood in
charcoal water. There are ten new
cases to-day"
viI1ard's Move ments
CHICAGO, Ostober l3.-Both here and
iu New York the statement is published
that Willard, OF the Northern Pa
cifc, has practically arranged for the
construction Of number OF steamers of
unusually heavy tonnage and great speed
to operate in connection with the North
ern Pacific from Superior City and
Dulath to Buffalo, and by this means to
overcome the cost Of transportation OF
grain from the liue u that road by way
Of Chicago and thence East. It il also
asserted that the Willard interest has
been quietly obtaining control Of the
New York, Weat Shore and Buffalo,
thus giving during the season Of naviga-
ton, through freight from the Pacific
Coast to the Eas
Sergeant Mason's Tctttion.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l3.-The National
Republican tomorrow will quote Judge
Advocate General Swain as saying that
he is Of opinion that the President will
soon pardon Sergeant Mason, imprisoned
at Albany for shooting at the assassin
Guiteau. II will also say this opinion
prevails generally among army officials
stationed in this city, aud that the ex-
animation Of the records of the War
Department shows that the applications
for Mason's release form the largest
general petition ever presented on any
subject in the history Of the United
States, the signatures attached to which
are from every State and Territory, ag-
gfegatine more than 900, 900.
Last tuesdays Election in Ohio.
CoLuMBUs, Ohio, October l3.-Oficial
returns from Tuesdays election began
coming in slowly to-day, six counties be-
ing received up to ten O'Clock tonight.
franklin county official count gives
Hoadiey / ,497 plurality. Secretary OF
State, Newman, estimates Hoadley's ma
jority in the State at Q. 800. No figures
haye been received TO change the esti-
mates made on the legislature. The
second amendment received over half
the votes in the counties named and
granting the same rate in Hamilton and
Cuyohoga counties it is estimated the
amendment will be defeated by 5000 al
least. Still there are some friends Of the
measure who claim il will be adopted by
10000.