Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-26
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Funeral of n Journalist.
WASHINGTON, Oct 24.-The funeral
of w. p. Copeland, well known Wash
ington correspondent. took place to-day
from his late residence. There was
large attendance Of public men and
! journalists. The floral tributes were
sent in large numbers, including an
elaborate aud beautiful piece from Presi.
dent Arthur, and heavy pail worked
in flowers, which covered the entire cas-
ket, and which was from his newspaper
associates. The interment was at Oak
Hill.
Collision ON the Denver n Rio
Grande-'rhe Central Joins In
Cutting Hates.
SALT LAKE Cry ~. IT,, Oct "a
The passenger train due ut Salt Lake
this morning on the Denver& Rio Grande
collded with horse and ditched the
engine, and badly wounding Engineers
Wedham and Noiman. An excursion
from the East, bound for San Francisco,
W0N bn tnt tTilnt but nOnt Wtit hiJdftas
The Central Pacific has Joined in the
cut from Salt Lake to San Francisco.
putting the rate at forty-three cents, or
eighty-fve from the Missouri river to
San Francisco. Business men who were
sanguine yesterday that the war would
be short, begin to think it hardly COM
menced.
Betting Against Butler.
New YORK, Oct 25. "A special from
Boston says the betting is 100 to ninety
against Buffers election.
California Wine Importatiens.
NEwYoRK, Oct. %. - According
to Benfort's wine circular the
importations of California wine dur.
ing the fortnight ending on the
10th, were 400 casks, 0l of which came
by the sunset route. About $50 barrels
OF brandy came by the same route. The
wine trade here has been much i'm.
proved.
stopped the Wrong Train.
WALyuT RIDGE, Ark, Oct. 25.--An
attempt was made to rob the north
bound express train on the Iron Noun
tain road last night, about 10 o'clock,
between 0'Kean and Desrlaines, fifteen
miles north of this place. Fortunately
the express train was late and the local
freight was running ON the time of the
express. The local was sgnalled by
lanterns, and when it stopped it was
boarded by party with masks and
heavily armed. After asking few
questions they found they had stopped
the wrong train and passed into the
woods with many curses, but without
molesting anything or anybody. The
conductor of the local telegraphed to
Roadmaster Con. Griffin at this place,
who organized posse of citizens, head
ed by John Rhea and accompanied by
the U. 5. Marshal, who went north on
the belated express, eager for fight
with the robbers. The search is still in
progress.
Denial by General Rosecrans.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 25.--The attention
of General Rosecrans being called to an
article published this morning contain.
ing extracts from an interview with him,
printed yesterday in the Washington
Republican, in which he is severe upon
the conduct of General Wood al the bat
tie Of Chickamauga and in which he
talks of the relations between himself
and General Garfield, he has sent to the
Commercial Gazette for publication to-
morrow this card: "The statements in
your paper to-day under the caption of
rebellion "reminiscences are so distorted,
iumbled and contrary to what have
always thought, known and stated, that
nothing short of a dsavowal of the
whole thing will do justice to history"
(Signed.l w. ). RosECRANs.
General Rosecrans in conversation ex.
pressed regret at the publication, es-
pecially at the time of the reunion where
he and General Wood ara in attendance.
Crushed to Death-Murdere
Lynched.
DENVER, Colo, 25.-William Cle,.
land, switchman in the Kansas Pacific
yard, was crushed to death between ears
this morning.
One Of the Mexicans implicated in the
murder of four men at DAME, near
Gardner, few nights ago, was over.
taken by a band of armed citizens last
night. a rope was placed round his
neck, the other end made fast to the
horn of saddle, the horse was then
frightened into run, dragging the poor
culprit over r.eks and stumps until life
was extinct. When captured he stated
that he, with his companions had been
hired to commit the murder.
A Sensational Canard.