Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-27

SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.--The Plac.
erville Republican County Convention
elected delegates TO the State Conyen-
tion. Resolutions instructing the dele.
gates to labor for the election OF Blaine
men to the National Convention were
adopted.
Heavy Rain storm In san Frnn-
cisco.
SAN Francisco, April &c. Rain be-.
gan falling this morning in intermittent
showers. which later changed into a
heavy downpour, with n strong wind
from the southwest, giving indication
of continuance.
Another Negro Brute Disposed
OF by n Mob.
HELENA, Ark, April 26.-Miss Davis
while returning from neighboring plan
tation on horse back, was brutally as.
saulted by negro named Henderson
Miss Davis failure TO return home
brought out a searching party with
bloodhounds. When she was found her
face and throat were cut and bruised
and she was otherwise shockingly nal
treated The bloodhounds were imme-
diately put on the track of Hem
derson who was finally discovered
in tree top. He refused to come down
until several shots were fired at him.
While the crowd were discussing his
mode of death one of the men threw
moose around Henderson's neck and he
was slowly drawn up over limb. When
nearly unconscious he was lowered
to the ground and allowed to recover;
then drawn mp again. This was re-
peated seven times until finally Hendcr
son became unconscious One of the
crowd then took gun from Mr.. Davis
and fired both barrels into the body of
the dying wretch.
brutal Murder and Probable
Lynching.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, 26.-In Russell
county, Virginia, last Sunday Geo. Glib.
son, his cousin VIM. Gibson. Jonas Pow
ers and Wayne Powers bought buck
ct of brandy in the mountains and got
into dispute about who had paid most
for it, Knives and pistols were drawn
and VIM Gibson was shot and killed.
The other three built n fire over the
body, burning it to crisp. The three
murderers were jailed. 1t was with
great difficulty that lynching was pre-.
vented The people were terribly aroused
and the murderers may yet bo taken
from the jail aud hanged.
Imperial Orders in the United
states Navy.
WAsIuNGToN, April 20. Cox, of New
York, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, asked leave to report Tor present
consid el alton of heSenate'a joint resolu-
ton granting permission to ensign Rey-
nolds, of the United States Navy, now on
duty with the Greely relief expedition
to accept decoration of the Royal and
Imperial Order of Francis Joseph from
tho government of Austria. Robinson,
of New York, objected, saying, how.
ever, he was willing to extend the thanks
of Congress to this young man, an honor
compared with which these ribbons
were nonsense.
Decision Against II Los Angeles
Giaimant.
WAsnINGToN, April 26.--Secretary
Teller, in the case of Jose Maria Garcia
VS.. the Southern Pacific Railway and
State of California a. presented by the
appeal of Garcia from decision of the
General Land Commissioner regarding
his application to file declaratory state
ment for certain lots in sections II and
TO Los Angeles land district, decides ad.
versely to Garcia.
Another Crazy woman Murders
Her Children and Cuts Her
Own Throat.
EAsToN, Pa, April 26,-This morn
ing Mira. Ameliil Barnett locked the
doors of ker house, threw her two chill
dren, one aged three years and the
other five months on the bed and cut
their throats with a razor and then gave
the alarm. As her neghbors rushed in
she drew razor across her own throat
and threw herself beside her children.
All three are mortally wounded. The
Barnett family came here from Pitts
burg, Pa, several months since.
DrOuth in Texas.
ST. LOUIS, April 26.-Advices from
Western Texas are to the effect that
cattle are suffering and large numbers
are dying for want of water and grass,
the erouth having been very severe in
that section. Myriads OF caterpillars
have also appeared and are destroying
all kinds of vegetation.