Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-17
WEEKLY HERALD.
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InfIcixt 40 fiiE HERALL.l
Presidentia llanoeuvers.

SAN FRAxcrsco, Jan. l5.-The Calls
Washington special says there is cobsid.
erabie excitement tonight among OIL
..icians upon the credited rumor that
Senator John Sherman and ex-Speaker
Keller had concluded m alliance 10 press
General WIN. Tecumsch Sherman for tie
Republican presidential nomitat on.
Rumor has it that ovsrtures have already
been made to ex-senator Conkling in
iavJr OF General Sherman's nomination.
aud that Congressman Belford was am
bassaior; but the latter statement is dis
credited. Congressman Bedford did have
certain conferences with ex-senator
ConkIing. the supposed object Of which
was to effect q reconciliation between
Conkling and President Arthur. in which
IN ssion he has not 90 far succeeded.
Death or Judee Crockett
SAN FRAScIsco, Jan lB.-Joseph D.
Crockett, ex-Judge of the Supreme
Court, died at his home ct Fruitvale last
evening. He was rs years old and a
native of Kentucky.
Further criminal prosecution In the
big opium seizure on board the steamer
Toxic, In January. 1882, has been aban-
doned and the defendants discharged.
A civil case is still pending against them
in tile b. \. Circuit Court to tix re-
ceivrr's Price Of opium.
Trickery In the iIaw.iian Court.
SAN F.AScIsco, Jan. l6.--A Chronicle
Washington special soys the Ko Ha-
~aiian lobby have struck upon new
scheme in their fforts to prevent the
mhrogaiion Of : reciprocity treaty. They
are now circulating stories shout th-
capitol to the effect that Claus Spreckles
wants the treaty sbrogated 30 that he
can get King KalskauaSo make similar
treaty with Great Britain.
spsrtive Antics Of . ses-in-L Law.
SAN JOSE, Jan. TO- Dan. c. Lane,
charged with assault to murder his
,nothsr-in-law, Mrs. Franois Ford. was
found guilty Of assault with deadly
weapon and recommended to the mercy
Of tie court Lanes wife left him last
October and he went to his mother.in-
laws house and demanded TO know
where his wife was He got no satis-
faction. He fired three shots from
pistol at Mrs. Ford, who testified that
he only fired 70 ffighten her.
Dnew stsrm In California
susAsvrLLE, Jan. l0.-A heavy snow
storm sst In here at noon to-day. and
everything points to q heavy fall Of
snow. The farmers who were beginning
have serious doubts about dry season.
but their minds now are at ease.
a Tssthsene NIT for Our Heather
Aamlrers..
vrcroR1A, B. G., Jan. I6.-A Chinese
vegetable vender was arrested to-day
charged with committing trespass on
two girls, aged six and eleven years,
during the absence Of their mother from
the city. The case for prosecution is
clear.
Further PartIeulars From the
Fire.
BRADFORD, Pa, Jan. 10 The re-
mains Of Miss Moran, one Of the victims
Of yesterdays disaster on the Bradford
and Kinzua Railroad, were taken to Oil
City this morning for interment. The
funeral Of Mrs Sadie B. Fair takes place
at Bradford this afternoon. The injured
number was twenty-six, and most Of
them are doing we'll excepting Prof.
Taught, w. II. Belknap, Geo.. Nc
CARNEY and . newsboy, who are
not expected to live. The Coroner's
,ry visited the wreck and examined the
81. Of the tank and marked where tho
81 iun along the road. The capsixed
eag'me was found and with the exception
of the open switch the track was not in
jured in any manner. After obtaining an
insight 10 the causes of the disaster the
jury returned to Bradford and met this
morning to examine witnesses, and all
developments tended TO show that the
employees OF the road will be exonerated
from what is considered an unavoidable
accident. The flesh OF Engineer Sex.
tons hands was fairly roasted. The
akin dropping of in humps. He will re-
cover.
Listing Cslifsrnia Northern Rail-
way.
NEW YoRK, Jan. l6.-The Northern
Railway Company Of California applied
to the Stock Exchange TO list all the
outstanding bonds amounting to 1864,
representing roads completed from
West Of oakland and MARTINEZ and
Benicia to Suisun and from Woodland
to Tehsma, amounting Ia all 10 l49
miles. The bonds are dated January !,
1877, and are due January !, 1907. The
coupons are bearing six per cent, paya-
BILE ssmi-snnually.
Merchant shst.
EAsroY, Pa, Jan. I'D. z. Hill, q
merchat Of High-bridge. N. J, was
called to his store at 8 o'clock this morn
ing and shot by three masked mea. Two
balls lodged In his head. and he is not
expected to live. No properly was dis
turbed.
New Avenue or Trade to A AmerIcan
Experts.
VIENNA, Jan. l0.-The Minister Of
Commerce approved a scheme for reg
ular monthly line Of steamers bstween
Trieste and New York. The steamers
begin running the first Of February. The
railway and shipping rates Of goods from
Buda, Pesth and Vienna to New York
via Trieste, will be exceptionally cheap.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Conn any
also take the initial step for direct line
OF steamers from Trieste to New Orleans
viz Havana, and propose making prep
arNtions for large imports Of American
cotton, owing to the unsettled stae OF
affairs In Egypt.
Accident In Celliery.
Lospox, Jan. 16.--While ten mon and
boy wsrs In cage in the Germont
collisry wales rope broke when all