Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-26
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
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PASSENGERS by the steamer OrI-

PASSENGERS by the Steamer OrI-
SAN Francisco. July 25.-The follow
ing is the list Of passengers by the steam
or Orizaba which sailed this even
ing: :
w Goddard and wife. L Eek and wife.
A B Miaer and wife, Mrs ) A Sander
son, Mrs .parisot. Miss Hargitt and sis
ter, Chas A Schroeder, Mrs 7 Young
elois, Mrs Bicknell and two children,
Miss H M. Butterfield. Sister Of Chari-
~, W Bennett and wife, + Kremple.
b Wight, Mrs Miller.
For San Diego-Emma McFadden,
Mrs Burkett, daughter aud son, f A
West, T R Miniurn, f LAdd, 7 Grsyes
and wife, Mrs r Furlong.
Perspective Famiae at ri Paso.
SAY FRANCISCO, July rs. "A famine is
said to be threatening III Paso, Texas.
The continued washouts on the railroad
have delayed shipments to that point
until the store Of provisions is about ex-
hausted.
Destructive Conflagrattsn at
Tacoma. w. r.
PORTLAND, Ogn July 25.-A heavy
fire il reported to be raging at Tacoma,
w. T. Two business blocks are said to
be already destroyed and the fire is still
beyond control. The loss SO far is esti.
nstsd ct over $4,000.
Laying Out work for the Cam
paIgn.
New YoRK, July 25.-The Committee
Of Seven, appointed by meeting of the
Democratic National Committee TO con.
sider . plan for organizing the National
Committee for campaign work, met af-
ter the National Committee had ad-
journed. All members or proxies were
present. A general discussion took
place and conference with the Congress
sional Committee was held. 1t was de-
cided that the National Committee
should attend to national affairs especi.
ally, and that the Congressional Com
mittee should look after the elections
il Congressional districts. Il was esti-
mated that there are seventy eight Con-
gressional districts that are confessedly
close and to those the Congressional
Committee should give their particular
atteatioD. Representatives Stevens Of
New York, Murphy of Iowa. and Rose
crsus of California were appointed q
Standing Committee Of the congressional
body to work with the National Commit
tss. The headquarters Of the Congress
sioual Committee will be in Washington.
The headquarters If the National Com
mittee has not yet been selected. Tie
Executive Committee Of independent
Republicans have decided to engage Carl
Schurx to translate into German the I'D.
dress Of George WIN. Curtis and that of
Chairman Cadman, at the Independent
conference, and publish them as cam.
paign documents.
Adiournnent or the PrahlbItIon
Cenvenfleu.---tsev. IT, Jshn's
Acceptance by Telegraph.
PrTrsBuRo, July 25.-J. T. Little, OF
Newark, N. T., received the following
telegram this morning from Ex-Gov. Sc
John.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, July 25.
Hon. John b. Finch. Geo. r. Scott
or n. B. Benaen-I was at Lakeside
Yesterday and did not receive your tele-
gram until this morning. While | did
not seek or desire the nomination,
greatly appreciate the unanimous sonti-
inent with which it was given a. well as
the honor it conferred. | can only say
now that scquiescs in the action Of the
Convention, and looking to God for His
guidance, shall try to do my duty.
Signed, JOHN P. ST. JOHN.
The delegates are leaving for home on
every train and all will on tomorrow
have left the city. After the adjourn.
ment Of the Convention last night the
California delegation on behalf Of DR..
Mcdonald, gave a banquet to delegates
and the leaders Of the Convention. In
interviews to-day they claim the ticket
will poll from five hundred thousand to
q million votes aud that they will prob
ably carry Kansas and Maryland and so
throw the election into Congress.
Dfstressing situation Mt Mar
seilles
MARsEILLEs, July 25.-The aspect
here Is becoming more solnbre. One
steamer only arrives weekly from Al
qeria. II il supposed the line to Syria
z stopped. The South American pack.
cts cease to call here. The customs Of
fee and quays are deserted. Many
funerals take place during the night, the
burisls being performed BY the aid Of
lanterns. The Mayor has interdicted
the annual fair and forbids q procession
on August 10Th. An official inquiry
into the deaths Of twelve Sisters Of Char
itv aud almoners OF the nunuery retreat,
showed that the last rites Of the Church
were performed over the body Of the
6rst Sister who became victim to the
dip<ase. and that neither the clothing
nor the cell Of the deceased had been
d.senfected.
uarseilles . Prey TO Robbers and
Thieves.
PARrs, July rs "A member Of the
Chamber Of Deputies, just returned from
Marseilles, says there has been more
deaths in that city than are registered.
Marseilles, he states, il prey to thieves
who plunder at will. They entered the
Court House on Wednesday and robbed
the Offices.
More Trouble at MarsefIIs Steam
er Driven from GibiraIter-
PARIS, July 25 "A pitahle case is
reported from Marseilles. A woman Of
20 years was missing several days. The
police at last forced an entrance into a
lodging and found her body upon the
floor in such condition that she must
have been dead several days. An er-
animation proved that she was q victim
Of cholera. She had lived almost ex-
clusively on fruit. The Corvette Argenti-
ma recently at Marseilles desired to take
on coal at Gibraltar. The English au-
thorities forbid this and threatened to
fire unless the vessel departed. The
Argentina thereupon proceeded to port
in Portugal and began eoaling. but the
Inhabitants became panic stricken and
compelled the authorities to order the
immediate departure Of the unfortunate
vessel. Where the Argentine Is to find
fuel enough to return to Laplata appears
an insoiuble problem,
Potatoes In Alaska.