Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-27
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Attorney. General Marshall's
statement OF the Condition Of
the Dnilreaa Taxes
SAN FRAscIsco, March 26.-An inter-
view with Attorney General Marshall
was held in which he fays: ANYONE
who ssys thst assented, directly OF In
directly, 70 waiver Of the Stats's claim
u principal or interest and penalties on
unpaid railroad taxes is either ut
terly ignorant or barsfaeed
ceived nothing. directly or indirectly.
/ took . payment on account expressly
fescrving the claim Of the State to the
remainder, respecting which proceedings
are now pending on appeal. The litigs-
ton between the State and the Rail
way Companies il In precisely the same
shape q Il was in bsfore The partial pay.
ment was made. The only difference
being that have got the face Of the
taxes" 'sYst Governor Stoneman left
the impression on Saturday that It was
ae>iea taken ~ you in these eesss
whl1k oendsfsd The calling of sn extra
pprltd ~ imperative necessity" II
0otsfnor StonenAn conveyed any such
impression OF said. or implied that l
compromised anything or remitted any
thing, he uttered viilkinous slander.
He knows it il not ~. He knew the
facts and ii he implied that CON-
promised anything he uttered q vile
slander. knowing IL 10 be false.
vigilance Csmmistes At Mcrced.
MEHcrD. March 26.-It Il reported on
the streets to-day that Vigilance com
mittee was organized!hsre last night, the
object being to aid the town Of fe~
toughs. Nothing Is ki.own on the out
sids.
Terrible Cyelsns In Kentucky :
Great Destructt0m Or Proper ~
ana Les sf Aire.
LONDON, ~, Marsh GA terrific
cyclone, the severest known iu this
country, passed through this place md
Pittsburg, two miles north Of London.
q four o'ciock yesterday afternoon,
causing death and destruction In its'
track, especially ia Pittsburs, where it
was severest. The Methodist Church
was rased to the ground, - vas much
other property Il Fittsbure. Johu
Her:mGns bfskemar, Was blown iroa
fksiGke box enr about 50 fsst, lighting
On ~ head n the creek bFeakine Nc
neck, causing instant death. Three
freight boxes, two coal oil tanks and .
caboose car we're blown from the track and
slightly iajuring others, OBTAINING the
south bound mail train five hours. A little
eSbln in which Mr.. Droughton was liv-
ine ~ blown down, instantly killing
M. Broughton and two little children.
The following persons are thought IT,
b mortalIy wounded: c. A. Stringer,
both lega broken and cut in the head;
Mn. G. w. Stringsr, hip mashed; Robt.
Ridings, spinal column broken. cut In
hesd; Miss Hsllic Goff. cut in head;
IL. Wsrren had two ribs broken aud
uss wouuded in the head. Among
thoss slightly wounded ars w. wooIssy.
Over one hundred men and their fami-
lies are left without homes and employ
ment by this dreadful catastrophe.
Wo0oofotle Caucus A stand
Taken ea Tsbaece aaa Fruit
Dsandy.
WAsn1xofsx, Mareh 2o.- The Dem
ocratic Caucus, which was continued to
. late hour Last night, resulted 10 Nor
rlson's resolution being adopted BY IA
10 81. II Hyrovides that the Ways and
Means Committss's bill. to reduce the
war toxoa b considered IN Committee
Of the Whvle, subject to an amendment,
and that the bill BE- then reported
70 the House and passed. Carlisle then
offered resolution providing for the
rspsal Of The M on t6bacoo, cisars and
snua and reduction Of the tar on fruit
brandy b teA oents per gallon. The
Carlisle resolution wne carried, % to 81.
Lhs largeness Of the vote against con.
sidsring Moffison's tariff bill vas sub
ject IT much comment altar the adjourn
ment Of the caucus. The opponents Of
the bill assert unbesitatingly that the
6fty-eoveu votes cast against the Caucus
resolution, together with every solid Re-
publican vote in the House, will cor
tainly defeat the bill whenever it comes
up for aofion.
Heb uang Auether Negro fer
1aDe n Texas
GoNxALEs, Texas, March 26. To-day,
d the examining trial Of Bill Burleson,
tie negro charged with attempting rape
% Mrs.. Knosppa. near Harwood. on the
oth inst. the evidence showed that the
apeused IVES In The vicinity at the time
q Che orime, and Mrs.. Knoeppa pos
itivsIy identified him - her assailsnt.
Durleson was promptly rsmandsd to jail
unAsf ~ essofs ef : large posse. but
On The way was met by an
ssned force q ons hundred and fifty
sitissns, bsnt On lynehins. Tho posse
end Tie prispoeg wAs returned to the
Corn Houes aBd sfter the crowd die.
psfpsd presop1sd 10 the in. Tho crowd
aealn G11hepsd through The strssts and
rushed = he jail, tearing down
the fseos, -. their sAesFness to
overpoWsr The otioers, and took
Barlsson ost hah mile and hung him.
Hs would asiahsr confess nor deny the
FlssA aaa aesas Dissrsss sn sAe
Lever Afss1Ds1pDi.
wAsHrxo7ox. March 2o.--Dispatches
resolved from IouisianA say that the
MississippI river has hroksn over most
Of the lsvsss and government aid
neoessary. 70 prevent The people and
stock frcm starving b ssked.
Tmsas paFlsh Il submergsd and 10000
people ess destitute. The river 1t 81.
joseph y dx inches sbovs 'S2, and the
river b sislag from Caire down. Gov.
AoEvsry tsleGraphs the laboring classes
ars IN ereet disosasA and asks the Secre-
sary ofwss for = many rasions as in 80.
1hs Sultan HI.
CoNs1AxfINsrEs, March -. The Sui
tan is ssviessly ~. IL b feared his all
ments will end IN madness.
Arssmus wards nailroad sussss-
ton.
go - e y.