Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-23
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Legislative summary.

Legislative summary.
SACRAMENTO, Apr 22-In the As
sembly the Bibbs bill TO pmpel wealthy
men in San Francisco 10 pay their pro- |
portional share OF taxed was reconsd. |
cred and placed on lib, to come up |
in regular order. The substitute biil
relating to Railroad Commissioners was
placed on file. Irwin's bill to keep in |
the present Commissioners and add two
more, was ordered read the first time. |
against the recommendation of the com. |
mittee. The Barry hill to establish |
maximum rates of freigh. to be charged |
by railroads, with substitute to add TO |
the list beer, brandy and salt. was read |
the first time. A resolution to author
ize the Governor to telegraph to have
tne supreme Court OF the United States
advance the railroad tax cases on the
calender was adopted, on motion Of
Judge Wallace.
Cembinatlon Placed on Honolulu
SAN Francisco, April 22.-It Is an. |
nounced that the Pacific Mail Steam |
ship Company has entered into an ar
rangement to take no more freight or /
having transferred the privilege Of SO
doing to Spreckles L Co.
Arthur Defeated In His own
State.
New YoRK, April 22.-The anti. |
Arthur victory in New York is complete |
and conclusive. OF seventy-two dele
gates, sixty-six have been chosen, TWEEN.
ty-four being for Arthur and and forty
two against him. Tho two district eel |
egates yet to be chosen will probably be
for Arthur, but the State convention Is
absolutely in the hands Of his opponents,
20 that ii they choose to exercise their
full power he cannot BET any Of the four
delegates .at-large. The utmost strength
therefore, that he can be sure of is
twenty-six in delegation Of seventy
two from his own State.
Execution OF John CeyIe.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, April 22.--John
Coyle was hanged q. ll:25 this morning
for the murder Of Emily Myers on May
maintained the attitude of comparative
made in erecting the scaffold in the Jail
yard, 1t seemed to excite him terribly,
and the efforts Of his spiritual adviser,
who had to be called in, were unavailing.
Fatal Shooting Arrny In Ken.
tucky.
RICHMOND, Ky, Apr 22 Near Irv.
Ing. last Saturday, joe Flynn and Bill
Hale, two dssicradoes, engaged in
shooting affray. Flynn shot Hale
through the heart. but before he fell he
shot Flynn twice, from the effects of |
which he diei In p few hours.
Final Refusal OF TIlden.
ALBANY, N. Y. April %. "A party Of
leading Democrats and friends OF Tilden
who left Greystoae to-day say under no
circumstances wi | he be u candidate for
the Presidency, and under no circum.
stances will he accept 1t il nominated.
They regard his last reius i as final.
Treabie ON the Mexican Central
LoKEDo, Mexico, April 22.-The news
boys on the Mexican National Railway,
funning out OF Loredo into Mexico, were
put Of the train with their American
publications because an article in their
papers did not suit the powers that be.
The costly and magnificent club and
hotel buildings erected by the construc-
ticn companies Of Jay Gould's extension
Of the international roai into Mexico
have been seized and appropriated by
the civil authorities Of New Loredo, be-
canse Of some alleged failure to comply
with the orders of the general govern.
meut.
Severe Earthquake In England.
LONDON, April - AT 9:3O this morn.
ing an earthquake shock of considerable
force was felt in the eastern counties Of
England, localities 10 Essex and Suffolk
were the sceies Of the greatest disturb
ance At Ipswich the shock was so
severe that the walls Of houses were per-
ceptibly shaken, plates wore ratified and
bells were rang. The people have been
thrown into sucha state OF constcrnat on
that business for a time is suspended.
Theshock wassti!l more severe atColches-
ter. The concussicn lasted half minute.
The first symptom was deep rumbling
sound, portentous and awe-inspiring,
which was speedily followed by q quak-
ing and shaking OF all buildings. The
church bells sounded as though swayed
by unseen hands. The tall chimney
stacks Of factories crashed to ruin to the
earth, and other lofty structures were
destroyed. The spire Of one of the
largest churches in the city, $50 feet
high, fell with an awful crash to the
ground. It is impossible to estimate the
amount of damage, but it is known to
be very great.
Inaiseriminate slaughter by the
n
PARIS, April pa correspondent at
Cairo sends details Of the recent mas.
sacre at Shendy. While 800 Egyptian
troops and 900 non-combatonts were
marching from Shendy to Berber, they
were attacked by Arabs After n short
fight all the troops excepting a few were
massacred. The Arabs afterwards cap
tured shendy. The Egyptian troops re-
manning there had discarded their arms
and uniforms in hopes Of being spared.
Ten, however, escaped the general
slaughter. Seine 1000 men and 500
women and children perished as victims
to the barbarity Of the Arabs. Many
we're refugees from Khartoum.
News frsm General Gordsn-mis
CrtticIsm ef the Government.
LONDON, April 22.--The Sfanddrdsl
correspondent at Cairo says: Gen. Cor.
don has sent telegram to Sir Evelyn
Barring, expressing his utmost indigna-
tion at the manner in which he has been
abandoned by the English government
and saying that henceforth he will cut
himself entirely adriit from those who
have deserted him On whom will rest |
the blood -guiltiness Of all the lives
hereafter lost in Soudan, 1t IL believed
the government has determined to dis
patch the utmost available force Of arms
In the Egyptian army to Khartoum.
Fatal Panic In n Circus.
vienna, April 22.-During the per.
formance last night in Sidola's circus at
Bucha' est. the roof of tho structure fell |
in and the lights were cxtinguished |
when terrible panic ersucd, which was |
increased BY the breaking out Of fire.
Five dead bodies and 100 wounded have |
been carried from the ruins. A large
number Of persons are missing.
Belmont Castle Burned.
EDISpURoH, April 22.-- Belmont Cas-. |
tie, near Dundee. was burned last night. |
Many valuable paintings were destroyed.
Dropped Something.
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