Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-30
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vit1cultural Com m Ission = Rail-
road Accident-Chf1d POISONED.

vit1eultural ommiIssion = Rail-
road dAccident-Chfld POISONED.
SAN FRANcIsco, May 29.-The State
Viticultural commission invites all in
terested in viticuItural industries to be
present at the San joaquin District Con-
vention to be held at Fresno June 10th,
llth and 18th.
E. Cline. a sw lehman at West Oak
land, while attempting to jump on the
front Of a moving engine, fell beneath it
and was killed to-day.
fhilip. Henry Jehnson's Is months
old child, ate some concentrated lye at q
neighbors house this morning, from the
effects Of which after six hours suffering
he died.
Sharon Hill civil suit
San Francisco, May 29.--The plain.
tiff in the Sharon Hill divorce case has
begun suit against the defendant for
$3.50, which she alleges is an unpaid part
Of note for $1,000. dated November 7,
1881.
Csmpton Made . Money Order
once.
San FRANCISCO, May 29..-Daniel
Allen has been commissioned as Postmas-
ter for Washington, Arizona A money
order postotfice has been established at
Compton, Los Angeles county.
National Republican battle
ArOund.
CHICAGO, May 29-There was
greater influx Of delegates and gentle
I51sn- peomineot in the Republican party
councils this morning than ON any
previous day. and the hotel lobbies are
beginning to assume great activity.
No solid delegations have yet az.
rived and none are expected before
tomorrow. Delegates now on the ground
are mainly from the South, few from
New York and Pennsylvania; delegates
who have come in advance Of the main
body, among whom may be mentioned
James d. Warren, chairman Of the New
York Central Committee, and Speaker
Sheard, Of New York, both of whom
are delegates; Assistant Postmaste or. Gen
sral Hatton, Col. Geo. b. Corkhill,
of Washington, and Charles Emory
Smith. Of the Philadelphia Press,
are also here. A ub-committee
Of the National Committee is holding
continuous sessions and arranging for
seating delegates and other Convention
dstails, to be able to report to a full
committee next Saturday. No head
quarters in the interest of any candidate
with the exception OF Gen. Logan has
yet been opened but the Arthur aud
Blaine headquarters will be in readiness
tomorrow morning.
Kansas wild for the "Old Ticket,
Topeka, KS, May 29.-The State
Democratic Convention to elect delegats.
to the National Convention met to-day
John l. Burris, Of Johnson county, WINS
elected temporary Chairman, who in a
brief speech prounced for the tariff re-
form and hoped the greatest political
crime enacted ia 1876 would not be for
gotten and that the National Con
vention would nominate Samuel j.
Tilden aud Thomas A. Hendricks,
which met with wild applause.
The delegates elected are for Tiiden and
Hendricks, first choice. Field is the sec
oDd choice OF IL Of the delegates for the
first place, and as To second choice
they stand non-committei. Governor
Click. one Of the delegates at large
fsvors Payne aud Flower as the second
choice. As to Vice President Flower
has ~ Of the Is votes and Cleveland ].
Tllaen ssiid In Wisesnsta.
MADISON. Wis. May %. The Demo-
terstic State Convention assembled to-
day. L. X. Levison, Chairman. The
rblstform unanimously adopted demands
III custom honss taxation shall be only
for revenue, and declares continued re-
sistauce to tariff monopoIists who con
troll tho Republican party who has raised
the tariff reduction issue to position Of
the tirst importance. Delegates at large
were elected. A full list OF district del
eRates we're elected. The delegation is
unauiAoas for TiIden II he will accept.
No second choice mentioned.
kPresiaestiaI speeulatisns- - ack
ssfewa's Views.
a WAsHISoroS, May 29.-Col. Jack
4 Irown, OF Georgia, aud one OF the best
hown Republicans Of that State, said
1t night that II was not true, as gen.
Z slly stated, that Southern delegations
bold vote solidly for Author at Chicago
1 e has, he says, talked with at least fry
outhsrn delegates who are now or
tho have beeu here. and Of that
humber fifteen will vote for
3laine. He says that when the South
m delegates are certain that Arthur is
>eaker than he has been represented to
+ >em they will jump to Blaine 80 ns to
on the strong side, though some Of
Air votes will 20 to Logan before they
Il II vote for Blaine. Brown thinks tha,
= the dark horses Logan stands the best
r lance. A Chicago special says John
- New 10 OF the opinion that Arthur
III get the nomination. lie added
)laine Is very strong among the people
~ the fear is he cannot be elected"
81 e,reenbaek Convention = Holt
Talked OF.
ISpIANAPoLIs. Ind, May 29.-Ths
National 0reenback Convection re-as
sembled at ten o'clock to-day, General
Weaver presiding 1t is understood that
the convention are at loggerheAds over
the plank on the tariff and good deal
0f debate is expected in the convention
There is some talk of q bolt over But
ler's nomination, but it will not likely
amount to much. Crandall says h,
don't like Butler, butif Corwin can affort
70 commit the party TO such blunder
he can and be will stand by the same.
Hanging Of wesIey Johnson.
anSaforFos, Ohio, May 2O.-Wesle,
johnson, ~ years old. was haged her
to-day for the murder, on the night o
October 23d last. Of George w. William
aud wife, who lived on farm sever
miles north Of this place. The Grim
was one OF the most cold-blooded eve
known in Ohio, with no provocatioi
| whatever, johnson killing them b,
chopping their heads open with a
AZ, the object being to ohtsi
money to support his mistres,
He secured twenty six dollars and q ST
yer watch. The murder was not di'
covered for two days johnson wi
arrested and tried here last Februar
and convicted on purely circumstantil
evidence, but has since confesse,
When the death warrant was read (
him he said it was Just and remaine
perfectly cool throughout. The Dire
was sprung at 1901 A. NJ, when