Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-28

the receipts for cnstoIns were $lO3. 900,
Of which $4,000 was In silver certiii-
Gates. About 26 per cent. Of the four
days receipts. ending Saturday. was
silver.
Hanged By Mob.
DEApwooD, Oak, Feb. q. Harry
Tuttle, who was wounded IN the Stone.
vile fight, was taken from the hospital
at Spearfish last night by masked men
and hanged.
bill TO Restore Money Taken by
General Butler.
WAsniSaroN, Feb. 27.--in the Sen
ate the Committee on Claimp. Senator
jackson a. q sub committee, reported
favorabIy a bill fer the relief Of the Citi-
zens National Bank Of New Orleans.
The claim is for $3.50, 600, money taken
by General Butler.
star Routc Papers stolen.
WAsmISeroS, Feb. ~. = Chairman
Springer is in high state Of excitement
over the discovery that bundle Of the
Star Route papers sent from the Attor-
ney Generals office ha. been stolen from
his committee room. The bundle in
ciudfs the papers in the ,se Of Governor
Murray, while he was Ui.iied States
Marshal in Kentucky. Mr.. Springer
says he does not know what the other
rapers were, but he thinks they are the
identical papers upon which the New
York Suns publication Of last Saturday
was based. He is very mad about II and
ia free TO express his suspicion tina. some
official who has access to the committee
room has been bribed. He will bring
the matter before the House tomorrow
and ask for an investigation.
Democratic Caucus TO select q
Congressional Campaign Com
mittce.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Thc Demo-
cratic members OF the senate and House,
Senator PendIeton presiding, met in
joint caucus, after adjournment to-day,
to appoint Democratic Congressional
CAM aign Committee. 1t was decided
that the caucns should name as members
of such committee one person fer every
State and Territory having no Demo-
cratic representation, and from the Dis
trict OF Columb a, an Executive Commit
tee Of three Senators and five Represen-
tatives, the Executive Committee 10
choose it, own chairman, Who shall be
ex.ofiicio chairman Of the Campaign
Committee, is to be chosen by the Cam.
paign Committee. Representatives of
States that did not name a member of
the committee are expected to appoint
some person within two weeks.
4 HOY Dirs from ttydrophobia.
CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 27.-Alfred Shen-
der, an eight-year-old boy, died last
night in great agony. from hydrophobia.
He was bitten on the nose by dog in
January last, while returning from
school.
lawlrssness In Arkansas.
HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 27.-Doran,
Pruitt, Landing and Allison, the four
assassius committed for murder on tha
street on the 9th, were taken to tho
penitentiary at Little Rock to-day. They
were rendered an ovation by number
Of citizens before their departure. w.
G. Harris, editor Of the Horse Shoe,
who has denounced the murderers and
the action Of the Committee, has
been notified to leave the city in the
morning. Harris expresses contempt
for the whole party and continues to
publish extracts in regard to the assassi-
nation. About twenty additional men
were to leave the city to-day, by order
of the committee, at the point of the
bayonet. Everyone forced to leave was
a material witness against Doran.
No More GiIded Nickels,
BosToN, Mass, Feb. GA stop has
been put to the gliding OF the recent IS
sue of five cent nickels by the manufac.
turers of cheap jewelry, by which the
coin is made to look like five dollar
gold piece. The manufacturers readily
agree to surrender to the United States
officers all samples of iewelry made of
this design.
A Kentucky Tragedy.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 27.-The Cour-
ierJournai tells of tragedy that took
place in Marion county, Kentucky, in
which Green Clayton and Noah Burke
were killed, Lawrence Clayton fatally
wounded and Floyd Burke shot in the
arm. The tragedy originated in Law
renee Clayton's making some improper
renaik k to Miss Burke, daughter of the
man killed The father and son heard
of the remark and tried TO make young
Clayton al o.ogize, but fail'd Young
Clayton was sustained by his father.
The two families armed themselves with
pistols and guns and when they met a
tragedy was the result. The Parties
killed are among the most respected citi
IONS OF the county and are heads OF large
families. The tragedy was participated
in by foui members OF the Burke family
and two of the Claytons. The shooting
was general and it is not known who did
the killing.