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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-07

RARE CHA nee FOR BUSINESS.
E3::t For sale or rent STORE HOUSE ana Dwell,
LING Mt Mines. Pa.e county. Va. with small
stock of goods where Il cash business of S2O,tOO
wear can be done: also BRICK MANSION aud
STORE HOUSE and LOT at Hope Mills; the
best country stands in the county; on reasonable
terms good reasons for selling. For particulars
address VOLNEY PURSELL. Mines Page coun-
tv. Ia. sep26-1m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-07

The ATHENS OF To.DAY.-The traveller
of four or five years will tind at Athens the
Schliemann museum set up and in order,
where the unmatched treasures of Mycen9
are now displayed before his astonished
eyes. lie will find an Egyptian museum
of extraordinary merit, the gift of patri-
otic merchant Of Alexandria-in which
there are two tigures-that of a queen, in
bronze and silver, and that of 4 slave
kneadin@ blead, in wood-whch alone
would make the reputation of any collie
tion throughout Europe. In the ParthelS'n
museum lie will find the famous statue,.e,
copied from Phidias Athene, and the te-
| ceut wonder, an archaic bust on which Ehe
! brightness of the colors is not more aston
! ishing than the fine moulding of the fislS'e.
| And these are the most salient novelties, Sc
| ing that the Acropolis alone IS Still atfordhng
so much novelty. II is indeed plain tsat
were not the new city covering the sitcS OF
the old, discoveries at Athens mightthe
made perhaps every year which would Se-,
form and enlarge our knowledge OF Grtek
| life and history. But Athens Is rapidly 4,e-
coming great and rich city. 1t alre$S1y
numbers 100000 without counting she
Pireus; accordingly, except in dige.ns
foundations for new bouSeS, it is not posi-
Bile to frd room for any serious excavattns;
House rent is enormously high, and busd.
ING is 50 argent hat the ordinary mason re,
ceives eight or len francs per day. fl'is
rapid increase ought to be followed by;an
eonal increase in the wealth of the surrou.d:
ing country, where all the little propriessors
ought to turn their land into market-&aE:
dens. / found that either they could got;
or las | was told) they would not. keep
pace with increased wants OF the city: Ihes
are content with little, and alow the CITY
to he supplied badly and at great crS.-- !.
from Salonica, Syra, Constantinople and3 hs
islands, while meat comes in tons ip"ln
America. Illustrated Magazine {.
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PIECE GOODS

to secc, from ever shown of Trimmings used by us is "
uellk mentioning
reputation of being par excellence "
crack him IN let the public do this knight of the shears The
pimcntheju
PRICES ARE LOWER THAN FORMERLY
We empv the greatest employed by any two houses COM
bned lin
ALL THE NOVELTIES IN PLAlDs
m seen HEADQUARTERS aud what you fail to lind here
il worth
we would give have had made right ID
our store large stock AWAY FRoCK CoRKscRE"s we
bd them made order keep of steadily employed They
tat s. advance
We intend the good of the public and Tor
ationC ONCE
VI. J. WATERMAN,
Cor. King and Fairfax SITS.
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DRY GOODS.
We Shall Continue
OUR SALE OF
LINENS
HOUSEKEEPING GOODS,
AND
German DamaSk Table Linens.

We quote he following prices IN Towels, Nap
kins, SC:
TOWELS, TOWELS. TOWELS,
80 DOZEN Is by 81. Blcached IIuck Towels.
only II iur ach Il 80 per dozen.
80 dozen, 81 hy IL, hl.Linem Monte Towels
extra heavy. 15c each $1.75 per dozen.
12:5 dozen, u by ~, Bleached Huck Towels
fancy borders. 1Ic each, 81 per dozen.
100 dozen. 20 by 40, Unblcached Damask
Towels plain and knottcd fringe, genuine bar
gain, only 23c each, 81 IS per Dozen
300 dozen German Damask Towels, plain and
knottcd fringe, beautiful colorngs, extra fine
quality, 25c each, So per dozen.
NAPKINS! NAPKINS! NAPKINS!
100 dozen, 5.S by o., All-Linen Bleached
German Damask Napkins, best bargain ever
shown at the price, fast edges, only 81 per Dozen
100 dozen 5.S by 5-S, Extra Fine Bleached
German Damask Napkins, only S1.25 per Dozen
100 dozen, 4 s, Fancy All-Linen Doylies in
checks, only SOC per dozen.
TABLE DAMASK! TABLE DAMASK!
1900 yards 66.inch Fine Unblcached Loom
Table Damask 81 isc per yard
1900 yards 6O.inch Cream Table Damask, cx-
ira good value, soc per yard.
100 yards heavy 2.inch Beashed German
Damask, extra good quality, 75c per yard.
$50 wards left of our fine celebrated 72-inch
Bleached German Table Damask. snow white,
extra fine quality, only 90c per yard.
DAMAsK CLOTHS! DAMAsK CLOTHS!
Fine 81 Bleachcd Damask Cloths, handsome
red borders $175 each.
Fine IA Pure White Damask Cloths, extra fine
quality, S1.75 each.
Fine 1914 Bleached Damask Cloths, choice red
borders, 81 each.
QUILTS, QUILTS! QUILTS!
900 celebrated ia Boston Quilts, full size,
choice patterns, the best Quilt made for the
money, 81 each.
TABLE FLANNEL! TABLE FLANNEL!
62-inch Extra Heavy Table Flannel, Toe per
yard
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BOOKS, STATIONERY. PAPER, dec.
FOR SALE OR RENT.

FOR RENT-Thc TWO.STORY AID At
si$$ TIC FRAME DWELLING No 96 sonth Lee
street, will be rented to a good tenant at rca-
sonahlc rent. Apply to No. 81 south Lee street.
octi-1W%
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FERTILIZERS.

sRUNNER's FINE GROUND RAW BONE,
guaranteed pure.
BELLE HAVEN PHOSPHATE. irst-class
Ammoniated Phosphate.
DISSOLVED SOUTH CAROLIAA PHOS-
PHATE, guaranteed equal to any in tho market.
We confidently offer the ABOVE eoois to the
Farmer being assured that 10 better Fertilizers
are offered For sale low by
JAMESON s COCHRAN,
aup22-dtf 60 Cameron street.
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AGRICULTURAL.
FARMERS GOODS.

I '
SHEEP DIP, highly concentrated !nn ior
8axhiny Sheep and Lambs. One gallon is suiil-
cient for about one hundred Sheep: also used for
washing Cattle Horses aud other domestic animals.
SULPHITE OF CALCIUM for preserving cider
by arrestng fermentation.
MACHINE OIL or various grades from sperm
and Lard to the dark Luhricating Petroleum..
READY MINED PAINTS of all shadci and ct
various qualities; also new Paint Oil to DC USED
alone with earth paints for roofs, barns. fences, &c
Improved and Perfected Butter Colo.. Window
Glass, Putty, SC.
auco6 ES LEADBEATEE * EUO
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Herbert Bryant,
NO. 25 KING STREET,

NO. 25 KING STREET,
Offers tho CHAMPION BINDERS, SINGLE
REAPERS, COMBINED DROPPERS and SIN
GLE MOWERS.
THOMAS HAY RAKES.
MUDGETT HAY TEDDERS.
A full stock of REPAIRS, BINDER TWINE.
&c, &c.
GRAIN CRADLES, GRASS SCYTHES. Sc., SC.
MALTA DOUBLE and SINGLE SHOVEL
PLOWS, MALTA WALKING CULTIVATORS,
IRON AGE CULTIVATORS. the G1LFlN
SULKY PLOW.
WEBSTER FARM WAGONS, for one, two
three and four horses my9
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For RENT OR SALE.

CD ' .',,, ,SanD !, ,,,,..
ONE FINE LARGE STORE, corner of Duke
and Fairfax street, adjoining one small store ana
dwelling "a Fairfax street
ONE THREE-STORY DWELLING, with all
modern improvements IA rooms. with gas and
water. hot and cold water, bath room and bath
tub large yard stable and loft, and carriage house,
together with two other outbuildings. For par
ticulars, amply ut II s. Fairfax street. sepl6-tf
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T1HosE USING MY 62la CENT SHIFT, pRr-
oct3 a. D. Sba IA - 10
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ALEXANDRIA VA TUESDAY EVENING OCTOBER T. 1884,
Dazette.
pre1rs4rD oaILy AND TRI-WEEKLY Ef
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ono vo.- DSshs' s0 One year ....... eiol
One yea. am Six months 80. 2GS
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Ali communications should be addressed 20 GAZETTE
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ki transient advertisements must &c pio 'of IN az
vance. >, :, - ,
rhe Gazette oc, connected with the Telephone Ez-
change Advertisements, orders for the paper, :!eWs
or any infcr.nstinn business clr be sent by tce-
phone. -,
mrac advertisers will rot be allowed to exceed thei,
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snd under NO circumstances will they be allowed 10
advertise other :han their legitimate busEess In the
space contracted for
arrnre and death notices be paid for in advance
PRICE fiity cents when exceeding six lines
FINGERED nj The fostor!cc at Ae1aadr!s. Virginia, AZ
second. -c!ess matter
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FOR SALE OR RENT

The BRICK DWELLING AND STORE on the
southwest corner Of Wolfe and Royal streets
is offered for sale or rent. Possession given at
once. Apply to POWERS & WHITE,
sap12-tf No. Is King street.
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FOR RENT-The comfortable THREE
li$i STORY BRICK HOUSE No 35 Cameron
street, now occupied by G. w. Ridley, esq.
aue2S-tf J. II. ID. SMOOT
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FOR SALE.

lc. FOR REN,T-The STOREHOUSE, formerly
l;;$, occupied by Mclean /: Uhler, No. 16 King
street. Also STORE No 90 King st. Apply to
dec1 4-cotf W. B. GREGORY.
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a= ,.,,,-, ,,,,r
A COMFORTABLE THREE-STORf BRICK
DWELLING in thorough order, with Cas- Water,
Range, Heaters and all modern improvements.
Aprv at the GAZETTE Office. feb9
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17

wAsHIscroS, Dec. 49, In the executive
session Of the Senate today. the nomination
of M Mccuilcch to be Secretary of the
Treasury WAS furthsr dlscusscd, Senator
RiddlebesgeF continuing his speech ia oppo-
sitlou the session adlourned
! il Il learned that late yesterday Afternoon.
after the suh.Comrniflae had adjourned
Barker won't 70 Judge Lawrence and told
him that IL he brought out any tesiimons
daFosatory 10 hia fbarker'e3 character, he
would do 50 At HIS personal peril
/ The House Committee on Indian knasrt
/ doclded 10 report adversely on the joint res.
Dlution providing for the iinproy ement OF
/ the Indians By sivlnE them citizenship
lumber ef Representatives are cnusid-
erlug The proprioty Of Offering q resolution
I ia he House Tor the investigation of eos-
eminent vessels for junketlag expeditions
I meeting Of the Com 1litlse GA National
| Affairs biil recently Introduced providing
1 for the payment OF pensions 70 the relatives
| OF thoae who had lost their Lives 0n thr TAI
/ ap0asa, aud compensating the snrvivors
Who lost personal property, waa dia.
! 0ussed. hcpfesenfatiFeF Wise ard Buchanan
strongly opposed tho bill being 'aYorabiy
reported aud said they would protest against
any usa Of q naval vessel BY che Secretary Of
the Navy for pleasure purposes.
resolution was errged upon requesting
the secretary Of The NAvy to inform the con1i
i miitec what pubic business the ralapoosa
WAS engaged u. and under = hose orders the
vessel vas sailing at the inns other collision
with the Baltimore schooner
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17


TUESDAY. Dec. IS.
Y0ungsworgh vs.. Yonngsworth = Con
tuned til July 10Th.
burton ys. stegens et Al.--Cause tried ane
set for argument Wednesday al 10 An
Dorsey VS.. Dpraey--caitse set for Trial De
cember nth nc $50 A. N.
SET FOR TODAY.
City VS. waldron ct al.--Jury trial
Estate Of H. X. Rieele, deceased-Applies
ton for homestead, Passed.
4 EsIaie Of Geo. 2. ,. seiby, deceased--aear
INK Of citation continued TIL Wednesday a
,iUA N.
People vs.. Hay, rape Continued.
Estate Of II. Keller. deceased Return b
sale Of rcsi estate heard and confirmed. Or
der confirming sale fled,
Haley VS.. Haley-contfnued.
VigneH vs. Currier. On trial
De Buxton VS.. AlexArdcr-Cause referred
10 John A. Scott to take an accounting be
tween the parties, and to report the same &c
People VS.. Amos Mead, conylcted for AZ
assault with deadly wesp0n-- -Defendan
paid ths sum OF 500 as fac and was dis
Anufe Allen vs.. Achilles Allen Decrel
granted as pfsyef for.
Hansen vs. Hansen-Denurrer overrnled
teiendanl declines to answer and stands Il
hif demurrer
In the Superior Court Of the County o
Los Angeies, State Of California, People vs.
Wong Chow--0rdered that the Sheriff bring
Wong Chow frorn States Prison for new
trial.
SGT soK ro-pkY
People vs. Birnbaum-Trial
Estate OF Annie Patterson Hearing.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17

CHICAGO. Dec i5.-The Northwestern rail-
way lines held session this morning, tax.
Ing up the question Of reducing rates from
northwestern and western points on grain
aud merchandise, in view Of the prevailing
low price OF cereals and in Difference to the
numerous sppliestions. and possibly also Ia
defereuee to the movement actually Insueu-
rated in Iowa 10 this end. Nothing definite
was accomplished, the sentiment OF the
meeting being somewhat ayerss to ans I'm
mediste reduction In lne existing tariff. The
subject will. hoNeser. he further debated
before any ahfni.e voss Will be taken. A
proposition was elso laid before the meeting
OF Issuing passes 70 naaufacturers Al com
pcting points. hut fhls being 10 direct vtela.
lion 81 the agreement only recently entered
iuto copcernirk The pass system, Il was vic
oroueiy opposed one 1i the roads declaring
issue trip passes and ignore the receni
agreement
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17
NEWS or THE WORLD
Blaine Dismisses His Suit
Against the Sentinel.
HE FEARS INDIANA JUSTICE.
The Bill for the Admission Of
Dakota Passes the Senate.
The Silver Question

lsi,seial % fke Herald BY Associated Press. !
IsDtaxApotis, Ind. Dee &c c-Rlaine this
morning dismissed the s,lit against The SEQ
tiaei in the United statcs Court The prfls'
cipAl ground was that he could ses get Jus
tIce in Indiana, II was sei for trial on the
2sd lust The following Is Blaine's letter to
his sttorneys, instrncting thaIn to disinia.
the case:
Hesrs Hartison, Msllsr { Egbn. cpunssiors
at Lais
Gesrs When requested you iu August
last to bring suit against the Indianapolis
Sentinel for libel. / did 50 Ia The belief that
the wrong done me BY that paper. being en-
.irely Of personal aud domestic character,
could be fairly tried without undue inip-
ence from political considerations. | con
fsss was profoundly einased 10 aud tho
natier At once taken up and the libel 70
produced with all possible exagger-
etiou In everf Democratic paper
In Indiana. Except from three members Of
the Democratic party OF that stfte never
heard TINT a word Of dissent or dIkepproval
WIS spoken. while great usny Of the Dem
ocfatlc speakers repeated the libel from
every stump II Iudlena with .Vituperatiye
ranc6r, WITH ilbe and ribsld Jest. II was
thus made. 30 far as any mAttor d the kind
can be made, IN issue 10 an exciting polft
ical campsigu and the Democrats OF the
State we're thoroughly poisoned IN their
minds in regard to the question to Be de
eided at law. Under such conditions Il ia
simply impossible that can have 8 fair
trial or that / can expect any other result
than that which informally attends poiif-
ic.i libel suit growing out Of an exciting
campaign In this country II were
unfair enough to desife jury com
posed Of my own parsisans could
not have Il A properly constituted
Of members Of both political parties IN
about equsi proportions. When visited
Indiana in October, l was repeatedly ad-
yised tina. elk Democrats could not be found
10 the State who. II 2 political suit, world
give verdict against their leading party
imputstien upon their personal integrity sa
citizens, but simply that the binding Of
party prejudice would utterly prevent an
impartial consideration OF the evidence sub
mifted. am perfectly able 70 fight the
SsHtinet newspaper in an Indiana court,
but would staud no chance what.
eyer against the consolidated venom OF
surroundings. and with this prospect Il is
Idle for me to go through the trouble and
annoyance Of trial. The questions pro-
pounded by the bill OF discovery have al.
ready been substantially and fully an
swered BY me and am willing 70 leave my
written statement and answers under oath.
to the judgment Of the public. do not
choose % have the case indirectly concluded
by lechDicalfty or suffered to die 10
silcnce, / prefer TO make this frank and
cpeu statementof the reason which induced
me % believe that the prosecution of the case
would be utterly fFaiflcss.
vety respectfully,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17
Mr. West asked thai the resolutions of !
previous meeting be re-aiilrmed. which was


Mr.. West ssked thai the resoiuilons of I
previous meeting be re-Anirmed. which was
done IS 70 lows
Resolved. first--rhat the duty on fermouti
ed drinks be rated according 10 aicoholin
strength, 70 that spirit used m Europe to Tor.
ttiy sweet wines shat not be untaxod, while
our producers may have 10 pay ninety cents
per gallon on spirits for similar purposes.
Second That pure grape spirits may eused
by our wine makers In fortiiying sweet
Wines 70 preserve theIn. without tax, shis
privilege not 70 be extended 10 she use Of
other spirits. Wines 70 fortified not 70 cx-
coed twenty-five per cent OF alcohol
MT. Wetuore hoped that the Commission
would arknoMledee the great assistance that
had been rendered ~ the cooperation oi
the State University IA the work cf the
Third Annual state VisicuituTel Convention
The President was instructed to COMMUNE
cate the expression OF the Board to this
effnct
Mr, Harawthy. as President, announced
| that the services of Ron. A A Sargent and
Hon. John r. Doyle had been secured as
counsel 20 assis; IN procuring the enforce.
rnent 81 Section sS2S OF the Revised Statutes,
relating to spurious wines.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17
|N HILTON WILLIAMS. M.D.,Kcfso

ofice, 275 North Main street. next sln Dis-
rnond House, Los Angeles. cslifcrnia,
All diseesessf the Head, Threat and chest,
VIZ, Catarth Throat Diseases, AMnma,
ffonchitis, Consumption, Catarrhal Deaf
the Heart treated BY his new and Improved
system Of Medisated inhalation, which
carry the remedies directly 70 the diseased
paris, thereby ehec.lng csires In many Of the
|so-caliec lpcnrabie cafes, the greater part OF
IN order 10 show the shiic,ed public how
easily ana quickly lung diseases can be
cured BY our syeteEn Of practice, We append
men who Is known bY many residents Of
Los Angeles and all over the Northwestern
aud Eastern States, and because the subject
of the letter is today living and 4 atont,
healthy man. aud still residing in he State
Prom Rev. !. R. Fiske, D. D.. President
Albion College, Albion, Mich, formerly
pas1er Central u. Z. Church, petroit, Aich,
and editor OF the Christlan Advocate.
DETROIT. Mich, Sept q, 1879
De-. WII1.IAn-D Dear STR am glad % add
my testimony 60 the efficacy Of the treat
meni my sou has received. In the Spring Of
loT7. my son, then At the zge Of r, was SAT
fersaR from 4 severe affection OF the hrun-
chial tubes and lungs, 80 as to be compelled
tc keep his room, and most OF the lime bis
bed. Within the space Of two weeks be sx-
pcrlenced about dozeD hemcrrhAHer. from
which the ordinary remedies afforded but
temporary rclief I eppiied to you, who
supplied him with inhalins medicines,
whIcb affected an In mediate arrest OF she
bleeding and which has never occurred
since he began the Inhalation, and which
| fully restored him TO health
Our Esstern friends ehnnld not depend
upon climatic influences alone ior herein
| lies the fatal mistake. Nearly every case re
| quires positive medication. 20 a. 70 beceIns
rid Of the. ofending maiier-shc cunsoli-
dated rortinns OF the inngs-so eh 70 give
nature al Opportunity 70 heal them.
| CONSULTATION FREE Thnep who de
sire TO eeBsult me IN rsgara % taeil
| oases or 10 location as 70 climate had bette,
| eau q my eaice for consultation a,' exam
ination, but 4 inpossihle 70 dc 50 1HeHf.fe
| for a copy Of my Medical Tre8tisA. 1cfltsfn
ing list Of qressiensI Address
M. Hilton wiiliams. N. D.,
275 North MNia street, I.ns AnFeieh Cal
once hanfs--Erom 1a =. \, 70 4FN.
1 Sundays from , 70 4f. n. Rnplesalcna
visIss before and sfter otti.e hours dec7
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17

The Arizona Chompion, Of Flagstafs, thu
speaks OF the weather at that favored spot;
There was 4 fall oi SIX Inches OF snow las
Monday night, and at intervals Il has beer
showing from that time 70 the present, ant
rs we 70 TO press the snow Is about eighteef
sheep are driving their stock 70 Stas he snow i,
border. The railroad track is YET clear, bu
heavy drift win soon follow, when the snow
piow will have to be brought into requisi
Eion.
been purchasing supplies and dlaposing Of
few beeyes in our market left on Frida,
morning for home. He breaks the traf
through eighteen inches OF snow down the
!. ope, and Is accompanied BY william Pow
ell, William and Duck Gilt. The party lef
in one OF the worst snow storms that hal
visited this section for rears,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17
Special Sale Of New York and Eastern Bought Drives

Christmas tide is approaching that of mirth
and Joy the blessed time of the whole year II is
then that the Of seshnes which gathers around
hearts is broken and generosity and good will abound
ut is blessed to give than receive" Knowing the
perplexities involved the difficulty of selection deem
few hints from will be in place and therefore
crate below articles which will be placed Center
Tables for your inspection and purchase This depart
ment like the rest under the ban and to effect thor
ough clearance of them such prices have been named
viii make speedy clearance Of all
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17

fREYEFHH, Wy0.l Dec. IT, BonIt0 Duran
shot Ars Adeia Sanchez here today. and
then shot and killed himself Mrs Sanchez
and her hasband came here from Colorado
six months ago Her h1aband was en-
pioyed on sheep rsnch. Duran worked ss
herder On neighborfnG ranch. He vas
on intimate terms with the family ana feil
10 love with Mrs Sanchez. He came to
town last night and Il Is thought that he
tried 10 induce Mrs. Ssnchef TO eiope With
hin She declared that he shot her through
the back. The ball perforated the right
lobe ~ her ipug Her death IL expected NJ
any riomienf Duran's death was lnstaDtA.
f.e,,us RailI we're Mexieans
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17

Nsw YoAK, Dec. i6--GovernInents arm
faiiksys itfegalAt: stocks Arm except COS
shares, which were again weaker and
preased for sale. There was decline from
y 10 per cent, IN other active shares. wes,
srn uafon leading, bps later On The lnarke
vas sdsaneed y 70 il6 per cent on coverln.
short eoutracis. kumors were adoat late II
tue day thar q leading hear operator hat
changed his position. Compared with las
sIghs closing prices arc 4 TO " per cent
higher for Canadian Pacific, Chicago, Bur
lineton 4 Quincy, Northwestern, ~ Paul
k0ak Island. New York Cintrsi, Nofthefr
Pacific preferred, Oregon rfansoontiuentsl
Pacific Mail and Texas Pacific, aud y TO
per cent lower for Lackawanna. Delaware 4
Hudson, Lake Shore, Missouri Pacific snt
Erie
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17

Husrzns Pozsr. l. L., Dec. ls.--A repor
frem Roek Vile Centre says: Mrs. sailie
sarAgue sh0. dead tramp or burglar, who
entered her house last night snd demanded
money and threatened her life. Tho story 4
that when the man demanded money she
went 70 the bnreau and got her ppc textbook.
yer aud the other her pocket-boof. While
handing him The pocket book she shot him.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17

SAN FRAsdsco. Dec ls--A middle aged
woman, named Abigail DrlscoIi was found
to-day in q lodging. house in this CITY hAviHs
her head, faca sud shoulders covered with 1
coat of tar u bed been thrown On her wher
Aft She was unable 70 give any sceount ol
how II happened. The scalds from the hci
lar are sefious. possibiy fsial man hvtna
in the SINE house has been arrested charged
with hAvi1R committed Tho terrible act
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-17

sax FAANcIsoo. nec. ih.--The signal Ser.
vice reports lieni rains "a Rcd nluh Rnd
sacramento Up 70 sight O'clock this even
Inc ffu-hundffdihf af an lNeh had fallen "a
this fIty. Atuut len o'ul0cE u began 70
shuNtf heavily With prospect Of nontlnu.
inf al ulqhf Rain is also reported AZ lnll'
lnr a. CaIc0 Maps. F1lainmN MarydrllIe
YaleIo. Utt a Modesto