Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-24
Conversational.

per annum for each Senator who is not
chairman OF standing or select COM
mittee. He said there we're forty y-one
Senators such chairmen who already
have clerks. This resolution will add
only thirty-fve clerks to the clerical
force of the Senate and add greatly to
the efficiency of the work.
The Senate proceeded 10 the consider
alton of bills and joint resolutions on
the calendar. The first was the joint
resolution granting permission to Anson
l.. Reynolds, of the United States Navy,
TO accept from the Emperor of Austria
the decoration OF the Royal Imperial
Order Of Francis Joseph. In recognition
of heroic conduct in ing the lives Of
the crew of an Austrian bark. Passed.
HousR.-The House went into COM
mittee Of the Whole. Converse In the
chair, on the state Of the Union. The
bill to provide for the more speedy de.
livery Of letters at free delivery Offices
was taken up. 1t authorizes the Post
master General to issue a special ten
cent stamp, which shall be attached to
q letter in addition to the regular post.
age, and will insure its Immediate de-
livery at free delivery offices up TO mid
night. A long discussion sprung up.
the opponents OF the measure taking the
ground that its passage will have the
effect Of cutting down the revenues Of
the Postoffice Department. Its advo-
Gates. in replying. stated that the new
system would be found self-sustaining
and insure great convenience TO the
people.
Allison Reelected u. n. SENATOR.
DIS NoiSEs, lows, Jan. GA Joint
session OF the House and Senate was
held at uoon to-day, for the purpose Of
announcing the vote had In e,ch House
vest rjay ON United States Senator to
succeed Allison. The vote OF the joint
convention stood: VIM. b. Allison, 90;
Fenton j. Hall, Democrat, 49; D. Nc
Clark, Greer back, l0j l.. J. Kline,
Democrat, |. On motion Of Senator
Bell, Allison was declared United States
yenator from Iowa for the term Of six
Sears, beginning March 4, 1885.
Young Mutt Released.
PrrrsBURG, Jan, %. The hearing NJ
to James Nntts resent mental coudi.
tion took place this morning before
Judge Stowe and resulted In the release
of the prisoner.
ViSEYARD HAVEN. Mass Jan. 23.--
The tug Storm King will visit the wreck
Of the City Of Columbus Us soon as the
weather permits, with II diver,and search
the sunken steamer for bodies.
Taken From Jail and Hanged.
socoRao, N. NJ, Jan. 23.-Joel A.
Fowler, who murdered james f. Cole,
last November, was taken from the Jail
by mob Of $50 men this morning and
hanged to tree. Fowler was under
sentence Of death and awaiting the &c.
tion OF the court on an appeal.
The saints Appeal TO Congress.
SALT LAKE, Jan. o3.--Taylor's joint
resolution, introduced yesterday into the
Legislature, to memorialize Congress to
appoint committee to examine into the
slanderous reports concerning Mormons,
was passed to-day unanimously.
The Cost OF ssver ana Harbor I'm
provements.
w AShiNIlON, JuH ID - no DttIt
tary of War sent to the House to-day a
detailed statement OF the expenditures OF
the government on account of improve.
ments of rivers and harbors from March
4th. 1889, to June 30th, 1882. The fol.
lowing is the total, Sle5, 798, 4Ol.
The First National Hank Failure,
DENVER, Jan. 23.-A Times Leadville
special says: The failure of the First
National Bank Of Leadville absorbs pab.
lie attention 10 the exclusion of every.
thing else. No one ut the bank is able
to give any statement whatever. The
bank is guarded By the Sheriff Dewall.
President. and Finn. Vice. President,
left the city in carriage at dayb ak
this morning destination unknown. 1t
is feared when the miners get down from
the mines there may be trouble. There
is much talk about the crookeduess OF
DewalI and Finn.
| Contesting Bre~ster's Postal
Money Order.
BLooMINGToN, His Jan. %. Til,
Attorney General of the United States
recently decided that postma iters ar,
not entitled to fees from money orders
in postotiices in which the money order
business is done by clerk instea II by
the postmaster in person, and that ANY
such fees taken by postmasters must be
returned. The amount OF money already
taken by postmasters in this way is esti.
mated from quarter to half a million.
In order to get definite ruling on this
matter, the case of General Dick, post
master at Bloomington, has been made q
mond, of the Federal Court at Chicago
Postmasters similarly situated have beer
appealed to and are responding witt
funds to assist General Dick TO defend
the suit. 1t is rumored that the clerl
who actually did the money order work
in the Bloomington postofiice has de
cided to bring suit against Postmaster
Dick for fees collected and retained by
the latter.
smallpox In indianapolis Jail.
ISpIANApoLIs, Ind, Jan. 23.-TeS
days ago prisoner in the county jail
was attacked by smallpox and was re.
moved to the pest house. There are
100 prisoners in the Jail and it is ex
pected that Others will be attacked by
the disease. There are no cases in the
city except at the Jail and pest house.
Reception TO President Arthur
Nav YORK, Jan. 23.-The Union
League Club gave reception in the
Club House tonight at which President
Arthur was the principal guest. the en-.
tertainment being given IN his honor
The house was Tiled with prominent
gentlemen and ladies'.
Boid Rreak for Liberty OF Two
Condemned Murdefers.
Jackson. Ohio. Jan. 23.--Luke and
the murder of Anderson Lackey, broke
their cell doors ut noon, while the
guards were at dinner, captured the
! guards revoivers in the corridor, over.
powered and tied the jailor and escaped
to the hills. Five hundred citizens soon
started in pursuit and the piisouers were
overtaken, but showed fight. Luke was
wounded, when they surrendered. 1t is
uncertain whether Luke will recover.
n Wan auu wire Butr..rrrd
81. Louis, Jan. %. Information was
received by the police this evening ol u
terrible double murder committed at
the little town OF Fenton, Jefferson
county, twenty miles from this city,
some time during last night Louis
Boedeeker and wife, josephine. occu.
pied two rooms in a log house ON a
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although very poor, were well liked and
had many friends. About 9 o'clock this
morning neighbor found both dead in
the house and the furniture and floor
smeared with blood. Boedecker wasin bed
with his throat cut and haggIed with an
AK. Mrs. Boedecker was stretched at
! full length on the floor, the back of her
head crushed with an AK and her neck