Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-05

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Hill, Wilson, sawyer and Jackson bsinl
in favor Of the proposition. and three
Salisbury, Maxey and Groome opposed
to it. On the adoption of the bill in it,
entirety the vote was as above stated, 4
to 3.
| Senator Hill, Chairman Of the com
mittee, will report bull to the Senate
on Monday, so as TO secure place on
| the calendar, but the substitute to ac
company the bill will not be submitted
till later day.
| Increased Land Locations.
WAsmISGToN, April A statement
by the General Land Office shows that
the number of acres of public lands
| patented to settlers under the homestead
laws, for the six months ending Dec
3lst, 1888, exceeded by 267,2 ,225 acres
the number Of acres patented in the cor.
responding period Of 1882. The receipts
from cash salcs for the same period ex
ceeded those of 1882 by 81, ,43S,2l4.
The steamer Daniel steinm nm n
Reported Lost-Al on hoard
Drowned.
BosToN, Mass., April 4.-Itisreportet
here that the steamer Daniel Sttinlnanr,
from Antwerp March 2lst for New
York. via Halifax, was lost off the latter
port, together with 1870 lives.
HALIFAX. N. s., April 4.--The steam
er Daniel Steinmann. from Antwerp, for
this port, is reported sunk off Sambro
about twenty miles from this port She
struck during last night and only nine
men are so tar reported to have reached
land out of 40 on board.
Further Particulars or the Wreck
of the Daniel Steinmann-O Only
Five Persons saved.
HALIFAX, N. s., April 4.--Intelli.
gence so lar from the wreck of the
steamer Daniel Steinmann is very meagre
1t is said the captain and five of the
crew are the only persons saved. She
is supposed to have struck on Sisters
off Sambro last night and shortly after
sank. Her mast is now visible from the
shore. The intelligence did not reach
here until this afternoon. Considerable
OF her cargo was for here, the balanc,
for New Yo,k. The owners have gon,
to the wreck.
The tugs which left here for the seen,
of the wreck have returned, witho
being able to reach the neighborhood O
the disaster, owing to the rough sea
Another attempt will be made in the
morning to reach the wreck, if the
weather moderates.
NEW YORK, April AT the Office o.
the consignees, Funck, Edge & Co.,
regarding the loss of the steamer DAME
Steinmann, it was learned that they hat
thus far only brief despatch saying tn,
Daniel Steinmann had been lost of
Sambro. and that Captain Sehoonhorer
and five OF his crew had been saved,
General Grant in Hearty sympa
thy with the Movement u
Build n Home for Ex-COnfcd
eratss
New YORK, April 4.-General Grant
being invited to preside over the meet
ing to be held here under the auspices o
the soldiers of both armies OF the lat,
civil war, to raise a fund to build HON,
for disabled ex.Confederate soldiers
writes to Gen. j. B. Gordon promsin,
his support, financial and otherwise
Gen. Grant adds; 81 am in hearty sym
patby with the movement and would b,
glad to accept the position of presidin,
officer if | was able to do so. You may
rely on me, however, for rendering al
the aid l can in carrying ont the design
OF the meeting"
Declined TO Explain or Apologize
| NEW YORK, April 4.-Mr. Livingston
| h. oil, ,..fu,,l %, Il e., tha
ing committee of the Union Club his
reasons for the severe language used t.
Gebhart, aud having spurned the sug
gestion of an apology and mutual for
giveness, was suspended for thret
years,
successful Protest Against the
Softening of n Sentence.
| CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 4.-The iirs
sentencing of prisoners since the riot
took place to-day in Judge Johnston''
court. Belle Osborn, colored, convicted
of shooting with intent to kill, received
seven years. She begged most piteously
when the sentence was announced, and
the Judge began to say that as this was
woman, he woald modify the sentence
when the prosecutor interposed a yigor
Gus protest, saying: "This woman has
been before the criminal courts again
and again and something must be done
to relieve the court. if for no other pur.
pose. The Judge permitted the sentence
TO remain The only other case where the
crime was homicide was John Murtagh,
who pleaded guilty to manslaughter. II
appear ed that he struck the man with
his fist and the plea was accepted and
sentence OF hive years gwen.
Murderer Hanged in Arkansas
MEMPHIS, April 4.-Henry Ros,
(colored) was hanged to-day noon al
for assassnating Dempsey Taylor, ,
prominent colored man living shor
distance in the country from Osceoa
The killing occurred about year ago
Taylor was shot through q window one
dark night, while sitting in his bed
room. Rose was detected shortly after
wards by means of pair of socks
which he wore on the night OF the
killing. A large crowd OF negroes wit
messed the execution. The condemned
man confessed his guilt on the scatfold
| l'ulImhu h'aiufe Shrs IOr mextcO
ST. LOUIS, April At. II. Wickes
Superintendent of the Pullman Palac,
Car Company, has gone to FL Paso ant
Saturday next will inaugurate the Pull
man palace car service on the Mexican
Central Railroad.
More Blaine Delegates.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Ppril 4.-The Re
publican Convention OF the 23d Con
gressional District, to-day elected dele
gates to the National Republican Con
vention instructed to support Blaine.
Excitement Against Hungarians
at Nah anoy City.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April A dis
patch to the Prea from Mahanoy City
says that fifteen landlords, who had OLD
frame houses and stables rented to from
six to forty Hungarians each, were ar
rested and fined various sums and costs.
There is talk of passing law prohibit.
ing any Hungarians from find
ing lodgings here. A dozen Hun
garians, including women, took
quarters near the East Franklin Colliery
aud are willing to do the work at any
price. The miners notified the boss &c
! 1--WE them notice to leave the place.
Last evening lot of laborers and min
ers made raid on their camp with shot
guns and revolvers. The Hungarians
quickly buckled on their cooking uten
sils and ran down the mountains and