Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-06
Associated Press election.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The New York
Associated Press elected the following
officers: President, David M. Stone,
Journal Of Commerce; Secretary, White
law Reid, Tribune; Executive Commit
tee: Cyrus W. Field, Mail and Err
press, Joseph Pulitzer. World, David M.
Stone, Journal Of Commerce.
sterling Exchange and Benas-A
New YoRK, Jan. 5.-Sterling bills
ON London, sixty days. 4.S3; sterling
bills on London. sight drafts, 4.S6;
United States AIS Of 1891, interest quar-
terly, sl.l4h. United States 4s Of 1907.
interest quarterly, sl.23s; United
States 3s, $l.0O; Western Union Tele-
graph, 75i.
Lottery Tickets ON the brain.
WAsnIxGToS, Jan. 5.-The employees
Of the Postoffice Department were to-
day notified by the aster.GeLeral
that the purchase Of lottery tickets would
hereafter be regarded as sufficient ground
for removal.
Last Years Coinage.
WAsnINoToN, Jan. 5.--The coinage Of
the various mint. for the lendf year
1889, was 500, ,092. 7i9. Of which s2s, AGO.
O30 we've standard dollars. i,
The Delights Of ths Fast.
CIScISSATI, Jan. 5.--TLo weather
moderated slightly during the day. but
Is falling tonight and stands 3 below
zero at II o'clock. One man was taken
to the hospital and will probably lose his
feet He had them frozen In shed
where he took shelter last night. There
are good many cases OF frozen ears,
noses and fingers. business Is much
neglected.
DuLrru, Min, Jan. 5.-The weather
is not quite as severe as ycst,r hay. Al
o'clock tn = morning it WAS ~ below,
at 2p. NJ, at ero,and at 10 p. M.6 below.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Jan. 5.--last night
was the col,ie,t Of tae seusoh; thermo,n-
eier 70 below. The weather moderated
to-day and at 10 to night it IL To- below.
MADISON, Ind. Jan. 5.-22' below
zero this morning.
ELKmART, Ind, Jan. 5.-2S' below
zero this morning. This evening is the
coolest ever known here.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Jan. 5.-This
was the coolest dny in thirty.five year !.
Thermometer 80 below zero at nom and
l2' below at s in the evening, Fruit
growers say the peach crop isdestroyed.
INDIASAPoLIs, Ind, Jan. 5.-The
thermometer at 7 o'clock this morning
was "a below zero. All trains are de-
layed and business is par tally paralyzed.
Several street car drivers had their bands
and feet frozen.
CncaGo, Jan. 5.-The thermometer
here at II tonight, registered l9' below
zero, indicating the weather had moder-
ated only slightly as compared with last
night Reports from points west and
northwest, however indicate that the
cold wave has, in q manner spent itself.
Dgs MoISEs, Iowa, Jan. 5.-At ! to-
night il was blowing with light snow
falling. There has been change OF "a
in like number OF hours. On the Mis-
sissippi river bridge at Rock Island, at 6
a. M, it was 32' below zero, and at 0 P.
NJ, 90 below.
Sioux FALLS, OAK, Jan. 5.-The tenn
perature ranged from 40' below zero at
q this morning to two above at 6 p. M,
to day
Intensely Cold Weather La Mis-
souri, -Oae Thousand Mules Per-
ish from Exposure.
KANSAS CITY (Mo J, Jan. s. The mer
curry this morning was 25 degrees below
zero, the lowest in years. 1t has been
ascertained that IL stock train bearing
5000 mules, the most Of which wei 9
yearlings, en- route from Austin, Texas,
were blockaded at Lees Summit, twenty
miles from here on the Missouri Pacific,
and was exposed to intense cold OH the
open prairie for sixty hours, Not being
acclimated, over one thousand OF the
animals have died. The Others were
cared for 10 day.
The Ohio Democratic Caucus--
The Payne Men Ahead.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 5.-The Demo-
cratic members OF the Legislature
caucussed for officers tonight, resulting,
Senate, Elmer White, Of Defiance coun
ty, President, pro tenn; C. l.. Valandig-
ham, of Montgomery, clerk; Charles
Negley, of Darke, sergeant-at-arms. In
the House Marsh, of Mercer, speaker;
Fisher, of Hardin, clerk ;Penistcr, OF Rose,
sergeant at -aarms. The Payne men in
the contest for United States Senator,
showed their hand in everything. The
Pendeton men were handicapped in
the start by the united action Of the
Hamilton county delegation, from his
home, voting solid against him. Senator
Pruder was Chairman of one caucus and
Cogan of the other, both from Cincin-
matt, and against Pendleton. They had
the appointing of the joint COM
mittee OF three from each caucus to
fix the date of the Senatorial caucus.
All the members OF the committee named.
were anti.Pendleton. The committee
decided that the caucus should meet
next Thursday night and settle the Sena-