Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-09-27
DAY DISPATCHES,
A Lot of Struggled Opium Cap
tured.
DEATH OF JOHN w. GARRETT
Another wealthy Girl Eiopes
with Her Fathers Coachman-
A Beautiful Female Thief
Tammsny to Nominate n
straight Ticket.
Ispeciaito The Herald b. a ssociatea Press !

Tam many 20 Nominate
straight Ticket.
(Speciatfo the Herald By a ssociated Press
SEATTLE, W. T., Sept. GA sensa.
tion was created here to-day. For some
time the customs officers and municipal
officers have been aware that opirm
smuggiing had been carried on here to a
considerable extent. Police officer Gard.
ner discovered where q cargo had been
landed about three weeks ago, and laid
his plans carefully for the second landing
last night. The little steamer Lone FISH
erman landed some rather suspicious
looking packages at Mannirgs wharf in
the north end of town. Att o'clock this
morning officer Gardner proceeded to the
wharf and found that an express wagon
had carted the packages to Yesler's wharf
In the south end of town. He proceeded
thence and captured the unmarked con-
traband goods, consisting of 1874 pounds
of prepared and 3l8 pounds of crude
opium. He turned It over to J. II.
Winslow, Custom Collector who imme-
diately seized the steamer Lone Fisher
man, which had dot left the harbor.
Death or President Garrett
DEER PARK, Md, Sept. 26.--John w.
Garrett. President of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, died here at 5:25 this
morning after protracted illness, in the
65th year of his age. Garrett was ma
tive Of Baltimore and completed his edu-
cation at Lafayette College, Pennsylva-
MIA, at 10 years of age. He then re.
turned to Baltimore and entered the
counting house Of his father, where be
remained until elected director of the
Baltimore q Ohio Railroad In 1857. |
During the year following be was elected
President. and from that time the sue
cess of the road seemed assured. |
Through his management all conneo-
tions Of the road west of the Ohio river
were made. His labors were contiuu. |
Gus. Though be possessed robust con-
stitution, two years ago his health failed, |
but be did not Withdraw from active
participation In the management of the
road until about year ago About that |
time Mrs. Garrett lost her life by an ac-
cident that caused shock to his system
from which he never recovered.
A Beaatirul Female Thief
NEW York, Sept. 26.-In the Court
OF Sessions in Brooklyn, Ella Larabee
pleaded guilty to burglary in the third
degree and was sentenced to the Peni-
Tertiary for three years and six months.
She Is 20 years old, handsome and re-
fined looking, but is known to the police
A. professional burglar. She has al
ready served two sentences Of over six
months and another of year for burg
larry. Daniel Schugnee. young Con-
necticut farmer, read of her in the pa
pers and came here to see her. He i'm
mediately fell in love with her, and for
the past two weeks has been persecut-
ing the Judge, District Attorney aud
other officials with petitions to permit
him to marry her and take her with him ,
to Connecticut. Ella was willing to
marry him If permitted.
Tamnany's Change.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-The Chron.
icle's New York special says: John Kelly
has suddenly changed the plans of Tam. ,
many Hall in the coming local election.
Yesterday it was deemed almost certain
that the State and National Democratic
managers had prevailed upon Tammany
to jointhe living Hall and county Democ. !
racy In nominating city and county of. /
hcers, snd thus secure union of the !
vote for Cleveland. But this plan has
failed, and John Kelly announced to-day /
that the Tammany County Convention,
next Monday, would nominate straight
for all Offices.
Tho Elopement m MIA.
SAN Francisco, Sept. GA New .
York special gives an account Of anoth- .
or elopement-one Of the parties in
high, the other in low life. Mngdaiene, !
daughter Of j. j. Drake, wealthy citi-
zen, living near Rice station. eloped with
her fathers coachinan, named jesse Car
roll. The latter is described us hano
some fellow. six feet high. and who had
lived in the family from boy. Mr.. I
Drake treated the affair very phiIosophi- i
cally aud said he would not make any a.. :
Tempt to get his daughter back.
4 Crseked Beck keeper.
SAN FRANcrsco, Sept. 20. Henry Ed.
gsrly. Book-keeper for c. f. McDer-
mott, was arrested last night, charged
with embezzling eighteen hundred dol.
lsrs Of his employers money. Edgerly A
denies the correctness of the amount, c
Itating that it Is only three hundred and
forty-thrce dollars, which he used with
McDermotts sanction, and which he
offered to give a check for, payable the c
following day, but which McDermott I
refused.
Dadee Gresham's appointment.
WAsHlseroS,. Sept. 26.--The appoint
ment Of Judge Gresham to be Secretary
81 the Treasury. 10 not temporary, but 6
permanent. 1t is intimated that Jus.
tice Bradley, Of the Supreme Court, will
retire in few months and that the posi-
lion will be rendered to Judge Ores sam. a
MIG Fire at Pittsburgh.
PirrsBuRoH, SEPT. 26.-The total loss :
Il the South-Side fire last night was
voc, 600.
South American News.
PANAMA, Sept. 20. --Advices from {
Lima State that the revolution is appar-
entity drawing to close. The i'll sue
cess that attended Gen. Caceres in his :,
attack ON Lima served to dampen the
ardor Of the revolutionists and strength
On the IgIesias government. The mum.
Der killed On that occasion was only
about $50 on both sides. A great moral
effect was caused throughout the coun.
try by the governments success. II
Cisveland's Movements.
Albany, Sept. 26.-Governor Cleve.
land has not decided what day he will
leavH for Buffalo. but il will probably
be Wednesday or Thursday Of next q
week. There will be no demonstration