Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-20
Eastern EchOes.


John Meyers Doremus was hanged at
Hackensack, N. j., for the murder of his
son John last June.
The Executive Committee of the Re-
publican League of the United States
has decided to hold National Conven-
ton at Baltimore, February 28th.
An earthquake was felt in Washington
and Warren counties, N. Y, at 5 :G
O'Clock Wednesday morning. 1t lasted
four seconds. Buildings were violently
shaken.
Hon. Finley Bigger, aged S2 years,
died at Rushville, Ind, Tuesday night.
He was Register of the Treasury during
the administrations OF Presidents Pierce
and Buchanan. e&
The will of A. S. Abel, founder OF the
Baltimore Sun, bequeaths his entire
property to his three sons. The estate,
aside from the goodwill of the Sun, is
valued at more than So 900 900.
White Caps tore down the saloon of
John Messamore, at Rawson, Hancock
county, O., pouring the liquor into the
gutter. They left warning for the
saloon-keeper not to resume business.
Judge Edmond Waddell, Republican
candidate for Congress in the Third Dis
trict of Virginia, has served notice OF
contest upon Representative George D.
Wise, on the ground of the obstruction
OF voters.
On Tuesday night at Paragould, Ark,
as Officer Bryan attempted to serve a
warrant on John Williams, he resisted
Williams, Bryan and two other officers
were mortally wounded.
A meeting of watermelon raisers, rep
rasenting the production of..two million
melons, at Blackville, s. c., decided to
form trust to limit the acreage, to fix
prices and to establish and own agencies
in the principal cities.
Rev. Isaac Errett, OF the Christian
Church, one of its best known divines,
died at Cincinnati at very advanced
age. He was lifelong friend of Presi-
dent Garfield, and editor of the Christian
Standard.
One of the evicted Des Moines river
land settlers was awarded, at Fort Dodge,
in suit brought against Shell to recover
the value of improvements made on the
land, 500. Smell was awarded rental
OF $3.50.
Haggin has offered $25 900 for Bryant's
Proctor Knott. Bryant holds the horse
at 10000. Haggin's representative is
expected at Louisville, KY, to look at
the animal and determine whether he
will pay the difference asked.
Collector Magone, Of the New York
Customs house, decided that the jewelry
and gems brought to this country by Mr..
Lewis, OF Nicaragua, were the property
OF resident of foreign country passing
through the port, and returned the goods
to Lewis.
Negotiations have been completed by
which the contract for the manufacture
of The Henry Clay brand of Havana
cigars, as we'll as the most important to-
bacco fields of Cuba, have passed into
the hands of an English syndicate. The
amount involved is about "a 900, 900.
The Arbeiter Bund, the anarchist or
ganization which the Chicago police are
trying to suppress, is preparing to hold
meeting in spite OF the authorities next
Sunday; the most sensible object Of the
gathering is to adopt a constitution and
bylaws and elect officers.
Following are the official figures in the
recent Presidential election in Minneso-
ia: Harrison, 142 ,492; Cleveland, N4,-
ooo = AoAS AO,OlAs CIcdUcf, 1,VJl. Inc
total vote shows an increase of 63 ,26S
over four years ago. The Republicans
gain three Congressman.
Charles F. Mayer has been elected
President of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. 1t is understood that he will
inaugurate o vigorous policy, such as
characterized Garrett's management, in
cluding an entrance to New York Bay,
via Staten Island.
At Hookset, N. H., gang Of eleven
men were repairing the railroad bridge
across the Merrimac river, which was
much swollen. The ice began to move
and threw down the bridge, throwing
the men into the water over the falls.
Three were drowned and the others In
jured.
Amasa G. Paul, administrators OF the
estate of the late Prof. @. Paul, has en-
tered suit against United States Senator
Cullom, of Illinois, for $40. 900 damages.
the suit growing ont Of the death Of Prof.
Paul, who was ridden down and fatally
injured by Joseph Chase, negro COACH
man in the employ Of the Senator in
Washington City.