Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-12
News Nuggets.

FOREIGN.
Isaac Strauss, the musician, is dead.
The Parnell Commission bill has
passed third reading in the House of
Lords.
James Whistler, the artist, was mar
rled Saturday, at London, to a widow of
James Goodwin, the architect who died
last January.
Major General Middleton has re-
ceived advices from Port Essington, B.
c., that the Skeena River troubles will
not amount to anything.
At Grafton, Ont, a house occupied
by French family named Toussing
consisting of the father, mother and
eight children was burned. Two chill.
dren, aged four and SIX, were burned to
death. Another, aged eight, cannot re-
cover.
A revolutionary proclamation has
been seized at the house of Skudey, an
anarchist leader, who was arrested DUR
ing the riots on the occasion of the funer-
al of General Endes. 1t is rumored
that the anarchists had secreted thou
sand revolvers in the Labor Exchange,
and that the Government only prevent
ed an uprising by the seizure of the Ex-
change.
| John O'Connor and Thomas Power o.
Connor made speeches in the Commons
in reference to the case of James O'Kel-
ly, the member of Parliament sentenced
to four months imprisonment. They
protested against his arbitrary arrest,
and declared that his trial was conduct
ed by star cham Der court constituted
by an iniquitous law, and denounced his
imprisonment.
EASTERN.
Richard S. Spafford died Satur day
morning at Newburyport, Mass.
Lawrence Jerome, the well known
New York horseman, is much worse.
The physicians say he cannot survive
but short time.
Weekly bank statement: Reserve de-
crease, 2,643 $50; banks now hold $24,-
O36,S25 in excess of the 25 per cent.
rate.
The steamer Bay Ridge, running from
New York city to Sea Cliff, burned at the
dock at the former place Saturday morn
ing. Loss $4,000. Frank Laughlin,
the bartender, was drunk in his cabin
and was burned to death.
Saturday morning, near Washington,
D. G., Pete Lally, the champion light
weight of Maryland, was defeated by
Jim McMillin, an Englih lightweight, in
twenty-three rounds with skin-gloves,
Queensbury rules.
The annual regatta of the New York
Yacht Club was sailed at Newport Fri
day with light wind and comparatively
smooth sea. The course was from
Beaver Tail to Sow-and-Pigs light ship,
thence to Hen-andC Chickens light ship,
thence to Bretons reef light ship, where
finish was made, about forty miles in all.
The winners were the schooners Sachem
in hours, q minutes, 4S seconds, Gray
ling second, Sea Fog third. Sloops
VOLUNTEER. s hours, q minutes, 80
seconds, Puritan second, Katrina
third, Mayfower last.
A series of tests were inaugurated at
the Chicago stockyards some time ago
for the purpose of determining whether
or not Texas fever is contagious. On
| Friday post mortem examination was
held on several cattle which, on July
18th, were placed in a pen with cattle
from Texas which had the fever. The
| disease, it is thought, was soon COM
municated to the Illinois cattle, but was
allowed to progress until to-day, when
they were slaughtered. Unmistakable
evidences OF fever were apparent. The
investigation was conducted for the
benefit Of the Cattle Growers Associa-
ton.
PACIFIC COAST.
Miss May Van Hoolinger, nineteen
years old, died at Sonora, CAL, from the
effects of wound in the right lung, re-
ceived while unloading pistol.
A man named Zachariah Field, living in
Scott's Valley, Santa Cruz county. shot
his wife and then killed himself: cause
of shooting unknown.
Police Sergeant James A, Wilson. of
San Francisco, died at his home early
Saturday morning, from injuries received
Friday evening by having both legs run
over and crushed bya car of the Presidio
and Harbor View railroad.
At Ogden, Utah, Ezra Hall had pre.
liminary hearing, Saturday, on the
charge of killing James H. Pendry,
eleven years ago. The defendant was
held without bail for the action of the
grand jury, which meets next month.
Many grape-growers interested in the
scheme OF drying wine-grapes, as mode
to escape from the ruinously low prices
,'AS ASeAAA6 OhCOuldS dSou ny tuo IaCG LQaC q
large fruit firm of San Francisco has
representative in the field offering 3
cents pound for dried grapes in ad-
vance: This is equal to $40 ton, gross,
for dried grapes.
Information has been received at Salt
Lake that Scappatura, reported lost from
the Utah Central surveying party, was
found at Quartz Springs. When the
party left that place coming eastward,
Scappatura walked ahead. Sitting down
by the roadside he went to sleep, allow
ing the wagons to pass unobserved. He
awoke bewildered and walked back to
the springs, where he remained five
days without food. He was taken to
Hicks, where he is now recovering.
| The annual report of Superintendent of
schools Anderson shows that the total
number OF schools in San FRANCHISES is
sixty.eight-two high schools, one COM
mercial school, sixteen grammar schools,
forty. four primary schools and five even
ing schools. The total number of chill.
dren enrolled in the schools is 1880
22 ,607 boys and 10, ,723 girls. There are
500 teachers employed by the depart
ment-six male and 745 female. The
average monthly salary of the male
teachers is $l26, while that of the female
teachers is $76.
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