Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-22
EASTERN ECHOES.
What was Done Yesterday ReyOn d
the Rockies.

EASTERN ECHOES.
What was Done Yesterday Beyond
the Rockies.
WAHALAK, Miss, December 21.-
Quiet is fully restored.
BosToN, December 21.-An alleged
consg racy has been discovered in the
Western Union Office, raging from
officials to messenger boys, by which a
system of stealing has been going on.
WASHINGTON, December PA star
service has been established be-
tween Santa Ana and Fairview six times
per week. The service between Bibier
and Lookout is increased to six times
per week.
ALBANY, N. Y, December 21.-The
Albany Morning Erpress, the only morn
ing Republican paper in Albany, was
sold to-day to Wm. Barnes, Jr., of this
city, nephew of Thurlow Weed, and
brother Of Thurlow Weed Barnes.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, December 21.-
Charles Kutz, a prosperous farmer, and
his wife were murdered yesterday. Kutz
sold lot of cotton the day before, so it
is believed he was murdered for his
money. No clue to the murderers.
MANCHESTER, N. H., December 81 -
Ex-Congressman George w. Martin died
tonight, aged 70. While a member of
the Twenty-third Congress he made a
speech in opposition to the Kansas Ne
blaska bill which gave him National
reputation.
PHILADELPHIA, December PA
special to the Times from indianapolis
says John Wanamaker will be mem
Der of the new Cabinet. He has not
been formally notified of his appoint
ment, but knows portfolio will be ten
dered to him.
BosToN, December 81 Hon. s. f.
Sewell died here yesterday. He became
early interested in the anti-slavery cause
and was associated with William LLOYD
Garrison in establishing the Liberator in
1881. He was one of the counsel for the de-
tense of Sims, Anthony Burns and other
fugitive slaves. He prepared arguments
and assisted at the trial of John Brown.
COLUMBUS, O., December 21.-The Su-
preme Court this afternoon decided a
case growing out of the assignment of
Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati. The
object of the suit was to force the sale
of church property, including the Catho-
lie Cathedral in Cincinnati for the benefit
of creditors. The decision of the court
is as eainst the creditors.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, December 21.-The
American's special correspondent, who
has been at Wahalah, Miss, telegraphs
from Artesia, Miss, tonight: II have
just received q note from the hills re-.
porting the negroes surrounded and
showing fight. They outnumber the
whites, who will defer an attack until
aid comes" Similar kilograms have
been sent to all adjoining towns repre-
senting the necessity for more men as
urgent.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 21.-An
important experiment was successfully
made at the Naval Academy proving
grounds to- day. A steel pointed iron
projectile, weighing 250 pounds was fred
from one of the new steel breech- loading
ritied guns of the new cruiser Chicago,
which penetrated steel target ten
inches thick and cut through the solid
oak back. The experiment is considered
as likely to have an important bearing
on modern naval warfare.
DENVER, December 21.-All the switch
men in the Union Pacific yards, about
seventy in number, are out on a strike.
The men demand an increase of wages
that they be given six additional men,
and that Local Agent Smith, under
whose direction they are now working,
be removed, and that they be placed
under a yardmaster. The strikers are
holding conference with the officers of
the road, and the probabilities are that
there will be an amicable settlement
within the next twenty-four hours.
CINCINNATI, December 21.-The Cory
building, on Elm street, occupied by
picture frame factory, has been burning
since midnight, and will be total loss.
The value of the building and stock is
about 500 900. While "A number Of fire.
men were on the fifth floor it collapsed
and fell into the basement, carving
down Captain Jerry Bray, who undoubt-
edly perished in the flames. The wall of
the building next to the canal fell out,
severely-perhaps fatally wounding four
firemen and an unknown bystander.
Another man is supposed to have been
drowned in the canal.
New York, December 21.-An impor-
tant meeting of railroad presidents and
bankers was held yesterday, but ad-
journed till to-day. Tne bankers re pre-
pCub euo loduluS uudDCldl INSTITUTIONS OF
this country and Europe. The plan
formed fer discussion intended to pro-
tect railroad securities and holders here
and abroad, contemplates notifying rail-
railroad officials in all cases where the
management is unsatisfactory that the
officials responsible for such adminirtra-
tion must be requested to resign. This
action grows out of the general rate war.
AT to-day's meeting an agreement was
drawn up, signed by resident agents of
the Atchison, Union Pacific, Rock Island,
Northwestern, st. Paul, and other lines,
that no more secret cuts be made nor
extra commissions allowed, and that
rates be maintained after January 1st.
New York, December 21.-Among the
passengers on the steamer Australia.
from Gibraltar November 30, which ar
rived to-day, was Moses Bensuli, who
comes to this country to prefer charges
against W. Read Lewis, United States
Consul at Tangiers, and his two assist.
ants. Bensuli says Consul Lewis con-
spired to place him in prison at Fee,
where he lay for fifty days, because
he refused to pay him $4,000 francs for
the protection OF the United States Gov
ernment," while engaged in plotting
American merchants-being merchant
hlmself-through the country to make
purchases. He gives the name of fell
low-merchants whom, he claims, were
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