Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18
Eastern Echoes.


President and Mrs. Harrison arrived at
Washington on Wednesday afternoon at
4 :l5 O'Clock.
Secretary Rusk predicts that Harrison
vii! be scccessful candidate for REL elec-
lion in 1892.
1t has been decided that the next
Saengerfest OF the Scandinavian singers
Of America shall be held at Minneapolis,
July 4, 1890.
At Johnstown, Pa, three more bodies
were found Wednesday, identified as A,
G.. Young, George G. Hamilton and Miss
Annie Cullin.
At Lowell, Mass, the large stable OF
the Lowell horse railroad was burned
Wednesday night, together with 120
horses, forty cars and much grain. Loss
about $150,O00.
Superintendent of the Census Porter
has appointed DR.. Davis I. Day, Expert
and Special Agent, to take charge of the
subject of mines and mining for the
Eleventh Census.
At circus exhibition at Milford
Mass, a section of seats with 600 people
went down, then another with 700. Sew
6Tdi WoTc uhuiy uult oAu loo Sue ohN
bruised, but there were no fatalities.
DIR. 7. ]. Hourigam, who was recently
convicted at Bardstown, KY, of the muir
der of his brotner-in-lrw, j. H. Hays
and sentenced to the penitentiary fol
life, broke Jail Tuesday night and es
capped.
John F. Beggs, indicted for completely
in the Cronin murder, made another ap
plication Wednesday for his release or
bail, this time to Judge Altgeld. of the
Criminal Court. His application waf
refused.
A train on the Pennsylvania road
carrying miners to their homes, was
wrecked near Shamokin. John Roush
married, and Aaron Shipe, single, were
killed. Twenty were more or less seri.
ously injured.
Louis Clabrado, while pursuing his
fourteen year.old daughter, who was
eloping, near Waterford, N. j., with
Michael Vinopoli, was shot by the lover,
who in turn was battered to death by
Clabrado's friends.
At New York, three 'longshoremen
were mysteriously wounded by bullets
on pier No. So, North river, Tuesday.
They were new men taken in place of
others discharged. 1t is believed the
shooting was done by discharged men.
panic prevails on the dock.
Professor Benjamin Owen, aged sd,
died on Wednesday at Ishpeming, Mich.
He WAS native of Sweden, and came to
America with Ole Bull. He travelled
with Christine Nilsson and the best
opera companies, and was the composer
of several pieces of popular music.
Mayor Grant, of New York City, has
sent request to prominent men, repre-
senting over 81 800, 900, 600, asking them
to be present at a conference of repre-
sentative citizens to consider the advisa-
bility of holding an international exposi-
tion in that city in 1892, and to arrange
for preliminary work if it is deemed
advisable. The meeting is to be held on
the afternoon of the 25th inst.
At Brewton, Ala, a stranger named
CASTOR committed suicide by throwing
himself upon circular saw in saw
mill. He was instantly killed. From
papers found upon his person it was
learned that his home was in Iowa. 1t
is thought that the cause was disap-
poiutment in love, as he had letter in
dicating that an engagement between
him and Miss Smith, of Des Moines, Ia,
had been broken.
Major Warner, Commander-in-C Chief
of the G. A. R., and one OF the Sioux
Commission, have returned to Kansas
City from the Dakota Sioux Convention,
the National G. A. r. En-
campment to be held at Milwaukee, he
says he has encouraged it and expects a
large attendance. Regarding the labors
Of the Sioux Commission, he anticipates
success. The reservation, he says, will
probably be opened to settlement by the
early spring.