Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-01

yer quotations of 1872, would b create
than at any other time save on in thu
history of the camp.
Messrs. Bradley, Mclean andMinters
the leaders of the sporting fraernity O
El Paso, Texas, yesterday postd letter
to the hackers of Sullivan and Kilrain
offering them purse of $1,000 for the
match to come off at Ell Pao. They
guarantee them protection.
Confession OF judgment wb entered
against the Jeffery- Printing Company
yesterday evening, amountingo $40, 900
in favor Of the First NationalBank, and
Burr Robbins and Geo. LloH were ap.
pointed receivers. Assets ae not OBJ
tainable yet.
A collision on the Mississippi river,
near Pearlington, tonight, between the
steamer Sarah and the Propeller H. G.
Warmoth, resulted in the sinking of the
latter and the drowning of s. rah Gabriel,
colored passenger.
At jamestown, Dalpta, Judge
Rose yesterday rendere. decis-
ion IL suit of the Norhe Pacific
to secure a perpetual ihjul lction against
Foster and Lamonr countiE, restraining
them from the sale of raifoad lands for
taxes of 1887. The case also decided
about thirty other cass of SINH
lar nature along tie line of
the road in the territory. The
decision is in favor of the counties.
1t gives plaintiff chance b amend COM
plant, but the case will Robably go the
Supreme Court on the plddings as they
stand. The counties clam the right to
tax these lands in addition to the pro
rata they receive under tie gross earn
ings of the road in ;he Territory.
A special to the TimesDemocrat from
Greenville. Miss, says Two weeks ago
last Saturday Colonel }axton's place,
near Arcola, was totally DESTROYED by
fire, and it is now know that the fire
was the work of incendiaies. Seven of
the colored servants, five men and two
women, were arrested bw days ago and
kept under guard. Two If the prisoners
confessed their guilt. One, woman
employed as cook, druged the coffee,
and but for the fact hat two mem.
bers OF the family were absent at supper
time the whole household might have
perished. As it was, MIR. and Mrs.
Frank Aldridge were abe to arouse Col.
and Mrs. Paxton onIy with diff.
ivy buc ldlllS5 WtT6 ulSCOV- |
cred. The prisoner alD confessed that
one OF them stood at each door with an |
axe or gun to kill any member Of the
family that tried to escape, but the slow |
ness OF the fire alarmed them and they |
fed. News received to-day is to the
effect that the seven prisoners who were
under arrest disappeared last night
somewhat mysteriously. There does
not appear to have been any motive for |
the incendiary crime beyond that of
robbery and pillage.
The Livingston Cloth Mills Company, |
at Bristol, Pa, made assignment yester-
day. The mills are closed and 800 people |
thrown out of employment. Assets or
liabilities are not stated.
Henry Honey & Co., Wholesale grocers |
of Chicago, are short SIS, 1000, and their
city collector, relative of member of |
the firm, is missing.
Bradley, Mclean and Minters, leaders
OF the sporting fraternity of Ell Paso, Tex
TO- day posted letters to the hackers of |
and Kilrain offering them o
purse Of $4,000 as an inducement to |
have the proposed fight at El Paso.
AT the Players Club, No. 16 Gramercy
Park, New York, last night, Edwin
Booth, as President, formally presented,
n an impressive address, that magnifi-
cent building to his brethren of the stage.
The presentation took place at M ldnight
in the main hall, which is reached by
a flight of marble steps from the
entrance. Booth was surrounded
by crowd OF notables, actors and
others. Among them were General
Sherman, Judge Joseph F. DAILY, Col X.
w. Glider, Gen. Horace Porter, Elihu
Root and Brayton. Augustin DAILY re-
sponded briefly 10 Mr.. Booths elo-
quent speech, in which the latter
had narrated his efforts in be-
half Of this movement. Daily designated
Mr.. Booths gift as princely. A yule log
sent by Booths daughter was then
lighted and the famous cup presented by
Booth, Barrett and Joseph Jefferson to
William Warren, and by the latter pre-
sented to the club, was filed and drained
by the different guests to the success of |
the new club house.