Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-01
EASTERN EOHOES. :
Brief News Items From Beyond the
Rockies.

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III. Scaller, a prominent merchant of
Somerville, Tenn, assigned yesterday.
Liabilities about 100000.
Policeman Seal, of Charlottesville, Va,
was murdered by Negro on Main street
yesterday evening. The murderer es-
capped.
Aspecial to the st. Louis Post Dispatch
from Indian Territory says the Citizen
ship Association of the Cherokee nation
meets at Muldrow to-day, when delegates
will be selected to Represent the associa-
ton before the Interior Department at
Washington, such action being deemed
necessary owing to the refusal of the fall
blooded Cherokees to aid in assigning
for the distribution of $4,000 al
lowed by Congressional enactment as
their share of the lease money for free
men and adopted citizens of the Chero-
kee Nation. Much ill feeling is mani
tested.
John Matthews, one of the escaped
Bald Kuobbers, at Ozark Mo-, was cap
tnred last night.
Patrick Egan yesterday received at
Lincoln, Neb., cablegram from Michael
Davitt, denouncing the reported rupture
between himself and Parnell as dying
effort of slanderers after q year of lies.
w. H. Higginbothams Blue Valley
Bank at Manhattan, Kan, closed o-day.
Total liabilities, $104, 900; assets, $780,
600. The bank was organized in 1859.
The police were present at the Kilrain-
Mitchell meeting last night at st.
Louis, and would not allow the two
worthless to either box or wrestle.
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stitutions and declares he will be back in
England inside ofthrse weeks.
The following are the total transactions
IN the New York Exchange during the
past as compared with the previous
year: 1SSS-Stock shares, 62,845, ,772;
Government bonds, 6,799, 900; State and
railroad bonds, 34S, ,s11 ,4O2. 1887
Stock shares, S5,S2l ,O27; Government
bonds, 6,637, 100; State and railroad
bonds, 1886, ,966 ,250. The banner year for
stock speculation was in 1881, when the
transactions amounted to 1l7,O78, 1877
shares.
Judge Wallace, of the United States
Circuit Court of New York, yesterday
decided the issue raised by demurrer in
reference to the Arthurkill bridge be-
tween the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company's interests in favor of the Penn
sylvania company. The latter company
claimed several million dollars for dam
ages caused by the bridge as at present
constructed. The decision of Judge Wal
lace establishes the legal right to recover
for damages done, and now the question
comes forward as to the amount.
The arrivals yesterday at Glasgow
were: State of Indiana from New York.
Manitoba from Philadelphia and Siberia
from Boston. AT Hamburg: Australia.
from New York. At Rottel dam: Ches-
ter, from Philadelphia. At London:
Minnesota, from Baltimore.
At Lowell, Mass, Mrs. Mary A. Long
Haskell, third wife of Rev. Mr.. Haskell.
retired Congregational clergyman Of
bellerlca, was arrested yesterday after
noon for bigamy on complaint of
Rev. Mr.. Haskell. James G. Wilkinson,
prominent real estate dealer who was
married February 7, 1888, to Mrs. Has
keii in New York, has left the city with
some OF Mrs. Haskell's money
At New York Perry II. Adams was
appointed receiver of the effects OF James
ii. lngersoll, of Tweed ring notoriety,
yesterday. There are judgments against
lngersoll aggregating over 800. .OOO and
suits pending for $78, 900 more.
A special from Des Moines, Iowa, says:
Roichard Smell stated yesterday that he
had made settlements with all settlers
evicted from his river lands, either by
sale or lease. He expects no further
trouble until evictions are resumed in the
Spring.
The Leadville, COL, Herald Democrat
to-day in its review of the output Of the
camp for the year 1888 estimates the total
TO be $1l .6S0, ,205. The output, should il
be valued upon the basis yof lead and sil-