Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-24
WIRE WAIFS.
FOREIGN.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be
observed as Christmas holidays IN the
grain and provision markets at Liver
pool.
At Buenos Ayres, the premium On gold
on Tuesday, after touching 220, declined
and closed at 216 per cent.
The railroad strike in Scotland has ex
tended to Edinburgh, and it is feared
the full extent of the trouble has not
been reached.
Angel Sergas and Nicola lingo, two
prominent wealthy lawyers of Juarez,
Mexico, have been arrested for compile
ity in the Bolton escape.
The rumor to the effect that plot to
overthrow the government existed at
Buenos Ayres, and that several persons
were arrested for completely in the con-
spiracy, is confirmed. The plot, how
ever, was an unimportant one.
DR.. Brennan has been appointed Cath
olic bishop of Dallas, Texas. Bishop
Scannell, OF Concordia, Kansas, has
been appointed bishop OF Omaha, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Bishop OConnor, and Bishop Burke has
been appointed to the new bishopric OF
Cheyenne.
The American schooner Horace b.
Parker has arrived at Shelbourne, n. S.,
with the women and crew OF the ship
Euridice, from Liverpool for Pensacola.
Two passing vessels refused to respond
to the Euridice's signal of distress. The
crew were taken off by the Parker with
great difficulty, and the ship sank four
hours later.
A royal decree issued at Madrid alters
the customs tariffs and appoints COM
mission to take steps to bring about
reform in the commercial treaties exist
ing between Spain and other countries.
The object OF the government is to
strengthen it's electoral influence by
promptly applying the policy of prof.
tion to the country and possibly TO its
colonies.
The Rev. James Black, professor Of
languages in the Wooster (O.) unlver-
sity, died Tuesday morning, aged SO.
Judgment has been entered against
Samuel j. Lewis & Son, extensive man
ufacturers, of Clifton, Pa, for $40 900.
The sugar house of Courtright Eustis.
on the Fusileer plantation, near New
Orleans, burned Tuesday morning. Loss,
100000: insurance, $4,000
By the falling of the wall OF an old
packing house, the property of Armour
d Co., at Chicago, Mike Barry and an
unknown man were killed; William De-
vine and John McNerney, we're fatally,
and several others more or less seriously
injured.
Ellis p. Bard, who pleaded guilty to
pm from tho inceJn National
bank, at Lincoln, Pa, and Franklin w.
Hull, convicted Of aiding and abetting
him in embezzlement, have been SEN
penitentiary. Bard was cashier of the
bank, and Hull one of its depositors.
Bard allowed Hull to overdraw his ac-
count almost $4,000.
PACIFIC COAST.
Thomas Griffiths, an old pioneer of
Grass Valley, CAL, had fainting spell
while sitting in front of the fire, and fell
so one foot went into the stove. His
foot was so badly burned that amputa-
tion may be necessary.
A Tacoma dispatch to the San Fran
cisco Merchants exchange, says the
captain of the ship Ericsson reports
having passed, December 18th, thirty
miles off Cape t. George, an abandoned
ship, with main and mizzen masts gone.
The vessel was standing in toward shore
when seen.
Judge Mahon of San Rafael has de-
cided the suit of the heirs of Matthew
Crooks, against James M. Donahue and
the Donahue railroad, in favor of the
latter. The land in litigation is tract