Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-24
EASTERN ECHOES.

The Jury i'll the case of VervaiS, the st
Paul census enumerator, charged with
making false returns, brought in a YER
dict of not guilty.
President and Mrs. Harrison gave a
reception Friday night to members OF
congress and the judiciary. The event
was brilliant one.
At Washington, D. c., James 4. Owen
and wife, aged 70 and 76, respectively,
while crossing the Baltimore and Ohio
tracks in wagon, were struck by train
and killed.
been made to some wholesale druggists
at Detroit, to join drug trust, which is
projected with capital of $50, ,000, 900
|iby New York and London druggists.
/ A.. G. Beckwith, proprietor of the
Vinta stock farm, near Evanston, Wyo.,
has sold bis 3-year-old gelding trotter,
Faust, to Montana syndicate for $1,000.
Faust was the champion colt until Ak
tel and Sunol lowered his colors.
|, At New Orleans the second trial of the
Provenzanos for lying in wait and shoot
ing and wounding, resulted in verdict
of acquittal. The case formed the basis
hpon which rests the theory of the MUIR
der of Chief OF Police Hennessy.
The secretary OF the interior has APP
epointed A. X. Smiley, of Rhode Island,
DANES B. Moore,o of Michigan and Charles
@. Painter, of Washington, members of
the Mission Indians commission, pro-
vided for by the recent act of congress
At Newbern, ILL.,, considerable interest
is manifested in the case of George
Harris who persists in fasting with sui
cidal intent. Although twenty-six days
have passed since the last morsel of food
passed his lips, he is still alive, although
very weak.
Z Most of the troops at Pine Ridge will
start for their different posts in day or
two. General Brooke and staff leave for
home Sunday. About 140 of the hos
2tile Brules have returned to Rosebud,
but many of the others don't want to go
back, and another conference will be
held.
AS the result of the ice gorge, the No
hawk river at Fort Hunter, N. Y, over
flowed and those residing along it's
banks we're driven, from their homes.
The water is still rising and there is
much excitement. At Mill Point the
water is up to the second story of some
dwellings.
at Newport, Tenn. w. A. Moore. Jr.,
went to the house of Captain E. @. Dunn
and quarreled with his son, Peyton
Dunn, and threatened to kill him. Cap
tain Dunn pacified Moore, but the quai :
rel was renewed, and Moore killed Cap
stain Dunn with shotgun. Peyton
Dunn then shot and fatally wounded the
murderer.
At Buffalo, New York, Warner Broth
er's building, occupied by Warner Bros,
Darling & Scholes, ZiDgshein & Harris
and Marcus & Sons, was destroyed by
fire. The losses aggregate $500, 1000. For
time a. whole block was threatened.
After the fire was gotten under control,
one of the walls fell out, killing Firemen
Adam Fisher and Robert Snyder, and
painfully injuring several others.
DIR. Charles F. Heuser, prominent
physician, of Baltimore, died Wednes-
day. In accordance with the stipula-
tions of his will, his heart was cut out,
then restored to its place and lis body
cremated. Two years ago, after his wife
died, Heuser, with his own hand, ran a
knife into her heart and opened the
veins, to preclude the possibility of her
being buried alive. It is said for many
years, for like reason, all his relatives
have been treated in the same manner.