Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-18
WIRE WAITS.

At New York Tuesday, 100000 in
gold bars was taken for shipment to
Europe.
More than 1000 acres have been plant
ed to raislns in the vicinity of Hanford,
CAL, this season..
I. p. O'Connor has announced that
he intends to actively oppose Parnelism
by all legitimate means in his power.
The Variety Iron Works company has
made an assignment at Cleveland, O.
Liabilities, about $250,000; assets, $3.50,
600.
The first conversation by telephone
between London and Paris was ex-
changed Tuesday, and was highly sue
cessful.
John F. Grace was killed by the acci-
dental discharge of gun which he was
putting into cart in his barn at Marys-
Vile, Cal.
The German steamer Italia, from New
York tor Copenhagen and Stettin, has
returned to port on account of her shaft
having broken.
The Connecticut house has passed the
Judson bill, providing for the settlement
of the present election difficulty, by a
vote of l2l to 10S.
The directors of the Distilling and
Cattle-Feeding company have declared
their regular monthly dividend of
half of per cent.
At Lynville, Tenn, the town marshal,
James Helmick, was shot and killed by
Turner Alexander, whom he was at
tempting to arrest.
Robert Du Bose, who shot and killed
his wife in San Francisco last January,
has been acquitted, ON the ground of
temporary insanity.
A terrific mine explosion occurred
near Girardville, Pa. Two men were
blown to atoms, another fatally injured
and others seriously hurt.
John McTurner, tailor, was found
dead in a chair at Marysville, CAL, in
the Washington house saloon. 1t is
supposed that his death was caused by
apoplexy.
Sixty thousand dollars worth of
property in the business section of
Highland, N. Y, was burned Monday
night, and an S-year-old boy perished in
the flames.
Two blocks of the business portion of
Rushville, Ind, burned Tuesday after
noon, and the entire business portion Of
the city was for while threatened with
destruction.
The committee OF trainmen from the
Pacific division of the Union Pacific, is
still conferring with Manager Holcomb
at Omaha, on the question of the regu-
lation of wages.
The Minnesota worlds fair exhibit
bill has been cut down to $4,000, and
many are inclined to reduce the amount
still further. There is, however, a strong
feeling in favor of at least 100000.
ArchbishopWalsh has arrived in Rome.
His visit is made at the request of the
pope, who desires to confer with him in
regard to the attitude of the Irish Cath
olic bishops in connection with political
affairs in Ireland.
The green flag of Ireland. along with
the national and municipal flags, was
displayed conspicuously on the New
York city hall flagstaff, on Tuesday.
The aldermen held no meeting, out of
respect to the day.
The Tracy and Armona branch of the
Southern Pacific has been completed to
the north bank of the Kings river, nine
miles north of Armona. 1t is expected
that trains will be running through to
San Francisco by April lst.
States Attorney Longenecker is con-
ftdent that man under arrest at Aber-
deem, South Dakota, is really Tascott,
the murderer of Millionaire Smell, as
portrait OF him has been identified by
man in Chicago who knew Tascott.
The London papers, commenting on
the acceptance by France of arbitration
as means of settlement of the New
foundland lobster controversy, between
that country and England, think it sat-
isfactory, and just what Newfoundland
should desire.
The United States steamtug Friana,
ashore at Cuttvhunk, will become a
total loss. The wrecking agent reports
that the steamer is fast going to pieces.
Nothing has yet been saved from the
Galena. The chances are still consider
ed favorable for floating the tug Nina.
Lieutenant-General Newdegate, COM
mander of the forces in Bermuda, writes
the London Times, emphatically deny
ing the stories OF an alleged uprising
two months ago by the Leicestershire
regiment. The encouragement of
Bermuda and prominent citizens also
NSAOuhNS WV ooOiy az a UttSClCnS ilt.
The preamble of the Newfoundland
bill, which was laid on the table in the
French senate, says France has protested
repeatedly against the English lobster
fisheries on the French shore, as con-
trary to existing treaties. Arbitration,
it is added, ought to result in lasting
conditions which will satisfy New found
land.
The decision in the Boyd-Thayer
gubernatorial contest, in Nebraska, has
been indefinitely postponed. 1t is
claimed that two OF the justices favor
Boyd, while the third favors Thayer.
1t is asserted that scheme to remove
one of the two judges favoring Boyd, by
giving him federal position, has been
unearthed.
The defendants in the suits for dam
ages brought by Sir William Gordon
Cummings against several ladies and
gentlemen in regard to the publication
of stories to the effect that he cheated
at cards, deny that they have been
offering to retract the statements they
are alleged to have made. They add
that they will be strenuously fought.
A blue book issued by the British
government discloses the fact that 1852
peers of the realm are owners of places
in which Intoxicating drinks are sold.
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