Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-22
EASTERN ECHOES.
current Happenings Beyond the Rock
les Briefly Told.


Walter M. Scott has been appointed
postmaster at Orange, Cal.
Governor Flower, OF New York, has
called an extra session of the legislature
20 meet next Monday night.
At Pottsville, Pa, twelve men impris-
oned in the Lytle colliery by the flood
ing OF the mine are undoubtedly
drowned.
A freight train crashed into the rear
OF an immigrant train at Salisbury
junction, Pa, injuring six immigrants,
one of whom will die.
Postmaster kaufman, at Reisel, Tex,
was assassinated by two negroes We'd
nesday night. 1t is supposed the deed
was committed for the purpose. of rob-
berry.
In suit brought by Alexander Stew.
art to break the will of A. T. Stewart,
Judge Pryor of the New York court OF
common pleas directed a verdict for the
! defendants.
President Harrison has appointed
Nathan 0. Murphy, of Arizona, to be
governor of Arizona, vice John N. Irwin,
resigned. Mr.. Murphy is the present
acting governor.
~Ao SillCluHdbl tllG OulO TlVGI IL TISluX
rapidly. The indications are that part
OF the city will be flooded and much
damage done to gardeners crops in the
Mill creek valley.
At Grand Forks, N. D., Carl Nelson,
the book-keeper of the Union national
bank, who embezzled nearly $12, 200 was
held to the grand jury by the United
States commissioner.
A terrible rainstorm occurred at
Milan, Tenn. Fences, houses, bridges
and other property we're swept away.
DIR. Bryant and two negroes are sup
posed to have been drowned.
At English, Ind, the Little Blue river,
gorged by sawlogs, backed up and has
Hooded the business portion of the town
to a depth of five feet. Many cattle,
sheep and hogs have been drowned.
Rev. John Curtin Burroughs, presi-
dent and chancellor of the old Chicago
university for number of years, and
for the past ten years assistant superin-
tendent of schools in Chicago, is dead.
Governor Seay of Oklahoma explicitly
declares that there is no truth in the re-
ported shooting Of eight boomers by
soldiers, and discredits the reported
fight in county @, between Kansans and
Texans.
The Baltimore Evening News quotes a
close friend to Senator German as say
ing German has decided definitely to
retire from the craftsmanship of the
national committee, as the duties take
too much of his time.
+ In Cincinnati the carpenters and
bosses have settled their differences,
and signed an agreement for two years
at 80 cents per hour for nine hours, the
first Blk months, and 1919 cents for
the remainder of that term.
Bad blood which existed between sew.
eral farmers near Henderson, KY, led
to fight in which Joseph McAllistel
and John Rooney were shot dead; jim
Knitchen, a negro, was fatally injured
AID deeveraEothers were shot.
At Des Moines, Ia, James Crockerson
killed his divorced wife and w. T. Davis
who was in her company, and afterward
committed suicide. Another woman,
who was present when the murder oc.
Cured, is now raving maniac.
At Omaha, Neb., the stockholders of
the Omaha Hardware company have
applied for the appointment of a re-
ceiver. Their plant was recently de-
stroyed by fire. Their assets are esti-
mated at 5000, 900, with $125, 900 liabili-
ties.
Nine. Francisco De Barrios, the young
and beautiful widow of the late presi-
dent of Guatemala, was married Thurs
day evening to Sef1or Jose Martinez De
Roda, Spanish nobleman, at the mag
ni6cent residence of the bride in New
York.
2 James A. Palmer has been arrested in
New York, charged with the larceny of
1000 from Tiffany & Co. Palmer ac-
knowledged his guilt, and to the officer
said he wished he had shot himself. He
had been playing the races. His wife is
prostrated.
Gen. A. G.. Edwards died Wednesday
niagt at Kirkwood, Mo-, at the age of
so. He married cousin of President
Lincoln, and was appointed by Lincoln
assistant treasurer of the United States
at st. Louis, a position which he held
until near the close of Cleveland's ad-
ministration.