Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-12-10
PACIFIC COAST TELEGRAMS.
Exelusi vely ~ tho Herald.
SAN FRANCISCO.


A HoOdlum Figst--Costa Riea taoes 10
Central America---The Columbia
Frozen-Thc Democratic Caucus
No Nominations made, and Meme In
Prospeet-A Railroad Employee
Killed---The Weather.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 0.
TRAINED here steadily all last night
and the storm continues.
last night Charles Higney and Pat
rick Ryan, boys, fought OH Mission
street, when Higney was stabbed by
Ryan, receiving severe wound in the
arm. Ryan was arrested.
The steamer Costa Rica will be run
hereafter between Panama and Cen
trail and South American ports. g
Since Friday no boat has been able
to ascend the Columbia above the
mouth of the Willamette. On the
lower Columbia navigation Is difficult.
At the Democratic caucus held at
Sacramento last night 35 members
were present. No nominations we're
made.
A man named Schwabb had both
legs broken by the upsetting Of a truck
yesterday.
In the Board Of Supervisors tonight
the Judiciary Committee, acting &c.
cording to tho opinion of the City and
County Attorney, presented a report
In which they declare that Messrs.
Story and Freeman, former Fire Com
missioners, are usurpers, and that F.
G. Edwards was legally elected and
entitled to his seat. This decision Is
in favor of David Scanned for Chief Of
the Fire Department., and will proba.
bly, determine the issue in the Police
Court tomorrow, when Whitney will
be tried for usurphtion of office.
Two fire alarms occurred tonight
within two minutes of each other, but
with no disastrous result.
The examination Of Mr., McShane,
proprietor of the Occidental hotel, for
shooting at J. NJ. Murphy Of Portland,
Oregon, commenced to-day, and testi-
mony on the part of tho prosecution
taken. Murphy at the time Of the
shooting claimed to be an attache Of
the Portland Bnlletin, which was not
true. The case will .be resumed to-
morrow.
Weather tonight clear and cold.
James Richmond and William Da-
Wis were arrested for burglary to-
night. The field Of their operations
are said to have. been several dwelling
houses in the Western Addition.
Tho steamer Alaska, from China
and Japan is now due, having started
from Yokahams four days ahead Of
schedule time.
The machinery Of the new Mint is
being placed in position, and more Is
being manufactured by Booth 4 Co. Of
this city.
St. Louis merchants and their agents
are in this city trying to secure con-
signments of coffee for their market.
J.J. McNulty, an old resident OF this
county and for some time q justice of
the peace, was found dead in his room
this morning about 0 o'clock.
A dispatch from Sacramento says
that the Democratic caucus has not
made any nominations for Senators,
and Is not likely to do so.
~. Ryan, an employee Of thelCentral
Pacific Railroad Company, was In
stantly killed to-day by being crushed
to death while coupling cars.
Heavy rains tonight, the weather
was clear and cold part of the day.
The Crown Point Mining Company
has declared dividend of $s per share,
payable on the 18th inst. In two
years this mine has paid $8,e8O,OOO
dividends.
The Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany has reduced the wages OF all en-
ployees on the steamer Fromton, twen-
ty-five per cent.
The schooner Annie NJ. Iverson re-
ported wrecked of Point Arenas to-
day, no lives lost.
1t rained very hard again this
evening.
Professor Davidson addressed spe-
cial meeting Of the Chamber OF Com
merce, this afternoon, on tho subject
Of dangers to navigation at the en-
trance Of our harbor. He spoke partic-
ularly Of the sunken wreck Of the ship
PatriciaA, and the rock where the ship