Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-22
NEWS ITEMS.


Three hundred bags of European
mail arrived at Oakland on the 18th.
The appropriation of further funds
for the geological survey has been de-
feated. Y7
Prof. Denton is delighting the San
Franciscans with series of geological
lectures.
The lobby is tilling up at Sacramento
as the session of the Legislature draws
to close.
There are $4,000 head of cate and
10000 head of sheep in the Saguache
valley, lower Colorado.
There are forty-six Oranges of Pat
rons of Husbandry in Colorado. They
represent a membership of two thous-
and. #
Gold coin to the amount of $4,000
and $40, 146 in silver bars were shipped
East overland during the week ending
March 18th. - t.#I8J6 -l4
Cincinnati distillers say that the
women's temperance crusade has re-
duced the volume OF their business at
least 70 per cent. t}/ IN -.
A ferocious grizzly broke loose in
San Francisco one day last week and
severely injured Charles Schroeder be-
fore he was captured.
The Hydraulic Mining Company, to
operate in Nevada, has filed its arti-
cles of Incorporation with the Secre-
tary Of State. Capital, $10,OO0,O00.
A great hailstorm occurred at Biggs'
station and vicinity on Tuesday, the
seyerest ever known there, which is
said to have been destructive to wild
geese.
The Seattle coal mines are to be
again shut down. The owners Of
Mount Diablo and Bellingham Bay
mines are supposed "to be tampering
with the witnesses"
GARNER has accepted Rudolph's
challenge fora three-ball French game
of billiards, 5000 points, for ST 900 a
side, to be played in New York about
one month hence.
Lieutenant G. Ella, of the United
States Navy, passenger by the steam
ship Great Republic, committed sui
eide by jumping overheard during the
passage from Hongkong and Yokoha-
ma, on the 10th of February. r.
It is reported from Sedalia, Missouri,
that a party of detectives in search of
the Youngers' band of railroad robbers
came upon them in st. Clair county,
where fight ensued in which two
detectives were killed.
Ninety-six citizens have been sum-
moned to attend the United States Cir
cult Court in Brooklyn, on the 25th
instant, frolA whom there will be Sc
lected jury in the Indictment against
Sanborn, Vanderworken, and Hanley.
Railroading in the Atlantic States
last month was not as profitable as
usual. The. gross earnings of seven
teen of the leading roads for February
amounted to Sc, 900, 800, against $780,
600 for the corresponding month last
year.
The trial of Charles Collender,
charged with receiving a bride of $780,
600 as United States Bank Examiner,
and making a false report of the con-
dition of the Ocean National Bank of
New York is in progress. The trial
will probably result in a verdict of not
guilty. l.a.la Is'5r nj. t.. III
According to the report of the Yoke
hama Chamber of Commerce, the de-
liveries of foreign goods for the six
months ending December 81, 1873,
were valued at $6,O67, 800, mostly for
dry goods. Outside of that depart
ment the largest item was 81, 133,6OO
for sugar. oqu75 h9agbe3q i7n3t i-rl
Terrible weather has prevailed on
the North Atlantic for the last few
weeks, extending great distance
along the coast. Sailing vessels and
steamers that arrive in New York re-
port having encountered frightful
storms and hurricanes during last
week. They also report passing much
floating wreck at sea. 81 DoloHm8 .
A letter dated Klamath, March 10th,
says: IA young man, stranger, by
the name of William HI. sJelley, was
drowned here on Thursday, some time
in the night. A notebook found in
one of his pockets shows that he is
from Gloversville, Fulton county,
New York. His age is about twenty
four years." gSh ta
The Local Option law was drafted by
Judge Lamar of Ukiah City, Mendo-
cino county, and w. w. Pendegast,
Senator from that county, introduced
it. Now comes Ukiah and proposes to
make the first attempt to place its pro-
hibitory or no license provision in
operation. As soon as the bill Is
signed, petition to call an election In
that town will be circulated.