Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-01-29

beaten to a standstill by the two
Eastern mares, Goldsmith Maid and
Lucy. st. James, another Eastern
horse, has also beaten the crack trot-
tiers of the Pacific Coast; and we fur
thermore believe that Thad Stevens
would have been beaten in his great
race by both True Blue and Joe Dan
iels if they had been in proper condi-
ton, with anything like a fair show.
We are willing to take our chances
with George Treat, and will leave
with our stables for San Francisco
early in June, to try conclusions with
him.
Particulars Regarding the Death
Of the Siamese Twins.
n dispatch from Mount Airy, North
Carolina, was published in New York
on the 18th inst, giving an interest
ing conversation between a cores
pondent and DR.. HollingswOrth, who
was the first physician to arrive at the
residence of the Siamese twins after
their death. DR.. HollingswOrth does
not believe that Eng's death was caus-
ed by any vital connection or artery
passing through the ligament conuect-
ing the twins. He does not believe in
the existence of any vital connections,
He has attended them frequently when
one has been sick, the other in good
health, and often noticed their two
pulses beat to be different to the min
ute. Eng's death was undoubtedly due
to the shock and terror inspired by his
union with Chang's dead body. An at
tempt to sever the ligament after
Changes death would only have hast
ened the death of Eng. The friends
maintain that an artery was contained
in the ligament, and that after Changes
death the blood from Engs body flow
ed into his, but there was no response
to the action, and Eng died from ex-
haustion and loss of blood. Up to the
time of Eng's death the ligament was
quite warm to the point where it en-
tered Changes body. The ligament is
four inches wide and as thick as q
mans wrist, and the one navel of the
twins 10 in the centre. Meanwhile the
bodies have been temporarily inferred.
A late Washington dispatch says;
That Senator Jores will not introduce
his bill to provide for o Commission
to report upon the practicability of ir-
rigating, or filling with water, the ba-
sins of the Colorado desert, in South.
ern California, until the report of the
engineer who explored the country
near the mouth of the Colorado river
is received. This is now expected, as
strong influence will be brought to
bear to secure the passage of the bill.
The expenses of the survey made last
summer were paid by Senator Jones,
and the expedition was planned by w.
;. Mason, of San Francisco.
The Michigan State Changers, in
Convention at Kalamazoo, have adopt
ed resolution, declaring that rail
roads are amenable. to regulation as
much as plank and gravel road COM
panies; that the Legislature has as
much right to regulate their charges
as to fix turnpike tolls or charges of
millers for grinding grain. Accom-
panying this assertion of right is an
appeal to the railroad companies to
remember that their interests are
identical with those of the farmers,
and not to kill, by exOrbitant prices,
the agricultural goose that lays the
golden egg.
The managers of the Nevada lottery
for the benefit of the Insane Asylum,
write that the drawing will come off
on March 4th as heretofore announced,
the Supreme Court not having in
hibited it, but only declared against
some other lotteries belonging to an
other scheme.
In San Francisco last week the
deaths were 81 persons, against an
average of II for corresponding weeks
the past six years. The males num-
bered So; females, 40; whites, 81; blacks
/; copper-cOlored, 8. Born in Califor-
mia, "a; in other States, 10; in Ireland,
10; other foreign countries, 26; includ-
ing Chinese, and the nativity of two
decedents was unknown. frH|
A limb fell across the Olema stage
in the redwoods, in Marin county, last
Thursday, and injured James Stocker,
of San Rafael, but not seriously. The
top of the stage was completely demol-
ished, and as there were six passen-
gers in it at the time, it seems won
derful that no one was injured.
The Supreme Court of California has
denied the application of f. F. Gal
lardO to have Patrick Reddy deprived
of the privilege of practicing as an at
torney.
Captain George Kimball, of the
schooner Alaska, while in fit of de-
lirium tremens, leaped overheard and
was drowned On the 18th of December.
The vessel was on her way from San
Francisco to Rogue river.
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