Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-07
San FrancIsco News.


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6th.-The first
raid under the new ordinance against
white persons who frequent opium
dens was made at o'clock this morn
ing by a force of police under Captain
Douglass and Detective Rogers. They
made descent on the premises at No.
900 Dupont street, and arrested Fan
ME Whitmore, Cora Martinez, Jas.
Dennison, Charles Anderson, and two
Cinnamon who kept the place. The
lowest fine under the ordinance is fifty
dollars. The police intend to cOntin-
ue their raids until the growing evil
is suppressed.
kilograms have been received from
Portland, Oregon, confirming the loss
Of the bark Emily Farnum, with car
go of railroad iron, from this port for
Departure Bay. The bark was driven
on Destruction Island OH the night of
the 18th, in q gale and snow storm.
The heavy sea stove the boats. An
hour after the bark struck the after
part broke in two. The top of the
after house lodged on the rocks, the
crew climbing to it. The chief officer
and four men were swept off by the
heavy sea. The chief officer and two
men We're rescued. Jno. Hooglin, a
native of Sweden, and the Chinese
Steward Were drowned. The remain
ing fourteen clung to the top of the
after house till morning, when sea-
man named Thos. McGill swan to
the main island with line, and raft
was rugged and all went to the island
from which they were taken to the
main land three days afterward by
Indians, making their way to Gray's
harbor, where Captain Austin, Chief
Officer Moffett and two men remained.
The remainder of the crew with Sec
ond Officer Reed arrived at Astoria
last evening. Captain Bulles of the
Ajax rendered the shipwrecked mari
ners passage to San Francisco. The
bark was valued at $4,000, and in
sured for S2l, 800.
Suter, alias Harrington, the desperate
who few days ago attempted to MUIR
der and rob Charles Ludlum the bro
ker's clerk at Palace Hotel, attempted
suicide about o'clock this morning
in his cell. 1t seems Harrington arose
from his pallet, fastened his handker-
chief about his neck, tied the other
end to the gas bracket and allowed his
body to hang by the neck. The cell is
not high enough to admit of strangu-
latiOn in this manner, but Harrington
would have succeeded had it not been
for the presence of the man Schacht,
the burglar who was placed in Har-
rington's cell as precaution.
A man named McQuarry. hostler,
endeavored to commit suicide last eve-
ming by taking dose of poison.
a dispatch from Eureka, Humboldt
county, reports the drowning of Capt.
Bethje, of the schooner Fairy Queen,
which sailed hence on the 9th. Capt.
Bethje was swept overheard as the
schooner was crossing the bar, enter
ing Humboldt bay.
Most of the new county officers were
installed at noon to-day, the Chief of
Police taking possession with ceremo-
nies Of speaking, taking champagne,
shaking hands, &c.
The steamer Gallo arrived from
China and Japan yesterday, three
days behind time. She brings the
usual cargo of live Cinnamon, but no
news. The detention was caused by a
typhoon in midocean.
Patrick Riley was garroted and rob-
bed of $500 on Folsom street Saturday
evening by two men. One of them.
named Mick Hunt, was arrested on
the spot Yesterday the other, who
gives the name of Pat. Enrigit, was
taken by the police.
The Campo Raid.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 5th.-A French
man Ey the name of Pirooe Etcharte,
in the employ of :. B. linda, sheep
man II miles from Campo, arrived
this evening with revolver ball in
his shoulder. He says he was coming
up to Gaskell's store after his mail at
the moment the robbery commenced.
He was met by Mexican a short dis
tance from the store, who ordered him
to dismOunt. He asked him what
was the matter,to which the Mexican
said, mo difference; get down;u
which he did. Just then another
Mexican came up from behind and
shot him in the shoulder. They then
took his horse and left. He took to
his heels and made for his camp.
About 4 o'clock this morning one of
the wounded robbers crawled into the
station almost frozen. The Doctor
says IL is impossible for him to live.
He is terribly wounded.
The Mexican, supposed to have been
friendly, was found to be one of the
gang and the sheriff has him in irons.
His wounds are not serious. He has
not told any different story as regards
his connection with the robbers. The
inquest held to-day on the body of the
robber who was killed found that he
came to his death at the hands of ST.
las Gaskill in self defence. The party
who went in pursuit returned this eve
ming, having failed to find any trace of
the robbers, but it is thought they
struck across through Starvation val
ley to Los Huntos.
Mr.. Gonzales, the alcalde who lives
just over the line, will start with an
other party in search of them. OF the
three robbers who got away we are
certain two of them are wounded. Mr..
Gaskilps condition is very comforta-
BILE to night. That only one of the six
robbers got away unhurt is cause for
congratulation and we consider it a
good days work. The two men from
the hills, who were missing, are all
right. They met the party who were
pursuing the robbers and Joined them.
A dispatch from Campo at 9 o'clock
this morning says another of the
wounded robbers crawled up to the
station this morning and gave him.
self up. He is supposed to be mortal
ly wounded. The surgeon arrived dur
ing the night. Mr.. Gaskill is COM
Portable and his case is hopeful. Sher-
iff Hunsaker arrived at Campo this
morning and telegraphs that all is
quiet, and we have a majority of the
gang.