Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-05

Sheriff and II. III. Ellis for Chief OF
Police.
Capt. VIM. B. Fleeson, who was in
jured at the Platt's Hall fire by inhal-
ing smoke, died from his injuries last
evening.
The City Council has abolished
separate schools for the colored chill
dren.
On account of the break in the DEM
ocratic nominating Convention Mon
day evening, conference of the State
and County Central Committees and
the Executive Committee of theYoung
Mems Democratic Club was held last
night. After fruitless attempt at
hormonizing matters, the committee
held meeting and determined to ap-
point Municipal Convention for this
evening, independent of the State
Central Committee, while the latter
also held meeting and agreed to form
Convention. The break seems to be
beyond repair.
The ullicans, at their primary
yesterday, elected delegates to the
Senatorial District Conventions, who
will tomorrow make legislative NOM
nations and elect district committees,
and then unite and nominate a city
ticket. The election was very quiet,
as but one ticket is in the field in each
district.
Estee addressed large Independent
meeting at Platt's Hall last evening,
dwelling on the water and railroad
questions at length.
The National Telegraph Company
seems determined to go ahead at once
with the work of constructing tele-
graph line across the continent. Sixty
thousand poles have been contracted
for, and in less than thirty days work
will be commenced simultaneously at
Omaha, Chicago and New York. The
intention is to carry messages from
New York to San Francisco for one
dollar.
Yesterday there was filed in the. Re-
corder's office document releasing
the mortgage of Daniels and p. G.
Calhoun of New York on the South
ern Pacific Railroad as trustees to se-
cure the bondholders, and making a
new mortgage of the road to the
amount of 100000 payable in 80
years at six per cent, to secure the
mortgage bonds which the company is
about to issue to raise funds to COM
plete the road to the terminus of the
Texas and Pacific at Fort Yuma. The
mortgages are Daniels and Lloyd,
Trustees.
A rumor prevails that Woodruff
alias Miller, the defaulting Secretary
of the Contract and Finance Compa-
ny, has been permitted to make his
10 IN, al
ment during the investigation by the
Railroad Company, but it was given
out that on the conclusion Of the ex-
animation he would be handed over to
the authorities, to be dealt with ac-
cOrding to law. 1t is now said that the
Railway authorities, in consideration
of the fact that Miller had an intimate
acquaintance with the inside work.
ings of the Company, and that dam
aging disclosures would likely follow
the ventilation of the case in the
courts, connived at his escape, and
that he is now beyond reach of the au-
thorities.
Legal tenders here are firm at 8S4
buying; selling, SO.
The Liverpool wheat market is
given to-day at los. Sd. to lis. for av-
erage California and los. los. to Is. Cd.
for club.
The ship China arrived at Liverpool
yesterday, 134 days hence, with 1900
tons of wheat.
The Donner Lumber and Boom
Company have levied their second as
sessment of $40 per share, delinquent
Sept. lst.
The coast steamers to sail tomorrow
embrace the Salinas, San Vicente and
Monterey for the lower coast and the
Pelican for the North.
The treasure shipments overland by
Wells Fargo & Co.'s express during
the week ending to-day amounts to
$47G, 964 SO. The latest bullion ship
ments embrace $l7S,S00 from the Con-
solidated Virginia mine on the I'd,
making total of $1,179,50 since the
last dividend; $10,4 from the Ophir
mine on the I'd, and $11, 400 from the
Raymond & Ely mine on the 1st in
slant.
Attempted Suicide.
OAKLAND, August 4th.-The wife
of George Weaver, tanner, living on
East Twelfth street, took an overdose
of strychnine at about o'clock Mon
day afternoon, and when found lying
on her bed shortly after by members
OF the family she was insensible. DR..
Fisher was summoned and admins
tered the necessary medical attend
ance. Last evening she was better,
but still very weak and not entirely
out of danger. Domestic trouble was
the alleged cause of her desire to
shuttle off this mortal coil.
Passengers for Los Angeles.
CALIENTE, Aug. 4th.-The follow
ing passengers lett on the Telegraph
Line for Los Angeles: A Glassell and
daughter, Mr. Stanford, Mr. Hall and
wife, VIM Wallace, HI w Turner, r
Coles, S Atkinson, A p Frary and T
Brunson.
San Francisco Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4th. Flour
Jobbing Sc 1907, best brands, extra
wheat, 50 O5@2 Is; Barley.sl 500
! SIS for feed, and 81 6O@1 65 for brew
ing, firm. Oats-$2@2 10. Potatoes
Coffees Cove, 81 4091 50, other kinds
from ST 80 down to 81 20; Sweet 81 65
@1 rs. Onions-$1 12A. Corn-S1 471,
round yellow range at 81 45@l so.
Buckwheat-$3 25@3 374. Rye-$l 27!
al 40.
Three Men Drowned at Anahcim
Landing.
ANAHEIM, August 4th. : To day
about noon the surf boat containing
three men was capsized and all were
drowned at the Anaheim Landing
coming in from the lighter. One of
the men that was drowned is Mr.. John
Westerling, who has been in the employ
of the company for the last ten years.
The other two were sailors, names not
known. This is all that can be learned