Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-25
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PACIFIC COAST.
For Los Angeles.

PACIFIC COAST.
For Los Angeles.
CALIENTE, Sept. 24.-The following
passengers left on Telegraph Stage line
for Los Angeles to-day: r Dillon, J
Greeman, S Cohen, J n Van Ness, r
Spencer, P w Carol and wife, P B
Lanning, Sam. Minor, Mr.. McClay
aud r w Wilmington. e-l
SAN Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-On ac-
count of the breaking down of the
press, the Call was not issued as usual
this morning.
Last evening, about o'clock, diff
ficulty occurred between Bill Butler,
proprietor of a saloon on Fourth and
Townsend streets, and George Flor
ence, hackman, during which, But
Ter fired four or five shots at his antag-
Onist, wounding him once In the arm.
Butler declares that Florence's hack
had been standing in front of his
place for all hour or two unhitched,
and he went out for the purpose of
tying the horses to hitching post,
when Florence told him to let them
alone, accompanying the request with
expletives, and he retorted in kind,
and entered his saloon, where he was
followed by Florence. who threw
beer glass ut him, and afterwards re-
entered with a huge cobble stone,
which he dashed at him. Receiving
such provocation. he said lie went be-
hind his bar and got his revolver and
fired. He is charged with assault to
murder.
HON.. B. FELTON, appeared as the
attorney for James Lick with new
trust deed of the Lick estate, ready
for the signatures of the parties inter-
ested in the proposed changes. Among
the changes made is one granting an
observatory to the Regents of the State
University. Also an increase of allow
ance for the Art School. A provision
for the erection of bronze statue
above the Lew City Hall, instead of
at the State Capitol, and an allowance
of $3.50, 900 for the son of Mr.. Lick. In
addition to the provisions in this trust
grantingall excess after dispositions
provided for, to the California Pioneers
The attorney for Mr.. Lick presented
deed in fee simple absolute for the
property on the corner of Fourth and
Market streets, which was accepted
by the Board of Directors of the Pion-
eer Association. The gift being made
without any condition whatever ma
terially advances the interests of the
society, and prevents litigation. The
society will go into possession of the
property at once. 1t is estimated to
be worth 100000.
A man named John Cooney was
shot and probably fatally wounded by
Deputy Sheriff Stinson, of Stanislaus
county, this forenoon. Cooney had
just served out a term at San Quinten,
and had been arrested on fresh
charge. Stinson took him into res
taurant, on Kearney street, near Com
mercial, this morning, for breakfast.
hand-cuff his prisoner when the latter
struck him and ran. Stinson pursued
calling him tostop and fired two shots,
the latter taking effect in his back,
penetrating the lungs. Cooney was
taken to the city prison, where he lies
in very critical condition. The mat
ter creates some comment, owing to
the recent occurrence of a similar ma
ture.
In the Police Court this morning, an
Italian girl named Mary Dovetto, and
her father Pasquale, were examined
on charge of mnrdering Greisseppi
CALI, on Wednesday evening. The
testimony of officer Pomeroy, as to
nj , ,,f <>ft !, p1t In rr>ft
body, and of officer Glover as to the
girls confession in the city prison,
was taken, and the girl herself repeat
ed the confession of the day before.
She expressed but little regret for what
she had done, saying she did not mean
to kill him, but she did intend to cut
him when she found he was going to
run away. She persisted in saying
she had taken the knife herself, and
that no one gave it to her. Her fa-
ther, Pasguale Doretto, testified that
when he heard Of Calls having Sc
duced his daughter, he went to him
and asked him to marry toe girl. He
told him II he had no money they
might come and live with him until
such time as CALI made money for
himself. When he found that CALI
was going away, he advised the girl
to stab him ii he would not marry
her. At the close of the examination
both father and daughter were held to
answer before the Grand Jury. on
Early this forenoon, VIM. Brink,
the watchman in charge of Long
Bridge discovered the body of a wo-
man in Mission creek, and had it con-
veyed to the morgup, where 1T was
shortly after identified as Mrs. Mar
garet Conlon, wife. of an Irishman
named Mike Conlon. The deceased,
who was about forty-five years old and
the mother of children, was seen last
evening very much under the infiu-
cnce of liquor, by Mrs. Dolan at the
corner Of Filbert and Brannan streets,
and the belief is that she accidentally
fell into the creek and was drowned.
For sometime past she had been drink
ing to excess.
The Three Mile Race.
SACRAMENTO, Sept 24th.-The after
noon race, three mile dash, at Sacra.
mento, resulted as follows: Ballot
Box, first mile time, 1:46; second mile
time, $40; third mile time, 5:36i. Bal
lot Box got away with the first money,
Fanny Hall won the second and Hard
wood the third.
EASTERN NEWS.