Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-12-05
San Francisco News.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 4th.-
Suit was brought in the 18th District
Court to-day by Frank Cunningham
against VIM. M. Crindle to recover
So, 200 commissioned for service as agent
in the purchase of tract of land
known as eX-MIssion of the Santa
Catalina, in Lower California. Cum
ningham AYERS that in August, 1874,
he purchased the property for the de-
fendant for $lS0,000, which entities
him to $4,000 commission and an in
terest in the land, as per agreement,
of the total value of the amount sued
for.
The creditors of Messrs. Fassett, Nc
Cauley & Co., the suspended produce
commission merchants, met yesterday
afternoon. The firm presented state
ment showing assets amounting to
1897 ,002 II and liabilities of 1888, ,97407.
A committee of five was appointed to
investigate the condition of the affairs
of the house and report at another
meeting, to be held next Thursday
noon. William Hale and E. Dorman
were appointed to represent the coun-
try creditors, and |. Friedlander, Thos.
Brown and John Witherspoon the city
creditors.
Charles G.. Root and Robt. Schacht,
charged with thirty-twO burglaries In
the Western Addition, We're in the
Police Court yesterday afternoon and
waived examination. Upon each Of
fourteen of the charges they were held
in the sum OF 81 900, and on the other
eighteen charges $1,000 each, making
a total bill for each Of the prisoners of
5000. 1t is hardly likely that they
can get bail.
Bruce Creighton and Speed Muir
ply, two of the numerous garroters
operating of late, have been arrested
the first of the gang so far captured.
Brigadier General James Coey, re-
Gently promoted Major General, has
taken his farewell of the 2Sth Brigade,
in a brief general order expressing his
admiration of its discipline, and COM
mending his successor, Brigadier Me-
Comb.
The first results of the reincorpora-
tion of the Bank of California appears
to-day in the shape of ten dol
lar assessment OH each share, paya-
BILE before January 10th. The assess
ment is on the bank stock and not on
the syndicate as heretofore erroneous
ly reported.
The Consolidated Virginia declared
q dividend of ten dollars per share, to-
day, payable on the llth.
The Globe Mining Company levied
an assessment to-day of fifty cents,
delinquent January 7th.
The schooner Mita was wreck ed yes
terday at Rogue River. No lives
lost.
The youngman Harrington now un-
der arrest for attempt to murder made
very determined efforts to lnveigle
Michael Reese into his meshes. After
dispatching the letter soliciting the
loan of $4,000, he called upon Mr..
Reese with q carriage, representing
himself TO be the son Of the writer of
the letter, desiring an interview with
him, and asking for /. loan of money
and unavailingly pressed upon the
former to accompany him to see his
father.
Regarding the dismissal of chief
Justice Dunno of Arizona and the ap-
pointment of a successor, it is under
stood that man named Anderson has
been proposed by the Nevada Senators
and French of Sacramento is named by
Senator Sargent. A change will take
place as soon as the Senate convenes.
Barrett and Faulkner, disturbers of
performances at the California Theatre
were found guilty by jury last
evening and this morning were sem
fenced to forty dollars fine.
The new Trustees of Wo0dville,
MINI, are j. w. Pearson and Alexan-
der Baird. L. Mel. Baldwin has been
appointed Superintendent.