Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-25


The team was loaded with timber and
the load turned over on him. He
lived but short time.
San Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24th.-The
deaths in the city last week number
139, of which 50 were males and So fe-
males. This is the largest number
recorded since the health office was
established.
Silver coin is weakening fast and
shows a wide range; ST to per cent
for large lots; small quantities are
sold at to 81 per cent discount by
brokers.
The Centennial Base Ball Club left
to-day en- route for Philadelphia. To-
morrow they play the Amity Club at
Sacramento, and on July 4th play the
Omaha Club. The first game with
professionals will be played at Chi
cago with the White Stockings.
The second trial of Herman, mana
ger of the Model Artist Exhibition, is
now in progress in the Criminal
Court.
Twelve thousand shares of the stock
of the new Odd Fellows Hall Associa-
tion were taken by the various lodges
and encampments of the order in this
city, valued at $4,000, and the pro-
ceeds will be applied to the payment
of installments on the purchase of
the Lick property in Market street re-
Gently made.
Judge Darngerfield's decision in the
case of the executors of the Phoebe
estate against l.. L. Robinson is in
favor of the defendant, the judge
ruling that the estate is solvent, and
that by careful management all of the
three and q half million debts can be
paid when due in 1885.
The st. Louis Convention.
ST. LOUIS, June 24th.-Everybody
having business to do with conven-
tion arrangements are buster than
ever before and the talk of the occa-
sion tends to create an excitement
at the Exchange building. There is
considerable confusion and the COM
mittte that were finishing up the
work had some difficulty to hold meet
ings on account of the noise and fuss
of the people rushing about from place
to place. The work of preparing the
hall goes forward rapidly. The chairs
in the space outside the railing nearly
all are placed iu position and the plat
forms at the sides and rear of the ros-
trum are built. The upper windows
on the west Side of the hall are hung
with red curtains. Almost every man
has his preference, but scarcely one is
willing TO give up that preference, If
sound reasoning can prove to him
that the candidate is a statesman and
no more available candidate can be
presented. Above all the spirit of
cnnoeeOion eivos hvpos of suovoss rUr
the nominees of the convention. There
is strong feeling for individuals as
there should be, but there is also
general disposition to concede to the
majority. The reception committee
met at 10:30 A. M, Joseph H. Britton
in the chair; the secretary furnished
lists of the committeeman to the chair
men of the various subcommittee.
After an informal consultation a res
olution was adopted to the effect that
the entire committee meet again at 8
o'clock on Monday morning at which
time bills and tickets of admission are
to be furnished and that all members
not reporting at that time are to have
their names stricken from the list.
The Finance Committee met at II A.
NJ. to make final report of collections
1t was found impossible to close up
the business without another meeting.
The pressure brought to bear to secure
tickets of admission is unprecedently
great and the committee have made
for to- tnIy nj 9Ar Il,
secretary and 80 for the members to be
distributed among the more liberal
subscribers to the fund. The commit
tee will meet again Monday morning.
The resident committee was called to
ordar shortly after noon by Col. Arm
strong. The Secretary announced that
carriages would be in waiting in half
an hour to take delegates and men,
bers of the National Convention on q
drive to the Forest Park opening. On
motion of Mr.. Adam, Messrs. Arm
strong, Brown and Rowland were ap-
pointed committee to escort the
members of the National Committee
to the carriages. A few routine mat
ters were disposed of and the commit
tee adjourned. The following addi-
tional names of press representatives
were registered at the rooms of the To-
cal committee this morning: e. L.
Gualt, New York Times; M V. Brown,
Albany (Oregon) Democrat; Thos. NJ.
Stevens, Albany IN. " Press; Chas.
E. Wright, Vicksburg Herald; w. L.
Cole, New York Irish american; C.B.
Danforth and B. P. Palmer, Boston
Herald; A. @. Talbot, Leavenworth
Times; F. Kinsella, Brooklyn Eagle;
Chauncey Newton, Cincinnati En-
| quirer; Geo. Perkins, Cincinnati Times;
L. Hallam, Cincinnati Commercial.
The advance party of the New Jersey
| delegation arrived at the Southern to-
| day. The State has votes and the
delegates are uninstructed, except to
vote unitedly. They are all for Par
ker, their Governor, and claim they
will vote every time for him. They
have encouragement to believe that
he will be the coming man. William
| Washburn, chairman of the Michigan
| delegation and member of the Ma
| tional Democratic Committee, is at
the Lindell. Part of the delegation
| got in this morning and are at the
Lindell. The Wisconsin delegation,
with DIR. w. Anderson as chairman,
are at Barnum's. Among the promi-
nent persons at present in the city are
Alex. Mitchell, President of the Chi
cage & Milwaukee road, who is del.
egate at large from Wisconsin; w. H.
Wickham, of New York, delegate
for Tilden, stopping at the Lindell;
Gen. s. r. Cockrill, of Pine Bluffs, a
member of the Democratic Notional
Committee, with c. T. Walker and
Thos. Fletcher, of Little Rock, are
also among the arrivals; Hon. John
Morrissey, of New York, is at the Lin
dell; the balance of the delegates are