Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-25
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SAN Francisco, Feb. 24th.-A suit
was brought yesterday against Philip
McGovern, by Clara A. Helm, admin
istratriX of the estate of James Helm,
deceased, to recover $50, 900 on a stock
transaction.
New pumping machinery for the
Savage mine is being manufactured
by Goddard Il Co., of this city. The
new engine will be of 400 horse po wer
and cost $259,250
The capital stock of the Genessee
Manufacturing Company, has been in
creased to Sl0000,000.
The Society of California Pioneers
are going to erect q building at the
Centennial, the interior to be finished
off with wood.
The burglars are working up the
Western addition again, three cases
being reported since Monday. No
great amount of booty was obtained
in either case, however.
Stephen Fitzgerald, indicted for de-
frauding the Government by false
weights, is on trial before Jury in the
United States Circuit Court.
At four or five o'clock this morning
three burglars were discovered in the
stable at the residence of J. A. Drink
house, South Park. Two of the ruff
ans escaped in the darkness but the
third was observed by officer running
in the direction of Second street and
pursued. The fleeing burglar was
swift of foot and by the time the police
reached Third street the fleet burglar
had turned into Bryant and the police
reluctantly gave up the nursuit. A po-
liceman standing at the corner of Third
and Brannan streets saw n man pass
ing leisurely along hatless and out of
breath. He was overhaGled by the
officer and recognized as the party
who had been chased.
Arrived, Orzaba from San Diego
and way ports. Sailed, Monterey for
Wilmington.
It began raining heavily here about
5 p. NJ. and has continued ever since,
with prospects of a continuance of the
storm. In consequence of the storm
the races at Oakland, which were an
nounced for tomorrow and Saturday,
have been postponed to the first good
day and track.
The City of Panama brought from
Victoria several specimens of the ma
tive woods of British Columbia, among
others q cross section of the noted
Douglas pine, which has no eqnal for
spars: This specimen measures twen-
ty-seven feet in circumference.
The Pacific Mail company is said to
be making arrangements fpr acquisi-
tions to its China fleet in the form of
three new steamers, in size midway
between the City of San Francisco
and the City of Toxic.
The jury in the case of James NJ.
Keenan,, charged with outraging the
person of little girl, after deliberating
six hours and half declared their in
ability to agree and were discharged
by the judge.
The Coroner made an autopsy upon
the body of an unknown man who was
found in bakery on Merchant street
yesterday, and who died within fifteen
minutes after being removed to the
city prison hospital. The autopsy
shows intense congestion of the brain,
following acute pleuro- pneumonia.
The remains are still at the Morgue
unidentified.
A Dishonest Cashier.
BAKERSFIELD, February 24,-Lan-
sing, the cashier, has confessed the
robbery and returned the coin. S.
The Bakersfield Robbery.
SUMNER, Feb. 24th.-The mystery
which veiled the daring and well ex =
cuted robbery of the Kern Valley
bank, in Bakersfield, on the night of
February nth, is at last solved The
detectives who have been using every
exertion possible, last night interview
ed Mr.. s. J. Lansing, the cashier, and
accused him of having committed the
theft. He made full confession and
told them where all the money was.
Eight thousand dollars was found in
an old trunk in the wood-shed back
of the bank building, and the remain
der in the wall of the bank. This had
been concealed there by cutting hole
in the wall paper and dropping the
money into it. The mark made In the
paper was concealed by hanging pic
ture over it. The money has all been
recovered and Lansing is under arrest.
Yesterday evening detectives A. w.
Stone, of san Francisco; J. B. Hume,
OF Sacramento; Keyser, of San Fran
cisco, and Jerome Meyers, ex- Chief of
Police, Stockton, who have been for
several days past looking up the rob-
berry of the Kern Valley Bank, of Ba-
kersfield, called upon Mr.. s. J. Ian