Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-16

ing passengers for Los Angeles: Mr.
Grady, o Wheeler f Alvarado, DIR
Town, l. Labaso, l. S Hall, Marquis
M Brown, + Boshon, II Heryan, B
Katz, NJ Bassett, B Buckley, Faik,
John r Briefly.
San Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO, 15th.-W. II.
Rhoades, of Caxton, died in this city
last night.
The Chronicle this morning contains
an article showing up irregularities in
office of the surveyors of Port in re.
gard to the sample packages that come
on every Panama steamer. There is
bonanza for somebody. These sam
Piles contain anything and everything
from silks to shingle nasls. They are
placed in charge of the purser OF the
vessel and when it arrives at the
wharf they are carted up to the head
of the dock and left there to be taken
to the appraisers store on the govern
ment truck. One inspector is suppos-
ed to be at the head of the dock and it
is his duty to note each package. In
stead of this, however, he is usually
out of the way, and the consequence
is that any number of packages, some
of them containing silk, some opium,
and other articles on which high dn-
ty is due, are stored in convenient
lockers, by any Pacific mail employee
who is on the watch for an opp portuni-
ty. There are several instances where
packages of this kind have been dis
covered by extra inquisitive inspect
ors who were not in the game stored
away in the Pacific mail storehouse.
Not only in this way do the samples
escape the inspector but also in the
way in which they are taken from the
steamers is there great opportunity
for frauds.
Mrs. Moreno, who was so severely
beaten by her husband, J. M. Moreno,
about two weeks ago, is slowly recov-
ering, contrary to the general expec-
tation, and will probably be in a con-
dition to appear in the police court on
Tuesday, when the case will be tried.
Tom Mcguire has offered all three
of his theatres for benefit to the Gen.
tennial Committee on Wednesday
next.
Yesterday afternoon the case of Har-
rington, in the Municipal Court, was
submitted to the jury. They retired,
and after an absence of an hour re.
turned with verdict finding the pris-
oner guilty as charged, but recon-
mending him to the mercy of the
court.
Arrived. the steamer Mohongo from
San Diego and way ports.
The Jury in the case of the Los An
geles distillery found the defendant
guilty on first count without fraudu.
lent intent to defraud. On all other
counts, not guilty. Verdict practical
ly frees defendant from all guilt as to
an attempt to defraud. Count on
which defendant Lucien Curt was
convicted is for the removal of 10000
gallons of spirits from the distilery to
the refinery. Defendant moved for
arrest of Judgment and a new trial.
At first the court took grounds that
the section in the revised statutes of
the United States on which the first
count was framed, relates exclusively
to the removal of distilled spirits to
warehouse provided by law, under
charge of government officer. That
the distiller of grape brandy is ex-
pressly exempted from the provision
to deposit in a government warehouse,
and cannot be compelled to deposit
his manufactures in a warehouse.
Ten days stay of proceedings were
granted. The District Attorney made
a motion to change the form of the
verdict which Judge Hoffman declined
to permit, as it was necessary under
instructions of the Circuit Judge that
the jury should find a special verdict
of the number of gallons removed,
aud not a general verdict of guilty or
not guilty.
Sailed-steamer Ancon for San Di-
ego and way ports.
Senator Sharon is on his way over
land, and is expected here on the Goth.
Some excitement has been created
here in police circles by an order from
the Chief of Police to keep account of
the arrests made by each officer, which
will be footed up at the end of each
month. The efficiency of the officers
will be tested by the number of ar
rests.
U. S. District Attorney Vandyke is
out In card in reply to the charge in
the Chronicle that evidence was in his
possession of an attempt to defraud
the government by dlstiller. He
denies the charge in toto.
The different courts adjourned to-
day out of respect to the memory of
VIM. HI. Rhodes, "Caxton."
The two mile and repeat trotting
race at Oakland to-day was won by
Gold Note, taking the third and
fourth heats. Red Cross won the
first heat, Henry second. Time
5:06a, 5:l04, 5:06i, 5:12.
The band of the Twenty Second New
York Regiment arrived by the over
land train this evening at 1880. They
were received by the First Regiment
here with honors and escorted to the
Palace Hotel.
The Republican County Committee
has issued call for primary elec-
tion, to be held April Goth for the elec-
tion of seventy-five delegates to the
State convention. The only test will
be the one prescribed by the State
Central Committee.
Silver coin is firmer to-day at per
cent. discount, and trade dollars are
bought at SO cents. Deposits at the
Mint to-day amounted to 247,94
ounces, the largest amount ever re-
ceived at that institution in one day.