Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-05
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PACIFIC COAST.
CALIENTE, April 4th.-The Tele-
graph Stage OH time with the follow
ing passengers for Los Angeles: J
Frank, Weeks, A d Pierce, Garibaldi
and j Connolly. Weather cloudy and
cool. Thermometer 60.
Fire.
ANAHEIM, 4th.-Yesterday evening
about o'clock fire was discovered in
the smoke houses of ofTompkins & Sears
at Westminster. All efforts to sup
press the fire proved a failure, the
SIN oke houses were totally destroyed
along with two thousand dollars worth
of hams and bacon. No insurance
The fire is supposed to bave originat-
ed from hams falling into the fire.
San Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4th.-In the
match between Goldsmith Maid and
urday, Goldsmith Maid trots mile
against Golden Gate running mile,
$50 yards with five yards allowed the
latter for standing start.
The California State Medical Socie-
ty will hold its annual meeting in this
city on Wednesday, the 10Th. A new
medical bill will come up for action,
and some interest will be awakened
by Inauguration of a campaign against
the quacks.
In the suit of Kenny VS. Consolidated
Virginia company, certain objections
were argued in the United States Dis
trict Court by S. w. Sanderson and J.
T. Boyd for the plaintiff, and Judge
Mesick of Virginia City and 5. NJ.
Wilson for the defendants. Judge
Sawyer took the matter under advise
ment.
Thieves are unusually active in the
Western addition. A number of resi-
dences have been entered recently in
the absence of owners and quantities
of clothing and jewelry taken.
Silver coin and trade dollars are
steadily declining apparently. The
quotations by the leading brokers for
both, eight per cent discount. A
private dispatch from New York yes
terday offered $500 in halves at ten
per cent. discount.
The Chinese companies here sent
the following dispatch yesterday, SAN
FRANCISCO, 3d., 1S76-Tung Wah,
Kwong Way, Yum Kwong, Ying
Chong, Hong Kong:Chinese Emigras
ton must stop. The excitement in
creases every day against our people.
Signed, Merg Yung Company.
The citizen committee met last even
ing. Committee on Hall reported
that they had engaged the Union
Hall and had made arrangements fol-
M usic and outside stands. The fol-
lowing speakers have signified their
willingness to take part in the meet
ing: 4th District Attorney Ryan, G
T Ryland, of San Jose, NJ M Estee, DR.
J Campbell, Shorb, Z A Roach, EX-
Governor Haight, H E Johnson, Geo.
Barstow, Hon VIM BrOderic, II E
Heighton, DR. o M Mazenecraft, J j
Tabin, Lieutenant Governor A john
son, Hon 5 Hager and Rev Henry
Cox.
On Ay, the Chinaman shot through
the brain several weeks since is nearly
well. The remarkable part of the case
is that through a bullet hole large
portion of his brains came out.
The Pacific Presbyterian Union, at
meeting discussed the proposition of
preparing a directory of Presbyterian
churches on the Pacific Coast, and the
question was submitted to a commit
tee of three to report thereon at the
next monthly meeting.
An assessment of 81 was levied on
Savage to-day, and one ofSl on Crown
Point is talked of.
Under the Act of Congress of June
30th, 1864, whiah imposes a tax of one
twenty-fourth of one per cent. on de-
posits in Savings Banks, the United
States officials have begun suit against
the Cosmopolitan Savings Bank, of
this city, for $685. Payment has been
refused in order to make a test case
of it.
The San Francisco Presbytery met
to-day and elected Revs. Mccarthy
and Shearer delegates to the General
Assembly. Some excitement was
manifested over the report of the Com
mittee on Howard street church, but
nothing definite was done, although
considerable heated talk was INDUCED
in.