Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-06-27
san Francisco News.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.-McGraw,
who attempted to kill U. S. Marshal
Morcellus, was examined in the Police
Court, and the Judge, deeming him
insane, sent him to Commissioners of
Insane, who sent him--to the Insane
Asylum.
M. Reese was before the Board of
Equalization again this A. NJ, and
pleaded his well.known poverty as
ground for having his personal prop
erty assessment reduced from half
million to nothing, but the Board re-
fused to listen to his plea and con-
firmed the assessment.
Governor Irwin has declared Mon
day and Tuesday, July Sd and 4th,
legal holidays.
Edward Schoen, a banker, whose
place of business was No. 2004 Polk
street, died suddenly from heart dis
ease last Saturday while attending a
funeral. Deceased was a native of
Germany, and forty-one years of age.
The Masonic celebration and feast
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons for the State of
California, in commemoration of st.
John the Baptist, takes place at Pa
cific Hall, on Bush street, this eve-
ming.
The Typographical Union of this
city, at its meeting yesterday, admit
ted to membership Louisa M. Wheel
er, who presented card from the
Washoe Union. This is the first lady
admitted in the Union here, and
makes quite departure from the old
rules.
Surveyor G. General Rollins has found
it necessary by reason of the small
ness of the appropriation to reduce his
office force one-half, though the
amount of work on hand is greater
than at any time during several years.
The result will be much annoyance to
the settlers, causing much delay IN the
survey of their lands.
Silver coin is six to seven per cent.
discount. Trade dollars are entirely
nominal at ninety-one to noinety-
two cents.
morning from China via Japan, with
one of the largest cargoes ever brought
to this port, the main portion of which
was 37,349 packages of tea, the most
of which goes overland. The news
she brings is of little Importance.
About three o'clock this morning
as an officer was passing along Taylor
street he saw light in the lower story
of house, and upon accommodating
stumbled upon pair of boots in the
passage. The officer sought the assis-
tance of brother officer and the two
entered the house and surprised a
couple of burglars at their work. The
fellows managed to escape from the
house and were pursued and fired at.
One of them escaped, but the other,
Chas. Keller, was captured and
charged with burglary.
Four new cases of smallpox were
reported at the Health Office to-day.
| The same number were reported yes
| terday, and three deaths in addition.
From the fact that two of the cases
occurred where all the others were
healthy, and the sick ones had not
been in contact with it so far as
known, the health officials believe
| the disease to have been existing in
the atmosphere and caught in that
way. The first case of the present ep-
idemic was reported on May 18th.
Since that date III cases have APP
peared. Seventy of these have been
removed to the hospital, and the re-
naming AZ have remained in the city,
the houses having been auarantined,
marked with the yellow flag, etc.
80 persons have died from it-16 white
and IA Chinese. Nine have died in
the hospital.
Wind StOrm-Heavy Damage.
CHICO, CAL, June 26th.-A strong
North wind has prevailed in Calusa
county for the last twenty-four hours,
destroying several thousand dollars
worth of property. DR.. Glenn's large
warehouse was blown into the river at
Jacinto, and 800 acres of Barley be-
longing to Glenn were destroyed by
fire last night. Two men were fatally
stabbed at Jacinto last night while on
a drunken spree.