Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-11
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Senatorial committee hesH :. sssion
all day yesterda and las' 80 X on
the Ellis grab. Ex-tsovx9e5 fache-
co, ex-Controller tsreen Isaane. 81
lis and otkaea we're 1sf.sftned. H.
checo admitted filif le thinks the
claim tremped uTt asss. ssut denied
any completely In - "a ssid his ac-
tion in the affair arse from ignorance
of its Importance and the supposition
that the claim had previously been al
lowed and that the board of Tide and
Land Commissioners should close up
the business before it adjourned sine
die. The entire euidence shows how
carefully the scheme has been manip-
ulated from its inception until it was
exposed.
The City of Pekin in going out of
the harbor Saturday, came near being
wrecked on the rocks of Lime Point,
on account of ignorant Cinnamon
carelessly shutting off steam from the
steering apparatus. After considera-
BILE difficulty things were righted and
the steamer proceed on her way.
The meeting of telegraph operators
yesterday was well attended, but no
business other than signing the con-
stitution and perfecting plans for a
league was done.
The First Presbyterian church of
Oakland, the finest church edifice in
that city, was dedicated last evening.
Senators Jones and Sharon, of Ne
vada, are making preparations to leave
for Washington, and will start over
land in week.
Wade's new opera house, on Mission
street, opens next Monday evening.
The Overland Monthly is defunct,
after an existence of seven years.
The steamer City of Toxic, from
Hong Kong, is bringing the remains
of Minister Avery, and will arrive
about the 2od inst.
Centennial Celebration.
YREKA, Cal, Jan. 9th.-A meeting
of the citizens of this place was held
last evening to devise means for hold
ing Centennial celebration on the
Fourth of July next. A committee
consisting of several of the most PROM
inent citizens of the town, was ap-
pointed to make all necessary ar
rangements, financial and otherwise.
Some money has already been donated
for grand observance of the day,
and there is no doubt but that it will
be honored i'll manner appropriate to
the time.
Train Delayed-Bursl larry.
MARYsvILLE, Jan. 9th.-The pas
senger train from Oroville was four
hours late this morning. The delay
was occasioned by the engine running
overtwo horses about five miles out
from Oroville. Both horses were
killed and the engine thrown from
the track. The damage to the engine
was slight.
Last night burglars attempted to
enter the rear of a Chinese store on
Front street, by digging through the
wall two bricks deep, four feet high
by three wide, was made, when a
lodger upon the inside was awakened
by the noise and frightened the
thieves off.
The weather was clear and pleasant
to-day, the first for a long time. The
total rainfall to this date is nearly
nine inches.
Legislative News.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10th.-By an Act
of the last Legislature, the Supervi-
sors of San Luis county were COM
manded to issue $4,000 in bonds, the
proceeds to be, placed in the hands of
the County Surveyor for the construc-
tion of two certain roads. the Super
visors refused to issue the bouds, and
Preston introduced bill in the As
sembly repeating the act, which has
passed the Assembly and was read the
first time in the Senate on Saturday,
and referred to the Delegation. San-
ia Barbara was included in the origi-
nal but it has no application to that
county.
Haynes bill transferring the collec-
ton of the taxes of Ventura county
from the Sheriff to the County Treas
urer, was on Saturday referred to the
Ventura delegation.
Hayne introduced bill to amend
section of the Code of Civil Procedure
relating to eminent domain, the OBJ
ject of which is to secure mill and
manufacturing company, to be estab-
lished in Ventura, certain rights in
real estate. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Lambourn's bill relative to high
ways in Los Angeles is OH the file to-
day for final passage and endorsement