Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-08
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

An unknown woman was found in the
woods last Tuesday, near the Upper Sacra-
mento Ferry, about 80 miles north OF Shasta,
and was brought to town last night and deliv-
cred to the Sheriff. There were ne letters or
anything in her carpet sack to indicate who
she was or where she was going. She is SEEM
ingly very quiet and willing to go to any place
or do anything when asked, except eat and
drink, which she has not done for four days.
She refuses to give any name except Jennie,
and also refuses TO give the name OF any OF
her friends or relations. Her only wish seems
to be to die. She came to Redding on last
Saturdays train from below, left on the Yre-
ka stage Sunday, and got Off at the Upper
Sacramento Ferry. She is now in the hospi-
tai.
The Governor Of New York has granted
respite to Dolin for one week, as the time fx-
ed for his execution comes en- Good Friday.
Gen. Sherman and Secretary Taft had
long consultation with the President yester-
day. An order was issued by TAFT restoring
the Army Headquarters to Washington.
RH smith editor Of the American Water
town, New York, was fined s75 yesterday for
contempt of court, he having written and
ed to iniure the dignity and efficiency OF Judge
Boughton. Smith refused to pay and is in Jail.
The Democratic State Central Committee
have called a State Convention to be held at
Jefferson City, May 3lst to elect delegates to
the National Convention.
A Prescott despatch says that P Hawkins
who started from Ventura county, California
with band Of 24O0 sheep. has arrived with
only half that number, the remainder having
died Of want of food along the route. A son
of Mr., Hawkins, Is years old, was killed by
the running away of his horse few days al
ter his arrival in Arizona.
The town of Plano, Texas, is very much ex-
cited over horrible sensation which occurred
there yesterday. Mary Robinson, young
girl belonging to one of the nrst families in
that section, gave birth to an illegitimate
child after which she cut its throat with dull
pair of scissors and threw the body into an
adjoining back yard. The girl is now at the
point of death, ,-and positively denies the
crime.
A train arrived yesterday at Kansas City,
from Hanover, l24 miles West of the st. Joe
and Denver city railroad. This is the first
train since the storm of March 29th. 1t is re-
ported that trains will be able to pass over
the entire road to-day.
At Elkhorn, Wisconsin on, Thursday night
two houses were burned to ashes, loss $4,000.
Insured partially in the New York and West
ern.
At Manhattan yesterday Brackets and
Sleights' elevators burned with the contents
Loss s30.0O0. Insured in the Home New York
for $1,000, Underwriters, $500, Aetna 5000.
Was the work of an incendiary.
The large elevator of Hart & Montgomery
at Rochester, Indiana, burned last nj ght
Loss $4,000; insured $4,000. In the Royal.
Grain insured IS 600; In Phoenix. Hartford,
a 900; Phoenix Brooklyn, 5000; Home, New
York, $1,000; and other companies.
Secretary Bristow was at Cincinnati yes
terday.
Halsted ofthe Cincinnati Commercial has
gone to New York to meet Springfield Bowles
to make another Presidential funeral.
By the death OF Julia Rosa Newberry Of
Chicago, at Rome last Tuesday, between two
and three millions of dollars were bequeath
by her to revert to the city OF Chicago for es-
tablishment OF free library. The estate is
valued at 85OO0,OOO,