Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-13

CALIENTE, April 12th.-The Tele-
graph Stage Oil time with the follow
ing passengers for Los Angeles: Mr.
Wilinki, J F Clapp, E o Reed, Mr.
Towns, s R Hunkil.
Weather delightful, clear and calm.
Passengers from Arizona.
SEVEN PALMS, S.-The following
passengers arrived by Arizona and
New Mexico stage line last night and
left for Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco by this mornings train: Mrs
Golto, H F Brown, w Lubbock and G
A Wells Weather clear and calm.
Appointments.
SACRAMENTO, 12th.-Louis Roeder,
Hancock NJ. Johnston and Wallace
Woodworth are appointed members
of the Board of Public Works.
San Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12th.-The
Chronicle says q powerful whiskey
ring exists here whose circuit embra-
ces many federal officials. AS far
back as January 1875 United States
District Attorney Van Dyke and Su-
pervisor of Internal Revenue l.. M.
Foulke were put in possession of the
evidence that the Government had
been defrauded out of a large sum of
money by prominent distiller. The
Treasury Department was not noti-
fed of the discovery, nevertheless the
case was compromised, but the Treas
ury of the United States never re-
ceived dollar of the money paid by
the crooked manufacturer. The dis
tiller was never seized nor the owner
prosecuted nor was any report of this
violation of law or any of the facts
or events connected Herewith m ade
known to the Department.
Pacific Mail steamer, City of Panama
sailed at noon yesterday for Victoria,
the attachment having been released.
1t appears that James Ham, and S. d
White, bankers in New York, claim
ed the steamer under a bill of sale
made on the 14th of March. A sher-
if's jury decided that the steamer be-
longed to them and bond of $750,O00
was required from the Panama Rail-
road company. The company failing
to give tie bond the attachment was
released. The steamer China is still
under attachment. No attachment
upon the Granada has yet been ISIS u
ed.
Spectators have been buying silver
coin of late, and the result is that the
price has gone up to four per cent. dis.
count. Trade dollars have sympa-
thized slightly and 924 is offered for
them, but no sellers of large amounts
are in the market.
In the case of S. P. Herring, the
Palace Hotel assassin, the defendant
was placed on the stand and related
his life from the cradle up, in a pa
thetic manner. On cross examination
the District Attorney induced other
recitals, among which was The fact
that he had served term of three
years in the Wisconsin State prison
for shooting a Norwegian, whom he
endeavored to rob of his watch and
money. A forged check for So, 200 on
Latham's bank, executed in excellent
style and found among his effects, he
admitted to be in his hand writing.
The citizens anti Chinese commit
tee of II met last evening in the May
or's Office to discuss the matter of
sending delegation to Washington.
1t was decided that but three instead
of five should be sent.
A squad of officers yesterday made
a raid on some Chinese fishermen who
were arranging their nets in the wa
ter near Harters Point in violation of
the new law. Twenty-Five arrests
were made.
An anti-Chinese association was or
ganiZed in the first ward of Oakland
last evening. A similar organization
will be formed this evening in the
second ward.
The various railroad companies have
decided not to receive trade dollars
hereafter for more than 90 cents eth
er for freight or passage.
Charles Tibbetts, the bunko sharp
who swindled the Sonoma county far
mer out of 500 at the top and bottom
dice game was fined $1,000 by the po-
lice judge yesterday.
The Grand Chapter Royal Arch Ma
sons of California are holding their
annual convention and will elect the
grand officers this morning.
Alta meeting of produce and fruit
commission merchants to-day it was
resolved to do business upon a silver
basis.
Before the Senate Committee on
Chinese to-day Rev. o. Gibson was