Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-26
San Francisco News.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25th.-Dom
Pedro and suite arrived at five p. NJ.
and are at the Palace Hotel. Gill
more's band serenaded the party while
at dinner. In the evening the Imperi-
al party visited the Mechanics Pavil-
lion where Glmore's band gave a con-
cert. All the party are in good health
and but little fatigued.
The Odd Fellows celebrate their an
niversary tomorrow by a picnic to
Belmont.
Silver coin is unchanged; scarce at
2@23 per cent discount.
O'Leary has decided not to attempt
the feat of walking $50 miles in 32
hours, in view of his match with
Schmehl, who is too tough customer
to fool with.
On account of the attachment
of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company by the Panama Rail-
road Company for debt, the Alas
ka has been substituted for her as
the next steamer for Hong Kong.
Antonio Panag, the so called Iron
Man, and Mon. Michael Vincent of
athletic repute, have deposited for
felt of $3.50 each on wrestling match
OF $500 side, to come off on the eighth
of May in Platt's Hall, the winner to
take the receipts of the house.
The particulars of the shooting this
morning are, John McDevitt, deck
hand on the steamer Ancon, was shot
and is thought fatally wounded, by
Il Il To- tIo
corner of Kearney street and Broad
way. McDevitt, who is in the city
hospital, states that last evening he
returned home to the Rock House af-
ter cruise in the Ancon and found
that his wife was carousing with Far
rell in the latters room. The ire of
the mariner was aroused by the dis
covery, but he contented himself with
purchasing pitcher of beer, which he
drank and then went to bed. The
knowledge cf the faithlessness of his
wife did not prevent him from Sleep
ing until half-past six o'clock this
morning, when he arose and going
down stairs asked the landlady to 90
with him to FarrelPs room, as he
wished her to see his wife there.
The object of this request he could
not clearly explain. The landlady de-
cined the invitation and McDevitt
went himself. He requested Farrell
to open the door, and Farrell, comply
ing with alacrity, sprung into the pas
sage, pistol in hand, and shot him, the
bullet passing through his left lung.
McDevitt was taken to the city prison
on a stretcher, and Farrell and Mrs.
Nc Dewitt were arrested. Farrell's ver-
sion of the affair is somewhat differ
ent. He denies that he was on terms
of intimacy with the woman, or that
she was in his room at any time
last evening. The first intimation he
had of McDevitt's hostility, he states,
was this morning when McDevitt
came to his room and after insulting
him by epithets, knocked in the door.
Fearing that McDevitt was armed he
shot him. Farrell is a rather good
looking, stalwart man of about thirty
years of age. He was dressed IN the
garb of laboring man, but admits
without any reserve that he is loater.
The woman who occasioned the diff
Guilty is an unprepossessing, brazen
looking female of middle age. She was
dressed when the reporter saw her in
dirty calico suit, land by her slovenly
appearance and bloated features con.
firmed her husbands story of her de-
bauchery. She refuses to say anything
concerning the shooting. Farrell is
charged with assault to murder. The
woman is held in custody merely as a
witness for the prosecution.