Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-05
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SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 4th.-A child
named Francis Capin died at 2Oe
Kearney street, at her fathers room
last month, from the effect of abuse
lum. Capins wife died Dec. 1st.
when he put the little girl, aged {
years, in the Asylum, where it was
terribly beaten, the body after death
presenting a mass of bruises. He
brought the child to his room on
Kearney street where it died at the
close of last week. The father tells
some horrible tales of suffering infiict-
ed upon his little daughter by letting
her go hungry, insufficiently clothed
and allowing vermin to accumulate
upon her person.
James Anthony, late senior partner
of. Anthony & Co., publishers of the
Sacramento Union, and who has been
living here since he ceased connection
with that paper, died suddenly last
night from the bursting of blood ves-
sci on the brain. The body will be
taken to Sacramento for burial. Up
to within two months ago Mr.. Antho-
ny had been suffering from disease of
the stomach for long time, but lat
terly has been so much better that his
friends supposed him to have recov-
cred from the effects of the disease.
News has been received of the wreck
of barque Windward at Useless Bay,
on the Northern coast. She was load
ed with lumber. The crew were all
saved, but the vessel and cargo are
o total loss.
AT meeting OF the Supervisors last
night q move made to confirm the
appointment of Sturtevant as license
collector failed. Thomas j. Dixon
was elected clerk of the Police Court,
Notwithstanding that charge of forg-
ing a post-office order was brought
against him. After he was elected a
committee was appointed to investi-
gate the charge and report. Dixon's
friends say there is nothing in the
charge which is simply mistake ca
silly explained away.
By resolution the Board ordered
that the city front and all the wharves
be hereafter lighted with gas. No
more women will be allowed in bar
rooms orbeer saloons, and the Chinese
theatre closed at one o'clock at night
hereafter.
The interminable Australian mail
service is up again. The Pacific Mail
Steamship Colima having broken her
shaft will have to stay at Sydney un-
til new one can be sent out. In the
meanwhile the old English line will
continue in service.
Judge Wheeler yesterday amended
his injunction in Dawson's case, and
ordered that Dawson's letters to his
lady friend, now in possession of Mrs.
Mills of Mills Academy, Oakland,
shall not be in any manner published
or used for any purpose to the detri-
ment of Dawson or any friend mutu-
al or otherwise.
Wreck Ofa Vessel.
SEATTLE, w. r., Jan. 3.--The bark
Windward, Capt. Williams, which
sailed from this place on December
30th with $4,000 feet of lumber con-
| signed to Preston & McKiennon, San
Francisco, encountered very heavy
gale off Skayet Head at 5:43 P. NJ. on
| the 30th. The masts were cut away
to prevent the vessel from going on
her beam ends, and then she drifted
| ashore in Useless bay and is proba-
bly, total wreck. All hands safe.
Death of an Old Citizen.
STOCKTON, Jan. 3d.-F. Rock, an
old pioneer farmerand stock raiser of
| this county, residing near San Joaquin
River, about ii miles South of Stock
ton, died suddenly on The cars this
morning while on hi. way to this city.
The cause of his death is supposed to
be heart-dise3se on bursting q
blood vessel from over exertion in run
ming to catch he cals.
Legislative News.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. T. Yesterday
Mcconnell of Committee on Federal
Relations, introduced series of reso-
lutions in the Assembly relating to
the Federal Govt which are of ma
tional political character. The pre-
amble sets forth that it is the right
and duty of the people of State to
keep constant vigilant watch upon
the proceedings of the Federal Govt.
The first resolution sets forth that the
Govt of the United States is one of
granted and strictly limited powers,
the measure of which is the letter of
the Constitution; the second con-
demns the invasion of the Halls of
the Louisiana Legislature by an arm
ed force under the direction of an Of
ficer of the United States army. The
third recommends an investigation
into the acts of corruption by the Fed
eral Govt by Congress. The fourth
recognizes the 18th, 14th and 18th
amendments as the legitimate result
of the war, as permanent parts of the
fundamental law, but opposing the di-
vision of the school fund from its le-
gitimate destination and associating
the wisdom of various States to
amend that organic law and TO pre-
vent any such division, but depreca-
ting all attempts to thrust the school
question into federal politics, or MAX
ing it an amendment in the federal
constitution. The sixth favors taxa