Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-06

CALIENTE, April 5th.-The Tele-
graph Stage OH time with the follow
ing passengers for Los Angeles: B
Peck, w A Baldwin, John Ellio tt, w
F Cheesman, f II Biggs, j A Linn, A
S Snead and A B Start.
Cinnamon Collecting and Preparing
for War.
SAN FRANCISCO, 5th.-Tne China
men sent a communication to the
Mayor to-day stating that they had
prepared to defend themselves and if
they were attacked would defend
themselves, at the same time asked
the Mayor to protect them as far as it
lay in his power.
A number of Cinnamon, friends of
Chin Nook Low, the Chinese murder
er ON trial in the 18th District Court,
last night went to house on st. Louis
Alley, where some witnesses who had
testified against Nook Low, were re-
siding and commenced an attack up
ON them. A general fight ensued
which was quelled by the police and
number of parties were arrested
for assault and battery. The Chi
namen have got the idea in their
heads that they will be attacked to-
night, Notwithstanding the Mayors
proclamation and are congregating in
their caravansaries on Dupont street,
which they are barricading. The pro-
cIamations are in Chinese. There is
one posted up in that quarter and
messengers are fastening through the
city warning the scattered Celestials
to arm themselves. At old Globe
hotel where couple thousand con-
congregate arms are being distributed
and the Cinnamon say a rough time
awaits the aggressors.
Muck Sow, the Chinaman on trial
in the 18th District Court for murder,
proves to be the same one who MUIR
dered another Celestial named All
Ling in the Redwood City Jail in 1865,
and who afterwards escaped while
awaiting hanging for the murder.
The meeting tonight was by far the
largest ever held in San Francisco.
Union Hall, the largest in the city,
with a capacity of 5000 is packed and
the street outside is crowded from one
end of the block to the other. There
are between $4,000 and 10000 people in
attendance. The speakers are all of
moderate views and counsel lawful
measures in endeavoring to get rid of
the Chinese. No disturbance is anti
cipated. though Chinatown is sur
rounded by Gordon of policemen. No
trouble is now anticipated. No China
men are seen on the streets, and China
town is dark and apparently deserted,
all having kept within doors, owing to
advice of the Mayor and military au-
thorities.
The case of the United States against
E. T.Tarbox and Lucien Curtis, of the
Los Angeles distillery, began in the
Circuit Court this morning. One wit
ness was examined, Mayhem, Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue of the first
district. His testimony related mainly
to his discovery of the underground
cisterns and pipes.
OLeary, at o'clock this evening
had walked 240 miles, and with the
exception of sunken eyes, appeared as
fresh as when he started
Gen. McComb has ordered the Sec
ond Brigade to meet under arms at
different armories tonight, and will
hold the brigade in readiness to act in
conjunction with the police, should
they be needed. The U. S. troops are
within call, and every precaution has
been taken by the authorities to sup
press any outbreak. There are no
signs of any unlawful proceedings,
but the authorities consider it better
to take every precaution.