Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-26

nllItee DTOceeueu ~ Tue sttduleI anu
escorted the body to Gray's undertak-
ing warerOoms where the remains will
be transferred to II handsome metallic
casket. Tomorrow the remains will
be removed to DR.. Stebbins' church,
accompanied by a detachment of the
National Guards and friends of the
deceased. The Art Association and
the Academy of Science will attend
the funeral in body.
The Chamber of Commerce will
meet tomorrow for the purpose of dis
cussing the Hawaiian reciprocity busi-
ness.
Testimony for the defense is still be-
ing heard in the Antioch distilery
case. lis expected that the evidence
will all be in tomorrow.
In the case of Wormser Bros. of New
York, VS.. the Bank of California,
Judge Sawyer rendered decision this
morning in favor of the bank on all
points. The motion to enjoin the
sale of delinquent stock is denied.
The doorkeeper of the Chinese thea
tire was shot tonight by Il Chinaman
to whom he refused admittance few
days ago, and will probably die.
The Board of Supervisors this even
ing passed ii resolution asking the Con-
gressional delegation to procure the
passage of an act giving the use of the
old l.. 5. Marine Hospital to the La
dies Seamen's Friend Society for II
sailors home.
Considerable objection is made to
the almost continuous row OF bay Win
dows which line Market street on the
ground of danger from fire.
Many Chinese residents express
their satisfaction at the refusal of the
Board of Supervisors to allow the dis
charge of fireworks during the Chi
nese New Year, on account of the eX-
penditure it will save them. They
state that during the festivities of the
last Chinese New Year they expended
over $l4, 900 for firecrackers alone.
The weather still threatens rain.
There is light wind from the South
East.
The Antioch distillery ease slowly
drags along. The defense introduced
new testimony to-day.
The Japanese Government has sent
al OlutI w AilllOiilld lOI liN Z tHpiotSh
bred stations and n large number Of
brood mares, to begin a stud farm III
Japan.
The schooner Coralita went ashore
at Stewards Point yesterday, and was
total loss.
To-day in the United States Circuit
Court the action by. the Government
to recover five per cent. of the net
earnings of the Central Pacific Rail
road Company, came up for a trial be-
fore jury. The account claimed is,
principal, 81, ,S36,035, and the payment
of interest and cost Of suit is also de-
manded.
notwithstanding the fact that there
is law which prohibits the firing of
crackers or Chinese bombs, the Chi
nese last evening fired crackers in
large quantities in Chinatown. Sew
eral arrests were made, and the delin-
quents were forced to put up $1,000
bail to secure their appearance in the
Police Court
The schooner Urani, Capt. T. X.
Lee, from Kodiac, Alaska, now twen-
ty-six days out, is overdue at this port.
The owner, ID. Shierpser, has appre.
tensions that she has met with an ac-
cident, as the weather has been severe
along the coast. Capt. lee has his
wife and family OF board, and alsoa
son of Mr.. Shierpser. The usual time
occupied in the passage has been ten
days on an average.
The resolution was passed adopting
the report of the committee on the
amended city charter and asking the
delegation in the Legislature to pro-
cure its passage and hold q meeting
during the week to give the commit
tee on amendments an opportunity to
explain its provisions.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25th.-Joseph
j. HALEY, a resident of Oakland, COM
mitted suicide in his room at the
Commercial Hotel, in this city, last
evening by taking morphine. No
cause assigned.
The celebrated racer, Wild Idle, has
been permanently retired from the
track, the back tendon of his right fore
leg being broken. Wild Idle was one
of the Eastern horses attracted ID the
Pacific coast by the $4,000 purse Of
fered by the Pacific Jockey Club. He
received an injury which incapacita-
ted him from further service on tine
turf ON the four-mile heat won by him
on the Bay District Course on the 23d
of October, when he beat. Grimstead,
and made u record forhimself of 7:25l..
Previous TO the accident he was val
ued at $1,000.
Sharon has sold his Sutter street
residence to w. $. O'Brien for $2l2,-
800. The furniture goes with the rest
of the establishment. el......-
The State Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic will be
held in this city next Saturday. The
meeting will not be called to order un-
til after the arrival of trains, as most
of the interior delegates will come on
them.
a dispatch received this after
noon announces the safe arrival of the
steamer China at Yokohama, putting
all fears of her supposed loss at rest.
John A. May, a circus performer for
merly connected with Barnum's Hip
podrome, attempted to cammit suicidd
to-day, by shooting himself in the
head, two inches above the right ear.
The wound will probably prove fatal.
Joseph j. Haley, the young man
that committed suicide last night was
young printer lately subbing or the
Bulletin.