Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-09
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DAN fRANClSCO, jan. olH.-lH lie
Post to-day contains an exhaustive
resume of the way public lands of
California have been allowed to be
gobbled up by land sharks, by STRAIT
ton, outgoing Surveyor Genl and his
predecessors, by fraudulent surveys
and other illegal acts. Stratton, Tom
Scott, the Railroad Company's secre-
tary, Delano and prominent men
are implicated.
A few flags are seen flying in honor
of the anniversary of the battle of New
Orleans, but otherwise no notice is
taken of the day.
Another colored man, G. M. Tyler,
is after Tom Mcguire for refusing him
admission to the Dress Circle of his
theatre, and papers have been filed
on the case in the United States Dis
trict Court to-day.
The case of p. Fitzgerald against
Klose in the Fourth District Court,
came off to-day on motion of the
plaintiff, for commissioner to be ap-
pointed at Cincinnati to take tastimo-
ny.
C. Coulter and Harry Webber, two
tramps, were convicted in the police
court to-day, of five charges, each of
petty larceny. They took walk yes
terday and corralled everything they
could lay hands on.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Sth.-The Jury
in the case of Lloyd Bell, colored,
brought in verdict of manslaughter.
This was the third trial. Bell killed
a man by chopping his head off in a
City Front doggery, some Is months
ago.
A number of firms in the city have
contributed various articles for the re-
lief of the Pitcairn Islanders, and the
Captain of ship to sail in month
has agreed to deliver the contribu-
tions.
1t is reported that Harry George, late
of the evening Post, has been appoint
ed Inspector of gas meters for the city.
Three bodies are at the Morgue
waiting inquests, all from sudden
deaths, by natural causes, yesterday.
In accordance with the resolutions
| of the Supervisors, authorizing
the Mayor to appoint temporary
license collector, Mayor Bryant yes.
terday appointed G. w. Thomas.
Thomas opened an office soon after his
| appointment, but no collections for
| licenses could be made unless from
| those who presented themselves at
the office for the purpose.
A boy six years old named John
| f. Harrison was sent to Napa Asy-
lum to-day raving maniac.
Captain Sawyer, of the ship Orphe-
us, was discharged by the United
States Commissioner this evening on
the ground that the evidence against
the Captain was insufficient to hold
him before the United States Grand
Jury. The defense introduced no tes-
timOny ard the decision was given
upon the statement made by the pros
ecuting witnesses.
James Larguiner filed complaint
againt John Murphy in the Third
District Court to-day claiming $4,000
damages for the alleged seduction of
his wife. Plaintiff alleges he caught
Murphy and his wife in fdgrdnh de.
lictu at the town of Solidad
Some details of the coming Court
Martial of Paymaster Spaulding have
been made public and the following
officers are said to have been notified
to serve in it: Capier, Phelps, Pattison,
Quer, Hopkins and Commander Wat.
son. The Court Martial for the con-
venience of witnesses will be held in
this city.
There were ninety-two deaths in tbs
city the past week.
There was o bad break in the stock
market to-day. California falling to
10; Ophir, 594; Jacket, 104, and others
in proportion. The business transact
ed in the Boards the past week is the
largest since the stock operations be-
gan.
The ship Oriflamme arrived to-day,
257 days out from London, one of the
longest passages on record. On the
trip she sustained three collisions,
only one doing much damage. A
steamer ran into her in the English
channel, staving her bow in and com.
pelling her to put back for repairs.
Her long voyage made the ships bot
tom very foul, and after Cape Horn
was passed a scraper had to be rugged
to clean the barnacles off her copper.
Weather Report.
SHASTA, Jan. 7th.-It has rained
here almost continually for the last
week, three inches having fallen in "a
hours, ending at o'clock to-day. 1t
is still raining.
DIXON, CAL, Jan. 7th.-Evening.
1t has been raining hard all day and
there are no signs of an abatement of
the storm tonight.
STOCKTON, CAL, Jan. 7th.-The
weather has been very stormy for the
past three days. The wind tlew furi-
ously all last night and the rain fell
steadily. All the rivers and sloughs
in the vicinity are rising rapidly. A
heavy hail storm passed over this city
to-day, lasting about fifteen minutes.
At this hour, 10 p. NJ, the rain is still
falling steadily with the prospect of
continuing through the night.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, Jan. 7th,-Yes-
terday and to-day there has been a
continuance of warm April showers,
the sun shining at short intervals.
The weather is warm and calm.
SANTA BARBARA, Jan. 6th.-It has
been raining almost incessantly since
yesterday noon. The heaviest rain of
the season fell yesterday noon, lasting
about two hours, coming down with
tremendous force, flooding cutters and
entering,stores. Total rain fall up to
January 4th, inclusive, is IL Si-1O0
inches. 1t is still raining with pros
poets of its continuance. This after
noon there was quite fall of snow on
the neighboring mountains.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 6th.-It rained
lightly last evening. There has been
strong Southeast wind all day and
it has been raining lightly with pros