Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-12

er is cloudy and calm, trying hard to
clear up. The recent rains did not
effect the roads any to speak of.
San Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO, 11th. The Ch inese
firms of this city yesterday made up
a purse of $500 for the Pacific Coast
Centennial fund and gave it to w. S.
O'Brien, the President, who returned
an appropriate letter of thanks.
The trial of Louis Lasse, indicted
for the murder of his wife, in Decem-
ber last, will begin in the 18th Dis
trict Court to-day. The principal wit
ness against the defendant is a daugh-
ter of the murdered wife, 8 years of
age.
The Democratic club of Oakland held
lively meeting last night and expel-
led of its most prominent mem bers
for the alleged crime of assisting, for
money, in the election of the Repub-
lican ticket at the late election.
The action of merchants in regard to
the trade dollar has already been felt
upon the pulse of the market by the
slightly better tone of halves and
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amount of subsidy coin in circulation
is not large, and that large amounts
of it are locked up awaiting a favora-
BILE turn of the markets to let it loose.
To-day quotations at 81, 6, y per cent
discount, the latter figure for trade
dollars.
Stimberger who has been somewhat
famous of late as pioneer of the Sa-
moan group of islands in the South
Pacific Ocean, has been put out of Of
flee, being ordered to leave the coun-
try.
In the Los Angeles Distillery case to-
day A.A. Kelter, formerly of Los Ange-
les, said that the work was done in day
light in the tanks. TarbOX was re-
called and testified: The first product
of the still was not gagged by, me
prior to the seizure of Nov. 1874. l
made about 10000 gallons of brandy
and about 1000 gallons of singlings.
After that seizure made some $4,000
gallons of brandy. After the seizure
the tax was paid upon part and the
remainder was stored in ware
house. 1 had on hand at the time of
the second seizure about 1000 gallons
of brandy. 1t was sold to the Los An
geles Bank. On the 25th of February
when the second seizure was made |
did not register my still as not being
in use up to that time and intended
to treat my singlings. My still lay
idle at that time because [ had as
much brandy on hand as could dis
pose of for some months and [ had no
money to pay for the necessary casks,
etc. required.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of
Panama sailed at noon for Victoria.
The agents of the company assert that
no attachment upon the Grenada has
yet been issued, and that she wi II sail
for Panama on Saturday and some
freight is being sent down to the dock
for shipment by her. 1t is reported
that some arrangement has been made
with the company's creditors whereby
their difficulties are temporarily tided
over.
The police are actively engaged in
suppressing gambling and prostitu-
tion in Chinatown by direction of the
Chief of Police. They have blockaded
the houses of ill-fame, which in con-
oCquCHCc are ClOScu. ue L du uOuStS
are also closed, and the Mongolian
gambler can now indulge his passion
for play only in the strictest seclusion,
and even then at the risk of detection
and imprisonment.
One thousand tons of good San Joa-
quin shipping wheat of the new crop,
for delivery between the 30th of June
and the Goth of July next, was offered
on 'change to-day for $1.65 asked and
$l.50 bid.
Among other treasure for Hong
Kong the steamer Lotus will carry
100000 in fine silver bars recently
purchased at 104 per cent. discount.
The case of Louis Losse, who was
indicted for the murder of his wife on
the oath of last December, was called
to-day in the Fifteenth District Court,
but before the trial was entered upon
the defendant asked permission to
withdraw his plea of not guilty and
plead guilty to murder in the second
degree. The District Attorney think
ing 1T would be difficult to prove NAL
ice, aforethought or deliberation, Losse
having been badly intoxicated at the
time he so terribly beat his wife, ac-
cepted the plea and it was so ordered
by the Court. Sentence will be passed
next Friday.
Trade dollars have practically
ceased circulating and the market has
been relieved of a load of surplus sill
yer, and the consequence is that silver
coin during the last two days had an
appreciation in value, the market quo
tations to-day ranging at six to seven
per cent. discount, an improvement OF.
one-half per cent. on yesterdays rates,
and one and one-half per cent. on the
ruling rates of Saturday last. There
is little or nothing doing in trade dol
lars, but 9la is bid, with no sellers.
A lot of banana plants were received
by the steamer Granada to-day which
will be shipped to Los Angeles to he
planted in the vicinity as an expert
ment.
Arrived-Steamer Los Angeles from
San Diego and way ports, and the
Gypsey from Wilmington and way
ports. Sailed-Schooner Abraham
Lincoln for Anaheim.