Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-29
Morning kilograms.


Passengers Going south.
MoJAvE, May 2S.-Mrs Rusur
Hinojoser, Mrs r J Vedder and son
l. l. Bromel, Mrs G M Jackson
Mrs w II Wells, daughter and son
McFadden, III Barrett, E e Chill
som, ID Melvin.
AceidcnI,y nhoi.
SAN FRANCISCO, May % VIII
liam e. Sturgis was accidental,
and fatally shot by Dir. DavlC
Il. Todd about nine o'clock las
evening at the office of the latter OF
Railroad Avenue, South San Fran.
cisco. A revolver belonging Il
Sturgis had been mislaid and DR.
Todd succeeded yesterday in recov.
ering it. Last evening. while
conversing with Sturgess he told
him he had the revolver, and, al
the same time, drew it from his
pocket, and, by way of joke, and
not knowing that it was loaded
pointed it at him. Sturgis' laugh.
ing said, "Fire." AT the same in.
slant the revolver was discharged
the ball entering Sturgis' face OIL
one side and coming out through
the temple on the other. Officer
Rosekamp, hearing the shot, hast
ened to the spot, and, as he enter.
ed the office, DR.. Todd said to him,
"My God, pve shot my best
friend" Sturgiss lived about
twelve minutes after the shot was
fired DR.. Todd mediately gave
himselfup to Officer Rosekamp and
proceeded with him to
the City Prison, where
he was locked up. Mr.. Sturgis was
about 26 years of age and was form
erly employed as clerk in Edward s
drug store on Kearney street, but
for the past few months he has
been out of employment and has
lived with DR.. Ford, by whom he
has been supported. The most
friendly relations existed between
the parties.
DIXON Votes for A"car. ort.on.
DIXON, May 2S.-An election was
held here yesterday on the question
OF Incorporation Municipal officers
were elected at the same time. The
Workinemen's ticket for Trustees
had no opposition. B. Barnes, In
dependent candidate for Marshal,
was elected over the Workingmen's
candidate by nine majority. The
majority for Incorporation was
twenty-niue.
t0D-res>iouni.
WASHINGTON, May 29th.-SEN-
ATE-Hamlin reported bill pre-
viding for the payment of the
award made by the Fishery Com.
mission at Halifax under treaty of
Washington. Placed on the calen.
dar.
Hamlin also reported from the
same Committee long written re-
port to accompah Y the bill; also a
concurrent resolution that The
views and recommendation en-
braced in the report of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations
touching the award made by the
Fishery Commission at Halifax are
hereby approved. The report of
the Committee Of Foreign Rela-
lions, above referred to, in conclu-
sion says: And your Committee
further recommend that the Exec
utive Department of the United
States should be authorized to pay
the award, if after cores
pondepce with the Government
of Great Britain, the President
shall, without further communica-
ton with Congress, deem that such
payment shall be demanded by the
honor and good faith of the nation,
and if, in pursuance of that conclu-
sion, the award shall be paid, the
President shall, as soon as may he
thereafter, lay his correspondence
with the British Government rela-
ting thereto before Congress"
Morrill, reported favorably on the
House bill, to authorize the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to constitute
superintendent of minis or assayers
in assay offices assistant treasurers
of the United States, without adj
ditional compensation, to receive
gold coin.
HoUsE-Spelley reported back
from the Committee on Roads and
Canals the Senate bill for the con-
struction of u railroad from Bis
marck to the Black Hills, but on
reading the bill it appeared it
makes grant of land for railroad
stations which made it liable to n
point of order, that it must first be
considered in Committee of Whole,
and that point being made, the bill
was not drawn on motion of
Wood.
The Senate amendments to the
House bill for the free entry of ar
ticles imported for exhibition by
societies established for he encour-
agement of arts and sciences, were
concurred in, and the bill passed.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-At the
conclusion of the morning hour
consideration was resumed of the
House bill to forbid further retire.
ment of United States legal tender
notes.
Bayard submitted an amendment
to the clause providing for the re-
issue of said notes redeemed or re-
ceived into the Treasury under any
law, as follows:
"Provided that said notes, when so
reissued, shall be receivable for all
dues to the United States, except
ing duties on imports, and not be
otherwise legal tender, and any re-
print OF said notes shall bear this
superscription."
The bill for holding an election
for representatives in California TO
the Forty-sixth Congress on the
first Wednesday in September,
1870 was passad