Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-23
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the Herald by the Western
Union Telegraph Company
Pacific Coast News.


EusAVh A"Ptooeoh
SAN FRANCISCO, April Odd
There seems at present to bt
nothing settled concerning the
project for fusion of the parties il
the coming election of delegates fol
the Constitutional Convention
though some definite action is ex.
pected on Wednesday, when the
Central Committees are to meet to
consider the subject. The impress
zion prevails in well informed cir
c'es that the State Central Com
mittees will nominate delegates at
large, irrespective of politics,
leaving to the County Committees
the work of making selections OF
local candidates and the manner OF
putting up county campaigns.
The Grangers Opposed TO Kenrney
HAYWARD. CAL, April 22d. THE
weather is cloudy and very propi-
tious for farmers and the outlook
throughout the valley promising.
The Livermore valley and San Ra-
mon are covered with heavy fields,
which promise to exceed the yield
of last year.
The delegations from the interior
Oranges, which met here Saturday
last to form a non.partiZan move.
menr for the purpose OF joining
hands and electing delegates to the
Constitutional Convention, have
adjourned without effecting any
thing. Some wished to cooperate
with the workingmen, but the
majority showed their hands, which
left no doubt that they we've deter
minedly antagonistlc to the Kear-
ney movement.
Died from HIS IDJurie..
OAKLAND, April 22d.-Charles
Olney, a we'll known real estate
dealer, who was thrown from his
buggy recently and sustained a
fracture of the skull and other
wounds, died to-day at his resi-
dence in this city.
san Franci,co Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, April Odd
Flour unchanged. Wheat dull;
milling. So 10 "a Is; shipping
81 95@2. Barley dull at ST 073G
ST 10. Oats dull and heavy; feed,
ST 20@1 40. Corn scarce and firm,
small yellow, 81 9O@l 95; large do
ST IS. Hay dull; choice wheat
SIT; barley, Sl53; stock, SIS @ SO,
Potatoes firm; new, 34@4c.; choice
old red, 34@34c. Wool firm ant
unchanged.
Death Of ~ PiOMecr.
QUINCY, Cal, April 22d.-Hon
VIM. F. Ward, a pioneer citizen Of
Lassen and Plumas counties, dice
here last night.
Resolutions Of Respect.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22d .-Thi!
afternoon number of gentleme
associated swith the telegraph OIL
the Pacific Coast, met at the Office
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company and elected JAIME:
Gamble President and George
S. Ladd Secretary and adopted
resolutions of respect to the
memory of the Late William Or
ton, President of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, which
were telegraphed to the Board o
Directors of the company at New
York, and an engrossed copy or
dered to be sent to the family O
the deceased.
Incrrnsed Force at Mare Island.
VALLEJO, April 22d.-A number
of workmen were taken on at thu
navy yard this morning. These
with those taken on last week
make q larger force than has beer
employed there for long while
The prospect for work at the yarl
is bright.
WOrkingnen's Meetings.
CAsTRovILLE, April 22d.-H. l.
Knight, Secretary of the Working
mems party, spoke here last eve
nIng to an audience of over 200
His address occupied p hours an,
was attentively listened to. H,
speaks In Santa Cruz tonight.
Repeating at she Last Election
sale Of decentralization OF Chi
nHmen for Citixensiiip.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22d.-Ir
making preparations for dividing
the city into precincts under the
new registration by wards, the ex
animation of the ward registers
show that a good deal of repeating
was done at the last election. TIL,
examination is not yet completed
but so far it has been found that II
the Sixth Ward three men votet
twice, in the Seventh Ward TWEEN
ty-nine men voted twice and ont
man three times, changing thei
residence to correspond with tn,
precinct. In the Tenth Ward al
the poll lists have not yet been ex
amined, but there have already
been found seventeen double vote,
cast. One man voted twice in the
same precinct, giving the sam,
number, name and residence
which indicates completely on til,
part of the election officers. Reg
istrar Kaplan has also Information
that at the last election q maj
was furnished with $65 in coin anc
a list of deceased voters, and sen
into the Ninth Senatorial Distric
to vote the names. He picked W
half dozen men and succeeded ii
the undertaking at an expenditure
| of a honf 90 SO parha L. 500