Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-25
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
/ Special 10 the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Comrany.
Pacific Coast News.
MUraby ~"d Bmrn.ss Expta,u-
faiiure of stock Brokers.


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24th.-Be.
fore the Finance Committee of the !
Board OF Supervisors this after.
noon, District Attorney Murphy
aud City and County Attorney Bur-
nett made full statements us to their
connection with the due bills left
by the late Alex Austin, 10y which
it appears that Murphy had become
indebted to Austin In the ordinary
course of stock TRANSACTIONS, while
Burnett had, on several occasions,
borrowed from Austin when caught
in tight place with marginal
stocks. Burnett also made some
statements to show that he had ex-
ercised due diligence in collecting
the protested tax moneys. There
was nothing ELECTED to show that
any pecuniary relations had sub
sisted between witnesses ard de-
ceased other than in accordance
with ordinary business and friend.
| ly accom- mediation. The committee
adjourned to meet at the call of the
chairman.
Higgins & Conkling, stock bro
kers, doing business in the San
Francisco Board, have suspended.
Liabilities not stated as yet.
Burks's BIZ Suts-Tne Dpfr-es Mine.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24th.-
John FL. Burke, plaintiff in the ia
NOUS thirty five million suit
against the Bonanza people, is
making up a new complaint, in
which he proposes to amend the de-
fects of the previous complaint.
He will join only Flood, Mackey
and Fair in the new complaint.
Negotiations have been opened
with heavy Eastern holders of Bo'
nanza stocks to have them join in
the complaint With, it is stated,
, good prospects of success.
The dissatisfied stockholders in
the Defrees mine will hold a meet.
ing on Thursday evening to en-.
deavor to put in new Board OF
Directors. The principal com
i. plaint against the present Board is
that Grand Prize :s alleged to be
working on Defrees ground and no
effort is being made to prevent II
. by the Directors, President Gray
son being heavily interested in
Grand Prize and consequently held
to be Indifferent in the matter. II
is also held that Il bonanza exists
on and be ow the 400 foot level, but
that the management avoids de
veloping it for reasons best known
to themselves.
: AT meeting of the Relief Com
, mittee this afternoon it was shOWr
that surplus CT $4,000 remained
in the hands of the treasurer which
will be forwarded when a demand
3 is made for further assistance.
e Husselmap, the juror in the Hog
don case charged with Offering TO
hang the jury for a bribe, was helt
to answer this afternoon.
Gen. Sherm~u COming.
YUMA, A. IT,, Sept. 24th.-Gen
VIM. II. sherman and Col. A. Med
McCook, U. S. A., arrived here al
r 10 A. NJ. They go direct, by the
r Southern Pacific Railroad, to San
Francisco this evening.
} The STOCKTON Races.
= STOCKTON, Sept. "a. The start.
e ers in the three-quarter mile dasl
!, for two year.old colts for the Joe
= Daniels stake, $3.50, were Maggie
: Early, Shamu, O'Brien, Bessie
f Sedgwick and Lathrop. Maggie
Early won and the others came il
in the order named. Time, I!20
In the second race, for the 2:4(
a class, the starters were Gibraltar
Harry Corisande. Lady Emmet
e and Abbottsford. Gibraltar won
: the first heat in 2:27, Corisande thu
It second in 2:264, the third in 1926.
and the fourth in 2:27.
The district stallion race had fou
d starters, Peerless, Nephew, Western
b Boy and Reliance. Nephew woi
q in 2:39, 2:S7l and 2:37a.