Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-26
Morning kilograms.


Passengers Passing south.
MoJAvE, June Psf Grail, Il
Mcclure, II r Meyers, Charles
Bemis and daughter, J Carlin, Mrs
III Koop, A Fl Cullen, T M Tebbets
A w Manning, A HIlblanner, J f
Farrell, w L Pitcher, Max Mey.
berg, ] d Birch, Mrs e Moss.
sna Traucisco--Another Character
is,ic Episode.
SAN FRANCISCO, June ga
young man recently discharged
from the United States Marine
Corps, in which he enlisted under
the name of Pierre Neagle, came to
this city few days ago and be.
came infatuated with woman
named Bridget It. Harnett, who
keeps a grocery and saloon at AZ
First street. Last evening lie went
to her saloon, asked her to drink
with him, and followed her into
the yard, where he fired shot at
her, infiicting a slight wound in
the breast. He then stepped into
her bedroom adjoining the saloon,
and shot himself In the abdomen,
dying in few moments. He is
said to be connected with a wealthy
family in Lowell, Mass, and to
have been discharged from the SER
vice by special order of the Secre-
tary of the Navy. at the request of
his relations. His true name is
supposed to be Timothy J. Hayes.
1t was announced that a pool
selling on the Tenbroeck and
Mollie Mccarthy race at Louisville
would be announced at Oscar
Lewis's saloon last night, but there
was no attendance and pools were
not opened.
The Board of Supervisors met
last evening for the last time in the
old Board loom. The next session
will be in the new quarters in the
new City Hall. The Mayor last
evening signed the tax levy of $1.89
per cent.
A Fatal ARRAY.
QUINCY, Gala, June 25.-A fatal
shooting ARRAY took place at Mead
ow Valley yesterday. J. r.. McVay
and man named Cook got into an
alteration, during which McVay
received wounds from which he
died last night. Cook ia in Jail
awaiting examination.
san Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-Flour
Dull AMI unchanged. Wheat
Dull; sale of choice old milling at
$3.50; new crop, $1.65. Barley
Quiet; new, S74@92a; old, 05@97A.
Oats-Sales fair; feed, $1.374. Corn
Inactive; large yellow, S2.00;
small, So 10; Iowa, S1.90. Rye
Dull; 81. 12A@1.15. Potatoes-Dull;
$1.25@1.75. Hay-Inactive and
nominal. Wool-Quiet and prices
unchanged.
SILVER CITY, Idaho, June 25.-
The advance troops of Gen. How
ard attacked the h0stiles Sunday,
forty-five miles from Harvey.
Bernard bore the brunt of the en-
gagement. The battle took place
ut Curry Creek. Howard has sent
all available troops to the front.
Col. Robbins and two soldiers were
killed. Couriers rode two hundred
miles to furnish Howard news of
the battle and ask for reinforce
ments. Major Egbeit, at Camp
Lyons, has been notified to
protect the WInnemucca road
and give battle to the hostiles who
are fleeing in the direction of
Owyhee. The probabilities are
that the hostiles have met with n
severe repulse.
The Inves,Igasiom.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-Mrs.
jerks being requested to repeat
from memory the letter to which
the Sherman letter Is an answer,
she said she had never read it but
once. She was employed in the
Treasury Department here in 1875,
for two months, under Bristow, ac-
ceptipg the position because it wa 9
offered her. While employed by
tile Government she went to her
desk in the Office and did some wri-
ting almost every day, when she
had nothing else to do. Laugh
ter.
Q.-Now, what were the other
papers that you assured Kellogg
Anderson should never get?
Al don't know. l never had
possession of the Stanley Matthews
letters.
Odd you know that Ander-
son had any documents from
Matthews at that time?
A.-You know how Anderson
tslks.
Ooh, yesi but l want to hear
you talk now.
A.-Well, l hope you are edited.
Q.-Did you ever see document
that Anderson said he had from
Matthews
A.-Never. He did not enclose
them for my perusal. l never had
possession Of them; il l had they
never would have come before this
Committee.
By the Chairman-Was the let
ter you dictated in.tho parlor writ
ten in ink or pencil?
AIN ink.
@. Was it legible or not when
it was finishede
A.-That remains for others to
discuss. The chirography was not
elegant; it never was, but l might
have made 1t out?
Q.--Have you ever read any ol
Sherman's letters"
Al have never read any of his
composition except as have read
his speeches as reported In the
Congressional Record. | am famil'