Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-19
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Special TO the HERALD by the western
Union Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast News.
The Conventson-AGeru0on.

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SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1Sth.-Jones
moved to reconsider the motion in
definitely postponing action in the
matter Of filling vacancies OF
Strong and Kenuy. Carried.
William J. Howard was elected
without opposition to fill the
Strong vacancy.
Reynolds said he was instructed
by the unanimous vote of the San
Francisco delegation to nominate
Judge Sharpstein. Andrews NOM
mated John J. Kenny, Klein NOM
mated Flynn and Samuel Wilson
nominated p. Fl. Lloyd. Beerstech-
er withdrew Flynn. Terry nomi-
mated Robert A. Leonard.
John J, Kenny, brother Of the
deceas.d 4 member, was elected, re-
ceiving 63 votes, Sharpstein 81,
Lloyd 6.
The Workingmen voted almost
solid for Sharpsteln.
Adjourned.
Bold Bank Robbery.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. is "A dar-
ing robbery was perpetrated yester.
day morning at the London and
San Francisco Bank. Shortly af-
ter IL o'clock one of the Tellers,
while handling coin and notes, OBJ.
served Lawrence Otis Hall, Clear
ing House Clerk of the Bank,
landing beside him. A few mo-
ments after Hall was missing, and
also package of one dollar green
backs, amounting to $4,000. Hall
has not since been seen, and it is
supposed that he went direct from
the bank to the steamship Oceanic,
which sailed at noon, and took pas
sage for Japan or China. Hall. is a
native of Louisiana, about 80 years
old, unmarried, and has been in the
bank six or seven years, bat not in
a position where he had an oppor-
tunity to handle cash.
san Ersnciscp Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18TH
Silver and currency unchanged.
Wheat dull; choice, 81 rs; good
shipping, 81 70@l 754; fair, ST 60
al 65 Barley neglected; feed,
924 97k. Corn lower; large yellow,
95@973; small 81 OBJ Oats mae
tive; coast, 81 05@l %; choice,
81 50@1 55. Hay inactive and
nominal Potatoes scarce and
firm.
rhe More rrlai-Aaother Aniiavit
from Defend ants Attorneys.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, Dec. 18.-
AT the commencement of the after
noon session of the Court to-day,
the attorney who, the Judge said,
had presented an impertinent pa
per on Monday, offered an affidavit
and wished to have it read, but the
Court declined to listen, saying
that the matter had been set for
hearing on Saturday morning and
the course of the trial could not
now be interrupted, and besides it
might prejudice the case.
The affidavit reads as follows:
Greed Raymond, w. w. Allen and
j. Marion Brooks being duly sworn,
each for himself, says that he is
one of the attorneys for the defend
ant Churchill, that the objection to
the right of Eugene Fawcett to sit
as Judge herein, taken and made
upon the affidavit of defendants,
was made in good faith and in pur-
suance of the duties of each of us
as attorneys for said defendant.
The document was filed with the
Clerk.
This afternoon Jesse Jones was
on the stand for. two hours. He de-
MED having said to numerous
parties, who were named, that his
previous testimony was false from
beginning to end. He admitted,
however, that, after the close of
the last trial, he had made an afli-
davit before Justice Giberson. f.
Nj. Meeks and John Okers repeated
their previous testimony. 1t will |
be impossible for the trial to be |
over before Saturday morning, at |
which time the Court will decide |
whether the attorneys are in con-
tempt.
Oregon Iniians Peacefui.
PORTLAND, Dec. 1Sth.-A dis
patch was received to-day by Gen.
Howard from his messenger, dated
the Dalles, where the messenger
had just arrived, stating that he
had left Yakima City as late as |
the 18th inst, twenty hours
later than Ballard, the citizens,
and at that time the In
dams were peaceably disposed and
all was quiet. This is reliable and
proves beyond doubt that the re.
ports which have reached here dur. |
ing the past two days are greatly |
or entirely false.