Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-20
Pacific Coast News,
saoney Nrra's


SAN Francisco, July 19.-Legal
tenders, 99s bid, 99s asked; Mexi-
can dclJars, 92 bid, 90 sked; Trade
dollars, 81 bid, SO asked; half dol
lars, $3.50 bid, 93 asked.
Importaul Land snse DeciGei.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19th.-In
the Nineteenth District Court to-
day Judge Wheeler rendered an
imp ortant decision in an Oakland
land case involving over So, 900, 900.
Suits were brought by Theodore
Leroy against large number of
residents of East Oakland, and the
which was given for the
defendants, embraced three suits.
The cases are founded on what | 8
known as the Bienie
title, which consists of two deeds
from Antonio M. Peralta to Robert
Bienie, dated respectively July Is,
1860, and March "a, 1862.
mother a.d Daughter Drowned tn
"a Water Trough.
STOCKTON, July 19th.--Mrs.
George Steipmitz and her eldest
daughter were found drowned in
the water trough III the ranch of
George Steinmitz, two miles from
Bantas, this afternoon. The affair
is shrouded in mystery. The water
in the trough was about Is inches
deep and the feet Of the dead were
up and out of the water. Mr..
Steinmitz, husband and father, was
absent from home in the noun.
tains with his sheep and is expect
ed to come home to-day. Circum-
stances indicate that the death Of
these persons was caused either by
murder or suicide.
Tho More Murder Trini.
SAN BUENAvENTURA,J July 49,
In the Sprague trial to-day the de-
fense rather unexpectedly rested
at noon, declining the courts offer
to allow them to impeach the san.
ity of the witness Hickerson, now
dead, The prosecution occupied
the afternoon in impeaching
Sprague's character and defending
that of the States evidence, Jones.
A number of witnesses were intro
duced on both points who seemed
to offset the other witnesses called
on these points. In the evening an
informal agreement was arrived at
that the prosecution in further re-
buttal would close before 3 o'clock
! tomorrow and the defense in SUBJ
rebuttal would finish during the
afternoon and evening. This will
be on the arguments OF two OF
the counsel, one on side, which is
the agreement for Monday and the
case will probably be submitted on
that evening. Messrs. Ganahl and
Howard will address the jury for
the prosecution and Mr.. Fay and
Hon. Greed Hsymond for the de-
fense.
E,crp,,on Of senator Jones.
WINNEMUcCA, July 19.-United
States Senator John p. Jones ar
rived here from the East at 3:20
this afternoon. The citizens of the
town, irrespective of party, ten.
dered him a grand reception. The
whistling of the locomotive was
the signal for the commencement
of the anvil salute, and as the train
neared the depot tie Winnemucca
brass band played appropriate airs.
| A large canvas was stretched be-
tween the depot and telegraph Of
flee on which was inscribed, "Sen-
ator Jones, Humboldt welcomes
the champion of the Silver Bill,
the friend of Nevada" The Sen.
ator was introduced by Judge
Bonnefield, after which he deliv-
cred short speech in regard
to his course while serving Neva-
dams in the United States Senate.
Representative Wren, of this State,
passed west on the same train.
Latest Indian News.
PORTLAND, July 19th.-J. B.
Keeney sends the following from
Pendleton, under date of July 18th:
indians are reported in considera.
BILE numbers this morning in the
big bend of Mckay creek. l saw
NJ ajor Throck this morning.
He tells me that some few Indians
have been coming in on the reser-
vation the past two days and kill
ing Cayuse horses. They are sup
posed to be Columbia river In
dians and Snakes trying to get re-
venge in this way for the treschery
of the Umatillas.
Col. Forsythe's command and
the Cayuse Indians have gone out
on the trail of the Indians. Col.
Sanford's command has gone out