Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-12
PasAenxers Going south.

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MoJAvE, Dec. l1.-Master J Fin
ley, w M Griffith, H D Barrows,
Miss M e Barton, Mrs Muck, NJ
Cfomkite, ] L Alvey, q Foster. l.
Adams, L w Thatcher,J ] r Scu-
phom, ] Kelley aud wife.
The sau FsaucIsco Inves,iEati.n.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1l.-At
the session of the Committee Of the
Board of Education last night it
was announced that, owing to the
limited power of the Committee in
the matter of compelling attend
ance and the answers of witnesses,
arrangements would be made to-
day to procure the corporation Of
the Finance Committee of the
Board of Supervisors pro Jorn,a.
Charges of, auditing warrants for
salaries Of parties known to have
obtained positions in the School
Department by fraud are being
preferred against the School Super.
intendent aud the President Of the
Board Of Education. This brings
the subject properly within the ju-
-isdictioa Of the Finance Commit
tee. The proceedings last night
were unimportant, except the read
ing of the sworn statements Of
Mrs. Ziegenhert and Miss M. A.
Kennedy, which bring the charge
OF furnishing questions directly
home to Edward Ewald.
sau Fr~nciso. Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.-Wheat
very dull; choice milling sold at
81 Is; good shipping, 81 7l}@1 724.
Barley quiet; feed 90c9$1 %. Oats
dull and unchanged. .COrn-Small
yellow, ST. O2}@1 O5; large ST.. Hay
stagnant and nominal. Potatoes
firm and unchanged. 6
- MsnfmE Assessmsa
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1l.-Alta
has levied an assessment OF one
dollar per share, delinquent Janu.
ary 18th; Blackhawk, OF Bodie dis.
trict, levies 25 cents and Utah one
of two dollars, delinquent January
10Th. .f
Uni,ed states vs. Ram.sleii.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec lin the
United States Circuit Court the
case Of the United States against
II. B. Ramsdell is on trial. The
suit Is to recover an amount al
legged to be due the Government
on q coal contract for the Mint. It
is alleged and shown by
testimony o: G. G. Loring. clerk
fol Ramsdell, that George M. Pin
ney, while Clerk to the Superin.
tendent of the Mint, drew and
cashed a Mint check of So 200 for
200 tons of coal at SIC per ton, but
that the bill only called for IS tons
and on its delivery was paid,
netting $1,000. Witness assumed
that Pinney kept the balance-$2,
O00-for his own use.
Tho Convention.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1.-THE Con.
vention met at $3.50. ...-.,-.., .y-.-.-
Vandyke presented :, petition
from the 'citIzeps of Alameda for
the Insertion of q mechanics lien
clause in the Constitution.
Rolfe presented a petition from
the Bar Association Of San Bernar.
dino in favor of continuing sessions
of the Supreme Court at Los ,Ange'
les. ~. tls5 4 y.
Wyatt called up his resolution o!
public lands, offered yesterday
Adopted. -
The Convention went into Com
mittee ofthe Whole on the Chinese
article. Overton, of Sonoma, ant
Howard, Of Los Angeles, spoke OF
the subject. a-
N~xro. Murdorers Lynchea =
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 11.-At Ne
braska City the trial Of Henr!
jackson, Henry Martin and Viii
liam Givens, colored, for the cold
blooded murder of Charles Sion
and outraging his wife. too yer,
old and feeble persons, on the nigh
of the 30th Of November, was con
cluded last nights "N n
the jury returpinga
der in the second
the evidence add
Z thought by the Cou
dict should have
the fret degree.
taucinv Jackson