Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-04
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to tie Herald By the Western
tUnion Telegraph Company.l
Pacific Coast News.
Pass emxeis Per Orig .bR.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3d.-The
steamer Orizaba which sailed at 8
A. NJ. to-day has the following Los
Angeles passengers: Mrs Jackson,
Mrs Rider, Miss Parkhurst, Mrs
Wood, ] Healy, 7 b Hayes, g
Agate wife, nurse and three chill
dren, p Gibney, J f Frese, Il Cor
des and wife, John Kenyon and
wife, J p CogsweIl and wife, Rev
Geo b Taylor, Mrs l. Phillips and
boy, H Whittell.
Reess's Riches-The Murdered
TuiIis.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 3D.
Michael Reese, the news of whose
death at Walienstein, Germany,
was received TO day, leaves all es-
tate approximated at ten millions
or more, aud, with the exception of
Senator Sharon, he was the largest
real estate owner in this city. He
made "a will some years ago, leav-
ing the great bulk of his estate to
benevolent institutions.
Tullis, the rancher on Grand Is
land who was murdered Oh Thurs
day, is believed to have been killed
by members of some labor organi-
cation. Tullis had received threats
by letter that if he did not dis
charge his Cinnamon, whom he
employed in large numbers, he
would be killed
su., s~a.c,sco a,.a Na.v,,.,,r,,.,.v
SAN FRANCISCO, August 3J.-At
special meeting of the Board of
Supervisors to day, Supervisor
Gibbs introduced the following:
Resolved, That this Board ear
nestly requests the cooperation of
the Board of Health, the Board of
Police Commissioners and the
Board of Fire Commissioners to
recommend such legislation and
the passage of such orders as may
be proper to effect such amend
ments to existing laws as will lead
to q more effective observance of
the sanitary, police and fire regu-
lations of this city and county.
Adopted.
A letter received from Concord,
Contra Costa county, represents
that a family named Morgan, re-
siding on a farm at that place,
have been for some time in a state
of domestic infelicity. 1t culmi-
mated on Wednesday night in a
scene which proved fatal to two
persons. For some time past his
wife has been intemperate in her
habits and quarrels have been of
frequent occurrence. On the night
in question Mr.. Morgan came home
after being absent all day and
found his wife and two men lying
in the barn in a state of stupid in-
toxication. The spectacle go infu-
rated Morgan that, seizing club,
be belabored the two men so sound
ly that at the time the letter was
written, their lives were despaired
Of. He spared his wife, contenting
himself with turning her adrift
bag and baggage.
l.. A. Hermance, who was ar
rested yesterday on charge of
having obtained Sl00 from q firm
in Rochester, New York, by
forging the name of an employ6 to
a telegraphIc order for $3.50, was
before the Police Court this morn
ing for examination and was held
to answer in $1,000 bail.
Attempt to suicide with n scyihc.
SAN JOSE, August ad.-A man
named Francis Thurman MORALLY
wounded himself to-day with a
scythe blade with suicidal intent.
sapgaisary soiied DIVE.
CHINO, CAL, August 3.-This af-
ternoon, during an alteration be-
tween the inmates of house Of ILL
fame, a woman known as Pauline
Howard shot another inmate
named Jennie Singer through the
head. The assailant was arrested.
The injury is severe, possibly fatal.
Tax ON Chinainen.
VICTORIA, B. c., August Sd.-In
the Provincial Parliament to-day,
a bill was introduced to impose
tax of $50 per annum OH every
Chinese person In the province.
Killed aud wounded rs UmstiiIa.
PORTLAND, August 3d.-As near
as can be ascertained the following
Is a correct list of the killed and
wounded citizens Of Umatilla
county during the Indian raid:
Killed-Wm. Lamar, e. B. Nell
son, Geo. S. Smith, Erny Camp
bell, Geo. Coggan, Z. Il. Pratt, Jno.
Nay, o. p. Mccoy, Charles Nc
Laughlin, H. Hale, G. l.. Jewell,
M. Blake, Jno. Crisp, w. N. Keith,
Campbell Boiry, Luke Shelley,
Jas. Myers, Thos. Smith. Wound
eds. Rothschild, Arthur Cris-