Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-12
PACIFIC COAST.
CALIFORNIA.
The Chronicle" and Post "
Getting Their Work in.
The Break i'm the Levee
Repaired.
THE MORE MURDER TRIAL.
THE MORE MURDER TRIAL.

oAN l. NtAEOiSOOs "A pfll IL.
Yesterday the examination of bills
rendered the city by the Chronicle and
Post, for printing resolutions of the
intention of the Board of Supervisors
to do street work, show that in two
months over charges to the amount OF
81, 264 rs had been made. The bills
rendered by the Chronicle amount to
Sis, according to the terms of their
contract, but are made ont for 81 ,564 ".
Those rendered by the Post should be
S47S, but are rendered at 1898 Oh. Both
parties, where contracts were awarded
them TO publish resolutions, were re
quired to give bonds in the sum OF
10000 for the performance of the
terms of contract.
The steamer Belgic, which arrived
this noon from China and Japan,
brought 492 Chinese passengers, the
largest number by any one steamer
for a long time.
Los ANGELES, April IL.
Emil Hogarth committed suicide
this evening by blowing his brains out.
The deceased was a carpenter by trade,
and a native of Copenhagen, Den
mark. He leaves a wife and three
children.
SANTA ANNA, Gal, April IL.
Two row-boats were wrecked while
trying TO cross the bar at Newport
Landing. Captain Pierce, ofthe steamer
Newport, aud four sailors were
drowned. The bodies have not yet
beer found. Captain Pierce lost his
life by trying to rescue the other sail
ors. The nate. VIM. Milestone, fire
man, James O'Hsra and clerk were
saved. The sailors names not known.
BENICIA, Cal, April IL.
The track was laid into town this
morning, and this afternoon, at /
O'Clock, the first locomotive and train
entered the city limits of Benicla.
Flags are flying, and general good feel
ing prevails.
SACRAMENTO, April 10.
The break in the levee at Lovedale's
ranch was closed at oon to-day, and
there now only remains to add a few
finishing touches to the dam. The
work seems solid and permanent and
able to do all that is required OF il.
The residents OF the flooded sections
south of the city, We're greatly delight
ed yesterday at the prospect of soon
catching sight al their ranches again,
and their pleasure is augmented by
observations of the rapidly with which
water on their lands is disappes ring.
Near the r street levee it has fallen
over two feet. The ranchinen feel
confident now that some of their fruit
trees will be saved, and they expect to
be able to harvest good crops OF vege-
tables, hay, etc.
SAN BuENA VENTURA, April 10.
In the More murder case the prose.
cution have now had w. II. Hunt on
the stand ten hours, including yester
day and this forenoon, vainly endeav
oring, according to report, to induce
him TO repeat under oath information
he has given outside. He will be
again called after recess. The convic-
tion strengthens that Swanson and
Cook were not present at the murder,
though, like Hickerson and Brown,
they were invited to join the conspir-
acv.
Jesse Jones has made a full and
written confession, i'm plicating Sprague.
Churchill, Lord, Curlee, Mozart and a
new man named w. I'll. Hunt. hither
to unsupported. He "a arrested last
night, and Cook and Hickerson re
leased. Jones was present at the Kill
ing. and his statement fully confirms
that already gwen by the witnesses
Hickerson, Brown and others. Jones
one of the detectives who worked vi
the case, is a cousin of Jones who con.
fesses. The detective, before proceed
ing far, found his cousin deeply impli
Gated, and of purse made terms with
the authorities to save his neck. His
confession ends all doubt as to the guilty
parties. Hunt has hitherto borne al
irreproachable character, and his arresI
is a great surprise to the community
LATER The prosecution in the
More case has been all day putting il
corroborative evidence from Swanson
and Cook, the two discharged prison
ers, and two other citizens who we're il
the neighborhood at the time of the
murder, one of whom found some car
tridges, shells and a bullet. on the
ground near the spot. No testimony
will be introduced by the defense, sc
that 1t is certain that all the prisoners
will be committed TO await the action
of the Grand Jury. 1t is positively
asserted that Hunt, the man arrested
last night, is the soul of the plot, and
that he had witnesses, including him
self, ready to prove an abb on the parI
of each of the prisoners, but his arrest.
and the full confession of Jones dis.
arranges all that now. 1t appears thai
Hickerson and Brown simultaneously
disclosed to the authorities what they
knew of the matter. and are ignorant
of what was being done by the other
detectives of San Francisco, who were
securing evidence from both ut the
same time. while Detective Harris, Of
Los Angeles, and his deputy, were get
ting a full confession from Jesse Jones
The latter is guarded separately from
the other prisoners. Since his confes
sion he probably would not be very