Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-06
LOS ANGELES TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 6. 1878

were at the engine house, Pacific
street, between Montgomery and
Sansome. Warner invited the
crowd TO drink at neighboring
saloon. He subsequently extended
a personal invitation to Wilson,
who refused, but asked Warner to
accompany him, taking him to The
upper floor of the stable opposite
the engine-house. On arriving
there, warner asked Wilson his pur-
pose, when the latter struck
him, and applying the most
opproblous epithets, said he
wanted to whip him.
Rough language followed on both
sides, and the two men moved
towards the stairs, when Wilson
suddenly again struck Warner
with some hard instrumen pre-
snmably a pistol. A clinch ell
sued, during which Warner
got out his pistol and fired
two or three ahots at close quarters,
one striking Wilson in the jaw,
the other in the breast, killing him
almost instantly. Wilson fired
one shot without effect. Just as
Wilson fell his wife, who had been
notified of the impending trouble,
camo running up, followed by an
officer to whom Warner sur.
rendered himself. The above is
Warmers version of The difficulty.
Mrs. Wilson says that as she came
in view of the two men, Warner
pulled his pistol, when her husband
backed off ten or fifteen steps draw"
ing his pistol. but not firing until
after Warmers first shot. War
nePs story is, however, corrobo-
rated by the circumstances and
the statements of some who pro-
fess to have been eyewitness. The
trouble was the sequel to a difficult
ty which occurred between the two
men some weeks ago. Wilson was
native OF New York, and aged 80.
fhe John B. Warner in the above
Dispatch, is II native of this city ,and
a sou of our esteemed fellow. citizen,
Col. ]. J. Warner. EDITOR EX.
PRESS.
At the sand Lots.
SAN FRANCISCO, August g.
There was about the usual attend
ance at the sand lots yesterday. A
resolution was passed to the effect
that If the Supervisors refused TO
break up the nuisance of China
town the workingmen would do il.
Welock spoke in favor of such
a course, saying that if tho author
tiles took no action be would head
a crowd to go to the Chinese quar-
ter and leave not one brick on top
of another. DR.. O'Donnell and
Beerstecher also addressed the
meeting, the latter deprecating
violence.
IHGesi from sie Front.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ga
Boise City dispatch says that five
men and two women are reported
murdered by hostiles on Bluneau
river last Thursday, viz: George
Miller, heavy stock raiser, Joshua
Miller, wife and daughter, and a
son of Robt. McMurray, and ono
other man.
Letters from Weiser valley say
that the Indians attempted to cross
Snake river below the mouth of
the Weiser yesterday, but were
driven back by volunteers and
few regulars. The mountains are
evidently full of Indians. General
Howard, with his staff and the
main body of the troops, is between
Silver City and Jordan valley. 1t
Is reported that thirty-five of White
Birds Nez Perces have Surrendered.
The Nnlionais Orgauizia-.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-A meet
ing will be held here this week of
the representatives Of the different
sections of the labor and greenback
party with the object of systemizing
their operations, and to establish
here national committee.
Horrible Dcath.
BOSTON, August 3. An insane
daughter of Thaddeus Frost, aged
%, poured kerosine over her head
and clothes, set fire to it and burned
to death.
Yellow Fever.
NEW ORLEANS, August 5.-New
cases, twenty; deaths, eleven.
hCiC DCCIi AMY MCutllOI III
the past twenty-tour hours; yester-
day the mercury fell about ten de-
grees.
Precauiions against the EpedeInic.
CAIRO, Ills, August Son the
arrival of the steamer Golden
Crown last night, quarantine Of
ticers found lady sick with what
the physicians here pronounced
Yellow fever, and the boat was
not permitted to land. An aulhen-
ticated rum0r comes from Caledo-
donia that the patient died after
leaving here and was buried at
Caledonia. AS further precau-
tion against yellow fever, after to-
morrowipassenger coaches from be-
low will not be transferred across
the river, but the passengers will
change cars at the tranfer steamer.
Modelling Attempts Suicide.
BERLIN, Aug. SIT is reported
that Modelling attempted suicide
yesterday with a pair of scissors.
An American Question.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 5.-The
American Minister las sent the
gunboat Dispatch to investigate
the case of the American lady who
founded missionary school in
Thessaly, and who is said to have
been seriously moleste1 by the
Greeks.