Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-04-19

drained. The quantity of water
which had been damned up on the |
north drift on the 2,000-foot level |
burst through this morning and a |
small deluge fell down the incline
fer half an hour or so. The drift is
being put in good working order
preparatory to cross cutting at the
Hale & Norcross. The proposition
to start one or more cross cuts to
prospect for new ore body
is under consideration. The
water is all out of the 2,100.foot
level and if the north drift is not in
too bad condition, u joint cross-cut
will be started on the Savage and
Norcross line, as there is no drift
on the 2l00foot level of Savage.
This work must be done by the
Hale & Norcross Company.
At the Gould & Curry, every
nerve is strained to drain the 1900
foot level and get it in working or
der. AS soon rs this Is done four
east and west cross.cuts will be
started, as follows: One on the
Best & Belcher and Gould & Curry
line; another on the Gon,d & Cur
ry and Savage line, and two at inter-
mediate points. These will be run
both east and west from the main
drift. The expense of running the
joint cross-cuts will be shared
equally by the companies through
whose ground they are run. If the
ledge retains the trend shown in
the Savage mine, the east cross
cuts must be driven at least 800
feet before they can be reasonably
expected to strike it.
Killed by q FaIi-Dena.
VIRGINIA, New, April 1Sth.-A
carman named Charles j. Harvey
feel down the winZe in California
this morning. He died in half an
hour after.
John Randall, Chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners,
died today.
Jadge ueydenIeiafs Pamphlet.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1S.-Ex-
Judge Sol Heydenfeldt has adj
dressed pamphlet to members of
the bar of the State for considera-
tion of the Constitutional Conven-
tion on the question of revising
the judicial system of the State.
His plan in brief is that the judi
cial power of the State shall be
vested in one Supreme Court of
nine Judges, three Courts of APP.
peals, County Courts, Justices of
the Peace and Police Courts; the
election of the Justices of the Su-
preme Court by the people of the
State and of County Judges by the
people of the counties, to be man.
aged as follows: For each position
| the Governor shall nominate two
q persons, each House of the Leg
islature shall refer the nominations
to its Judiciary Committee, and on
the report of the committees the
respective houses shall confirm or
reject the nominations by ballot.
If rejected, the Governor shall
make other nominations until
they are accepted by the Legisla-
ture. The nominees shall then be
lawfully qualified candidates for
election by the people. The JUS
tees of the Supreme Court to hold
office during good behavior, Coun-
ty Judges Tor six years. The pam
phIet includes provisions for the
impeachment of Justices.
suicide or Murder.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18Th
This morning about $50 o'clock
the people.of Oakland were startled
by report that a woman had COM
mitted suicide at her residence, cor,
ner of Sixth and Jefferson streets.
An officer found the woman, Mrs.
O'Neil, hanging to the rafters in
the kitchen in the rear, with the
rope in her mouth and her feet just
resting on the floor. She was in her
night dress when found. The rope
instead of being around her neck
was in her mouth and running be-
hind her ears. She was cut down
Immediately bnt life was gone.
Her name was Lydia O'Neil. She
is about thirty-six years of age, q
native of West Virginia and leaves
three children. Three cuts were
| found across her throat, but not of
serious nature. Blood was found
on her bed and also on her clothes,
which were found in bucket in
the sink. Pointing towards foul
play, a razor was found with traces
of blood on it and a cloth with
which it had been wiped was found
near it. Everything about the
place gave evidence of very desti-
tute circumstances. The body was
taken to the morgue where the
Coroner will hold an inquest. Her
husband, John O'Neil, was taken
into custody and is held to await
the result of the inquest.
a Reverend Bignnist Pieads
Gutity.
SAN ANDREAs, April 1Sth.-Rev
John Moyle, indicted for bigany,
pleaded guilty to day in the
County Court and asked for the
mercy of the court. His excuse
was ignorance of the statute in re-
lation to bigamy. The reverend
gentleman has hitherto borne a
good reputation in this community.
Sentence set for April 30th.
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