Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-23

on Bill of Rights.
Wickes presented a proposition
against office seeking.
Filcher relative to revenue and
taxation.
Wilson, Of San Francisco. pre-
scented the report of the Judiciary
Committee, in favor of Judge Faw-
cetts eligibility to his seat. and the
same was ordered printed aud made
the special order for Thursday at ii
A. NJ.
O'Dounell offered resolution
that the Attorney General should
De requested to obtain the decision
of the U. S. Courts concerning the
Bur.ingame treaty, especially with
reference TO the eligibility OF the
Chinese to citizenship, and the
right of the State to protect itself
rom the influx of vagrants and
dangerous classes. Adopted.
Barbour offered q resolution that
the Assessor OF san Froncisco fur-
uish the Convention with the as-
sessmeuts on mining stock for the
last fiscal year; u lso, of ofchurch prop
erty and land on which the same
are erected.
Several new propositions for the
Constitution were submitted and
re feried
Adjourned at ll:50.
Ass.s.mens Levied.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23d.-Ray-
mond & Ely lesies an assessment
of 81.
San Francisco CaUvt lsenis. =
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22d.-The
trial of the case Of William f.
B4bceck, Tiburcio Parrott, Will
liam Babcock and Louis r. Parrott,
doing business under the firm
name of ParrOtt & Co. vs.. William
X. Briggs. Patrick Counor and Ed
ward Norris began this morning in
the Fourth District Court. The
case Is watched with much interest
as 1t involves the question as t"
whether the money alleged to be
lost by Ver Mehr. formerly in the
employment OF Parrott & Co., but
now an Inmate of San Quentin on
conviction of embezzlemenf, which
money was the property OF his en-
pIoyers, can be recovered from the
defendants at whose gambling
house II was lost. Ver Mehr was
brought over from San Quentin as
witness in the case.
The Exchtquer stockholders
have reelected the old Directors
and officers.
The Coroner's jury in the case OF
Thomas l.. Smith, one of the pro-
prietors of the shooting gallery
82l Kearney street, who was shot
on Saturday by E,iwin H. Ladd, a
brother of the partner OF the de-
ceased, returned verdict to- day to
the effect that the killing was acci
dental. | he charge Of manslaught-
pr against Ladd was continued in
the Police Court to-day un IL to-
morrow, pending the result OF the
Coroner's inquest.
rhr Ch~m0sr Of C.sMsnescs Op-
posed tu tho ersoch Treaty.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22i.-The
Chamber of Commerce held meet.
ing this afternoon at which the
subject Of the proposed treaty with
France and its effects upon onr
wine interests was taken up. a
letter wns received frou the com
nittee representing the vinicul-
tural interests of Southern Califor-
MIA, setting forth the magnitude of
The wine aud brandy Interest in
tnat section and protesting against
any reduction in the present tariff
IN French wines and liquors. The
Chamber, after an interesting dis
cussiou, adopted q resolution op-
posed 20 such reduction.
Barne'. BIG suit.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. % Yes
tsr,iay IN the Twelfth Di-trici
Court the action of Burke vs.. Flood
ct al. to REQ 'ver the trids "f $35,
QUO 0C0 was dism Used ~ against de-
fendants 8. Heydenfeldt, e. Fish,
Geo. Wallace, Geo r. Wells, Ell
ward Barron, the Pacific Mill aud
Mining Company, the Virginia
and Gold Hill Water Company and
the Nevada Bank.
Mouas .t0 Fires Henr Auahefm-
aestsucsi"n of hsee and Sheep
Feed.
ANAHEIM. Oct. 22d.-A fierce
fire has been raging Ia the noun
tains back OF Anaheim for two
days, and tonight the sceue Is
grand beyond description. A con-
tinuous belt OF fire can be seen for
eight miles. Thousands of acres of
valuable sheep feed will be de-
-troyed and it is likely that some
bee ranches will meet the same
fate. The fire lie now raging on the
San Joaquil rancho and the loss
in feed on that rancho alone will
amount to thousands of dollars.
s.nt. Bs-b .r.'s Fever Coasribu.
Gioas-Osher Iteaas.
SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 22.d-
Mayor Chamberlain to-day sent S93
more to the Howard Assoc alton u
Me nphis in aid of the fever suffer-
els, making u total of $743 from
this source, with sundry sums sent
privately aud by Wells, Fargo &
Co. Santa Barbara has contrib
uted about Que thousand dollars.
Next month G. w. WhittenOre, u
prominent musician here. will give
u promenade concert for the same
object.