Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-30
Suicide vaiuabis Paiutsngs Re-
covered.

Suicide-vaiuabfe PaiutlBgs Re-
covered.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. .2e.-Thom-
as Jorack, German laborer. about
"a years Of age, committed suicide
last night by hanging himself with |
a piece Of hay rope, from the bal
cony of two-story lodging house
at No. 26 Minna street.
Detective Jas. r. Rogers yester-
day recovered from the baggage
room of the Brooklyn Hotel eight
paintings which +. Bernardo Greg
ory, of Durango. Mexico, claims
are works of the old masters and
worth $4,000. The pictures were
left with the proprietor Of the ho-
tel, about two years ago, for safe
keeping, by G. w. Cohalan.
Police Cours News.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27th.-J.
e. Duncan was placed on trial in
the Municipal Criminal Court to-
day.
The case of the English forger,
Saville, came up in the Police
Court this morning. Lucky Bald
win took the witness stand and tes-
titled to the circumstances under
which he bought stocks for the
prisoner, taking as security
forged letter Of credit on the Union
Bank of London. His testimony
added nothing of importance to the
account heretofore telegraphed.
The case OF J. w. Bacheldor, at
torney, who was convicted some
months ago In the City Criminal
Court of obtaining money under
false pretences in connection with
the notorious police brokerage
cases, came up on appeal and writ
Of error to-day In the County Court
here. It was discovered that,
through amazing carslessness on
the part of some one, Bachelor
had never pleaded to the case in the
City Court. In consequence Of this
defect the judgment Of the lower
court was set aside and the case re-
manded for further proceedings.
There Is a proposition on foot
which is favored by the Postmaster
General and Postmaster Coey o
this city, to the effect that the gov
J ernment give the city 500 acres oi
the Presidio Reservation for a pub
lie park and take in exchange I'm
ion Square, bounded by Stockton
Powell, Post and Geary streets, t.
be utilized as q site for a new Post
! Office.
The Sierra Nevada Mine.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29th.-It |
very difficult to obtain reliabl
news from the Sierra Nevada cross
cut now, as the miners are forbid
den, on penalty of discharge, to Civ
: information, and no one Is admitte
to the mine. AS far as can b
, learned, the cross-cut is in ore
mixed with vein of porphyry
The cross-cut from the north en-
drift, OH the 2, 200 foot level, is sbou
fifty or sixty feet north of the frs
cross. cut, making good headway
J and is expected to strike the or
body next Wednesday or Thursday
Destructive FIRE.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 29th.-A fir
occurred at four o'clock this morn
Ing in the planning mill Of Taft
Toftonson & Farnsworth, on ]
street, just east of 9th. One-quar
ter of the block was burned. Tn
property destroyed was mostl,
wooden and old buildings, and bu
two valuable houses suffered. TIL,
loss will aggregate $4,000.
Ricn strike im sena.or Jonssr
MIne
| CALIENTE, Nov. 29th.-There ar,
rumors of rich strike In the Kern
Vile mine, Kern county. The Sum
ner Gold Mining Company on thei
16O foot level, $50 feet south of tn,
main shaft, have found body oil
ore ten feet thick. which, it Is said
will assay from $50 to $50 per ton
Trotting at MarysviIIs.
| MARYsvILLE, Nov. 29.-The sec
ond days races at the park drew 8
much larger attendance than yes
terday, to witness the match be-
tween Rarus and Sweetzer for O
special purse Of $1,000, the former
being the winner. First heat, 2:22
Seconu, Z:l1j tnlrd, Z:z2.
Progress OF RRiiroad Buifding,
YUMA, Nov. 29th.-The reporter
OF the Arizona Sentinel, who ar.
rived this evening from the front ol
the Southern Pacific Railroad, re.
ports that sevsn and a half miles oil
track are laid beyond Yuma. The
organization of the force Is getting
perfect. One mile of track was laid
yesterday, one mile was laid to-
day, and everything is ready to lay
a mile Tomorrow. The road bed
Is all graded for several miles
ahead. Eleven hundred Chinese
and two hundred white laberer, are
at work for sixteen miles ahead of
the construction train. One hun
dred ard seventy thousand ties
have been received. More ties,
rails and laborers are arriving
daily.
The steamer Cocopah brought
from Ehrenberg yesterday 40 bars
of base bullion and 26OO pounds of
wool, and from Castle Dome 25
tons Of Dalana ora