, 1878-03-30

MURDER OF J. H. TUNsrALL.--The
following &C ,ount of the murder of j.
II. Tunstall. son of the junior member
of the we'll known firm of Turner, Bee
ton & Tunstall, of Victoria. we clip
from the Colonist MIR. j. II. Turner
! has received letter from a resident OF
the town CT Lincoln. New Mexico, which
announces the brutal murder near that
place of J. III. Tunstall, late of this city.
The writer says that on the 18th OF
| February last, whilst he was riding with
Tnustall and three others at point 10
miles from Lincoln, they were set upon
by gang of Is despsradoes, who killed
| Tunstail at once, and were only pre-
vented from killing his friends by their
sturdy resistance. The gang are known
as the New Mexico ring. Their leader
is the sheriff of the county in which the
murder took place and declines to arrest
the perpetrators. The murdered young
man will be remembered by many OF
our citizens, to whom he WAS favorably
knewn for some years. Mr.. Tunstall.
of the firm of Turner. Beeton & Tuns~
tall, was his father. The deceased had
expended $4,000 in the purchase of a
stock of goods, and had established
himself at Lincoln. The object of the
assassination was pluuder, and as Mr..
Tunstall was a British subject. steps
have been taken by Mr.. Turner to
bring the murder to the attention OF
Mr.. Thornton, the British Minister at
Washington.
Put A STOP TO IT. We learn from
parties aggrieved, that the prisoners
employed on the public works are in
the habit of groaning and otherwise
insulting persons they dislike who
chance to pass along the sidewalk in
their vicinity. This should not be
tolerated for an instant by those
having charge of the prisoners.
Such conduct on the part of citizens
would subject them to arrest and
fine. and certainly the condemned
felon should not he exempt from
severe punishment for such outra-
ges.
YE HooDLUM.-"A wise son max
eth glad father, but a foolish son
is the grief of his mother" He
standeth in front of saloons and on
the street corners, and stareth at the
people, especially if they be women:
and, if the payements be muddy,
and she holdeth up her dress, he
gazeth at her feet, and maketh rude
remarks to his companions. He
lieth in wait for those who know him
not as a beat He talketh with
them and fattereth them, and, at
last, prevalent On them to set 'em
up.
FAST TIME.-A private telegram
here, states that the steamship Da-
kota arrived at San Francisco about
noon yesterday. She left Victoria
on the 18th, and must have made
extremely fast time to reach San
Francisco on the 22d. The Dakota
will go on the ways at that port, for
some slight repairs. but this will
not interfere with her regular trips
to the Sound, and she will probably
leave again on the Both.
MONETARY The discount on
Trade Dollars at San Francisco is
down to 2 per cent, that on Half
Dollars to per cent. and the price
of Gold is down to II per cent.-all
the opposite of what was predicted
by the opponents of reconciliation.
When the Silver Dollars are really
in circulation there will be no dis
count on Half or Trade Dollars, and
the premium on Gold will have van
ished.
OPIUM SMoKING.-Jake Gee, an
almond-eyed Mongolian, who keeps
restaurant on Washington street,
was arrested last evening by Consta-
ble Lyts for selling opium and allow
ing it to be smoked in his house.
He was arraigned before Justice
Scott this morning and fined So.
He was further required to give
bonds in the sum of 800, that he
would neither sell opium nor allow
it to be smoked on his premises.
STILL OUT.-The ship Yosemite,
Capt. Sanders, which left here some
three weeks since, had not yet arriv-
ed at San Francisco, SO we were in
formed by telegraph yesterday. She
had on board large quantity of
potatoes, shipped from here, and
sold to parties in San Francisco "as
is" If the ship does not arrive
soon. some bod, will lose on them.
J. d. LoMAN, wharfinger on
Yesler's wharf, was so unfortu-
nate as to lose his gold watch
and chain overheard this after
noon. Although a siwash was
employed in diving for it, it has
not yet been recovered.
THE steamer Ancon, which has
been engaged in the trade between
Portland and San Francisco for sew
eral months past, has been trans
ferred to the line between San Fran
cisco and San Diego. Her officers
go with her.