Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-30
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Passerkers Gs,nx soutn.
Mo JAvR, Nov. 28.-J Wilcox, w
Rea, J M Bassett, Ben G Truman
and daughter, o M Berry, wife and
son, Mrs Richas, s Cura, A Won
Rot hschild, M Marcus, w II Spur
geon, A Gildmacher, G A Cross,
wife and child, James Vincent, A
A McCutchOn, Frank Bird, Joseph
Cross, Mrs E Cross, ] H Yates, J
Patton, S Henry, II West.
MoJAvE. Nov. 29.-L P Martin
and wife. d Flo ward, Chas V Car.
penter, f Ench, w Morris, F F
Gibson. James Kelly, L Corella,
Weitheirmer, f. JouraIe, F P
Foster.
Dots frpn nit over tho Country.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. pa
malignant type OF small-pox Is
raging at Grand Forks, Dakota.
The progress Of the Marquis of
Lorne yesterday was a series of
ovations.
A very heavy snow storm pre-
vailed In Louisiana from until 8
O'Clock yesterday.
The Treasury yesterday pur-
chased between 800, 900 and 400, 900
ounces of silver at O fraction below
London quotations.
The Alabama Legislature, in
joint convention yesterday, elected
Governor Houston United States
Senator. There were only two
votes In the negative.
Robert Heller, the magician,
died rsat the Continental Hotel,
Phiiadelphia, last night, after u
brief Illness. He gave an enter
tainment there on Monday night
last.
John M. Muller, contractor for
furnishing stone for the Chicago
~s.1.-.-a-house, was arrested yester:.
day, charged with unlawfully and
felonlously conspiring with others
to defraud the Government.
The question Of electing Garce-
Ion, Dem, or Smith, Greenbacker,
as Governor Of Maine, by the Leg.
islature, was submitted to the
Maine Congressional delegation,
which decided In faver of Garcelon,
because he is q hard-money man.
Comm issioners from various
States interested In the erection of
he Lee monument met last night,
Ind, after consultation and discuss
sion, decided not to award the con-
tract at this time owing to the In
sufficiency of funds. The matter
has been Indefinitely postponed.
Naa Francfsco Markets.
SANFRANcIsCo, Nov. 29.-Wheat
--quet but firm; choice shipping.
Sits; off grades, 81 60@l.65. Barley
quiet; brewing, l.l22@l 20; feed.
95c@$l.024. Oats, unchanged Com
steady; large yellow, 81 OF;
small, $1.O5@1.074. Hay-saIes,
volunteer. $15.50@l5. 90; stack,
So 80. P0tatoes-choIce Cuffy Cove,
$1.10; other kinds, 50c@$l00.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 90
Yesterdays Bulletin published an
expose of the manner In which
certain favored applicants for posi-
tions as teachers had received In
advance from the Office Of the State
Superintendent copies OF cues
tions to be propounded to
applicants, thus giving them
an opportunity to cram for the oc-
casion. Tn consequence of this ex-
posure the State Superintendent
has ordered the examination of ap-
plicants for State certificates to be
postponed until Dec. 11th. The
Board of Education of this city will
make an investigation into the
o. L. g. vr,tf t,t q
jurisdiction.
Tnanksgis las San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29th.-
Thanksgiving Day was very gener-
ally observed yesterday. Business
was almost entirely suspended.
Services was held in all of the
churches in the morning. A great
number of sporting attractions
were offered, including boat racing,
Lacrosse games, bycicle races on
the CLIFF road, shooting matches,
eto. Social gatherings wound up
the day. Dispatches from the in
terror show that the day was gen.
orally observed as holiday
throughout the State.
--latest from sierra New ada.
VIRGINIA, New. Nov. 29.-The lat.
est from Sierra Nevada is that the
streaks of porphyry are working
out Of the top of the crosscut and
good ore is coming in at the bottom
Tho War.
LONDON, Nov. 29.-Khurum was
occupied by British troops thii
morning. The Afghan garrison
fled to Plnvard, at the northern ex
tremity of Khurum Valley, where
they are expected to offer resis
tance to the further advance O
General Roberts. A dispatch from
Dakka says that the roads through
Khurd Khyber Pass are insecur,
because of native plunderers. Rob
berries are frequent and there hav,
been many murders. Three hun
dred members Of one tribe Gear AL
Musjid threw up entrenchment
and maintained three-hours
musketry engagement. The Ques
tiou Of the cession OF the Provinc'
OF KhokRnd to Persia is assuming
. threatening phase. and hostilitiel