Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-04
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fakAenEers GSSe0g SOUTH.
MoJAvE, Dec. 81 w Staples, A
r Gurni.on, A F White, X h
Pratt, Il l. Sansevine, H B Haiues
and wife. A w Smaller aud wife,
Fl H williams aud wife, e Ne yer
stein, wife end children, Hrs Fl
Meyerstein, E w Scane. wif- aud
child, Mis- Jn Lloyd, Fl A Cum
mings, 9 A Hubbard and wife, G
II Lewis, Col wilkins.
The stale" q :" ssi"ms.
SAN FRANCISCO, d @. 8.-The
Board of E iucalion last night cou-
tinued the investigation of the
purchase Of examination qnes ions,
A number of witnesses w-ie exam
iued, mostly teachprs In the de
partment. The testimony CORE, bo
rated that previous v given regard
ing the general practice of obtain
ing questions before examination
dav l,y fraudulent means,
and still further imp'icat-
Ing ] A. Moore, Principal of
the Eighth street grammar school.
Nothing IA yet has been learned ~
to the manner In which the lists If
questions were originally obtained.
The inquiry was a''j ,urned till next
Wednesday evening. Dispa tches
from the interior show that, in
most cases, the COUNTY Examining
Boards have postponed examina-
tiOns in accordance with insiruc-
tions from the State Superintend
ent.
San ErKncfscS Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 -Green.
backs and silver unchanged.
Wheat--inaciive and noninaltv
unchanged; choice milinr, 81 III
@l 50; choice shipping, 81 1901 76t;
good shipping. $l.70@i ut Bar
lev-aciive and firm; yomi iced. 81
@1O6; brewing. ST l73@1 80. Oats
--choiee, ST. 50@l 80; common,
ST. l5@l 37& Corn-dull; large yell
low. ST. O2}. Rye-choice bay,
81 274. PoJatoes-highei; choice
TomaIes aud Early Rose, ST. 10;
River, e5 @$l; sweet, 81 Hay
unchanged.
tztsied by n Boom Gun.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-At
Half Moon Bay, on the 29th ult.,
Rauliro Slep-, native of the
Western Islands, was instantly
killed by the accidental discharge
cf boom gun used for killing
;ha'es, which he was showing 10
some friends.
The Convention
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 3.-The Con-
ventinu met ut $3.50, Beersteoher,
President pro tenn, III the chair.
Bell, of San Francisco, presented
memorial from the Trades Union
of the Pacific coast in opposition to
the contract system at the State
Prison completing with outside
white labor.
O'Donnell presented a minority
report from the Comm ittee OH
Chinese, asserting that the po wer
exists In this State to quarantine
vessels. either for day or an indet-
inite period. The concluding para
graph recommends the insertion Of
sections In the Constitution provi,!.
ing, FIRST, that the introduction of
CooIie labor into California shall
he felony, and, second, that no
Asiatic ever be employed on public
works.
e The Convention then went into
Committee Of the Whole on the
article Oh corporations, the pend-
Ing section being that for the 8
tahlishment or y Board of Railroall
commissioners.
Mcfarland first 0btaihed the floor
and opposed the Commission.
bowling, 0f San Francisco, as
serted that the heinteresisO of the Siaie
and the railroads were antaxonis-
tic, and the Commissioners Sc
tion only established u tribunal to
decide betw them.
O'Oonheli followed Bowling,
reading a short address.
Wyatt, Wosk,ngman from Mon.
terry, supported the Commissioner
olause.
A. 1910 r. M. the Committee re.
ported progress and recess was
taken until 2 O'Clock.
A Des~rmtnrd Su,cide.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 3.-An'on'
Van W0olfk-u-'s bo'iy was found
suspended to n tree near Smitli'-
GaId.n-, the man having been dea,
several hours. He ives n ra,iv- %
Hanover, aged 10. Two broke,
ropes, each with u moose, and
broken limb overhead, show I'd tha
the man had made two attempts I,
hang h'ms elf before he succeeded
He was intemprrate IN his habits
aud was temporarily iusane whel
last seen.
Ktulrd fo Pris"n.
PORTLAND, Oen., Dec. 8 -Tw
men convicted OF burglary ut Dalla
-G.orge Craig and William Conl
were confined in Jail ,ogethe
last night il readiness to go To th
Penitentiary. Craip's confessio
had implicated Cook, who was yer
Indignant. A half breed India
gave Q raSor to Cook who seize
Drag, cutting his throat and KILN
him.
Qui~k Juuice.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Dec. ga Fol
Smith special says a tramp name
Holland shot traveller In the Lii