Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-17
Morning kilograms.


Passengers Going south.
MoJAvE, May 16.-Miss A Bit.
man, B G Truman, E Taylor, e Tay.
lor, Mrs J Harmon and child, G w
Bittman, M. Hoff; ] M Shannon
and wife, b Colley, Mrs. Adamson.
The roiiiIcei Pot iu san Francisco.
SAN FRANCILCo, May 16.-The
Democratic County Committee
held a meeting last night and re.
solved to nominate eighty dele
gates to act as Constitutional
Nominating Convention, empower
ed to nominate eight delegates from
this Congressional district, to be
voted for'by the people of the State
at large; also TO nominate thirty
delegates from the city and county
and one jointly with San Mateo, as
delegates to the Constitutional
Convention. They also recon-
mended that the Convention so ap.
pointed select sixty members of
their body to attend the non. parti-
san Convention at Sacramento
May ODD.
AT a meeting of the Non.Parti.
san Nominating Convention last
evening, Committee was appoint
ed for the purpose of submitting q
list of names of possible candidates
for the Constitutional Convention,
including about dozen Working.
men. On Monday night they will
make nominations.
1t was expected that serious dis
turbance would occur at the meet.
ing of the Second Ward Club last
night, as Kearney's crowd
made serveral visits there in force.
Last night the members of the
Club were fixed for any such con-
tingency, the knowledge of which
fact evidently had its effect, as the
meeting was undisturbed. A num-
Der of Ward Clubs were engaged in
closing up nominations for to-day's
Convention.
SAN FRANCISCO, May I6.-Two
Conventions of the Workingmen's
party started in for business some
what irregularly this morning.
That faction which acknowledges
Kearney as its head convened at
Charter Oak Hall, and was called
to order with Kearney in the chair.
AT 10 A. NJ. the County Committee
wing of the party assembled at
TittePs Hall, but decided to take
no steps until the views of dele
cations from the country could
be ascertained. The country dele
gates met at Humboldt Hall to
consider their course. Here they
were waited upon by messenger
from the Kearneyites who inform
ed them that the Convention
would meet at Charter Oak Hall.
One of the County Committee par
ty named Slocum, who was pres
ent, denounced this as
an attempt to unduly in
fluence the country delegates
in favor of the Kearney party.
Wellock, who was present, gave
SIocum the lie. A fight ensued,
but the belligerents were separated
before much harm was done on
either side. The country delegates
finally decided to go to Charter Oak
Hall and see how the land lay there
before coming to any conclusion.
The County Committee Conven-
tion awaited the result. After
the Kearney meeting was called
to order, u Committee on Gre
dentials was appointed. The con-
sideration of credentials occu-
pied long time. At twelve
O'clock the credentials of fifty
six city delegates had been passed
upon, at which time Kearny de-
clared the Convention adjourned
till one o'clock, to give time to con-
slider the credentials of the country
delegates. The County Committee
Convention in the meantime APP
pointed a Committee on Creden-
tials, who are now performing their
duties. They allege their intention
of abiding by the decision of the
country delegations, who seem to
hold the balance of power. AS far
as learned, delegations are present
from Sonoma, san Joaquin, Santa
Clara, Alameda, Monterey, Santa
VtuAj Dali DcuIlO uuu Nhliu Couu'
ties.
The san Joaquin on the Rampage.
STOCKTON, May 16.-The warm
weather Is melting the snow on the
mountains and has caused the up
per San Joaquin river to be higher
than ever heretofore and all at
tempts to repair the breaks on
Union Island are useless, and work
has been abandoned.
a WnsnOe Zephyr at MarysviIie.
MARYsvILLE, May 16.-A strong
norther began last evening and
blew fiercely all night, playing
havoc with tin roofs and shade
trees. It still continues. The
growing grain is not sufficiently
advanced to be injured. Farmers
are busy cutting hay, with pros
poets for large crop.
A New steamer Set Anoat fsr ihe
Ru~sian..
PHILADELPHIA, May 10th. The
North american announces that
the iron steamer, "The State
of California; will be launch
ed tomorrow. 1t was built for the
Pacific Coast Navigation Company
but was sold in New York to rep.
resentative of the Russian Gov
eminent. The first installment of