Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-20
Pacific Coast News.

Pacific Coast News.
Died from Burns.
PORTLAND, Oregon, April 10TH
\ daughter of Mrs. J. II. Taylor, OF
Clackamas county, aged three
rears. was so severely burned yes
erday, while playing with fire,
hat she only lived few hours.
Damaging Rains-McCaft Wanted
in Kern County.
SAN BUENA VENTURA, April 10.
heavy rain storm set IN about Z
o'clock this morning, which, 1t Is
feared, will do very great deal OF
Iamage by lodging the early sown
grain, which is fully headed out
and very heavy. AS the wind is
continuance of the
rain for at least twenty-four hours
may be looked for. The late sown
grain, which constitutes the bulk
Of the crop, will not be injured.
The Sheriff has received letter
from Kern county stating that
Charles McCort, now committed on
the charge of the murder of Il. w.
More, is wanted in that county to
answer for the murder of German
in q ditch difficulty some time ago
Violent storm at San Diego.
SAN DIEGO, April ia heavy
storm of wind from the South be.
gan early this morning and blew
all day. At five o'clock p. NJ. il
began to rain and up to $50 this
evening sixty hundredths of an
inch fell. 1t is still raining with
of continuance
through the night. Wind south
west; thermometer falling. This is
by far the most violent storm Of
the season. The rivers are all high
and we are likely to have overland
mails shut off for day or two.
Tho McBride-Fa Case.
SAN JOSE, April 19.-Argument
In the case of Maggie Mcbride VS.
Mrs. Carmel Fallon, in which
plaintiff asked judgment for $780,
900 for SANDER, was concluded to-
day at noon. Verdict for defend
ant.
1t commenced raining here about
o'clock this morning, which con-
tinued until about daylight and to-
day it showered lightly on ant
off.
The WorkiBgnen.
PACHECo, April l9th.-Wellocl
and O'Donnell addressed meeting
of the Workingmen's Club at Con
cord this afternoon. Kearney ex
cused himself on account of sick
ness. Their speeches were not VIC
lent and no great enthusiasm wa
evoked.
This section wRs favored with ,
fine shower this morning, which
greatly helps late sown grain.
Hatn NJ MarysyiiIe.
MARYsyILLE, April 19th.-Th,
day opened cloudy and rain begai
falling at 6 o'clock and continued
until about 2 P. NJ. Afternoon
clear; wind south.
The Pcss and Chronicles Kaise.
Bills.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19th.-
The Finance Committee of tn
Board of Supervisors this afternoon
took testimony in the case of tn
raised advertising bills of the Pos
and Chronicle. A number of ex
perts were examined. The Uron
icle in defense held that they woulC
not get any pay for a portion o
the work done, and made out thei
accounts at figure to cover tina
contingency, and also held that the
accounts rendered were not bills
but memoranda. The Post took 6
different line of defense, holding
that they had right to charge fol
the preamble and signature to eact
separate proposition, though only
printed in one case. The commit.
tee took the case under advisement
Probably Murdered by her Eus
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.-Tht
inquest on the body Of Mrs. Lydia
O'Neil, found hanging in her house
at Oakland, yesterday, tends tt
render it probable that Mrs. O'Neil
was murdered by her husband. One
of the children, a boy 5 years old
said he was awakened by hearing
his mother scream. He got out o.
bed and went into the shed where
he saw his mother hanging. He
saw his father take a night dress
and overskirt from the body and
put them into a bucket. He also
saw him lay his mothor's body or
some pillows in the shed. The lit
tie boy was severely cross.ex-
amined but each time he told the
same story, and the fact that the
pillows were found near chair ir
the shed, with blood upon them
seems to corroborate the little fell
lows story.
Murdered for his Money.
PORTLAND, Oregon, April 10TH
News has just been received here
that Captain James Goodwin, al
old and prominent citizen of Upper
in Clackamas county, was
was found on the 18th, near the
foot of the Cascade mountains
about three miles from his resi-
dence, with his skull crushed.
Goodwin, it is supposed, bad a con.
siderable sum Of money with him
and cupidity was doubtless the
prompting motive of the murder.
A careful investigation and search
failed to discover the least clue oil
the perpetrators of the foul murder.
The authorities will omit no effort
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