Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-06-28
Morning kilograms.


P~sseng~ss Passing South.
MoJAvE, June 27.-John Wilson,
10 3 Baker, d g Madison, II
Wildly, Q Hawks, G w Francis and
wife, l. J f Yeagen, Capt Mellon.
Harder in she First Degr.e-The
Damage 20 she Wh-As Crap
Mines Junpsd-FOursh of July.
SAN BERNARDINo, June 27.-The
jury in the case of Patterson, for
the murder Of Barrett, after six
hours elaboration, rendered YER
dict of murder in the first degree,
Sentence will be pronounced on
Monday next.
From w. S. Title, who has made
a thorough canvass OF the county
for the sale Of agricultural imple-
ments, learn that the loss of
wheat from rust will be fully 1000
acres, or 100, 900 bushel and total
loss In grand cash Of $4,000.
IT is rumored that some mines
and mining property at Bear Val.
ley, belonging to Lucky Baldwin
aud Richard Carney, have been
taken possession of by q party of
jumpers. Mr.. Garvey, accompa
MED by the Deputy Sheriff, has
gone to the scene of dispute, when
the rightful owners will be placed
in possession.
II. s. Swing, county delegate
elect to the Constitutional Conven.
ton, will crate on the coming
Fourth of July. John Brown, Jr.,
will read the Declaration, and s. P.
Waite act as Marshal.
sa" Frnnci.c"'s D,ursm, kuici,c.
SAN FRANCISCO, June s7.-Wil.
liam Gerhold, German aged thir.
ty-fve, committed suicide last
evening at his residence, 233 Sixth
street, by cutting his throat with q
razor. Cause, whiskey.
cold poison.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27-Last
night a hickman, named Thomas
Bowling, who had been on a spree,
became Disguised with life and,
entering drug store, bought and
swallowed a dose of morphine. He
was at once removed to the City
Prison Hospital for medical treat
ment, where be died early this
morning.
Heavy IIcemdinry Fare
DUTCH FLAT, June 27.-An in
cendiary fire occurred at Little York
last night at II O'Clock, destroying
thirteen dwellings, ore boarding
house and one powder house. The
powder house contained 1,400
pounds of dynamite powder, and
its exposition demolished the
Little York Water Company's
office. injnring Superintendent ID.
w. Z. Morgan and killing six
horses. The conclusion was so
severe that it shook the town of
Dutch Flat, three miles distant, as
violently as a heavy shock of
earthquake and aroused the whole
town. The incendiaries started the
fire at both ends of the Little York
Company's barn, cut the fire hose,
broke The pipe and shut off the
supply of water. No insurance
except on the boarding house.
The vote ct sUster COum,y.
MARYsvILLE, June 27.-From
the best information obtainable,
the vote in Sutter county will
stand on delegates at large: Nom
Partisan, $50; Workihgmen, 20.
Returns come in slowly, and moth
Ing more definite can be obtained
until the count is made.
sss'g"n Q Il .f Military M.wdaumr.
WASHINGTON, June 27th.-The
War Department has issued orders
requiring all military headquarters
TO be established at military posts.
This does not effect Gen. Sheridan,
who remains in his present quar-
ters at Chicago, because there are
Government buildings there to be
used for the purpose. As Generals |
Mcdowell at the Preside, and Pope
at Leavenworth, are already |
at military posts the new arrange.
ment does not effect them. The
headquarters of the Department of
Arizona will also remain at Pres.
colt. General Hancock, com.
manding the Military Division of
the Atlatic, goes to Governors
Island, New York harbor; General
Howard to Fort Van Couver, Ore.
gon; General Terry to Fort Smell
ling; General Ord to San An.
tonic (Texas) arsenal; General
Augur to Newport Barracks,
Kentucky. The Division De-
partment and personal staff in
each case are included with the
officers. Gen. Crook,
Of the Department Of the Platte,
telegraphs that seven new buildings
must be erected at Omaha, bar.
racks for officers quarters, which
gives rise to the wild and probably
absurd rumor that the headquar-
tiers may be removed to Camp
Douglas, near Salt Lake City. In
every case the recent order of Con-
gress, that no allowance for officers
quarts shall be made, will be