Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-12
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the Herald by the Western
Uuion Telegraph C"inrAnNl
Pacific Coast News.
LpEisiaiivs Proceedings.

Lpgisiaiiys ProccediuSs.
SACRAMENTO, March 1lth.-SEN-
ArE-The substitute irrigation bill,
providing for the appointment Of
an engineer to investigate the
whole question, was amended by
the insertion of clause requiring
a report on the value of the lands
in the Sacramento valley injured
by debris from mines, and finally |
passed.
The following joint resolutions
and bills were passed: Haymond's,
asking Congress to make an inves-
tigation as to the best method OF
reclaiming swamp and ovefflowed
lands; Barstow's bill against grant
ing further grants of public lands
to corporations; Pauly's. relative
to Indians in Southern California;
Miller's, against change in the I'M
port duty on wool; Brooks, asking
for the recognition OF the Diaz gov
ernment in Mexico.
Too Muchoe MeiicanIxrd.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1lth.-
Almost riot occurred at the head
quarters of the Hop Wo Company
in Chinatown to o.day. The occasion
was the election of new Board OF
Directors of the Company. Ac-
counts vary somewhat as to the
causes of the trouble, but it seems
that disaffection has existed among
some members of the Company,
| who claim that the Directors have
become sufficiently Americanized
to engage in Systematically swim.
ding the Company. A number OF
maIcontents stoned the newly
= elected officers and great crowd
r gathered in anticipation OF serl'
! GUS outbreak. The police soon
ouieted matters and arrested one
of the attacking party.
0.nlnnd Municipal Election.
OAKLAND, March 11th,-Tht
municipal election is progressing
}, quietly to day, although an unusu
f aIIv large vote is being polled
Roth parties are working industrl-
ously and will poll their ful
9 strength. Up to noon over wv.
IS thousand votes had been polled
/. Roth sides are confident, with tn
> odds in favor of the Workingmen'
n ticket.
Entn, R-suit-The Woskinsme".
n SANTA Rosa, March 11.-Wain
wright Finlaw, a lad who was accl
> dentally shot by his companion OF
he Saturday, died this afternoon.
le The Workingmen's Club of thi
g. city, after ratifying the Kearne
constitution, have placed them
=, selves without the pale of the Stat
g. rganlzation by adopting a differ
@. ent platform for the forthcomin
10 city election. They, also, throug
. their committee, solicit citizen
ra who do not belong to the club G
"a approye its constitution, to acceI
J. a place on their ticket. This seem
to weaken, rather than strengthen
u the prospects of their success i
le this city. The resolutions adopte
TX by the club on Saturday night dt
#. mand that bill of impeachmeI
= shall be presented against tt
- members of the Supreme Coul
who reversed the mortgage tax d.
d. cision.
80, jealousy and Murder.
Lu VIRGINIA, New, March IL
~ 8 o'clock this afternoon Geo. Grs
e- shot VIM. Hunter, book keeper
he the Consolidated Virginia min
he Gray's rooms adjoined Hunters,
=, No. 25 South G street. Hunter w
Vi in his room at the time, and Gray
1t wife was sitting by his side VIE
u the shot was fired. Gray elaine
ne that Hunter had been trying
ruin his family. He was in liqu
'e at the time. Friends of both pa
cd ties claim that Gray had no justi
n. cation, as all the parties had be-
,st chatting few moments before
~ the balcony. Gray is in Jail.
The Ophir Mime-FataI Heni.
q VIRGINIA, New, March lit
attention of everybody is just nc
80 concentrated on the Ophir min
he This is the key to the situation
to the pivotal point upon which mi
ho ing values will turn: Two eros
- cuts numbered 2 and were start
oy last Saturday on the 1,900-foot lev
and in two or three days, at fu
thest, they should cut into the o
body. From the 1,700-foot Level
nut winze is being sunk and CORE
'ty ponding raise is being made fro
H. the 1900. The two should come
+. in three or four weeks. 1t is gene
10 ally believed, however, that t
rt- best portion of the ore body mt
yer be looked for in depth. By the e.
ey of the present week work will pre-
ri ably be resumed in the north DIR
~ in the ore body in the 1900 fo
we level, and in few weeks there's
he ter it will be ascertaIned wheth
it. or not the ore body extends IN
- Mexican and Union.
''' A miner in the Caledonia mi
De- named Bennetts died from eXtrer
,rn heat this morning.