Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-15


want of time, further investigation
is recommended on the part Of the
succeeding Grand Jury.
Exchanges at the clearing house
tlis week aggregates about S24,-
100000, by far the largest yet re-
ported.
a Detes ntaed Suicide.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. l4th.--A
women ramed Hattie l.. Russell
committed suicide last night or this
morning. at the California House,
on California street. She came to
the house on Sept. 5th with man
named H. l.. Brabent and was
registered from Portland, Oregon.
Yesterday Brabent went away into
the country leaving her here. Last
night she retired as usual. This
morning she did not appear as
usual and no response could be OBJ
tained to knockings on her door.
At length ladder was raised to
the window and an entrance eff
fected, when she was dis
covered to be dead. On stand
at the head of the bed were two
bottles and the following note:
"San Francisco, Sept. Hth, 1875
To the Public: 1 wish you all to
know that / die by my own hands,
for l am tired OF life. 1t has no
charms for me. Hattie l.. Russell,
aged IS years and five months"
One of the bottles had contained
morphine and one chloroform. She
had evidently taken morphine and
then saturated her handkerchief
with chloroform, placed it over her
mouth and buried her face in the
pillow.
Miuo Assessmenas.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l4.-Mine
assessments are as follows: X. X.
Consolidated, 81; Ward, 80 cents.
The first Is delinquent at the office
Oct. 10th and the second Oct. 18th.
Mou~y Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l4th.-
Legal tenders, 99S bid, 99b asked;
Mexican dollars, s93 bid, 9la asked;
trade dollars, 963 bid, 81 asked
half dollars 9SA bid, 9Sb asked.
The MehrunY Murder Case.
VIsALIA, Sept. l4.-The prellm.
mary examination of ]. NJ. White,
accused of the murder Of DIR. A. b.
Mehrung, was set for 9 o'clock this
morning. The Court was crowded.
The prisoner was unable to procure
counsel and for this reason, COM
bined with the absence of the Dis
trict Attorney, the case was post
poned till Monday at P. NJ. The
excitement still continues unabat-
ed, but public opinion seems pref
ty evenly divided. Last night
Sheriff Campbell had reason to
suppose that White would be
taken from the Jail and lynched
and he accordingly took pre-
cautionary measures for his pro
lection by placing a large guard at
the Jail. Mrs. Mehrung, who is AT
invalid, returned from the moun'
tains this morning. White had al
interview with his wife to-day
She protested her innocence, bu
acknowledges that they were or
the floor together. Her testimony
on the examination Is looked fo
with interest. White expects t.
be acquitted on the ground that ,
man found under such circum
stances forfeits his life. White
having no money has been unabl
to procure counsel, so far. Hon
Thos. F. Fowleris interesting him
self to procure the services of Hon
p. D. Wigginten for his defence
This promises to become a cele
brated case as the friends of the de
ceased will leave no stone unturnet
to procure the conviction o
White.
Bmrns Z" D@ash-Grai. w.reh"us
Burued.
PORTLAND, Sept. IA German
named Hoffman perished in III
forest fires in Washington Terri
tory.
The grain warehouse of HOxte
g. Kinds, at Forest Grove station
on the Oregon Central Railroad
was burned last night. Loss $50.
900, falling mostly on neighborin u.
farmers who had wheat in store.
Ail For Love.
GOLD HILL, New, Sept. l4tb.-
Annie Jones, aged Il, a daughte
of Robert Jones, of American Flat
committed suicide last night b..
taking strycbnine. Cause, crue
parent and love for the driver o
her fathers milk wsgon.