Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-07
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial TO the Herald by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.l
Pacific Coast News.
AccIdenliy shot-Saicide.

WaTu Iuppt aSeu Twelve, was accl-
dentally shot in the abdomen yes
terday afternoon by his friend CAL
win Langdon as the boys were play
ing with a pistol. The wound Ia
considered fatal.
Mrs. Ellen Weyermuller, ma
tive of New York, aged forty-two
years, committed suicide this morn
ing about o'clock, by jumping
into the bay at the foot of Ma
son street. She left her resi-.
dence, 1402 Pacific street, this
morning in very excited state of
mind and ran down Mason street
toward the water, followed by a
man who observed her peculiar ac-
tions. When she reached the beach
she began picking up shells. The
man watched her for some time
and then went away, leaving her
in company with some women and
children. She was seen to jump
into the bay and before o boat
could be procured she was drowned.
The body was grappled and brought
to the surface.
Ahn n
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6th.-The
Bank Commissioners have quail
fled and secured quarters near the
corner of Pine and Sansome streets,
in which they have installed Rufus
Shoemaker, late Secretary of the
State Senate, as Secretary of the
Commission.
The sale of 1000 ounces of fine
silver, by the Anglo-California
Bank, to government, is reported.
Price not stated.
Sacramento Races.
SACRAMENTO, June 9th. - The
race to-day was trot for $500, 2. 40
class. The entries were Graves,
Lady Low, Hiram, Elko and Flora.
Graves won in three straight heats
in 2.4la, 2.394 and 2.37.
An interesting question arose as
to who had won the pools and sec
ond money, Lady Low, Elko and
Flora having each come in respec-
lively second, third and fifth,
while Graves had been kept out of
the pools entirely. The judges
ruled that the three took second
money and that the pools were off.
This satisfied but few and the
matter will probably be appealed.
Harvest Hand Killed.
MARYsyILLE, June 6th.-Last
evening at the close of work in the
harvest field of B. F. Walton, of
Linda township, this county, q
colored boy named John SPOTS,
one of the header hands, while rid
ing one of his work horses from the
field to the stable was thrown from
the animal. His leg being caught
in one of the traces, he was
dragged a considerable distance
and killed.
Hot Weaiher-Over the Cnscades.
PORTLAND, June 6th.-This has
been the hottest day of the season,
the thermometer having stood 82
in the shade at noon.
Early this morning a skiff con-
tanning four men was seen to pass
over the rapids of the Columbia at
the Cascades. The men appeared
to be strangers, for they did not
seem to realize the danger of the
situation until it was too late. No
traces of either boat or men have
been discovered below the rapids
and the inevitable conclusion is
that they were all drowned. Moth
ing can be ascertained as to who
the persons were.
An unknown man fell out of
skiff this morning at st. Helens
and was drowned before assistance
could reach him.
The Oregon Election.
PORTLAND, Ogn., June G.-The
whole number Of members in the
legislative Assembly is ninety.
Forty-six are majority. II the
reports received 80 far be verified,
the Democrats have elected two
members in Jackson, four in Doug.
lass, three In Lane, three in Ben
ton, two in Polk, one in Marion,
one in Yamhill, and two in WASH
ington, and one Senator holding
over in each of the counties of Jo-
sephine, Coos, Lane, Benton, Linn,
Yamhill, Clackamas and Multno.
nah, and the Democrats are sure
now of thirty-six members on this
side OF the mountains, with u
chance of one more in Josephine
two in Coos and Curry and
one in Lake. East of the noun
tains there are fourteen members,
some of whom the Democrats may
possibly lose. They have only to
elect ii out of IS yet unreported in
order to secure majority. 1t is
scarcely within possibility that the
Republicans and Independents can
elect 8 of the Is. The Democrats
may get them all and pretty GER
tainly will get IA. This would give
them majority on joint ballot, q
majority which it would appear is
quite as likely to be increased as