Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-30

Mutchler murder in Germantown,
was heard before Judge Huntley in
the District Court room in this city
to-day at O'Clock P. NJ. Col. T.. ].
Lewis and A. l.. Hart appeared for
the defendants, and Jackson Hatch,
District Attorney of Colusa county,
for the prosecution. The defend
ants were not present. The testi-
mony taken at the preliminary OK
animation was submitted without
reading. Decisiun reserved.
Altman Mtaing News.
YUMA, May Goth. Two thousand
pounds of Silver King concentrated
ore went forward by to.nights
train, worth $4,000.
Mr.. David Neahr, of this place,
owner of the Picacho gold mine, To-
Gated in California, thirteen miles
above Castle Dome, has taken up
siXty-five tons of mining ma
chinery, including fifty.horse
power engine and fifteen stamp
mill, which will be in operation
about the first of July. Specimens
from this mine are very rich. Dur
ing the last three days teams have
been loading machinery for the
Golden Star silver mine, Cave
Greek District, the property of w.
B. Hellings. The engine, boiler
and ten-stahp mill have already
gone forward. Some sixty tons of
machinery, provisions, etc., are
yet to arrive. A large consign-
ment Of machinery and stores for
the Hannibal mine, Globe District,
has arrived here and will be loaded
to morrow.
voiitIcai Middle in Oregon.
PORTLAND, Ogn., May 29.-At
no previous campaign in the histo-
ry of Oregon has the political out
look been involved in more doubt
and the result more perpleXing
than the present one. Politics are
badly muddled and the final result
next to impossible to foreshadow
with any degree of certainty. Har-
mony does not exist in the ranks
of either the Republican or Demo-
cratic party, and in the ap-
preaching election partisan lines
will not be adhered to with
that degree of fealty characterizip ing
preceding political contests. This
condition of affairs, together with
the organization of Greenback and
Labor parties in different parts Of
the State, render the result very
diffic ult to determine. In several
counties from four to five tickets
are now in the field-Democratic,
Republican, Independent and
Greenbackers. AS to the State
ticket, it is quite confidently
claimed that the Republicans
will elect most, if not all, their
candidates and the claim is not
strongly disputed by the Demo.
Gratis. 1t is asserted that the La
Dor, Greenback and Independent
movements throughout the State
Will. draw materially from the
strength of the democracy and, CON
sequently, decrease the chances Of
that party carrying the State and
in some counties the legislative
! ticket. The principal fight is made
on the legislative ticket. having in
direct view the Senatorial contest.
The result is extremely doubtful
but it is not improbable that the
Democrats will have a good work.
ing majority in the legislature. In
some counties Independents, it is
claimed will be elected, in which
event the political complexion of
the legislature will be materially
modified. The chief source of dis
sention in the Republican ranks is
owing to the persistent efforts
made by Mitchelps friends TO urge
his claim for reelection. 70
accomplish the defeat of this
avowed purpose, Republicans
holding contrary views are
making every possible effort.
Since the withdrawal of T. F.
Campbell from the field the Green
hackers have not nominated sue.
cessor and probably will not, which
circumstance will no doubt en-
harce the chances of the election
of II. X. Hines, Republican candi-
date for Congress. Neither party
is sanguine of success, in eonse-
quence of the general feeling of
apathy, the Independent move
ment and the various conflicts of
party policy and Interests