Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-12

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ficers. Adopted. i
The Committee rose and reported
to the Convention the report of the
Executive Committee as amended.
1t was ordered printed.
Adjourned.
Jampe iu,O tho Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1lth.-
About L o'clock this morning an
unknown man was seen to jump off
Of Jackson street wharf and disap-
pear in the waters of the bay. The
officers grappled for the body and
recovered IL.
suicide fa the Cnrontele Olico.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1lth.-W.
w. Meldrum, assistant foreman of
the Chronicle office, shot himself
this evening in the composing
room of that paper. He borrowed
o pistol of one of the compositors,
stepped to the corner of the room
and fired, the ball entering his
body near the stomach. AS he
fell those in the office ran to him,
when he attempted to repeat the
shot, saying the pistol was no good
or it would have killed him, but
the attempt was frustrated by his
friends. He was taken to the
French Hospital and at last ac-
counts was bleeding internally,
with no prospect of recovery. Mel
drums wife died some time since,
and he had been in depressed spir-
Its, which is the only known
cause for his act.
Tine Ctrcunstantiat Chain Tight
| ening.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-THE
chain of circumstantial evidence
against Daniel Sullivan, who was
arrested Saturday night as the
murderer of Mrs. Anne Barry, the
victim of the Lone Mountain trag.
edy, is now believed by the detec.
tives who have charge of the case
to be complete. With the discov.
cry this morning of the clothing
stolen from Mr.. Barry's house, the
following additional circumstances,
pointing to the guilt of the prison
er, were brought to light: On the
afternoon of the murder man who
now proves to be the prisoner, dis
posed of dark coat and pantaloons
stolen from the Barry house to
Mrs. A. Cooper. wiose hus'
band keeps secondhand clothing
store, 1S0 Pacific street, for which
Mrs. Cooper gave him in ex.
change light pair Of pants and
half dollar. A. Levy, of No
1914 Pacific street, and Mrs
Dora Hirtz, of Ne. 10S Pacific
street, were present ut the
time of the trade and when Sulli.
van was brought to Mr.. Cooper
store this afternoon, they identified
him positively as the person who
had sold the clothing. When con
fronted with these witnesses Sulli
van acknowledged in theirpresence
as we'll as in that of captain Lees
officers Jones and Meagher, tina
he was the man that had sold tn,
coat and pants. It has also beef
ascertained that Sullivan, afte
making this exchange a
Cooper's store, where Ii
took off the pants that he ha'
taken from Barry's house and pu
on the light pants that he obtained
from Cooper's, then went few
doors below to q second hand cloth
ing store at No. 1l6 Pacific street
kept by julius Circle. Here he of
fered the light pants that he ha'
obtained from Mrs. Cooper in ex
J change for pair of old overalls ant
so cents. rbe trade was made an,
Sullivan donned his new carmen
and left. The prisoner was ais
taken taken to this store this after
, noon where Mrs. Circle and he
daughter Identified him as the mai
who had made this exchange
When visiting the clothing store
this afternoon he did not deny
while talking with Captain Lee
about the tragedy, that he was tn
murderer. He declared, however
that he would not tell any police
man anything about it, but woul,
tell the story when lie came befor
the Court.
San Francisco Markess.
SAN FRANCISCO, November H.
Wheat is very quiet and holder
are firm; good shipping, ST TAG
81 75; choice, nominal. Barley i
inactive; coast feed, 100000; brew
ing, ST 10@l 20. Oats are dull a
81 l24@i 50. Corn is Inactive and
nominally unchanged. Hay-Sale
of wild oat at SI2 25; tame oat
stained, $40. Potatoes-No i'm
provement: all kinds, 75c. @S1 124
burned out by Ineeudiarfes.
NAPA, Nov. 11th.-Yesterday
morning the large barn of II. l.
Grisby, y,nearY Y Yountville, this county
was burned. The fire is ascribed t(
incendiaries, from whom Mr.
Grisby recently received anony.
nous letters warning him that be
would be burned out If he did not
cease employing Cinnamon. The
loss is not ascertainable. Last
night, in the same town, the black.
smith shop of ]. H. Potts was
burned, with its contents. This is
also supposed to be the work of the
same band.
| Killed Almost Instantly.
MARYsvILLE, Nov. ia Chi
leflo named Tomas Tuba, aged 4e
years, met with q fatal accident on
Saturday morning, near French
town, this county, by falling from
his wagon, which passed over and
killed him almost instantly. His
body was brought TO this city for
interment.
The Arizona Election.
PRESCOTT, Nov. 1.-THE follow
ing is the vote cast for Delegate to
Congress as far as counted: Davis
1,l76; Campbell 1896; Stevens
l,l6l; Woolsey $40. The precincts
to hear from will probably elect
| CamubelI. Tndenpndent Dano.