Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-30
Pacific Coast News.
r.n.,., shooting Match.

PdClI!C CCdSt news.
Family SHOOTING Match.
SAN FRANCISCO, August %
This afternoon, as Michael j. kel-
ly, Supervisor from the
Twelfth Ward, was riding in a
buggy, near the corner of Tyler
and Leavenworth streets, he was
accosted by his brother-in-law,
John Russell, who was on horse.
back. \ few angry words passed,
when Russell drew revolver AMI
fired one shot, without effect. Kel-
ley returned the fire, emptying
three chambers of his pistol. Rus
sell rode off rapidly to the corner
of Turk and Hyde streets, when he
dismounted and entered a drug
store. An examination showed
that one shot had pierced his left
lung. He was shortly after arrested
and taken TO the City Prison Hos
pital for medical treatment. The
wound is dangerous Kelly sur
rendered himself. The difficulty
arose from family troubles.
Mees,n. in Aid Of The souin.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29th.- The
meeting of citizens this afternoon,
at the Chamber Of Commerce, to
take steps for organizing relief
movement on behalf Of the plague
stricken people of the. South, was
very we'll attended. Mayor Bryant,
in calling the meeting to order,
said the object of the assembly was
to do something Immediately to
relieve the yellow fever sufferers.
He thought San Francisco should
respond IN a manner worthy of her
position and in keeping with her
recognized spirit of flIberality in the
relief OF distressed humanity. A
committee was then appointed to
solicit subscriptions.
A Lss Aagttes q ,"ksaps.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 29th.-
The United States bankrupt act ex-
pires on the lst of September, by
virtue of repeating act passed at
the last session of Congress. After
that date the State bankrupt law
will again come into force. In the
meantime there is IA rush of petit
tions in bankruptcy by insolvents,
for the purpose of reaping the ad-
yantages of the expiring law.
Eighteen petitions were filed to-
day, including the Vallejo Bank,
of Vallejo. $l7, $3.50 liabilities, assets
about $4,000, and Simon Levy, of
Los Angeles, liabilities $26, 438, as.
sets $1,000.
At the close of business at the
Produce Exchange this morning
subscription list was started fer
the Southern sufferers and in a few
minutes over 5000 were subscribed
and by 3 o'clock in the afternoon
5000 had been collected. The COM
mittee will report to the Exchange
to- morrow morning, after which
the money will be forwarded to the
Howard Association by telegraphic
order.
Relief for New Orleans.
SAN FRANCISCO, August ga
subscription for the relief of New
Orleans sufferers was started at the
San Francisco Produce Stock Ex-
change this morning, and 500 was
raised in q few minutes. A COM
mittee is now soliciting further
subscriptions.
Destructive Fire NJ santa CrHx.
| SANTA CRUZ, August 29th.-Be-
tween IL and l O'clock this morn
ing the Touring mill of E. and B.
F. Porter, at Sequel, was discover
ed to be on fire. In thirty minutes
Benefits Hotel, Vests livery
stable and a vacated saloon build
ing caught and were complete
loss. Part of the hotel furniture
was saved and all the horses, car
riages and harness in the livery
stable. Benefits loss is estimated
at $4,000, insured for $4, 500; VESTS
$I,500, no insurance.; Porter's
$1,000, insured for $4,000. The mill
had been idle for months and the
fire must have been set by tramp
accidentally or by an incendiary.
One arrest this morning. A re-
ward will be offered tomorrow.
ArrIva, OF Bullion as Yuma.
YUMA, August 29.-The steamer
Gila arrived this afternoon from
Aubrey, with spassengers, 81 sacks
of sample ore from Ehrenberg, 7
bars silver bullion from McCrack-
in, valued at $4,000, bars from
blackberry, valued at $1,000, and
| 10 tons of Castle Dome ore.
The recent heavy rains in the
interior Of the Territory overfow wed
the country along the Gila river,
rendering the roads completely inn
passible for freight teams, and de-
laying the stages six to eight
hours. Over 10000 pounds of con-
centrations and 1900 pounds of
nuggets from the Silver King mine
have been delayed four or five
days by the rain. Advices to-day
from Burke's and Florence state
that the roads are now rapidly dry
ing up, and that freight teams are
again able to move. GARDENERS
team with ten tons of Silver King
ore is expected to arrive Saturday.