Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-28
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
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Union Telegraph Company.l
Pacific Coast News.
Money Mnrkes.

Mosey Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 24th.-
Legal tenders, 99s bid, 995 asked,
Mexican dollars, 924 bid, SO asked;
trade dollars, 96A bid, 81 asked;
half dollars 9S. 10 bid, 9ss asked.
Aaei.ue 0ray Expected - Recover.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27th.-
William Baker, charged with as
sault to murder Adeline Gray. the
young girl who was shot on Sixth
street yesterday afternoon, was
called before the Police Court this
morning. The Court granted a
continuance until Tomorrow. At
noon today the wounded girl was
very comfortable and she is ex-
pected to recover. She Is very
cheerful and has hopes Of living.
san Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27th.-
Flour quiet; extra $5@5s. Wheat
quiet and steady; shipping ST. 723@
ST IS; milling 81 723@1 III. Bar.
ley-Free sales of coast feed at
$l@1 O74; bay quiet; held at ST. 10
al 15. Corn steady; white 81 40;
yellow 81 80. Rye held at 81 20.
Oats dull; California feed 81 25@
ST. so; Oregon ST. 4O@1 60. Hay in
fair demand; stock $7@9; fair
wheat $1O@l1; good wheat $12@
$l23; choice $l4. PotatOes-White
$l@li; red $1i@ls.
4 Fearful Tragedy-A Father Muir
der- HIS D.ughter and Shoots
Hnns.iL
SALINAS CITY, August 27th.-
Shortly after 8 O'Clock this morning
a farmer, named Lemuel T. Shep-
perd, residing about nine miles
north of this place, near the road
leading to San Juan, murdered his
daughter Eliza, aged 22 years. He
then swallowed a dose of strych-
nine and blew his own brains out
with u musket loaded with quail
shot. His wife got up about 6
o'clock, made fire In the kitchen
and went out to feed her chickens.
He arose about the same time,
washing and dressing himself.
While his wife was out he went
into an adjoining room, occupied
by his daughter, where he struck
the girl three or four times on the
head with hatchet and then cut
her throat from ear to ear with his
pocket knife. She had just arisen,
had her shoes on and was In the act
of dressing herself when stricken
down by her father. A son, aged
II years, was dressing himself in
an adjoining bedroom and heard
his sister say, "Oh! Pc! Pa! Pap
He ran out and met his mother
coming in and told her that his
father was beating Eliza. The
mother entered the kitchen door
and saw her husband coming to.
wards her with bloody hands. She
and the son ran out to the gate,
some 20 yards distant, whereupon,
looking back, they saw a flash,
heard the report of the gun, and
saw the father fall to the floor.
The boy jumped on horse and
rode to the house of Mr.. Kidd, their
nearest neighbor, about mile and
half distant and gave the alarm.
Mr.. Kidd repaired to the
scene of the tragedy and
found daughter and father
dead, as before stated. The girl was
lying on her bed, which was sat
urated with blood. and her father
in q pool of blood on the kitchen
floor. Mr.. Kidd hastened to Salinas
and informed Coroner Trimmer,
who went out and held an inquest.
The verdict of the jury was in ac-
cordance with the foregoing facts.
The murderer and suicide is repre-
sented as always having been a
kind husband and father and it is
difficult to arrive ut the motive
which prompted the terrible deed.
He formerly kept a hotel in Soledad
and some six months ago traded 1t
off for the farm where himself and
family have since been living. He
was embarrassed financially and
for several weeks past has been in
respondent mood, remarking
upon one occasion that he would
rather see them all dead than
leave them in INDECENT clrcum-
stances. Last Saturday he came to
Salinas, remained over Sunday
and left for home Monday fore
noon. While here he drank quite
freely and gambled off what little
money he had. He purchased a
two ounce bottle Of strychnine and
took 1t home with him. 1t Is sup
posed that he intended to kill the
whole family and then end his own
existence with the poison. 1t is the
most shocking tragedy that ever
occurred IN tuis county and has
cast q gloom over the entire COM
munity. In addition to the two
childred living al home, there Is
another son, young man, working
out In this vicinity, and two mar
ried daughters, one of whom re-
sides at Visalla and the other at
San Buena Ventura. The funeral
will take place here tomorrow and
daughter and father will both be
buried in one grave.
Jumper Morta,fy wounded.
BoDIE, August 27.--Jack O'Hara,
with three others, attempted to
jump the Blackhawk ground about
daylight this morning. They were
fired upon by employees of the
Blackhawk Company and O'Hara
mortally wounded. This is the
first attempt at jumping here.
Troops tor Arix snW.
WINNEMUCcA, New, Aug, 27.-
Major Egberts command, COM
prising Com paniss B, G, d, J and