Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-03
Morning kilograms.
Passeng ers GOisg soua,s

Passengers Going sou.h
MOJAvE, Nov. 2.--Thos Long
Thos Short, Thos Lawson, j v
Powell, J Biages and sister, Mrs II
S Stevens and two daughters, Mrs
III F Skinner, L w Green, d T El
more. d s Bechtel, II A Fisher
Mrs r M Williams. Mrs Bather, N
l. Haas, Max Pepper.
Committee Worn.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 9Th,
Committee on Education last nigh
listened to an extended argument
by John SWEET on the needs of the
School Department. Sections
were adopted as follows: The Leg
islature shall provide system OF
common school education. Nc
money shall be appropriated out ol
the school fund for sectarian pur.
poses. The State Board may pro-
vide u system of books which
County Boards may adopt, not tC
be changed for four years. The
State Board shall consist of State
Superintendent and two members
from each Congressional district, to
hold office four years. 1t shall he
divided into classes consisting OF
one from each district, one class to
go out of Office every two years.
Their duties and compensations
shall be fixed by law.
The Committee OH Military last
night adopted section of the pres.
ent article 7, providing for the or
ganization and discIplining of mill
tia. Section 2 was adopted, with
the addition asked for by the com
mittee from San Francisco, requir-
Ing the concurrence ofthe Governor
and Senate to the removal of the
General commanding. Section
was adopted.
The Legislative Committee de-
feated the proposition for
a lien law. The conn mittee
empowered the Legislature to reg
ulate, abolish or restrict the opera
tions of stock boards, and punish
for violations of law. The report
of the committee is almost ready
ioF tue convention.
Killed by the Rlar.tnes
NAPA, Gala Nov. "a shock
ing and fatal accident occurred this
morning on board the steamer Ex-
press, u freight boat plying between
here and San Francisco. a newly
employed engineer fell into the
machinery while the boat was
nearing her port in Napa and was
instantly killed. His body was
caught by the descending crank
which drives the shaft, and became
SO wedged in that it stopped the
boat, which was running at a mod.
crate rate of speed. The name OF
the unfortunate man is George
Laying, residence, San Francisco.
Resc"ed fr.sn Death at zee.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2 The Cap
tain of the British bark Beacons-
field reports that on October 10th
he took off the crew and passen
gers of the Portuguese schooner Ju-
Illus aud Victoria, sixty tons, Cap
tain Julius Voxura, from New
Bedford for Cape De Verde, with a
cargo of provisions and merchan-
disc. The schooner was capsiZed
in the hurricane of October 18th.
Five MISUNDERSTANDING three
men, n woman and a child-were
rescued after being three days and
two nights on the wreck without
food.
Appropri"siuns f.r tne ssta,h.a.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The Meth
odist Episcopal Mission Society re-
sumed its deliberations this morn. .
ing with Bishop Ames in charge.
The question of making appropria-
tions for foreign Missions was
taken up and the following
amounts appropriated: Denmark,
$4,000; Norway, $1,000; Sweden,
ST. 1000; NOrtherG India, 100000;
South India, $1,000; Bulgaria, So
900.
A Gonnerci"i Agency Gone Under.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-McKillop
& Sprague's Commercial Agency
failed to pay their clerks last Sat-
urday, and yesterday dismissed
them with an intimation that the
business of the company may be
soon reconstructed. The work on
their rating book for January has
been suspended. McKillop has
gone into another agency, and
Treasurer Clarke resigned two
weeks ago.
A Protest Axaiasa Couviet labor
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-The Con.
vention of the stone cutters of the
United States and Canada have
protested against a further contin.
uapce of the convict labor syste m.
Admitted 80 BAH.
EDINBURGH, Nov. 2.-The Lord
Advocate has accepted $75, 900 bail
for John Stewart, one OF the direc.
tors OF the City of Glasgow Bank.
The sum of $3.50, 900 was subscribed
at a private meeting in Glasgow,
yesterday, for relief of shaiehold-
ers OF the City of Glasgow Bank.
Five firms gave each fifteen thou
sand dollars.