Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-25
san Bermardia.e l,c,ns,

s0w Bernardiue l,esns.
SAN BERNARDINo, July a.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Joseph
Webster was burned to the ground
last night. 1t was unoccupied and
the fire is supposed to he he work
Of On incendiary; insured in the
Hamburg of Bremen.
A Celestial employed as cook at
the county hospital was seriously
stabbed last night in u gambling
den by fellow countryman.
The lectures OH Temperance re-
Gently delivered by Mrs. Emily
Pitt-Stevens at this place have re-
suited in the organization of a
Good Tempiar Lodge with sixty
members.
A grand excursion to Santa
Monica is being arranged to take
place on the I'd of August. Tickets
have been placed at the low rate of
So for the round trip.
Kan Luis Ob,spo News.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, July 24.-New
wheat is coming in. The loss from
rust in tue county will be more
than anticipated, a full so per cent.
Barley is good and is now bringing
70 cents per GENITAL. The acreage of
wheat this year is three times as
much as two years ago and of bar
ley twice as much. Consequently
we have larger harvest.
The county has sold $4,000 of
eight per cent. road bonds at rri-
vate sale at par. The city has sold
Sc, 600 City Hall bonds at public
sale at par. A movement has been
made to call the attention of our
representatives TO the improve
ment of our haIbor by building Il
breakwater.
The veninra r, iaI..
VENTURA, July 24.-In the Dis.
trict Court this morning, amid a
presentation Of affida-
Wits and counter aifidavits,t the pros
ecution conceded that the case of
Mozart was Intimately connected
with that of Churchill and as the
latter had been postponed, that of
McCart might go over
with it. 1t was so Or
dered and the Court turned its
attention to empannelling jury
to try Curlee, the next defendant
on the list.
In the case of Sprague it is con-
ceded, and the records show, that
the Indictment aud plea were not
read to the jury, and that this omis.
sion may result in a new trial. 1t
is claimed that this error will not
only result in u new trial but in
the discharge of the defendant.
upon the ground that he cannot be
tried again, the jury having been
dischal ged without any legal ne
cessity. The code requires in all
cases of felony that the indictment
must be read and the plea stated.
This singular omission, 50 readily
seized upon by the defense, excites
considerable comment among the
profession here.
Pending this, counsel for defense
to-day called the Doctors Miller,
two well-knOwn gentlemen, whose
reputation in their profession
stands high, to prove the sanitary
condition of the Jail. Each testi-
fled that 500 cubic feet of air was
as little as man could live on and
keep healthy, whereas each prison.
er at present had only 165 feet.
Pending farther testimony, which
will be taken tomorrow, the Coun-
ty Judge, before whom the applica.
ton wac made, reserved his deci-
siep.
savInES Bsaa Hnna:rist" fs"ve..
tsOn.
SARATOGA, July PA conven.
tion of the managers of Savings
Banks of the State assembled t..
day. Gov. Hartranft, of Pennsyl-
vania, made an address. a COM
mittee was appointed to prepare a
plan OF permanent organization,
to he submitted to every bank in
the state.
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NEW ORLEANS, July 24ih.-The
Indications are that the Potter sub.
committee will close its labors
here by Friday. No more wit.
nesses are to he summoned aud il
is believed those here can be exam.
ined in two or three days and the
business Of the committee brought
to a close.
Taik oT IA Dis Strike Ah""d.
New YORK, July ga Wilkes.
barre letter to the Tribune give:
the conversation of a gentleman
engaged in manufacturing bust
ness in one of the northern coun.
ties of Pennsylvania. He says the
chances are that we shall have
m uch more serious trouble within
the next two months than tha
which came upon us unexpectedly
last Summer. Preparations are
being made for q simultane
Gus strike all over the cOuntr!
on the railroads, at the mines and
in many of the largest manufac
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