Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-11

alties to be imposed by the Legis-
lature.
Fletcher advocated Beersteclier's
substitute.
Johnson, of Sonoma, maintained
that the people had Constitutional
right to impose any conditions they
chose upon corporations, and they
could declare their franchises for
feited for employing Cinnamon.
At o'clock the Convention rose
and recess was taken until p.
N.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention resumed at P.
NJ. Only 76 members respo onded ut
roll call, but the Chair held tina
this number formed q quorum, not
withstanding the rules placed the
number at II, on the ground that
two members died since the rules
were framed. Nothing was done
beyond speeches by Bserstecher
Inman, Wilson, Of Tehama, Lin.
dow and others on the Chinese
question. The Convention ad.
journed at four minutes to ..
The Committee on the Lsgisls-
tive Department held a meeting
this evening and resolved to repor
back the proposition on co-opera
tive homesteads with an adverse
recommendation.
He wanted tho Tan with sne n ia Z
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.-C. N
West, a canvasssr for the Rur0
Press, recently eloped with tn
whole family Of John Rupe, farm
er of San Juan South, consisting o
his wife, two boys, aged and /
: respectively, a girl of A and q pal
of twins. He also included in hi
haul lot of bed clothing and sew
. enty-five dollars belonging to Rupe
West came here with his menag
erie; and, on complaint of Rupt
{ who wants his bed clothes an
, money, the wholesale eloper wa
arrested to-day and locked up.
Officers of the detective force sa
t that the city Is rapidly filling u
{ with hard characters, who com
, here to hibernate. Many are ex
convicts released under the provi
sions of the Goodwin Act.
Ssn Francisco and Arizona Item
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1oth.-Th
United States Grand Jury failed
find bill against s. B. Anderson
late Postmaster at San jose. Th
testimony of the present specis
agent of the Postofflce Department
and Of the ex-special agent went t
, show that the government lost n
money through Anderson's gettin
rent for the premises adjoining.
Advices from Arizona state thai
owing to the failure of the con
tractors to perform service betwee
Prescott aud Hardyville, a ton o
mail matter has accumulated a
the Prescott Office and at the Ehren
burg Office. Owing to the failure G
q contractors to perform service be
tween that place and Signal ant
Mineral Park over three tons @
, mail matter have accumulated
among which are many registere'
letters.
AtteIuPt 10 hf6hA UlIs
|. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10th. Mi
, chael Flaherty, charged with as
; sault to murder and burglary, Pa
Trick Kelly with burglary, Johl
Sheehap, an ex-copvict, with rob
berry, William Howard, with rob
berry, and Vincente Trapanna, o
La Maffla Society, attempted to eu
their way out of the county jail las
night. They had succeeded in re-
moving sixteen bricks from th,
east wall, when they were detected
and moved to stronger cells.
Money ANA araia Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.-Cur
rency aud silver unchanged
Wbeat-Buyers and sellers still
apart, quotations nominal; choice
milling, ST 75@1 80; good ship
ping, ST. 723@l rs: fair, 81 673@1 10
Barley in better demand; feed,
e5c.@$l 90; coast Chevalier, ST 90
Oats dull; coast, 81 00@1 80; gooC
to choice, ST. 40@l IS. Corn steady
small yellow, 81 05; large yellow
ST. 023; white, ST. 90; Egyptian,
ST 90. Rye-Bay, 81 25@1 271
nominal. Hay demoralized, $73@
S13h. Potatoes firm, Petalu mn
choice, 81 30; kidney, S1b@l 35
sweet, /.
An Editor Guilty of Conssmps.
| JACKSON, CAL, Dec. 10.-RIchRrt
Webb, editor of the Amader Ledg.
er, was adjudged guilty of con
tempt in the County Court for pub.
lishing an article rejecting on the
Court proceedings Of three months
ago. The cases criticised had been
finally disposed of and the Court
had adjourned for the term before
the article was published. The
Judge himself was the complain.
ant in the cases.