Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-23
Morning kilograms.
Passengers Going south.

Passenger ers Going south.
MoJAvE, Nov. 22.-Mrs w f
Green, Miss L Green, Miguel de
Pedrorena, w Rose, S Benjamin,
Mrs r H Burmister, Mrs L w
Black, A H Hart, wife and child,
Mrs Flora Barns, A Lachman, wife
aud child, e Hirshfeld, D Oihrzabal,
Mrs ID Green, Richard Kellers, VIM
MpClintock and twenty railroad
men for the front.
A Chapter OF Incidents frem wash
fngtO" Tsrrisory.
PORTLAND, Ogn., Nov. 22.-The
following dispatch has Just been
J received from Wallula: A party OF
about twenty men, composed of the
discharged crew of the steamer
Tohn Gates, threatened to prevent
oy violence the new crew which
had been obtained from Walla
WalIa from loading the steamer.
They becoming insolent and riot
Gus, the Sheriff of Walla Walla was
telegraphed, who sent n posse to
arrest the rioters. The Sheriff ar
riyed at four O'Clock and arrested
three of the ringleaders, two hav-
Ing escaped. Upon the arrival of
the Sheriff the boat was loaded and
left at 8 A. NJ. for Cello. There be-
ing no engine at Walla Walla a
train was sent from Wallula to
Whitman to meet the Sheriff.
Coming down, the engine struck u
horse, knocking two cars off the
track. Conductor Macauley was
caught. between the cars and very
seriously Injured. He was reported
sIlled last .eveping, but this morn
in. IL Is Thought lie may possibly
recover.
The jury in the case oi Archie
Brown mas just returned verdict
cf murder in the first degree. The
jury was ont several hours.
Rerpsc, {" the Dead Deirgnte.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 22.-The
Workingmen's Constitutional Club
met last night, Larkin in the chair.
Bowling presented O. resolution to
be offered to the Convention in
respect to the memory of the de-
ceased brother, Bernard f. Kenney,
resolving to adjourn the Ccnven:
tion on Saturday at noon until
Monday, out of respect TO the men,
pry of the deceased. The names OF
Barnes, Mccoy, Morse, Bowling,
McCulfum, Reddy and Lindon will
probably be suggested to the Con.
vention as pall-bearers. The San
francisco delegation will probably
attend the funeral in body.
I.nd Troubles fu Mnrin CuUnty,
PETALUMA, Cal, Nov. 22.-The
eettIers on the 10000 acres in
Hicks Valley, formerly in posses.
sion of J. Nc. Brown and recently
found to belong to the Govern.
ment, were arrested to-day and
taken to San Rafael for turning
Browns cattle off their claims and
guarding the gates to keep them
off.
The Ventura Incest Case.
SAN BpENAVENTURA, Nov. 22.-
The examination Of r. Vancuren
charged with incest with his niece
at Santa Paula, is still dragging its
slow length along, three days hav
ing been consumed in the exami-
nation of the woman and her father
and mother on the part of the pros
ecution. They agree In a straight
story against the accused
but, of course, the tes-
timony for the defense may
put different face on the matter
The father and mother both swear
that the prisoner did not deny hi
guilt and agreed to leave the coun
try and not return. In converse
tion he denies this and says he re-
turned to probe the matter to tht
bottom. The trial will probably
last some days yet.
The secresary's DecisioW tn Judg,
NichOiIs's Case.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. a.
The. Secretary of the Interior to
day reversed the General Lane
Office decision permitting DAME
b. Nichols to purchase certain
lands In Los Angeles District a
one dollar and a quarter per acre
formerly occupied by him unde
purchase from the Mexican granite
Of the Rancho La Brea, which wa
confirmed for one square league
more or less, within larger exterio
boundaries. Nichols claimed tn
benefit of the Act of 1866, on tn
ground that this land was EXCLUDES
by the survey approved 1873. Th
Secretary holds that the tract i
question was not excluded fron
final survey within the meaning G
the law for said survey, which reall.
included all land granted, and a
nd protest was made by Mich
piis against their excluding th
Bending survey, he has no furthe
remedy before the Department
The Secretary, by this ruling, re
affirms the important principle ar
,,ounced in the former Department
decision in the case of the heirs {
II. Wallace More. The Secretary
IN further action concerning tn
rancho, afiirms the Commissioners
decision rejecting the claims of th
Southern Pacific and Atlantic an
Pacific Railroad Companies. but n
es the Com missioner's decisio
q ,ch rejected the claim Of tf
the southeast quarter
N' & the tract, and allow
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