Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-23

bill came back, the Assembly re-
fusing to concur in the Senate
amendments. On motion, the
Senate refused to recede from its
amend ments.
SACRAMENTO, March 22d.-As-
SEMBLY-The report of the special
committee on the Bank Commits
sioners bill was not concurred in,
the House refusing to concur in the
Senate amendments by vote of
SO to 13
Afternoon session = The House
took up the act to amend section
626 of the Penal Code for the pro-
lection of game. After fixing the
limits of the seasons for killing GER
tain species of game, fowl aud
deer, the act provides that it shall
be misdemeanor for any person
to kill spotted fawn or to kill any
of the animals named in the bill,
except for foode AS the bill was
present game law and was general
In its application, members from
the mountain counties objected for
the reason that, at the period allowed
for killing game in the bill, it is
all driven to the valleys by the
snow in the mountains, and conse-
quently the mountain hunters
have none to kill. A general game
law cannot be made in this State
for this reason, consequently the
mountain counties desire to be ex-
empted from the bill. The bill was
recommitted, to be amended in this
respect.
Special order: Anderson's emf
nent domain bill was taken up.
The amendments reported by the
Judiciary Committee and incorpo-
rated in the printed bill were
adopted by the House.
Major Generai Appointed.
SACRAMENTO, March 22d.-Gov-
ernor Irwin has appointed Senator
Lewis, of Tehama, Major General
of Militia vice Vernon, resigned.
uore Chiu ese-suicide.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-The
steamer Alaska, which arrived to-
day, brought 2l3 Chinese, an in
crease over recent arrivals.
A French woman named Mrs.
Jane Delpodia, about As years tf
age, took strychnine with suicidal
intent yesterday afternoon about 5
o'clock. She died from its effects
this forenoon. For some time she
had given way to fits of despond-
ency, when she would declare that
she would commit suicide.
Another chance for Dicsaior
Kesrm'y.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22d.-
Charley Duane has issued another
call for "a meeting on the water
question, to be neld at Horticultu-
raj Hall tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock, promising to organize the
meeting himself. The Chief of Po-
lice and as many of the officers as
can be spared are invited and there
is reasonable probability that they
may find occupation as well as edi-
fication there.
The Unioa Island Rioters
Drowned
STOCKTON, March 22d. = Sheriff
Cunningham and his deputies and
Constable Kohlberg returned from
Union Island about midnight last
night with twenty-five Chinese In
custody. Fifteen are charged with
assault to commit murder and ten
with engaging in riot. The last
reports are that everything is quiet
at the island. Kohlberg has an
other warrant for the arrest of one
more of the ringleaders.
An EDglishman named John
Muras, in the employ OF M. G.
Fisher, was accidentally drowned
in the middle of the river to-day.
workinxmen's Nominations.
SANTA CRUZ, March 22d.-The
Workingmen last night met and
made the following nominations
for municipal officers, the election
to take place April Sth: For May
or, David Kinds; Councilmen--
First Ward, Fred Bayson; the Cit
izens' nominee for the Second
Ward was endorsed, Thos. Amner;
Third Ward, Geo. Il. Gregg; Fourth
Ward, nomination laid over; Clerk
and Assessor, w. w. Browning;
Collector aud Treasurer, A. P.
Swanton.
NOlie PrOsequi Catered.
PORTLAND, Oregon, March ODD
The jury in the case of the United
States vs.. w. Stiles, indicted for
perjury, after being out eighteen
hours, failed to agree on q verdict
and he was discharged this morn
ing by the Court. The jury stood
eight for acquittal and four for con-
viction. The United States District
Attorney Immediately moved o
nolle prosequi and Stiles was dis
charged. The total expense to the
Government of the two trials will
not be less than $4,000.
A surveying party left New Ia
coma yesterday morning to exam
inc the Cowlitz pass of the Cas-.
cades to see if practicable route
for the Northern Pacific Railroad
could be discovered.