Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-25
NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast News.
The Ex- Mutation Gnn-tSoHs
Creek edusss.

Ths Ex- -ms"st,o" Gns-tions
Creokednsss.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.-Ser-
geant-at. Arms Lynch, of the Board
of Supervisors, went up TO Sacra.
mento to-day with o subpoena fol-
Mrs. Ezra S.Carr, is wanted ia
testify next Thursday evening be-
fore the committee investigating
the examination questions crook
edness.
A warrant was to-day issued on
complaint of Annie Pratt for the
arrest of John A. Moore on the
charge of perjury in swearing that
the complainant had purchased ex-
animation questions of him.
Ewald and Miss Mary Nagle
still manage to evade the pursuit
of officers, although on one or two
occasions the trail has been pretty
warm.
The Commissioners aud the Bsnks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.-The
Bank Commissioners will make
the first demand for the production
of books and accounts upon the
Pacific Bank. The officers of that
bank have already notified the
Com missioners of their willingness
to afford every facility for the in
vestigatiOn of the affairs of the
bank, and state that they have
never entertained any idea of TAX.
ing contrary course.
Held 10 Bai,-saIc;ds-rhe Yeiiow
Fever FuEd.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24th.-The
examination of w. ]. Hadley, alias
g. w. Saville, alias Percy, the
English forger who seduced E. J.
Baldwin into buying some thou
sands of dollars worth of stock for
him on the strength of forged cir
cular notes of the Union Bank of
London, was resume ed in the Police
Court this morning. Savllle was
held to answer with bail at SO. 600.
Chas. e. Gorham, d native OF
Massachusetts,, So years of age,
committed suicide by cutting his
throat with large pocket knife, at
his residence, 1913 Howard street,
about o'clock this morning. He
had been in ill health for some
time and subject to great mental
depression. Deceased was form sr-
ly u commission merchant on Front
street.
The Citizens Committee met
this afternoon at the Chamber OF
Commerce to receive the final re !.
port of the Yellow Fever Com
mittee. The report, which includes
that furnished by Committee last
October, was as follows: Receipts,
$44, ,4e8.s9; disbursements-Mem-
phIs. S13, 500; New Orleans, S1l 600;
Vicksburg, $40, 600; Canton, 81, 900;
st. Louis, steamer, $1,000; Lieu.
tenant Benner's fund, $1,000; Porl
Gibson, $500; Jackson, $500; Delta
Mississippi, $500; discount on sill
yer, $3l9.77; total, $39,8l977; bal.
ance on hand 81, sos. IL. Some dis.
cussion was had concerning the
disposal of the balance on hand
but no conclusion was reached.
The Chureh,Is Jury Disagree
Osher News.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, Dec. 9th
AT about 8 o'clock this evening
the jury in the Churchill case sent
for the Judge and informed him
for the second time that there was
no possibility of agreeing on a ver-
diet, as they had discussed the mat
ter twenty-fsur hours. The jury
were then discharged. The jury is
said to have stood nine for convic-
tion to three In favor Of the prison
er since early last might. One OF
two ballots stood for acquittal.
There is little doubt that Churchill,
Hunt, Lord and McCart will now
be tried together. A venire will be