Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-01
NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial To the Herald by the Western
Uninu Telegraph Company.l
Pacific Coast News.
Attempts sS Bura 6rHt0 Fields
Lux & Miners Monopoly.

Lux & Miiler's Monopoly.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3lst.-Yes-
terday number of attempts were
made to burn grain fields in Santa
Clara county. Incendiary fires
were kindled by slow matches in
various places. The intent seemed
TO be more particularly to burn
labor saving machinery in the
fields. The fires were eXtinguished
before doing much damage.
The farmers in the San Joaquin
valley are greatly exercised over
the fact that Miller & Lux have
turned the water of the river into
their Kings river canal, lowering
the water in the San Joaquin so
much that steamers can no longer
reach Hills ferry and will soou be
unable to 60 above Sail Joaquin
city. A great quantity of gram
Will have to wait for the next
raius for transportation. Parties
have Interviewed the United
States District Attorney here with
a view to obtaining relief, but as
the San joaquin river is under
State control, lie cannot help
them.
El~cit0u of Ra,iruad Officers.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2lst.-The
Central Pacific Railroad Directors
to-day elected the following oili-
GERS: President, L. Stanford; First
ce-President, &. p. Huntington;
Second Vice-President, Charles
Crocker; Financial Director, ID. ID.
Cotton; Treasurer, e. w. Hopkins;
Secretary, L. II. Miller, J.
The Southern Pacific Railroad
Company to-day elected the fol-
lowing Directors: Chas. Crocker,
ID. D. Cotton, II. M. Newhali,
Chas. Wayne, N. 4. Smith, J. l..
WillIcutt, Willard V. Huntington.
The California Pacific elected Of
ficers and Directors as follows: Il.
Z. Hammond, President; George
e. Gray, Vice President; J. l..
Willicutt, Treasurer; G. F,Crocker,
N. I. Smith, G. J. Robinson, j. o.
Il. Gum, Directors; J. Gum, Sec.
retary.
Assesme.sI Levied
e. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3lst.-Si-
ezra Nevada levied an assessment
of one dollar per share TO day.
Eoney Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3lst,-
Legal tenders, 09s bid, 99E asked;
Mexican dollars, 90 bid, 931 asked;
trade dollars, 81 bid, 974 asked,
half dollars $3.50 bid, 9S asked.
Raid Through Chinatown.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3lst.-A
joint committee of the Beard of
Supervisors, in company with the
Health Officer and the Chief of the
Fire Department, made raid
Chinatown to-day. They
saw enough to alarm aud disgust
them. Fires were found amid the
most dangerous surroundings, and
crowding to excess developed itself
everywhere. TIE official noses
we're offended by odors ad nauseum
and In a filthy den on Bull Run
Alley, used as a hospital, four
lepers were found indus
triously rolling cigars. Filth
every where. Some of
the Chinese alleys were found to be
practically vast cess pools.
Uuuted states Cours Cases.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3lst.-In
the United States Court to-day, the
other eases pending against w. b.
Carr were dismissed for want of
evidence. Tue case OF Rogers, ar
ter some discussion, was set for
10Th, and Haggin's case as
soon after as convenient. The cases
of Spalding, Pinney and others
will not be tried until October.
The semi-annusl statement of
the Nevada Bank of June Goth
shows the assets to be $26, ,443. 900.
of which $40, 1888, 200 is In coin and
bullion.
sra rrnucisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.-Flour
Wheat-demand fair,
prices unchanged; good to choice
ST. 674@l 20; fair ST. 65;
milling ST. 694@I 721; low grades,
shrunken, ETC., nominal 81 5091 60.
Barley quiet and steady; feed 95c@
81; coast S7i@924c; old brewing
81 40@l 45. Oats firm; good to
81 5o@1 so. Corn inactive; eastern
yellow ST. 80; California 81 so. Rye
held at 81 20. Hay unchanged.
Potatoes, market lower and quoted |
Fair to choice $l@1 Is. Wool un-
changed.
Mex'caa BOrder News.
SAN ANTONIO, July 3lst.-Gen.
Pedro Valdez, the Mexican COM
nander who met Mackenzie when
he latter was in Mexico after
aiders, Is stationed with about
800 men In the mountains above