Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-19
Morning kilograms.
Pn.sep gers Going soutn.

w M0ier, IL Curran, w Rumbing.
err, G Reiter, Mrs. B w Hall, M A
Tyler, J P Saland, l. Mulbert, G w
Tungate, j w Slaven, b H Speare
J L Mann, P S Van Rensselaer, and
wife, Mrs Milford, V A Howard
Miss Stanfer, E L Watkins and
wife, Mrs. r. B Claxton, H E Mil.
ford, j A. w Beitters e d Angel.
San Francisco News OF all Sorts.
SAN Francisco, April 1S.-A re.
port has been received at the Mer-
chants Exchange of the loss of the
whaling bark Osmanll, of New Bed
ford, in the bay opposite Cape St
Lucas, Lower California. The ere W
is reported saved.
l.. G. Demert, who was shot by q
garroter last night, is believed to be
in dying condition. 1t is rumored
that the motive of the attack was
not robbery but revenge.
The retirement of the Open.
Letter from the field of daily journ.
alism, and its RELOCATION to the
status of weekly paper, is thong [
to indicate split in the ranks OF
the Workingmen's party. There
has long been strong element in
the party opposed to Kearney's
organ, and efforts are now making
to obtain funds to start a new DAHL
to be under the control of the Coun.
ty Committee.
On Trial for ~ Queer Misdemeanur.
VIRGINIA CITY, April Is The
cases of Chief Breen and l.. Il.
Cowie, charged with substituting
All Dock for All Chouey, Chinese
murderer, has been on trial all day
in the District Court. Some ofthe
testimony is very damaging.
san Francisco Markets.
SAN Francisco, April 1Sth.-
Flour-Active and firm. Extra,
$6B@6s; jobbing, $6406s. Wheat
Good milling, demand prices firm;
milling, So 1902 Is; shipping, 500
So Is; superfine, 81 SO@l 80. Bar
ley.-Dull and heavy. Feed, 81 10
@Sl Is; brewing, 81 25@l S74.
Corn-Dull. Large yellow, 81 500
81 So; small, 81 COOL 95; small
white, So 25; large white, So 10.
Oats-Choice lots firm. Feed,
ST 35@1 45. Potatoes-Active and
firm. Red Humboldt, $2E@3; new
crop, So 50@4; Oregon, $2E. Hay
Dull and unchanged. Fair to
choice wheat, $l5@l7; barley, S10@
$l1; oat, S11@l3. Wool-Active
and firm. Sales the past week,
500,0 pounds; bury, 13@16c; good
free, 13@2lc; best, 22@24c. Rye
Firm at So 40. Butter - Firm.
Choice, 23@24c.
Runk Rcccivesn Respite.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18th. -
kunk, the condemned murderer,
who was to have been hanged to-.
morrow, has been respited by Gov
ernof Irwin until the Goth inst, to
give the Governor time to examine
documents presented to his atten-
ton in connection with the case.
The Operation OF the Mat. :.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1S.-Su-
perintendent Dodge of the Mint
announces that, of the four presses
in the mint, one will be kept at
work on gold coinage and the 9TH
er three on the new dollars, which
will be turned out at the rate of
one hundred thousand per day.
Generai Items rean New York.
NEW YORK, April 18th.-It APP
pears evident that Conkling's in
terview was made up from fugitive
utteranceS of the Senator, a part Of
which he Is disposed to question.
Dispatches from the South and
West state that a number of banks
and other establishments are pay
ing out gold at par.
Ex-Governor Moses has been de.
livered to the agent of the State of
South Carolina, who first arrested
him, the writ of habeas corpus hav-
ing been withdrawn. He is now
on his way to the South in custody.
Democratic Caucus.
WASHINGTON, April 18th.-The
Democrats of the House in caucus
last night agreed to postpone action
on the Senate resolution to adjourn
June 10th until May 18th. 1t was
agreed that Representatives. should
vote on the tariff bill in accordance
with the interests of their own
respective sections, irrespective OF
party politics.
Sargent wants II Commerci Al
treaty Wan Corca.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-In the
Senate to-day Sargent called up his
jOint-resolution authorizing the
President to appoint Com mission
er to arrange treaty with the
Kingdom of Corea. He referred to
the great success of the United
States in its measures for this pur-
pose with Japan, the wonderful de-
velopment of that people and the
great trade that had grown up in
American bottoms. He depicted
100000 people suddenly drop
ping their proud isolat-
ing policy, opening relations
with the civilized world, and
adopting all modes of advanced
civilizations. Before the period of
Japan's treaty all authorities con-
CURED in stating that the Japanese
were effete, barbarous, supersti-
tious and sanguinary. They had
vindicated themselves as possessing
a stalwart manhood and an en-
lightened and enterprising spirit.
1t was a case of wonderful devel-
opment. Neighboring to Japan,
OH the mainland, is another
people possessing their charac-
teristics, now waiting for us to ex-
tend to them friendly hand, and we
should avail ourselves of the Oppor-
tunity offered. The eighth article
of the treaty of 1875 provides that,
in case Of shipwreck, the people of