Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-14

plank OF the steamer and was
drowned. Deceased was intoxi
Gated at the time.
In the Police Court this mornins
tie libel case of Reed against thu
proprietors of the Call and Bullet,
came up. Defendants stal ell tha
they re quired sufficient stay TO ena
BILE them to bring witnesses from
Placerville and Sacramento, ant
the case was continued till Dec
2lst.
Mark L. Mcdonald, we'll
known stock operator, was ar
rest ed today on two warrants-on,
sworn out by Mary E. Kelly
chargeing battery, aud the Othel
hy Robert Kelly chariDg threats tt
commit murder. 1t is reported
that, II the case comes to trial
some racy developments may bt
expected.
Christian H. WarnhaIz, a paint.
er, native Of Germany, 81 years o
age, committed suicide yesterday
afternoon by hanging himself with
n rope to a rafter In q chicken
house In the rear of his dwelling
on Harrison street, between II, b
and 18th streets. He had been
drinking to excess for some time
before his death, and 1t is pre-.
sumed that he was suffering from
delirium tremens at the time he
hung himself.
Nan FrHnclsc" Markers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13.-Collec.
ton to-day. The produce markets
are inactive and prices unchanged
NJ change In currency.
A Handsome Recognition from the
s'r.ss Club.
NEW YORK, Dec. ia recep.
tion was given last night by the
New York Press Club to Col. J. NJ.
K-ating, editor of the Memphis
appeal, in recognition Of his
heroic conduct during the yellow
fever scourge. The Club rooms
were crowded.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-James
Douglas. Jr., leclured before the
American Geographical Society
last evening at Chickering Hall,
describing his journey along the
west coast of South A America. from
Panama to Valparaiso. He at
triputrd the asrendancy of British
commercial interests to the direct
trade between Liverpool and South
American ports by steamers of va
rious tonnage which were able to
penetrate the rivers of the coast.
The Society passed vote Of tha INKS
for the Interesting lecture.
Saratoga Bauks Closed.
SARATOGA, Dec. 10 The First
National Bank suspended to-day.
owing to run growing out of the
defalcation of County Treasurer
Wright. A run was then precip.
itated on the Commercial Bank
and its doors are closed.
2 Baynrd T.ysor H"p@ies.sy I'll.
New YORK., Dec. 13.-A friend of
Bayafd Taylor write from Dresden
that Taylor il hopelessly sick
with dropsy. He states that fort
night ugo fifteen quarts of water
were taken from him, aud the ope.
ration was subsequently repeated.
a" lnt-r-ss'"x L-s"' D-c,.'"n.
BosTON. Dec. 13.-Judee Lowell
has decided that some $400. 600 In
notes of the Union Mills of Fall
River. sign. d only by the Treasur.
er, when the bylaws of the corpo.
iati IN required that they be coun-
tersigned by the President, are val
III claims against the concern on the
ground that the rule had not been
observed for a number of years be-
fore the company became bank
rupt. The Judge also held that the
notes had been bought by innocent
holdeis before maturity, and that
these parties could not be held re-
spoisible for an application of cor
poralion rules, or he affected by any
fraudulent use Of the notes.
The Financial, ~.d Indussri"l Pros
tr~si"0 "t Russia.
CHICAGO, Dec l3.-A prominent
member or the Board of Trade has
received letter from u relative re-
siding at Odessa, Russia, the prin-
cipal grain port of that country.
He com plains OF the complete pros
tratlon OF business In city and
country, and Of the deplOrable
condition of Russian finances gen
orally. Labor Is unemployed.
Russian paper-the rouble-which
before the war was worth from 80
to 80 cents, has sunk in value to SO
cents, silver Prime Odessa wheat
can be purchased at 6O@56c.
per bushel. One of the
causes of these extremely low
figures is that freights on grain to
Europe have risen from 141 to 36s
per ton. The writer concludes by
saying he considers that Russia, so
far as her capacity for carrying on
All aggressive war is concerned, is
crippled for years. She cannot OBJ
tain the means for waging such a
contest. The war with Turkey,
he says, was, to q considerable ex
tent, carried on by the aid of paper
money, which has since depreciat
ell. He says there Is plenty OF
wheat In Southern Russia, but the
difficulty is to procure ships ia
transport It to England at living
rates to the producer.
The Ameer Meets Insernai Dissen'
siOns.
LONDON, Dec. 13-A special to
the Advertiser from Bombay says
mat an A fphau official has arrived
in General Browns camp from
Jellabad and has invited the
British to advance to Cabul and es.
tablish a new governments, In con.
sequence of general rising against
the Ameer.
| The Nnii-Marers.
LONDON, Dec. l3.-The nal
masters of Staffordshire have re
solve. - resist the demand of theil
men, even ngenei. t.! strike SHOULD
be the result.