Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-14


ing from here on the last of Feb
ruary or the first of March, going
down the coast to San Diego and
back by way of the Southern
Pacific, returning to this city just
before the election on the question
of the adoption of the new Consti-
tuition.
Earthquake Shock at Cotton.
COTTON, CAL, Feb. 13.-A sharp
shock of earthquake was felt here
about o'clock this morning.
Nominations Ia sacramento.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 13.--The Re-
publican City Convention has NOM
mated for Third Trustee, Josiah
Johnson; Auditor, II. Mckee; Col
lector, George A. Putnam; Assessor,
Fred A. Shepard; Fire Commission
er, J. w. Wilson. All but johnson
are present incumbents. The Dem
ocratic Central Committee nomi-
mated for Third Trustee, w. l..
Herndon; Auditor, Isadore Town
send; Assessor. p. A. Byrne; Col
lector, B. +. Stewart; Fire Commits
sioner, Chris. Weisel. The Work.
ingmen's Convention met last
night but did not nominate. The
nomination of Josiah johnson by
the Republicans disconnected them,
Johnson having been their choice.
They will nominate next Wednes-
day night.
The trial of Henry A. Caullield,
for the murder of Tom G. English,
began to-day. All day was con-
sumed in getting jury.
The Convention.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 18th. = The
Convention met at $50.
Reynolds called up the memorial
to Congress relating to university
lands.
A motion to commit was lost;
ayes SO, noes 60.
Tinnin gave notice of motion
to reconsider, as .he desired Il more
definite expression.
McCallum's motion to reconsider
the vote by which the Convention
refused 10 engross the article on
judiciary was carried. The vote
by which the Convention refused
to concur in section II, as recon-
mended by the Committee of the
Whole, was, on motion of Van
Dyke, reconsidered. He intro
duced resolutions to recommit
and instruct the committee to re-
port II scheme providing that coun-
ties shall pay one half the compen-
satjon and that the number of Su-
perior Judges in San Francisco be
reduced from twelve to ten, and
that reclassitcation and reduction
of salaries be male.
shot Himseif On the Trniu.
MARYsvILLE, CAL, Feb. 13.-A
passenger, named J. o. Hall, from
Paskento, Tehama county, on the
down express train made an
attempt to commit suicide by
shooting himself twice with a small
sized Sharp's fOur-shooter, lodging
both balls above the right nipple.
Tho wounds are considered serious
and are likely to prove fatal.
snn Francisco Markets.
~ SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. .13.-Wheat
stagnunt; No. quotable at $1.70@
$l.724; No. 2 at $l.65@1.674; ship
pers still refuse to give full rates
and the market is weakening.
Barley, coast feed, 90@024c. Corn,
hay and oats unchanged. Potatoes,
dull; Humboldt reds, $l.30@1374 ;
Fetalumas and Tomales, $1,000
S24; Early Rose, $l.O0; river, 500
90c.
san Francisco Mates.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1S.-The
United States Grand Jury will, at
the invitation of Registrar
Kaplan, inspect the Great Register
of this county and use their powers,
in conjunction with those of the
county Grand Jury, to purify the
list of voters as the Registrar finds
it impossible to do it himself. Men
when summoned before him will
swear to statements which an in
vestigation OF records prove are un-
true. 1t is thought that, under the
superior authority of the Grand
Jury, the truth may be obtained.
All of the Workingmen's clubs
at their meetings last evening
adopted strong resolutions against