Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-21
lOSANGELES WEEKLY HERALD
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drews, r Scupham. w @ Childes,
CT Hill, Ben 8 Winter, Mrs M
H Myers, w HI Brown and wife,
H G Winer, A G Sharpe and FAM
lily, J p Gillespy, w Ream,
Miss l. Riany, Capt Dlnnon, Mrs
Blodgett, H M Lloyd J S Miller.
w"rkingmen-ssst C"" "ven'i"n
CA'IeI.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.-The
State Central Committee Of the
WOrkingmen's party last evening
called q State Convention, to be
held at San Francisco June Sd.
The apportionment of delegates is
as follows: Alameda, II; Alpine,
l; Amador, 4; Butte, 5; Caleveras,
9; Colusa, 4; Contra Costa, 8; Del
Norte, /; Ell Dorado, 4; Fresno, 2;
Humboldt, 4; Inyo, 2; Kern, 2;
Lake, Q; Lassen, 1; Los Angeles, 6;
Marin, 2; Mariposa, 2; Mendocino,
4; Merced, 2; Modoc, 1; Monterey,
4; Mono, l; Napa, 4; Nevada. Z;
Placer, S; PIumas, 2; Sacramento,
10; San Benito, 2; San Bernardino,
2; San Diego. 8; San Francisco, 60;
San joaquin, 6; San Luis Obispo,
8; San Mateo, 3; Santa Barbara, 3;
Santa Clara, 10; Santa Cruz, A;
Shasta, 2; Sierra, 8; Siskeyou, 3;
Salinas, 6; Solano, 6; Sonoma, 6;
Stanislaus, 8; Suffer, 2; Tehama, 2;
Trinity, 2; Tulare, 4; Tuolumne, 8;
Ventura, 2; Yolo, 4; Yuba, 4. Total,
25l.
A long discussion was had on
Wellock's position. Some con-
tended that he should resign on
account of the opposition against
him, although each. believed he
was innocent of the charges made
against him. Wellock promised to
resign when the Convention meets
if asked.
Tho Moro Murder Trials.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, March 20.
1t is announced that Judge Sepul-
veda, of the Seventeenth Judicial
District, will take his seat on the
Bench here on Monday, to preside at
the trial of the alleged More MUIR
derers. Judge Fawcett's i'll health
is the presumed reason for the
change. A strenuous effort
will be made to dispose
of all the cases at this term,
as it is year since the prisoners
were arrested, and some of them
have not been tried at all.
Churchill, regsriing whose guilt
the jury disagreed last term, will
be tried first. When Lord was
tried the Court intimated that in
case Of more disagreements bail
would be fixed, though this had
previously been refused.
san Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20
Wheat has a weaker tendency; No.
I l, ST. 65; No. 2, ST. 60@1 624. Bar
70@75c for coast feed. Oats
and corn unchanged. Hay-Stag.
nant at same prices. Potatoes
Humboldt reds, $1@1 20; Early
Rose, ST. l0@1 25; Petalumas and
Tomales, 9Oc@$l; River reds, 55
G6Oc; sweets, 81 SO. Onions $40.
Sentence OF Yoaknn.
BAKERSFIELD, March 2O.-The
Court room was crowded this morn
ing to hear the sentence of w. j..
YOakum for the murder of VIM.
Johnston. Motions were made for
arrest of judgment and q new
trial, which were denied. The
prisoner was then sentenced to be
hanged Oh Friday, May 9th. A
notice of appeal to the Supreme
Court was served on the District
Attorney.
The Last Fraud.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 90
Further Investigation in the pay
ment of duplicate warrants in con-
nection with the Dupont street i'm
provement, show that the over
payment, as far as ascertained,
amounts to $65,347, and the exam
ination of the accounts is still 60
ing on.
Railroad suits.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Argu-
ment commenced this morning in
the Supreme Court to-day in cases
involving the responsibility of the
Central and Union Pacific Railways
under the Thurman bill.
Old Prob.
WASHINGTON, March l9.-Mid-
night. Indications for the South
ern California aie clear or partly
cloudy weather.
Officers of shs senste.
WASHINGTON, March 20.--The
Democratic Senatorial CAUCUS nom
i,ated Col Irhr - p"~-H Oj
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