Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-07

ed on the regular reports OF post
commanders. One will be given
for the best shot in the Department /
of Arizona, one to the best shot in
the Department of California and
one to the best shot in the Depart
ment Of Columbia. The winners of
these medals will then compete at
the Presidio range for the medal OF
the Division of the Pacific and the
successful shot will become Adju-
tant of the team to be sent to
Creedmoor to compete in the inter-
national military match.
Revalk, the straw bail man for
| whom the police have searched in
vain for two days, walked into the
Police Court and expressed desire
! to have talk with the Police Judge
and explain the discrepancy be-
tween his statements concerning
his property and the facts of the
case. He was at once taken to the
city prison and booked on the
charge Of perjury. He will be
called up for examination on the
charge of perjury tomorrow.
A Zeehandelaar, the keeper of an
employment agency, who was re-
Gently arrested on six charges Of
petit larceny preferred by persons
that had had dealings with him in
their search for employment, was
tried in the City Criminal Court
this morning on Que of the charges.
The case attracted considerable in
terest. The Court instructed the
Jury that in order to convict the
defendant of petit larceny they
must believe that at the time when
he received the money he intended
not to give it back. The jury re-
turned verdict of guilty.
SAN BUENA VENTURA, March
6th.-A splendid rain commenced
falling at noon and Is accompanied
by % southwest wind which will
probably insure at least twenty
four hours continuance of the
shower. 1t comes at an excellent
time, as the top of the ground was
growing dry.
MeetinE OF the Repubiican state
central Committee.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-The
Republican State Central Commit
tee held q meeting yesterday after
noon. The President stated the
object for which they were called
together to be to make necessary
arrangements for the approaching
campaign. Briggs, of Sacramento,
nnp,,It,tinf w inh
unanimously adopted, that Re-
publican State Convention, for the
nomination of State ticket and
for such other business as may prop
crly come before it, be held at Sac
ramento, Tuesday, June 18th. The
following apportionment OF dele
gates for the different counties was
adopted: Alameda 19,Alpine ], Am
ador Z, Butte 10, Calaveras 10, Co
Iusa 4. Contra Costa 8, Del Norte i,
El Dorado Q, Fresno 2, Humboldt s,
Inyo 8, Kern 8, Lake 2, Lassen 2,
Los Angeles 15, Marin 4, Mariposa
8. Mendocino 4, Merced 4, Modoc 2,
Mono l, Monterey 8, Napa 6, Nevada
ii, Placer IL, ,Plumas 4, Sacramento
q, San Benito 8, San Bernardino 4,
San Diego 6, San Francisco 76, San
JOAQUIN 10, San Luis Ooispo 5, San
Mateo 6, Santa Barbara 6, Santa
Clara 1G, Santa Cruz s, Shasta 4,
Sierra 6, Siskiyou 4, Solano IL, So
noma 10, Stanislaus 8, Sutter 4, Te-
hama 4, Trinity 3, Tulare 8, Tuo-
lumue 5, Ventura 4, Yolo Z, 4uoa
Total 396.
A committee was appointed to
prepare an address 10 the Republican
voters of the State. The Central
Committee also agreed to recon-.
mend that primaries be held in the
different counties of the State under
the direction of the County Com.
mittees. The test they proposed at
such primaries to be: "Will you
vote the Republican ticket at the
ensuing election ?" A joint meet
ing of the Executive Committees
of the Republican Central and
County Committees, Presidents of
young mems Republican clubs and
Presidents OF Senatorial District
clubs was held at the Palace Hotel
at 8 o'clock last evening. The meet
ing re-atiirmed the action on Satur-
day to hold mass meeting at an
early day to express the sentiments
of the Republican party relative to
the veto of the anti-Chinese Immi-
grafton Bill, and resolved that a
meeting should be held some eve
ming next week.
san Francisco Markets.
SAN Francisco, March c.
Wheat-No. ], ST. 7O@1.723: No. 2,
sl.65@l674. Barley-Coast, 679@
721c; brewing, nominal. Oats, ST.
lO@I.55. Corn-Large yellow, SGT
@90c, small round, Sl022; white,
95c. Hay, S7@l5; trade stagnant.
Potatoes-Rec-ipt continue heavy,
overstocking the market and de-
pressing prices; Humboldt reds,
Sl5@d Is; Petalumas and Tomales,
$1.00@1.l0; Early Rose, S 1.5O@l.75;
River reds, 70@75c.
Haye es ANA Beecner Hung IN EmEy
SMARTsvILLE, Cal, March c.
President Hayes and Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher were hung and shot
in effigy yesterday.
storm Gnd Fiosd Mt Marysvtiie.
MARYsvILLE, March GA storm
of rain ragged fearfully nearly all
night. Yuba river stands fifteen
feet and three inches above low
water mark, lacking only about
seven inches Of the food mark of
1875. Feather river is also rising
nearly up to high water mark. Our
levee is still intact, and carefully
guarded at every supposable weak
point. Considerable apprehension
exists among our people. Mer-
chants and families are placing
their goods in second stories of
buildings, and otherwise raising
them out of reach of the flood.
Further Particulars or the Flood.
MARYsNILLE, March CA care
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