Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-10
Pacific Coast News.
conves taon Continued.

Conveotio0 Cvnssnued.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 9th.-Brown
moved the previous question. Sus
tained. The amendment and sub
stitute were rejected.
McCollum offered an amendment
reducing the term ofthe Justices to
eight years. Lost.
Section four was then considered.
Mcfarland moved to amend the
section by striking out 1890" and
Inserting $4,000" as the amount In
which an appeal may be taken.
Rejected.
Laine moved to amend by in
serting $500. Rejected.
Terry moved to amend by giving
criminal cases procured on indict-
ment or information the right of
appeal and to strike out the words,
"amounting to felony" Terry's
amendment was adopted.
Hale offered an amendment ex-
tending appellate Jurisdiction to
fares and freights. Recess.
AFTERNooN-THE o'DoNNELL RES.
OLUTlON PASSED.
The President OF the Convention
announced that the O'Donnell res
olution was the special order.
Terry moved that the resolution
be laid on the table. Ayes 55, noes
Sc. Lost.
A vote was then taken on the
resolution. The ayes and noes or
dered and resulted: ayes 81, noes
So. Carried.
Consolidated vIrginis.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9th.-The
annual meeting of the Consolidated
Virginia Mining Company took
place this afternoon. The old
Board was reelected. John H.
Burke entered o protest against
the customary resolution ratifying
all acts of the Trustees. A resolu-
tion was adopted thanking the
Trustees for their care of the inter-
ests of the company and endorsing
their efforts against oil attempts at
blackmail. The Superintendenps
report, after detailing the opera
tions Of the year in the mine,
closes by saying that the fact that
much ground remains unexplored
on the 1850 and 1950-foot levels and
that on the 2l50.foot level work has
jnst commenced, leaves room to
believe that the chances are favor.
able for the future.
Burg Iaries Passenger Movement
fur 1878.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9th.-The
tailor shop of Adolphe Wirtner, on
Post street, was entered by gang
of young burglars last night, who
carried away several pieces of cloth
besides some goods that had been
made up. An officer interrupted
the party as they were coming out
Of the store and arrested one Of the
gang, who gave his name as James
Malgeon. The prisoner told the of
ficer that there were five young
men in the party that robbed the
store, and gave Information of their
whereabouts. Later in the night
the officers arrested John Ahearn
and John Walker. This morning
the officers arrested Chris CrandIe
and John Monahan, the two re-
manning members of the party that
are supposed to have broken into
the shop. The men were charged
with having burglars tools in their
possession.
Ah Kit effected an entrance into
the residence of Mrs. Sarah Marks,
on Powell street, this morning, and,
while the family were engaged in
the basement, went through the
upper rooms and gathered up cloth.
ing, jewelry and all portable arti-
cles of property on which he could
lay his hands. Just as he had got
his bundle in proper shape to carry
away, his movements were heard
by some member Of the family be-
low, who came up and found him
departing with his plunder. The
Chinaman then dropped his bum
die, ,snatched up asiDgle butter dish
and jumped out of window into
the back yard. Before he could get
away he was seized by several
members Of the family, who held
him until local officer came up
and took him to the city prison.
1h0 Puo5cuEcE nONemeQC 6C 6aD
Francisco for 1873 is as follows:
Arrived by sea, 1878; by rail,
81, 7,554; total, 50,727. Departed
l5,O66 by sea; by rail, 55, ,938; total,
40,994. Gain, 9,733. The passen.
ger movement by sea embraced
7,418 arrivals from China and Japan,
against 1852 departures. The ar
rivals from that source were 25OC
less than In 1877 and the depar-
lures 300 less.
| Seven millions OF four per cents
were taken in San Francisco last
year.
The Nevada Bank yesterday sold
2s0, 900 ounces of fine silver to the
government, deliverable at the Sar
Francisco mint, at ST. 08 per ounce
Crushed 10 Death BY Frefghs Cara-
Accidentally Shot HfmssiE
! STOCKTON, Jan. 9th. = Georgt
SeigIer, nine years OF age, was rur
over by q freight train at Lodi
while endeavoring to get on, and
was instantly killed. The deceased
was In the habit Of jumping on
trains when In motion. The carr
we're going fifteen miles an hour
BY q nisstep his foot caught and
he was dragged under the wheels,
| five cars passing over his body.