Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-02
Morning kilograms.
pas.engers Going suuth.

WUfHtnu teieyFdIiIS.
Passrugers Going suuth.
McJAvE, Feb. ii Haas, Mrs
M s Parkhurst, Mrs ID A Rice,
Carrie Schmabel, J Obay, r r
Haines, G Wolssimon, II Brem.
well.
Tho Trnsu,ng shtp The runnei
:. amt the Mines.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-Com.
mander Glass of the Training ship
jamestown has received orders from
Washington to turn the ship ov er
to the Navy Yard authorities at
Mare Island, in conformity with
the request of the Board of Super
visors. The transfer will be made
next Thursday.
Referring to the sensational ru-
mors in Virginia City, concerning
the war between the Sutro Tunnel
and the mines, the Stock Report
to-day says that one of the gentle-
men connected with the Arbitra-
tion Committee authorized the
Stock Report representative
to say that the matter would
no doubt be arranged by
the time that the Savage and
NorcrOss Companies were ready to
use the tunnel, or at least q few
days after, and that, although he
was not at liberty to say how far
matters had gone, he would say
that negotiations now only depend
upon the approval of certain
nponosifiop in Navnua RlCnk
The ConvonsIon.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1.-The Con-
ventiOn met at $3.50 A. NJ, President
Hoge presiding, 1l9 members pres.
ent.
Morris aud Burt presented petit
tIons requesting the exemption of
church and educational property
from taxation.
Consideration of Hoge's substi.
tute tor section % was resumed.
After extended discussion Hoge's
s.hstitnte was rejected; ayes 43,
noes IS.
Campbell offered an amendment
to strike out the words "process Of
Courts, in line fifteen, and insert
the words "pOwer to issue sub
cess.u Adopted. The section re-
fers to the powers of Commits
sioners to fix rates and examine
books and determine complaints
against railroads and other trans
pOrtation companies. The Camp.
bell amendment is the oply change
in the section as reported by the
Committee of the Whole. The
section was adopted; ayes 81;
noes 2S. nm lt .=
Section 25, on motion, was
stricken out. 1t merely provided
that corporations should accept the
provisions of the article In good
faith. Holmes demanded the pre-
vious question. The main question
was called aud the article ordered
engrossed for second reading.
The article on Chinese was then
taken up.
San Bsraasdin weather.
: SAN BERNARDINo, Feb. 1.-The
rain ceased early on the morning
OF the 30th, since which time the
weather has been delightful.
ku h in the Bsy with the Or. W
LAshed TO. her Deck.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 1.-The oyster
scEooner Adamantine has been
found sunk In the bay with her
captain, Horace Baker. of Phila-
deiphia, lashed to the topmast and
the bodies of nine men, comprising
the crew, Iashed to the deck, which
was several feet under water. The
Inhabitants of Smiths Island saw
the wreck on the morning of Jan-
uary 2d, but, owing to the rough
weather, were unable to get out to
1t, although the Captain was seen
signalling from the topmast, where
he was iashed.
Aim. House nmrned Fatal Results
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 1.-The
Aims House, situated five miles
south of the city, was this morn
ing destroyed by fire, the origin o!
which is unknown. Three hun.
dred and forty persons were in the
place at the time. Jas. Redley, an
imbecile, was burned fatally. Fred
Meyer In trying to escape broke
his neck. Henry Kehler perlshed
in the flames. Thos. Dixon was
killed by o fall. Nathan Caldwell
was seriously hurt, and Mrs. John.
son, who was burned severely, will
probably die. The exit scene 10 de.
scribed as horrible In the extreme,
but the most marvellous feature is
the small loss of life attending it.
Nearly all the inmates were aged
tnyalids, imbeciles and cripples
Their ages ranged from l08 years
to so.
Cpaggss against Minister Foster
New YORK, Feb. 1.-Dispatche'
and recent arrivals from Mexico
state that the Government serious
ly meditates asking the withdraw
Of Mipister Foster on the grount
of his unpopularity with the Cabi
net and his diplomatic course
Correspondence with the Mexican
Minister at Washington has begur
on the subject. Some Of thu
Cabinet decline to visit Foster
Geo. 8. Bowen, of Chicago, say
that Foster nurtures policy TO
the acquisition, by the Unite'
States, Of a portion Of Mexico
north Of the 28th parallel, and is in
terested In the International Rail
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