Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-21
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast News.
Tho Con vsnsiou-Ancrnoon

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20;h.-In
Committee of the Whole on Edu-
cation, Laine offered al amend.
ment TO Holmes substitute requir-
ing one school to be maintained in
each school district for at least six
m onths in every year. Amend
ment and substitute rejected. The
motion to strike out the section
was lost.
johnson offered substitute
for section one as follows: The
Legislature shall encourage by all
suitable means the promotion of
intellectual, moral and agricultural
improvement. Rejected.
Filcher insisted that mining i'm
provements should be included If
the agricultural provision was re-
tanned. The amendment including
mining was rejected. The original
section was adopted without
change.
Section two, providing for Su.
perintendent of Public Instruction,
was next considered.
White offered a substitute pro-
viding for a State Board of Educa.
tion, one member from each Con-
gressional District. White with.
drew his substitute and Laine of.
fered an amendment providing
that the Superintendent should
receive salary of 500 per month
and no compensation should be
paid for clerks and deputies. The
amendments were rejected and a
motion TO strike out the section
was lost.
The Committee rose and the
Convention adjourned.
Assessmnns Levied.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. GOTH
The North Consolidated Virginia
Mining Company has levied an as
sessment of ST. per share.
Santa Bsrbarn.
SANTA BARBARA,Jan. 20.-There
are strong signs of more rain.
The exceptionally cold weather
has delayed the growth of the new
grass materially, though it is now
showing itself on the hillsides.
The impression abroad that the
damage done by the storm of De-
csmber 3lst to the Santa Barbara
wharf materially interferes with
the landing Of vessels IL erroneous.
But little inconvenience to the CAP.
tain and none to passengers, az
ships can come up to the wharf in
side of the wreck.
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BAKERSFIELD. Jan, 2Oth.-On
the opening of Court this morning
Thomas Yoakum, brother of the
party on trial and also under in.
dictment for the same offense, tes.
titled that ON the afternoon of the
murder VIM. Yoakum was at home
taking care of the children most of
the time. He was also at his broth.
er's house where he lived. Never
knew of the killing till the next
morning. On the afternoon of the
murder went to the blacksmith
shop; had supper q little before
sundown and then MIXED the
cows. Early next morning, when
his brother went out of doors for
wood, he was shot at.
VIM. Yoakum, the prisoner,
swore that he was at home all the
afternoon and went to bed about 8
o'clock. Thomas Yoakum was also
at home. Never said the furrows
referred to In the evidence was a
dead line,i was simply a land
mark. First heard of the murder
the next morning. Was shot at
when / went from the house for an
armful of wood, about 6 O'Clock.
1 then stood in the door Of my
house with my gun. Asked my
wife to go to q certain place, so
that when the party would raise up
l could get a full view. l told
the Sheriff that 1 was shot at and
to 20 after them.
Mrs. Bruno, o witness for the
prosecution, testified that she saw
q man going toward Yoakum's
house shortly after the murder.
Mrs. Tucker, wife of one of the
deceased, testified that no one ever
told her to swear to som ething that
would convict the Yoakums. d.
Webb swore he never told that
Mrs. Thicker swore to something
that would convict the Yoakums.
Testimony closed. The argument
will commence tomorrow.