, 1879-05-29

gated will produce but little. In Santa Clara
valley there will be good yield, and south
ern coast counties promise well except in
San Diego and the upper portion OF the Sal
mas valley.
Policeman Shot.
Regular Police Officer P. X. Rogers, nn-
tive of New York, aged 60, shot and killed
himself at his residence, No, 1913 Ellis street.
this morning. Deceased after breakfast oc-
cupied himself in his room cleaning his pis-
tolls, among which was u large regulation
Smith & Wesson. The family in the dining
room heard the muffied report of pistol and
running to his room, found him seated in q
chair at the table dead. Blood was flowing
from wound in his breast, The Smith u
Wesson lay on the table pointing toward de-
ceased, one chamber discharged. The ball
went entirely through the bouy and striking
the opposite wall fell to the floor. Deceased
had shown no evidence of an unsettled state
of mind, and it is questionable whether death
was accidental or suicidal. Deceased was
an old member of the force, and is reported
to have been in good financial circumstances.
Another Suit.
SAN Francisco May 22.,-Suit was com
menced and attachment issued to-day against
material sold by the California Electrical
Works of San Francisco.
HOId0yer senators.
1t having been reported that Governor
Irwin will recognize holdovcr Senators, he
was interviewed to-day at Sacramento. The
Governor says that he has said nothing of
the kind, and Oh the contrary he conside,s
that all officers must be reelected.
Stanford Speaks. ...
Statements having been made to the effect
that Gov Stanford's health was such that he
would resign his Office as President of the
@. 2. Il. Il. Co., and that Lloyd Tevis would
succeed him, Gov. Stanford says that the
whole thing is untrue. He is sick neither in
body nor mind and does not propose to re-
sign in favor of anybody. He has entirely
recovered from his recent illness, and is at
tending to his business as ever.
The Andian Mast Go.
SHASTA, May %. A dispatch has been re-
ceivel from Governor Irwin. He refuses to
commute the sentence of Indian Jack, who
will be hung Tomorrow for the crime of muir
der. The following are tho facts of the case:
On the 18th of September, 1878, Jack and
two companions were playing foot ball near
and kill Chinaman." They all agreed and
started down the Sacramento river. They
went to q Chinese graveyard where some
Chinese were at work. but these were too
many. They continued down the river and
came to a place where an old man was
mining. They demanded whisky and on his
refusing to give it to them, they turned in
and knocked him down with rocks and killed
him. They then robbed the cabin and re-
turned home. Jack spartner in the crime is
in the State prison for life. In an interview
with the condemned man to-day, he said
that il was Lucy and not him that headed
the murder, Uut that he was with Lucy and
helped kill the man and divided the money
with his companion. He does not seem to
care about his fate, but said that he was
little afraid to die; but supposed he would
have to unless the Governor commuted his
sentence. He thinks Lucy, who is in State
prison, ought to die too. ,1
Heading or the MOrm0ns. d.,
SALT LAKE, May q. For the past three
days in obedience to orders from John Taylor
and dispatch from George @. Cannon, at
Washington, petitions to President Hayes
for pardon Of the convicted polygamist G.
Reynolds, have been sent for signature all
over. Utah. The case being urgent they
were requested to return the petitions to
Salt Lake this week, to be forwarded at once
to Cannon, who would present them in per-
son to the President. In order to anticipate
the Mormons, the ladies of the anti-polyga-
my society held meeting and this morning
sent protest to Washington.
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