Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-15

state.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l4th.-
Weather reports show that the
storm which prevailed over the
northern and Central portions OF
the State last night, is this morn
ing extending southward over the
whole State. The weather here is
clear and cold, with north wind.
clearing House Election.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l4th.-The
San Francisco Clearing House
elected officers to. day as follows:
A. McKenlay; Secretary
James H. Hutchinson; Executive
Committee, A. McKenlay, Of the
British North American, Thomas
Brown. of the Bank of California,
James S. Hutchinson, of Sather d
Co., H. w. Glenny, Of the Nevada
Bank, d. Cohp, of Lazard Freres.
French bank Election.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14th.-At
the election of Directors of the
French Bank to-day, the regular
ticket was elected without opposi'
ton, Kearney having backed down
from his proposition TO run nomi-
nees OF his own.
John r. Jones Reelected.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14th.-The
Nevada Legislature to-day elected
John p. Jones United States Sena-
tor by the following vote: Senate,
Jones 10; Hillhouse, Democrat, 6;
Assembly, Jones Al; Hillhouje 8.
Ea.ied-C Com promise with the Bodie
Districs Jumpers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14tl.--The
bucket shop presided over by Ber-
nard Lande & Co., on Pine street,
suspended payment this afternoon.
Cause rise in the market.
A wild cat, four feet long, was
killed by a policeman in Golden
Gate Park yesterday.
The following mines located in
the Bodie Mining District, have
compromised with the holders Of
State titles, viz: South Bulwer,
Bulwer, Standard, MONDAY, North
MONDAY and Concordia. The
terms are not stated, but it is un-
derstood they are mutually satis-
factory. Bodie still holds out and
it is understood to be an open secret
that the object of Bill Lenps visit
East Is to present the case to the
United States authorities at Wash
ington.
Terrific ExaiOsiOn-rhe Giant Pow
dor wsrAs Blow Up-A NaMber
or Persons Kiiied.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14th.-
The giant powder works Of Band
mann, Nelson & Co., situated
about half q mile south and west of
the keepers lodge at the Golden
Gate Park, blew up with terrific
explosion at half-past two this af-
ternoon. The mills are located in
the heart of the sand-hills. There
were half dozen buildings sur
rounding the works, principally
occupied by employees of the mills
aud their families. AS yet no par
ticulars have been received, except
that four white men were killed
and a number of Cinnamon, but
how many is not known. The ex-
plesion occurred in the nitro-gly-
ceriue house and the works are
completely demolished. The Su-
perintendent's house, in which he
lived with his family, was wrecked,
but none of the inmates were hurt.
Tho names of the men killed have
not yet been ascertained. This ex-
plosion Is the third which has
taken place since the works were
started.
Further ~ Ine ExpI8si0n.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14th. 1.-The
destruction Of property by the gi-
ant powder explosion to-day is
about $4,000. The explosion &C.
Cured in the packing house, but
the cause is unknown. 1t is now
ascertained that three white men
and one Chinaman were killed.
One Chinaman was dangerously
injured and many others, both
white and Chinese, more or less
hurt. The names of the white men
killed are Oscar Carlsen, o Swede,
and Edward Moritz and Samuel
Thayer, Americans.
The bakersfield slurder Trial.
BAKERSFIELD, January 14.-The
jury was completed at 2:30 p. NJ.
Harriet @. Tucker, wife of the MUIR
dered man, testified that on the
18th Of April last she was riding
along tie road with her husband
and her three children ; within half
a mile of Long Tom three shots
were fired by persons concealed be-
hind the rocks, one of which killed
her husband ; afterwards saw two
men run from the rocks, one Of
whom she identified as :he defend
ant, VIM. J. Yoakum.
Good season Assureu-GsId Excite.
SAN LUIS OBISPo. Jan. 14th.-
The rain that has fallen here in
the last three days has allayed all
anxiety with regard to dry sea-
son. The total fall to date is five
inches. The farmers are busily at
work and all industries are moving
with confidence in a first.class sea-
son.
The gold mines in this county
are exciting q good deal of atten-
tion. People are flocking from
Salinas, Bakersfield and Santa
Barbara and locating claims over a
large section. Placer gold is found
over a territory of many miles In
extent. Valuable specimens of
quartz and float gold are daily
brought in. One ounce of gold.
worth S18, taken ont Of 1900 pounds
of surface dirt, was brought in to-
day aud Is in the possession of e.
B. Morris, at the Cosmopolitan
Hotel. The excitement here is in
tense and growing. Many people
are going daily to the mines. Men
are busy making rockers under or
der5 for the miuera