Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-20

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w IT Arnold, G f Tavenor, L L
Bequette, ] A Robertson, ] Y T
Smith, J d Boyer, J Haley, J II
Neff, l. Green. Mrs J Green. j G
Colman, Mrs e II Morehouse and
two children, ] w Mcmillan and
wife, p ] Moss, L G Child and wife,
JP Shirley, e G Hunter, DIR A
Barrows, V X Strobe, ] McDougal.
San Frnncisco Happenings.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 19.-About
quarter to eight last evening two
gentlemen standing at the corner
of Turk and Jones streets heard the
report of pistol shot and heavy
fall on the sidewalk near them.
Running to the spot they found q
man lying on his back dead with
blood oozing from his mouth and a
pistol clenched in the right hand
lying on his breast. The body was
taken to the Morgue where, by pa
pers found in the pockets, 1t was
Identified rs that of Charles A.
Kennedy, travelling agent for the
firm of Chas. Move & Co., grocers.
Deceased was about thirty years OF
age. The cause of the act Is un-
known.
The general staff and line officers
of the National Guard have ten
dered grand military banquet to
Gov. Irwin which will come of
at the Palace Hotel on the evening
of the 22nd inst.
san FrancfscD Mas kets,
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10TH
Wheat market lifeless; milling
ST. 67t@1 III; shipping, ST. 629@
l 675. Barley stagnant at S79 990t
for coast; nothing doing in brew
ing. Oats-$1 2O@1 60. Corn
9O693h for large yellow. Hay
SS@l5. Potatoes-4,0 900 sacks came
i'm by the steamer from Humboldt
Petalumas and Tomales. 81 l5a
l %; Humboldt reds, ST 20@1 3l4
early rose, 81 1901 90; river reds
$4,000.
san Fraucisco Notes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19.-A
man who registered few days ag'
az Oscar Fleishman, from Marys
vile, suicided at the Russ Hous
last night by taking cyanide o
potassium.
In the U. S. District Court Judg
Hoffman has sentenced John Bow
man, alias Anderson, alias Eaton
to three years in the penitentiary
William w. Davis, alias Uncl
Billy, got four years and
fine of twenty-five dollars ant
John H. Mcdonald, alias Rice wa
sentenced to five years and $25 fine
All were arrested on charge G
counterfeiting. Finding the case
against them thoroughly worke
up, they pleaded guilty. Davi
and Mcdonald were captured !
this city by United States Detec,
i've Finnegass, and Bowman wa
taken in Siskiyou county, by Unite
States Marshal Poole.
Bechtel Consolidated levies a
assessment of 10 cents; the Ne
York Mining Company levies a
assessment of 4U cents.
the Convention.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 19.-The Coz
yention met at $3.50 A. NJ, Pres
dent Hoge in the chair, 100 men
bers present.
A motion to reconsider the vol
by which the article on educatio
was engrossed was called mp
Harrington. i.
Waters moved to lay 1t on I'll
table. Lost.
The question of reconsideratio
was then debated. The question
teaching foreign languages in pr
mary and grammar schools WI
again debated, being incident
the motion. The motion to recol
slider prevailed; ayes 20; noes o..
Harrington moved to amend TN
the public school system shall il
clude primary and gramm'
schools, State normal school an
such additional State norm
schools as the Legislature shn
provide, and such high school
evening schools and technic
schools as may be established. Il
contended that this section, unle
so amended, would allow COUNT
to establish normal schools al
would leave the State norm
schools practically without patro
age. Herrington's amendment W
rejected.
Beerstecher then moved
amend by striking out the wo
.'grammar', in the last clau
which declares that, in prima
and grammar schools, no lapgua
but English shall be taught.
On this proposition a cosmopo
tan school contest was fully
opened. Speeches were made