Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-11

Wiley, Il Cook, l. J LouIpy, j b
Stevens, w Thomas, A B Kuff'ull,
Chas Mullen, Miss Lille Richard
son.
snm Frxncisc0 Noies.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.-P. s.
O'Brien, adopted brother of the
late w. 8. O'Brien, with his wife
and daughter, suddenly left the
Baldwin Hotel Wednesday,, and
their whereabouts are unknown
now. It is rumored that the claim
made by p. 8. O'Brien was settled
by the payment of $500,000
is The Oakland Council has been
asked to grant franchise for
railroad across Oakland with the
privilege of erecting wharf. 1t
10 said that st. Louis capitalists,
with ten millions. are the parties
seeking the franchise. They intend
to start an opposition line between
that city and San Francisco.
The United States to-day began q.
suit for ten thousand dollars against
the Central Pacific Railroad be-
cause the Company refused to let
the Government Commissioners
examine its books under the pro-
visions Of the act of Congress.
iNf sas FrSncisco Markess.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IO.-Wheat
market without life and prices un
changed; sales to-day of $50 tons of
rather off grade at $l.66t. and 72
tons of fair milling at $l724.
Barley, good demand for choice
brewing lots; 200 tons of choice
brewing at slips; 100 tons at $1.20;
1900 and 500 sacks of choice coast
feed at ST.; 200 bags do. at the same
price; in warehouse 500 sacks of
feed brought Csc. Oats, large stock
ON hand and no sales reported.
Corn, no transaction. Hay, firm;
$lO@SI7; good corn sold at $11; good
stock Sill; fair stable $ll.50. Pota-
toes, stronger; Petalumas 81 so;
Hum boldt Reds $l.4N@1.5O; Rivers
872c@$1; sweets Sl.75 per GENITAL.
Beans, little doing; bayas $1.95.
Silver coin q discount.
shoosanx ARRAY AZ Geyservisle.
SANTA Rosa, CAL, Jan. TO-
Jack Epperson shot and killed
Henry Thomas on the veranda of
the hotel at Geyserville last night.
Eppers0n had been drinking and
was quite boisterous, and was four
ishing q Winchester rife. He was
finally put cut Of the house by
Thomas. While they were stand
ing on the porch, Epperson raised
the weapon and fired, the ball
striking Thomas in the abb
domen and causing death almost
instantly. Epperson undertook
to make his escape, but was pressed
by Constable Charles Rummel.
During the pursuit he fired four
shsts at Rummel, who finally re-
turned the fire, breaking Epper-
sons leg, when he succeeded In ar
resting him. Thomas was we'll
known and highly respected.
The Convsntion.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10.-The Con-
yention assembled at $3.50 A. NJ, ia
members present.
The Convention went into Com
mILlc6 Vi tbO w bOl0 Ou thC
ary, the pending question being
the amendment to Section s, allow
ing Judge pro tenpore, who must
be q mem ber of the Bar to try cases
in the Superior Court, providing
that the parties litigant shall agree.
This was discussed and adopted.
Section 8 was then taken up. 1t
provides that the Legislature shall
have no power to grant leave Of ab
sence to any judicial officer. II
any judicial officer absent himself
from the State for more than sixty
consecutive days, he shall forfeit
his office. 1t authorizes the Legis.
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