Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-18
Morning kilograms.
Pusse myers 0Oinx south.

Passengers 0oinx south.
MoJAvE, March l6.-W d Say.
ward, Mrs M G Park, B Freidigroth,
L. Jacoby, A Ancton, Charles Ger
rison, r Beck, w r Sandifer
Mrs Cough, d w Stephens, T L
Hayes. G w MCMILLAN, G Haberly,
A R Vining, s Caro-.
MoJAvE, March 17.-R B Met.
calf and wife, j Morton, G Simms
and wife, M Mendolson, J S Roths.
child, w s Morris, A Rosenthal,
Max Michaeles, N G Hawks.
Yhe Situation ." A;aska.
SAN FRANCISCO, March IA
Victoria dispatch says that the
steamer California arrived from
Alaska this morning. She brings
news that the Indians are prepar.
ing for war. Her Majesty's ship
Osprey and the United States
cutter Wolcott had reached Alaska
at the time Of the California's de-
parture. The chiefs received the
Osprey cordially, but Informed the
commander that they could take
the Wolcott whenever they chose.
The WOlcott had gone to intercept
q flOtilla of hostile canoes on the
way to destroy the town of Sitka.
On board the WolcOtt are the Os-
prey's marines and the Osprey's
GatIing gun. The situation is very
alarming. The Osprey Will remain
until relieved bv the American
man of war. The Sitka chiefs were
given two hours to produce a GER
tain woman who was witness
to the Brown murder. They pre-
tended that the woman was absent
but in a short time they brought
her in. She confessed to having
seen Browns body. After he had
been shot twice, the body was rolled
in his blankets aud thrown over
board weighted down with stones.
The Osprey had not been in port
five minutes before the Indians
brought in Browns gun, axe,
books, etc. The California has
three witnesses to the murder on
board.
saa BerDnrd1aO Matters-rhs Man
Vino Burned the TowD.
SAN BERNAsDINo, March IL
The weather of late has been very
warm, the thermometer marking
900 in the shade. Heavy fogs pre-
vail nights and mornings. The
indications are now favorable for
rain, without which, in the next
ten days, the grain on the uplands
will be total failure.
Marion F. Smith was to-day sen.
fenced to twelve years in San
Quentin for arson. Smith is the
supposed incendiary of all our late
disastrous fires.
NAN Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, March H.
Wheat, No. l, $1.65@1.6S4 No. 2,
SLIGO "a les. Barley, coast, 723@
75c; brewing, nominal. Oats, SIG
1.274. Corn, better feeling in large
yellow, which brings 95 "a 974c
other kinds unchanged. Hay, $7@
13 so. Onions, scarce at SO pei
GENITAL. Potatoes, Humboldt reds,
Sl@l.15; Early Rose, $I.15@1.30
River reds, 60@65c; sweet, $l.50.
E.,rekn Consolidated Declares II
Divsdend.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16th.-
Eureka Consolidated has declared
dividend of two dollars.
st Patrick in san EraDo,scO.
SAN Francisco, March 1.-THE
procession in honor of st. Patrick.
day is now marching through the
principal streets. The turnout il
hardly as large as usual, the col
umn occupying only half an houl
In passing the Western Unior
Telegraph. office. The display com
prised the usual features, including
delegations from the Ancient Orde
of Hiberuians from Oakland
Napa and Vallejo. The day
was favorable, being bright will
cool breeze. The procession
formed on Howard street neal
Third, and moved down Howard Il
Third, to Market, to Montgomery
to Montgomery Avenue, to Kear
ney, to Market, to Ninth, counter
march by left to Fourth, to Mis-
sion, to the Grand Opera House
where literary exercises are to b,
Deiu anu Tue PROCESSION reviewed
by the Grand Marshal and dis
missed.
A Conference ws,h Chief Moses.
SAN FRANCIsCo, March l7lh.-
A Wallula dispatch says Geyerno
Ferry aud Gen raj Howard viii e.
down in tie morning to Dalles
where they wiz '"aAt ""'"' Moses
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