Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-21

3 Jas jennings, Mrs Ordoqui q child.
4 James Reed, LW Robertson,
q IS Gufy.
"a Passengers Going south.
n MoJAvE, Jan. 19.-Chas Chap
Eman, Mrs d r Smith, Geo L Mill
Her, DIR Simms, p r Olphrats, e F
Nierans, A ] Pinkstore, H ] Shelf
fey. f Roper, G A Borros.
MoJAvE, Jan. 20.-J Sresovicb,
Mr. Roter.
san Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2O.-The
Wheat market Is In state OF un-
certainty which rain or drouth
will snon settle; prices OF some
sales-good shipping, ST. 72}@1 IS
choice; 81 70 for fair. Barley-No
change; also oats, corn and hay
market utterly motionless. Peta-
toes have declined from Satpr-
days prices; Humboldt reds,
I ST. 4O@1 SO; Petalumas and To.
males, 81 35@1 40, and lots selling
at 81 80; early rose, 81 1902; river
reds, S72e@S1. Onions scarce, SEQ
9 80 per GENITAL.
The Convention.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20.-The Con.
veution met at $3.50 A. NJ, Murphy
In the chair; eighty.eight delegates
present.
Schell presented apetition signed
by sixty .three citizens of Knights
Ferry, Stanislau county, request
ing the Convention to adjourn sine
die, and asking their delegates
-Schell and Hiskell-te vote for
adjournment.
will OF his constituents he present.
ed this petition.
Hiskell said this was the last
effort OF the Central Pacific in that
neighborhood. He could not be
bull .dozed by sixty-three men out
sof three thousand. Y
Howard, of Los Angeles, read D
letter from q citizen of his town
l pralsiBg the work of the Conven-
ton and condeming the press for
trying to belittie it. Howard said
that the monopolies saw the hand
writing on the wall. The petition
was laid on the table.
The Convention went into Com
mittee of the Whole on local op-
ton. Section / reads: The Legis-
luture shall. al its first session, en-
act law whereby qualified voters
of any county, voting preci net,
town or city, by majority vote,
D from time to time, may determine
. whether the sale Of intoxicating
liquors shall be prohibited within
..lhe prescribed limits.
Kenny, Of San Francisco, moved
to strike out the section.
Howard offered an amendment
renewing the mandatory clause
relating to the Legislature, and al.
lowing each city aud township
government to regulate the traffic
r a. the people therein desired.
The previous question was called
and voted down.
Campbell offered an amendment
striking out "voting precincts" SC
that there would be no application
to San Francisco except In a gen.
eral way.
After debate the previous ques.
ton was ordered and the amend
ments were rejected.
Kenny's motion to strike out pre-
vailed.
The Committee then proceeded
to consider the article on educa'
ton.
Winans, Chairman of the Com
mite, spoke eloquently on the sub
Z of education.
section l holds that q genera
diffusion OF intelligence is essentia
to the preservation of the righti
and liberties OF the people, and re
ouires the Legislature to encourage
the promotion ofintellectual, scien
tific, moral and agricultural i'm
provements.
Holmes offered the following sub
stitute for the section: The Legis
lature shall provide thorough ant
efficient system OF free schools
whereby all children of the Stat
NAV receive o good common schoo
education. After debate the Com
mittee rose for recess.
Rai,road Accident Near san Lu;
Obispo.
SAN LUIS OBIsP0, CAL, Jan. 90
The freight train, with nine car
loads of chrome, on the San Lui
Obispo and Santa Maria Vale.
Railroad, when passing Avlla, raj
of the track yesterday at 4 P. NJ
some one, tf3m s1,ei llsua or mis-
chief, had TURNED .hs sWi abou
one inch, WhicN n9i = eoveIel
Til the talI Was near thi
noint. '1ha engine, tende
and four cara rll IF tn
track; th, 'Ir7mAn wise throw
from the tiu lua'fA ne en-
gineer, oatt n WN1 purie
under the siae % t"a Ina an
was mira lnu9lY iA AfrA III VIII
some seve injuries hut hope
they will lot pFe te IA'at ne ile
at his ho tp1a &c lily df