Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-14
l0SANaELES weekly HERALD
Morning kilograms.


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18th,
score at 8 p NJ. stood: Denman
1850; Florence, 11S; Sadie Donley
ISL; Alice Donley, III; Mason, %
Maynard, 17S; Tourtelotte, 14S
Sherman, l7S; Won Berg, 10; San
tos, 1874; Willy, 129; Geenleaf, l21
Baymer, withdrawn.
In the case of John H. Burke
against j. G. Flood, Nevada Bank
and the estate of w. s. O'Brien, an
order was to. day made by Judge
Thornton that Flood show cause
why he should not be committed
for contempt of Court in refusing
to answer questions put by plain
tiff's counsel on the examination
before the Notary Public.
Col. William b. tombstone, resi-
dent Secretary of the London and
Liverpool and Globe Insurance
Company, was thrown from buggy
at San Rafael, yesterday, and died
this morning.
a man supposed to be J. T. Has
kelI, from papers found on his per.
son, sat down on the sidewalk at
the corner Of Battery ana CONNER
cial streets about six o'clock last
evening and shot himself through
the head with a pistol, causing
death instantly.
VIM. Staley, tho Workingmen's
defeated candidate for Superlntend-
ent of Streets, has filed petition
for recount, alleging misconduct
and negligence in the conduct Of
the election board while count
ing the votes.
Quarsz strike So Warrington Ter
soEy.
SEATTLE, Oct. lie. 3. Ebey
arrived here last evening from the
headwatcrs of the Skagit river,
bringing several specimens of
quartz from the recently discovered
lead which assay as high as $65 per
ton. 1t is now generally believed
that the Skagit mines are not only
rich but very extensive. A large
number will leave on the outgoing
steamer Monday morning for the
diggings, although it is not likely
they can accomplish much till
Spring.
Preparations so Receive GRAFT ut
Cortland.
PORTLAND, Oct. Cover
nor Gibbs and J. B. Montgomery,
of the Committee of Arrangements,
left this morning for Astoria to
meet the steamer st. Paul. 1t is
expected the st. Paul will reach
that event the party will reach
Portland on Monday at O'Clock p.
NJ. When it is known definitely
when the. steamer will arrive at
Portland, boat will be dispatched
from here by the committee to
bring all the troops from Vancou-
yer, together with the artillery and
regimental band. The steamer
will be sent from here in time to
reach Vancouver before Gen. Grant
and party leave for Portland, ii
having on board members of the
Reception Committee and few
invited guests and members of the
press.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-THE Sec
rotary of the Interior to-day affirm
ed the decision of the General Land
Office in the case of Henry Street
er vs.. Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, awarding certain lands
in the Los Angeles district to the
Company.
Meeker's soM ApppI.tcd speciai
Agent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1l.-Ralpi
Meeker, son of N. G. Meeker, late
Indian Agent at White Rivel
Agency, has been appointed Spec
ial Agent by the Department ofth'
Interior for the purpose of visiting
White River Agency at the EARL
est practicable day for recovering
the bodies of his father and sucl
other persons as have been killed
He will also gather up the papers
ETC., of the Agency. He starts to
night for Rawlins.
The colorado INDIAN WAR.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-Merrlt
has 1900 of all arms, which is am
ply sufficient to suppress the hos
tile Indians, Gen. sherman thinks
A dispatch received at the Indial
Office from Salt Lake City, from Il
III. Parsons, says: ~ lelt Nihtal
Agency sunday. Agent Criticize
low desired me to inform you tina
his Indians were we'll disposed an
remaining at the agency"
Boiler Explosion.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 11.-An 60.
nlosion of the boiler In the
ional Rubber Works demo
the engine haouse and y"
several persons.
Bustness Improving iM 80 -'s
NEW YORK, Oct. IL
says: The 'longshoremer li'ott
nv most Of the Europf
ship companies have ',oN n
their wages be inc
twenty-five to thirt
hour, and this reqr
granted. The readin w.,
the steamship ma 2,
the increase Is req l 's 6'"t
returning prosperis,