Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-28
Morning kilograms.

Morning kilograms.
Passengers ssosag south.
MOJAvE, Feb. 27.-Mr A Soper
and wife, Mr. H Starr, 8 Spear,
Jr., B McGown, wife and child, J
An Assrsssnems.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.-Ex-
chequer levies an assessment of one
dollar.
venturn Matters.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, Feb. 27.-
Judge Fawcett has postponed the
opening of the term of the District
Court until the 10th instant, and
ordered that then the civil cases
shall be tried first. This will bring
on the murder cases about the 18th,
unless the opening of Court is
again postponed, which is possible,
as the Judge is not at all we'll.
The re-trial of Van Curen for in
cest has gone over till the next
term of the County Court. He gave
bail.
A dense fog, almost equal to a
fine rain, has prevailed steadily for
six days and shows no signs of
breaking away. The farmers are
delighted, as the warmth and
Hoisture together are bringing
on the crops finely.
Gl,n ri Gpr-
ham, who attempted to steal a
livery team here, have been sem
fenced to the State Prison. the
former for one year, and the latter
for eighteen months.
The Convensios.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27.-The Con-
vention met at $3.50, Hoge presid-
ing.
Consideration was resumed of the
section on harbors, tide waters and
navigable streams.
Estee's motion to strike out sec-
tion 8 was first In order. Rejected;
ayes 40, noes SO.
Ayers's amendment was rejected; /;
ayes 43, noes 76.
The article was finally adopted
as o part OF the Constitution; ayes
81, noes 65.
The article Oh right of suffrage
was next considered. The previous
question being ordered, the article
was finally adopted; ayes 81, noes
81. The clause simply requiring q
precinct residence of thirty days
In cities was contained in this
article. Delegates who previously
opposed this as a scheme to colo
nize San Francisco voted against
the previous question, but were not
strong enough to carry their point.
The article on cities and towns
was then taken up.
Hager offered q substitute for
section 6, which was adopted.
8. M. Wilson moved the follow
Ing substitute to Section Z: "Pro-
vided that, Notwithstanding any
thing herein contained, the Legis-
latnre may grant to any city, OF
consolidated city and county,
where the population exceeds one
hundred thousand persons, q special
charter defining its powers and
duties" Rejected; ayes SO; noes 80.
Moreland moved to amend sec
tion 8 by limiting Its application
to cities containing more than 100,'
900 inhabitants. The main cues
ton was ordered and the article
was finally adopted; ayes So, noes
30.
Recess.
san Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 81. :
Wheat-Milling, 81 .671@l. 4;ship
ping, $1.62a@1.67a. barley-Mar
ket weaker and some coast was solt
as"low as zoe. Oats, $l.10@1.5 30
Corn-Large yellow, soc; small
white, $l.05. Hay, $8@15. Potatoe
Market falling and receipts still
liberal; Humboldt reds, $1.15@ rs
Petalumas and females, 81. l0@1 20
early rose, $l.75@l.90; river reds
75@s0c.
An Appeal from she MiniStess.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 27.-Th
following has been telegraphed t.
the President: The ministers O
the various religious denomina
tions in San Francisco earnestl.
entreat you to sign the bill
for the restriction of Chi
nese immigration, firmly believing
as we do that the presence OF larg
numbers of Chinese on this Coas
is highly detrimental to the spirit
ual, moral and material welfare Q
our people. Signed, VIM. 1ngra
ham Kip, Episcopal Bisho
Of California DR.. Elkan CohI
Rabbi Congregation Emanuel
]. M. G. Buchard, s
J.;B. Vidover, Rabbi Congrega
tion Sheriff Israel; H. p. CALLS
cher, st. Joseph's Catholic Church
w. A. Scott, st. Johns Presbytt
rian Chruch; T. X. Noble, Ply
mouth Congregational Cburcl
Joseph A. Gallagher, st. Joseph
Church; A. 8. Bethlehem, Rabb
Patrick Ward, st. Joseph's Churcl
Arrested for LibeI.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.-Wi
liam Zimmerman, teacher OF Ge
man in the South Cosmopolita
and Boys and Girls High Schoo
was arrested to-day on charge
libelling Miss Susie Jacobs,
teacher In the department, |
sending an anonymous letter to Il
Investigating Committee Of Il
Board Of Education, accusing h
Of having surreptitiously obtain'
examination questions. Ztmme