Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-28
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast News.
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SAN Francisco, March 27th.-
| The news Of the death of Frank
Kenyon, an old California journal
ist, one days sail from San Juan
de Guatemala, is announced. The
cause OF his death was jaundice.
Kenyon came to the Pacific Coast
from Indiana In 1852. He Is repre-
serted to have been the founder OF
a paper at Deer Lodge, Montana,
the Gilroy Advocate, the Salt Lake
Tribune, the Phoebe Record, the
Esmeralda (Nev.) Herald, the Bo.
die Standard and the Silver City
Times.
II. d. Ferguson, who recently
came to this city from Belmont,
Nevada, was found dead in his bed
at the Cosmopolitan Hotel this
morning. He had been sick tor
some time.
Government yesterday purchased
5000 ounces of fine silver at $l.07l
per ounce, to be delivered at the
mint in this city.
The Com missioners discovered
frauds amounting to about 5 100, ,000
late this afternoon, in the Mont
gomery Avenue opening. These
frauds have been committed In
q similar way to those committed
in the Dupont street widening.
An autopsy on the body of III. G.
Bennett, who died suddenly last
Monday, from, as was supposed,
lung disease, revealed that death
resulted from an abcess of the in
testines formed by the lodgment OF
q grape stone.
Yesterday morning the soda
works on Clementina street, near
Third, was entered by burglars and
an attempt made to break open the
safe. Frank Rotiff, an employe
sleeping there, was awakened by
the noise made and, upon examin-
ing the premises, surprised two
burglars, who Knocked him down
and escaped before the alarm could
be given.
| Snicidc.
COLUMBIA, Cal, March 27th.-
J. 8. Brown committed suicide to.
day by taking strychnine. Ill
health caused the rash act. He was
respected citizen here for many
years.
Cou iusion Of the Churchiii Trial.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, March 27.
In the Churchill case to-day, when
both sides rested, the defense pro.
posed to submit the case without
argument, which the prosecution
declined, and counsel on both sides
addressed the jury for six hours.
In the course of his argument Mr..
Raymond, of counsel for the pris-
oner, said: "rhs truth of the More
murder will yet be given to the
world, and that shortly. There are
more man yet to be tried for muir
der and perjury, when such q line
Of outrages committed in Ventura
county will be disclosed as will
startle the civilized world when
fully disclosed" He said that
months ago the prosecution had
abused him for calling Jones liar,
and now the prosecution. who had
used him to convict su innocent
man, had themselves arrested him
on charges of murder, arson aud
perjury. The came fate awaited
Austin Brown.
The jnry retired at six o'clock
after a charge and instructions in
which the Court seemed to hold
that Brown was an accessory, III
not an accomplice, and to be dis
trusted accordinplv-
By consent the Court ordered
that Hunt, Lord and McCart be
tried together, commencing to-
morrow morning and, should the
jury now out disagree, the proba-
bility is that Churchill will be
Joined with them. No one now an
ticipates q verdict of guilty in this
latter ease since the detection of
Jones. This mans examination on
three charges is slowly progressing
before a Justice of the Peace and
will probably last day or two.
Row Among ChinamaB.
STOCKTON, March 27th.-This
lively row occurred be-
tween the Chinese gardeners rent
ing land on the Rough and Ready.
Two Cinnamon were badly cut
over the head with a hoe. Their
recovery is doubtful. Another was
badly stabbed with pitchfork.
Inaian News from washinxton
Territory.
WALLA WALLA, March 27th.-
Dispatches announce the return of
Col. Parnell to Colville from scout
in Okanagan county. The com.
mand was out six weeks to watch
the Indians who were supposed to
be there with hostile intentions.
They had o terrible trip, with
snow up to their breast for DAYS.
Mules rolled over the slippery side
hills and were killed. Men and
horses suffered very much, but
came out tolerably we'll. NoIn.
dians were seen. Having notice of
the approach of troops they left
where they had been camped. Most
Of the time the troops were in
British territory.
Sheriff Schnebly and Deputy
Meade, of Yakima county, passed
through Walla Walla en- route for
Coiville to receive Salaskin, the
only Indian murderer of the Per-
kins family not in the Yakima
county Jail. He is the Indian who
was brought over from British ter
ritory and handed over to the
United States authorities. He is a
brother of Homily, the Umatilla
Chief who is going to Washington
with Chief Moses. He is an imp
tant witness against Moses. AS 1t
is considered among tho possibil.
tiles that rescue will be attempt.