Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-17

A sharp contest Is expected on
this section as 1t prescribes a limit
of taxation in cities and counties.
C,ntms for Damages BY the sriots of
1877.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10th. The
Judiciary Committee of the Board
of Supervisors met at O'Clock to-
day to take action regarding the
payment of claims against the city
for damages during the riots of
July, 1877. One of the claims had
been allowed in a Justices Court,
and an appeal was taken. Judg-
ment was confirmed by the Munic-
ipal Court of Appeals. The City
and County Attorney gave a decis-
ion that claims for less than $500
must be paid, having been:decided in
favor of the claimants by the Court
of last resort. The claims for more
than $500, which come before the
higher Courts, he was in doubt
about. 1t was uecidsd to order the
lesser claims paid.
rhs Fice,"g stea'naa Arssntr.;-
Court ceWS.
SAN FRANCISCO, jan. 16.-Wm.
J. Stedman, of the firm of Stedman
& Co whose "bucket shop on Pine
street, near SansOme street, styled
the "Peeple's Public Stock Ex-
chapge,n was yesterday broken UP
by four attachments placed upon it
by creditors, was arrested to-day at
Lathrop on u charge of embezzle-
ment. An officer will be sent to
that place to bring him back to
this city. The warrant for Sted-
mans arrest was issued from the
Police Court yesterday, when the
officers learned that he had shipped
his baggage to Omaha and was
about to leave the city. This morr-
ing he avoided the detectives who
were watching for him to take the
overland train at Oakland and
boarded it at Berkeley. He was
accompanied by his wife. The ar
rest at Lathrop was made on q
description forwarded by telegraph
to the officers of that and other
places along the road.
Judge Dwinnelle has made al Or
der requiring the Directors of the
Raymond & Ely Mining Company
to show cause on Friday, the Oath
inst, why an assessment levied on
the capital stock of the company on
the 7th inst, of 81 per share, should
not be declared void and set aside
on the ground that the levy of the
assessment was not necessary and
that 1t was made for the purpose of
depreciating the market value OF
the stock to give them an oppor.
tunity to buy it in for their own
benefit and profit, as is alleged in a
complaint filed in the Fifteenth
District Court by @. H. Worthei M
er, on behalf of himself and other
stockholders, for the purpose of set
ting aside said assessment.
rhs sons of s-Comprumtsea.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16th.-The
| first celebration Of the Pacific Coast
Association ofthe Sons OF Vermont,
in commemoration of the 1921 an.
niversary of the independence oi
Vermont, will be held at Washing.
ton Hall, Eddy street, tomorrow
evening.
The two factions of the Board oil
Education to-day came to an un-
derstauding by which they have
agreed to compromise their diff.
culties.
school Bulldog Bnrned
GONZALES, Cal, Jan. 10th. The
building occupied by the primary
school was burned this morning.
The building and contents were a
total loss.
K7angiHg tn Oregon.
PORTLAND, Jan. 16th.-Aps, the
third murderer of Geo. Coggan, will
be hanged o-morrow at Pendleton.
John G.. Whittier was to nave been
hanged at Salem tomorrow, for
the murder of Oliver Hobert, but a
temporary stay of execution has
been granted to enable the Su.
preme Court, now in session there,
to pass on some questions which
are the basis of a motion for a new
trial.