Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-01
Bullion AUTOBIOGRAPHY contra
dict,d.

Bullion Assessed-Sepurs Contra.
dict,d.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 3lst.-
Bullion assessed one dollar. ~
Leading bankers of the city say
the report that San Francisco
banking houses would join the
syndicate to float shares of the De
Lesseps Canal Company is with
out foundation and that nothing is
known in banking circles here of
any such movement.
rhe zo Cnung Eoser-d.
SAN FRANCISCO, August Slst.-
The Ho Chung entered at the Gus
tom House to-day, paying regular
tonnage dues of thirty cents per
ton and one dollar per ton extra
dues on an alien ship, the latter
under protest. The extra duty on
the cargo will also be paid under
protest. TIE whole matter will
come before the Secretary of the
Treasury for fiual decision.
Ars"nstus fn ss.eSivs Hopes.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 3lst.-Citi-
zens held meeting tonight to ar
range for the reception of Presi-
dent Hayes and party. 1t was re.
solved that the formal reception on
behalf Of the Capital City take
place on the 2lst of September and
days succeeding. A committee
was named and was requested to
go to the State line and welcome
the President. 1t consists OF Gov
Perkins, Senator Booth and Mayor
Turner. a committee of 26 was
named on general arrangements,
with Gov. Perkins as Chairman.
1t is understood here that the Pres.
ident passes here on the Sth of Sep
tember to attend Admission Day
exercises at Oakland on the 9th.
He is to be the guest of Gen. Nc
Dowell on the 11th. He departs
soon thereafter by sea for Oregon,
whence he returns overland and
reaches Sacramento September
2lst.
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RIA. III santa Barbara.
SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 3lst.-
Deep and general Indignation has
been excited here by the assault OF
Greed Raymond on the memory OF
Judge Fawcett. A meeting Of the
Bar, fully attended, was held to-
day. Resolutions were adopted af-
firming the uprightness, impartial.
ity and purity of Fawoett, both as
a Judge and in private life, de-
nouncing the attack of Raymond
as cowardly, malicious and filled
with false assertions too gross to
| pass tIc
Were signed by all the members OF
the Bar and transmitted to the
Bars of Ventura and San Luis
Obispo counties for endorsement,
and ordered published in every pa.
per in the district.
The Casesof tne s:esccn Coun.y
Gsis+ss.
MERGED, Aug. 3lst.--The cases
: of ex-County Judge J. w. Robert
son, ex-Treasurer George Turner
and E. ]. Hamilton, County Re-
corder and Auditor, and James
Morton, indicted by the late Grand
Jury, came up in the superior
Court before Judge Chas III. Marks,
r at 10 O'clock this morning and
Saturday next at one O'Clock, was
set for the three first named tc
plead to the several indictments
against them, and Saturday, Sep.
tember 1lth, at the same hour, sci
for Morton to appear and plead.
The Be,cher pump Rods Broken
VIUGINIA, August 3lst. - The
Belcher pump rod having broken
twice in the last twenty -four hours,
the mine will be shut down till
new rods can be placed in the up.
right shaft, which will take four
weeks. Meantime the Yellow
Jacket will pump the water from
the 1928 level.
spr~xue T"ksn to sau Quentin
SAN RUENAvENTURA, Aug. 81
F. A. Sprague left the Jail here al
10:40 last night, after compulsory
residence therein of two years and
q half. To avoid any possible
; chance for excitement, the Sheriff
had kept his own counsels as to bis
movements, and Sprague was as
; touished when walked up to be
f, ironed at the above hour. Taking
him in carriage, Sheriff DetIoy
and Under Sheriff Easley drove
over to Santa Barbara, where the
) latter took passage with his prison.
er for San Quentin.