Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-29
osANSeLES WEEKLY HERALD
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MoJAvE, Jan. 20 Los Angeles
w COrreii aud son, Mics Jane Cor.
reIl, r r Brown, A J Stevenson, A
J Steinman, l. DerrOre, III J Levy,
E d Arment. H
San GaOriel-C F Hopkinson.
Pomons-L B Colin and wife.
RlversIde-H Huntsman.
Arix0na-J Sevenoaks, II E
Hilk, J A Sweeney, r Sullivan, A
] Allen, W J ROwlsnd, d Murphy,
e l. Walter, H L Perkins, 8 B GIL
bert. Jas Lsherty.
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SACRAMENTO, Jan. Ex-senator
RoweH yesterday introduced seven
bills relating to the supply of wa
ter for purposes Of irrigation. The
bills were prepared by q com nit
tee Of citizens OF the upper San
Joaquin, aud submltted to lawyers
In San Francisco. There lie one bill
relating to the exercise Of tho right
OF eminent domain. which makes
important changes In Section l 1888
Of the Code Of Civil Procedure. 1t
extends the application of the
right Of eminent domain to .drain.
ing or irrigRt,ng any county or
part thereof, any incorporated
city, or city aud county, or town;
raising the banks of streams, and
divertIng water therefrom. Anoth-
or bill amends the Irrigation Act
Of April l. 1872. allowing trustees
to acquire. by condemnation,
the rieht to the use OF running
water. Another bill, amending
Section $40 Of the Code Of Civil Pro-
oedure, relating to the time for the
commencement OF certain actions,
gives one years grace to actions
for direction Of water from water
course. Another bill amends Sec.
tion 1884 Of the Civil Code. as fol-
lows: "rhs detriment caused by
the wrongful occupation of real
property In cases not embraced in
Sections 3. 1886, 1914 and S,a45 Of
this C0de, or Section liza of the
Code Of Civil Procedure, 10 deemed
to be the value Of the use Of the
property for the time Of such Occu-
patton, not exceeding Ave years
lext preceding the commencement
of the action or proceeding to en-
force the right 10 damages and the
costs, u any, Of recovering tie pos.
session, and the detriment caused
by the wrongful diversion of water
from Y wSter.c0uree traversing or
bordering on real property, shall.
not be construed to apply to lands
further than one. quarter OF q mile
from such wAter.course."
Psspe.s E0sss 80 B@&cus ahr LarE.
New YORK, Jan. 27.-The Her.
aid prints q letter from Chief Jus.
tice Daily to President Hayes. con-
veying the resolution Of the Amer
loan Geographical Society, calling
for Government aid to rescue the
Jesnnette's crew. In this letter
Daily sage: "The Corwin is asmall
vessoll. She IL not fitted to force
her way through floating Ice to
Wrangls Land, which Capt. Hoop.
OF thought, however, could be done
by stronger vessel. The Galena,
now at the Mediterranean station,
10 such . vessel. She is u new and
strongly built wooden stea mer, and
ought to be able, II properly ar
ranged for the purpose, to carry
about 800 tons Of coal. Very little
would be required to do this and
adapt her to Arctic work, and there
10 sufficient time for her to 90
around to the Pacific and to get
through Behring Straits, which IL
generally open to the Arctic by the
end Of June" The Herald concurs
aud adds, "The time. however,
for taking adequate measures to re.
liove the JeaDnstte is short, espec.
tally II II 10 proposed to employ the
0aiena for the purpose, and bring
her around Cape Horn to San
Francisco"
Hsss.bIs maraes saa Asasmps ss
s0lsius.
ASSUMPTION, Ill, Jan. 27.-A
cold. bIooded murder and attempt
ct auicIds occurred four miles from
here Wednesday evening. Theo-
dore Vatrim, y French farmer, de-
liberAtely shot his wife, severing
her jugular vein with . shot
gun, and two hours later shot
himsslf In the mouth, tearing
away bis teeth, the upper jaw,
cheek and one eye, inflictlng
wounds which the physicisns say
must result fatally. When asked
the reason for shooting his wife, he
said: II threatened to shoot her.
She dared me to do II. and-damn
her-I did shoot her and an not
sorry for It." He was Q hard case,
With an odious record.
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