Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-23

Usisea states Desseifve arrested.
SAN FRANoIsco, Jane 22.-Chss.
Z. Anehisi, alias Charles Augustus
Cettier, formerly chief operative In
the United States secret service,
was arrested In this city to-day on
the charge of altering the name
aad number Of a $4,000 United
States registered bond. Important
evidence was discovered in his
room.
sen FranclsCo News.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22d.--Ths
Board OF Supervisors met to-day as
q Board of Equalization on the per-
sonal property assessment. The
Bank Of California was reduced to
$685., 900. Many other assessments
were reduced or struck of, amount.
ing In the aggregate to a large
amount. John Lord Love, who
has been employed by taxpayers Of
San Francisco and Sacramento,
asked to be heard. He said he pro.
posed to move for an increase of the
assessment Of the Spring Valley
Water CompaBy's franchise to
$40, 900. and for o like increase
on the Gas Company's franchise.
The Supervisors decided to hear
Mr.. Love Tomorrow. He will base
his demand for an increase Of as
sessment on the Supreme Court de.
cision in the San Jose Gas Compa.
ny's case.
John Cummings, Eugene eau.
tier and G. s. Davis, bogus detec-
tives and blackmailers, were sent
to Jail for three months to-day for
assaulting Robert Moller.
The schooner Eustace, which was
consumed by an explosion caused
by the ignition of 220 kegs of pew
der, forming part of her Cargo,
through the agency of fire started
by q murdereus Chinese cook,
while a prisoner in the cabin for
killing the master, Capt. Hornsby,
was owned by I. Guttso. She was
valued at $4,000 and was insured
for $4,000. The cargo was insured
for over ST., 600, most Of which was
In local marine insurance compa-
MES. Capt. Eornsby, the unfor-
tunate master of the Eustaee, was
formerly an officer in the United
States Navy.
Dessruotive Fire So the sau
JOsauin Valley.
NERcED, June 22d.-To.day a
fire swept over some 1880 acres of
wheat and other grain, destroying
everything la its course, including
many farm houses, barns and
much farming machinery. Loss
not known.
Wheat Field Burued.
LIvERMoRE, June 22d.-While
section men were burning grass
alongside the railroad track neal
Altamont, to-day, q gust of wind
carried the sparks into the grain
field of Edward Kelly, destroying
aboul 800 acres of wheat. Less
about $4,000; no insurance.
DestFustivs FIRE HG Tombstoae-
Loss, S5OO.0O0-Fsve Hundred
People Hon
TOMBSTONE, June 22d.--At AIS
p. NJ. a fire, caused by the eXplo.
sion of a barrel OF liquor in the Ar
cade saloon, on Allen street, broke
out, which rapidly spread to the
adjoining buildingP. The people,
firemen and miners promptly re-
spopded to the alarm, but having
no engine, hose, buckets, hooks
or ladders, they were comparative.
ly powerless. The flames spread
tike the wind, working to the
northeast aud south, with a slight
wind blowing from the west, which
kept the fire east of Fifth street.
Four blocks were mostly destroyed,
one of which was the Wilma and
Cock block, just finished, costing
$40, 900, which contained Stafford,
Hudson & Co.'S bank, the Oriental
saloon, Rieksbaugh's club rooms,
Glover & Co.'s clothipg house and
Meyers & Co.'s store. The contents
of the bank were saved. The
others are u total loss. The build
ing was insured for $4,000. Glover
& Co.'s stock, valued at $15, 200, in.
sured for $500. The total loss is
estimated at quarter of million.
From 300lto 500 people are home.
less. Several casualties happened,
but no lives were lost. The people
are In good heart. Stafford, Hud.
son 81 Co.'s bank re opens in Wells
& Fargo's Tomorrow. The vault
and contents are safe, with ten
men guarding it tonight. After
the fire, Peter Murphy. q native of
Ireland, 50 years old, shot himself
through the head. He was EN-.
ployed in the Wilma mine and was
not sufferer by the fire. No cause
assigned.
Fatal Quarres Between MsxisanS.
TUCSON, June GA special from
Contention City says: Tuesday
night, about seven miles from
here, three Mexi0ans became in
volved In quarrel which resulted
in the instant killing of one and
the mortal wonding of an.
ether. The third sustained
slight injuries. The man
killed was named Jesus Vagquez
and the one mertally wounded
Manuel Rebles. The name of the
other Is unknown. Vasquez was
fearfully cut and mapgled and his
skull mashed in, evidently with a