Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-24
Ad dsertisements inserted 1T reasonable
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KILLED BY 4 MAR SHAL.

KILLED BY u MAR s HAL,
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COTTON, May % News has jus
beeu received here that while Fred
Hison, who was acting as U. s
Deputy Marshal with Marsha
Bean, was taking possession Of the
Consolidated Mill and Mining
C0mpany's property at Ivanpah,
he was assaulted by JOhu McFsr'
land, one of the parties who was ii
possession Gf the property. HI
leveied IA shotgun aud fired al
Hisop, who knocked the gun over
his head rs it was discharged, and
then II clInch followed, aud in the
set fiji, Hison shot Mcfarland
through the heart, killing him In.
staully. The whole affair il de.
plored, as both men are highly es.
teenieh and respe cite iu this county.
A"".nsr AcU"u - Oi ,ho affair.
SAN BERNARD1No. May 23.-
United States Deputy Collector f..
+. Bean seized the Ivanpah Con
solidattd Mill aud Mining Co.'s mill
aud other property under u United
States warrant for dIstraint, on the
night of the l7th. At lvanpsh. Tne
seizure was resisted by John Nc.
Farland, J. b. Cook aud others.
An attempt was made by McFar.
land and Cook TO kill Beau, and
also Fred His0n, who had been
deputized and placed In charge of
the mill by Collie ctor Bean. J. B.
Cook drew u revolver on Hison
aud Was In the act of fdischarglng 1t
when Mr.. Bean seized the revolver
with one hand and struck Cook
with the other, and then clinched
and desperate encounter ensued
between Cook and Bean, during
which time John Mcfarland rush
ed in with shotgun and attempt-
ed to shoot Mr.. Bean. Fred Hisnn
then stepped in aud saved Mr..
Bean. John Mcfarland then tuIn.
sd upon Hison and discharged his
gun. Hison threw the gun up and
the charge passed near his head
aud lodged in the wood work of the
mill. Then they clinched, aud Me-
Farland, using knife. iudi icted q
severe wound on the head of his ad-
versary, after which Hison dis.
charged his revolver under his arm
three times, two shots taking effect
and killing Mcfarland INSTANTLY.
Bean aud Hison then left the mill
and two shots were fired ut them
by unknown parties concealed In
the mill. Mr.. Bean succeeded in
keeping possession OF the mill.
Cook 10 under arrest and on his way
into San Bernardino. Bean cap.
tured Cooks pistol.
The LUmpUC 81 vOe " prsnsbi.iUn.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 "A dis.
patch from Lompuc, Santa Barbara
county, says that last night the
only liquor saloon in that town WIS
blown 10 atoms by a large bomb.
No one was In the building at the
time. Lompoc ls q Tenn perap nee col.
ony, and this Is the second saloon
destroyed by gunpowder there.
A Asg",flo.ns R~i'sOnd ,Ows.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23-One
Of the largest lumber firms in tnis
city Is reported to have Just re-.
ceived o letter from the directors Of
the Atchisoh, Topeka and Sante Fe
railroad inquiriug the price of de
livsring sOtne millions Of feet of
lumber at Santa Barbara, Ventura
and Wilmington wharves. Ties
and bridge timber are what they
want.
The Head Center has levied an
assessment of thirty cents.
Dsssrucs 70 Ear IN Grain F,sIds.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 22.-Fires
In grain fields began to-day. One
near Merct destroyed several hun.
dred acres. Another In San Joa.
QlIn county, near Oakland, burned
over the country for five miles
square. 1t principally ragged In
wheat fields. Four houses were
destroyed. The fire started from q
lighted cigar thrown from rail.
road car.
Oan Fsaneiseo Mark-s Rep0rs.
SAN FRANCIsC ., May % Wheat
-Quie,; No. i, Sl.4U; No. 3,
Sl.521@1 873. Barley-Sterd! ; feed
66@9vc.; brewing, 81 O5@l l23 for
liyut. and ST. 1901 20 for b,Ignt,
heavy; standard ch-vxiier, 81 I6@
l.20; coast do 90c @Sl 10 Oats
Good and choice, 81 5U@l 65; com .
mon, 81 409l AT; surprise, 81 7O@
LIS. Corn-Larxe yellow, ST. O5;
small round yellow, 81 U7}@l.lO;
white, $l.l5. Hay-$7.OU(@ IL w.
Potstoes-Petalumss ant Tvmaies,
50@85c Early Rose, 70@75c.; kid.
nry., o0@82Ac.; peachb'"~s 70@s5c;
Humboldt reds, t0@85o.; Oregon
aud Puget Sound, 7,@75r;; new,
$1.25@l.b0. Wool-Prevlous prices.
Asrs Omei~s OroSR ~asess.
WARRINGTON, May 23.-Some
QUESTIONS about ths mode of dis.
bursting appropriations for contin.
gent expsnses OF the Treasury De.
pArtmsut reCsntly led secretary
Window to order an investigstion
~ three officials. This Inquiry
hes been 10 progress three weeks,