Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-30
.L0SANGELES; W EEkLY HERALD
Tate kilograms.
An n..sre.,sns suis.

An Isseresssnv suis.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. pa
suit was Instituted to-day 10 the
Superior Court by G. w. Keeney
W. Geo. ID. Roberts. The plain
TIFF claims that about March 10th,
1878, be let the defe dant have
5000 shares of stock In the Star
Mining Company, valued at $751;
600, to he used for the joint benefit
Of both; that the plaintiff and de.
fendant entered into partnership;
that the latter has made no re.
turn to the former Of the profits of
the partnership; that the defend.
ant upon receiving the stock had
delivered it to his brother. J. w.
Roberts, for the purpose Of conceal
iug from the plaintiff his opera
tions; that the defendant hypothi-
Gated the stock and obtained credit
of $l60, 600; that he went to New
York, taking with him all the
partnership property and by trad.
ing thereon accumulated property
worth 81, SOC. 900; that the defend
ant had refused to render any
statement of accounts. The plain
tiff asked for an order dissolvIng
the partnership and judgment for
one half Of all the profits in the
sum Of 1886 900.
cssco Ciersyman.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-Rev.
Charles Wesley Aewes, pastor Of
The Fifth Baptist Church at the
Missiop, com mitted suicide to-day
st the residence of his son in Oak.
land, by cutting his throat with a
knife. He had been acting
strangely for some time and his
family feared he was becoming
mentally deranged. Although
closely watched, he managed to
escape notice for y short time,
when he com mitted the fatal act.
The deceased was eixty-fOur years
old, and Q native Of Massachusetts,.
He was pastor at one time Of the
Baptist church at Healdsburg, also
1T st. Helena. Subsequently he
was instructor at Mill's Seminary,
and Wadsworth school. He suc-
Oeeded Rev. I. NJ. Kalloch as
pastor at the Mission. He leaves
= widow and two grown sons.
omms,- vux sS . .nssnd.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-The
citizens of Oakland are uneasy
about q number Of cases of small
pox In that city and some fears are
entertained Of an epidemic. A gem
eral publication OF the city is
talked Of.
Uas Franchises M~FA sss. =
BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2sth. -
Wheat, higher; No. l. 81. .62}0 65;
No. 2, ST. 57A@l.60. Barley Feed
higher, at $l.60@1.65, Liberal ar
rivals Of Oregon potatoes, mostly
in poor order, at 70e@$l per Genital.
Ausdsr ~sa A.sIu.
VIRGINIA, New, Dec. 29.-Last
evening the toll house at Six-mile
caf1on WAS discovered to be on fire.
The house had been kept for years
BY Periander Pollock and wife, q
very respectable old couple. Their
bodies were found lying In the
front room. It is supposed the
murder was committed by some
one who thought the old people
had . large sum OF money about
the premises.
CsW.Beys On sns W.spash.
TOMBSTONE, A. T., Dec. 29.-Last
night about half.past IL O'clock, as
the United States Deputy Marshal
was crossing Fifth street. between
the Oriental saloon and Eagle
brewery. aud when In the middle
Of the street, he was fired upon
with double.barreled shotguns,
loaded With buck-shot, by three
men copesaled in an unfinished
building diagonally across on Allen
street. Five shots were fred In
rapid succession. Marshal Earp
was wounded in the left arm just
above the elbow, producing . long.
itudinal fracture Of the bone. One
shot struck him above the groin,
coming out near the spine. The
wounds are very dangerous, possi.
bly, mortal. The men ran through
the rear building and escaped In
the darkness, back Of the Vizna
hoisting works. Nineteen shOts
struck the eide of the Eagle
brewery, three going through
the window, one shot passing
about . foot over the mems heads
standing by . faro table. Not long
ago cowboy gang threatened the
Hives Of Mayor Clum, Judge Spicer,
Marshall Williams the agent OF
Wells, Fargo & Co., the Earps and
Holiday, and this is an attempt to
carry the threats into execution.
Intense feeling exists In the minds
OF oil the better class OF citizens at
this dastardly attempt ct assas-
sinAtlon.
0uteesu.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 29th.-The
Court was denseIy packed despite
the rainy weather. There 10 ru-
NOR current this morning that the
jusy, with one exception, are sat.
ls1sd Of the guilt and legal respon-
eibllity Of the prisoner. The
twelfth juror, 1t 10 said, stoutly
Dhtntatns that Gulteau 10 ~ craxy