Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-18

Mrs Caldwell, Kalamazoo; Hon j
A Williamson, Deming; ] L Woos.
ter, Globe; B F Booker, Tucson.
The state Tax Levy.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 17th.-The
State Board OF Equalization has
just fixed the tax levy. The
amounts to be raised are as follows
General fund, So, 190,0s4 school
fund, S1,300,000; interest fund,
$315, 900; total, $3, 800, ,0s4; on which
the tax is, for the general fund,
thirty-seven cents, seven mills;
school fund, twenty-five cents, four
mills; interest fund, five cents, four
mills; total, sixty.five cents, five
mills; additional and separate levy
for drainage tax, five cents; total,
seventy cents, five mills.
The Board has raised the assess
ment on the entire roll, exclusive
of the assessments made by the
State Board on railroads, rs fol.
lows: Alameda 8 per cent, being
an increase of $3,S53 555; Amador
10 per cent, being 1884 OPS; Marin
10 per cent, being $701,5Sl; San
Francisco s per cent, being $l7,-
765 OPS; San Mateo, 20 per cent,
being $1,224 S69; Solona per
cent, being $629, 800; Sonoma 7 per
cent, being ST., 159, ,S66; Santa Bar
bara on real estate only, exclusive
of improvements, 15 per cent, he.
ing 1924, 1856; total increase, $685.
943 ,646. The Auditors report shows
a total assessment value in the s ate
of $633 579, ,677; add the raise above,
and the total assessment value is
1858, 522, 1923.
Tne nu.sei siouxn Prisoaers' Fine
Remltted.
SAN JOSE, Sept. l7th.-Tbe Mus.
sci Slough prisoners have received
notification from Mcbride & High
ton, their attorneys in Sau Fran
cisco, thGt they will be released
from Jail next Saturday, the Oath
inst, the expiration of their time
of eight months imprisonment,
without the payment of the fine of
$500.
Tbe Ease Ssk.s Frpsh sters.
SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 1.-THE fire
has taken a fresh start. 1t has got
over into Coyote Hollow, on
Throckmorton's Ranch, another
section of it running north towards
the summit OF the mountain.
Blythedale has had another narrow
escape to-day. Il was entirely sur
nl Hr~A . "a
was only saved by the exeriions of
those engaged fighting it with a
back fire. 1t isaworking its way
down towards Saucelito. AT this
writing it is impossible to say
what damsge has been done in
that direction. Reports come of
some houses and barns being
burned, but they need to be veri-
fled.
Arizona News.
TUCSON, Sept. 17th.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received from
Gov. Fremont:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-I have
secured arms and ammunition to
be Immediately sent from Benicia
to Mineral Park, Prescott, Phoenix,
Globe, Mcmillan, Tucson and
Tombstone, for organized home
guards; also arms reserved for
other points, am arranging to
furnish arms TO railroad lines.
(Signed) j. G. FREMONT.
The Fish Com mission of Arizona
met and organized to-day. DR..
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the distribution of fish. The carp
will be first introduced as an ex-
pertinent.
News from Altar, Sonora, says
there has been series Of floods
during the past few days. More
rain has fallen than was ever
known in one season.
The late rains have produced @
golden opportunity for hay cutters.
The mesa lands and valleys OF
southern Arizona are luAuriaut
with grass, and thousands OF tons
are being cut and stacked. The
price has been reduced from $40 to
So per ton,
Iadia1, EaIiT"aa ona Military
TUCSON, Sept. 18th The report
that EskimlnZlu, The Apache
Chief, took n large quantity of
arms and ammunition from this
place when ne returned to San Pc
dro, is cOntradicted on the best au-
thority. Deputy Sheriff j. Brokon
followed the chief out q mile aud
found but three guns and q small
amount of ammunition.
Reports from Ell Paso to-day say
the round-house of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, with fifteen stalls,
is completed.
The Mexican Central Railroad is
making good progress and will
probably reach the city of Chihua-
hua in six months.
Cow boys have stole 80 head of
cattle from Mr.. Mundy.
Three companies OF the Fourth
Cavalry, with all their stock ami
aecoutrements, arrived at Ell Paso
Friday morning. They leave i'm
mediately for Fort WiDgate aud
from there will proceed to Fort
Adache Four more companies
arrived this morning at El Paso,
under Captain Hoyie, bound for
Buford.
The ex-ehief of the Indian scouts,
who knows the Indian language
and character well, and knows
most OF the San Calo5 A Apaches per-
soDally, and who now resides on a
ranch on Aravapai creek, says
that two-thirds of the young bucks
are off the reservation. He thinks
they mean mischief.
--latest fforn CAMP Thomas-Com.
bined Movement Against tne
HOstIEes,
CAMP THOMAS, Sept. 17th.-The
band of the Southern Apache Chief
csme into the Agency yesterday
and some of the Jahtas baud, but
do not seem to have any news of
the hostiles. Sanchez is reported
IS being the les der Of the hostilee.
IC is the opinion that some of the