Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-25

BAN tRANClSCO, May x4tu.-No
overland news tonight; wires
working badly.
Passengers south aud Fest
FRESNO. CAL, May 24.-The fol-
lowing is the list of passengers for
the South and East on the train
which passed this place at 5 P. NJ. !:
Mrs d Il Anderson, Benson; H w
Coffen, do; VIM Kane, Psntane;
Com m0dore Spots, New York; H
w Rice and family, Chicago; G
Mclaughlin, New York; H A
Wideman and daughter, do; N
Vanderllp. Los Angeles; A II Mo-
Clend and wife, do; Chas Page, do;
Chas Sivalle, Coles Circus, do; J
r Briefly, do; Miss Kremsr, do; Z
e Huber, do; Geo B Griffin, do; g
w Farr, Tucson; H d Vail, Santa
Barbara; H Ferguson, Tucson; H
Deahl, Deming; g F Cove, do; w
v Post, do; George Little, do; A F
Johnson, Cotton; f H Soule, Casa
Grande.
supreme Court Decisions.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24th.-In
| the case OF Raventas vs.. Green, the
Supreme Court decided that grow
ing crops are property, and as such
are subject to attachment. The
| idea to the contrary could only
have grown up from the fact that
under the Constitution growing
crops nrs exempt from taxation;
but they are not exemptifrom exc
cutiop, and a Sheriff, when in pos.
session, has the right to harvest
them when they mature.
In the case of Bishop Mora, Of
Los Angeles, against Leroy ct al,
to quiet title to lands claimed by
the Roman Catholic church of San
Buepa Ventura, the Supreme
Court has reversed d the judg ment of
the Superior Court of Ventura
county, ard remanded the case
with directions TO overrule the de.
murrer to the complaint, with
leave to the defendants to answer
within ten days.
The Supreme has Court rendered
two important decisions. One the
case of the San jose Gas Go. VS..
the City Treasurer, deciding that
the franchise of the company Is
taxable under the Constitutions; the
other that of Limmler vs.. the San
Luis Water Company, confirming
the decision Of the lower court,
which granted an injunction to re.
strain the defendant from diverting
the water of a stream from plain.
tiff's land. The only color of right
which the water company was able
to set up was q deed of right of way
for water through the lands of the
plaintiff, and that the Court held
was a conveyance of riparian
rights.
Fearful Accident at Coitpn-A Lit.
sls girl MorsRliy Wouudea By
ahs Aecid, mt u Discharge Of n
Pistol.
COTTON, May 24.-This afternoon
about 4:3O O'Clock, while two chill
dren of David Meacham were
playing, his little boy, aged ten
years, went into the house and
took his fathers pistol, a small
sized Remington, and persuaded |
his little sister, aged six years, to
60 with him to shoot, and while |
cooking the pistol 1t was accident.
ally discharged, shooting the boy
through the index finger of the |
left hand, the ball striking his lit.
tie sister above the right eye, pass.
ing below the base of the brain and
lodging in the back part of the
head. Medical aid was i'm mediate.
ly summoned and all that could be
done to alleviate the children's
pain has been done. The doctor
pronounced the girls wound NOR
tai.
Anti-Cbfnese Excitement ss Hodie.
BopIE, May 24th.-Considerable
exclteme ent has been aroused here
in regard to the employment of
Chinese on the railroad line to
Mono Lake. The company has
put q few Cinnamon at work at the
further end of the line. and has ad.
vertised for 200 white laborers at
81. 25 day and board to place at
work here. A mass meeting was
held here tonight, at which reso.
luton was adopted that no China
men should be employed in Mono
county. A meeting Of the Miners
Union is being held tonight to
consider the matter. At 10 O'clock
no result had been arrived at. The |
chances are that If any interfere nee |
is INDUCED In, the railroad will be
abandoned.