Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-19
OSAMaElES.WEEKLY HERALD
TERMS.
Late kilograms.
Rssssngess Dy .sns Senator.

R2sssDgess by .she senatOr.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S The
Senator sailed to-day with the fol
lowing passengers: John Gree,
and wife, w A Spalding, Danie
Day, M H Dement, and wife, l. L
Curtis, w Ashbury, M D, J K
White, wife and two children, A I
Finney, A Grossmeyer, Miss M J
Chute, 8 Siegel, A Jacobs, Miss
Doan. H g Jones. :.
A Terrible Disnsass.
SAN FRANCISCO. May l8.-A
Portland dispatch says that three
fishing boats were capsized at the
mouth of the Columbia yesterday
and their occupants drowned.
The Deetnaxe Act B.s"f, tHo Su'
preme Court.
SACRAMENTO, May IS The eou.
stitutionaiity OF the Drainage Act
was argued before the Supre me
Court 10 day, and will be concluded
tomorrow. These appear against
the Act: J II. Dickinson, Jas. A.
Waymire and w. H. Sears; apd fol
the Directors, jas. X. Byrpe, w.
G. Belcher, I s. Belcher and w. l.
Wallace. The Court limited each
side to one hour and half. The
Attorney-Genersl has expressed
the opinion that the Act is consti-
tutional. He did not appear
against the Act.
O!stresslny Acc,Nsut
SAN JOSE, May 18-Joseph L.
Meiithsw, q young man who re.
sided with his father near Black.
berry farm, was fatally injured Sun.
eday by being thrown from a
wagon. Merithew aud two young
men named Williams went up
Stevens creek fishing, and driving
a baIky horse In a breaking cart.
Returning In the evening, the horse
was very troublesome. At last one
OF the Williams boys mounted on
the horse's back, the other two be
ing In the cart, and started down a
steep grade on the run. In turning
q eharp curve the front wheel
struck q banh and all were throw
over an embankmeut twelve feet
high. The young man on the horse
was not injured. When he picked
himself up he found his brother and
Merithew unconscious. Young Will
l,ams soon recovered, but Merithew
never regained consciousness, dy.
ing from his injuries at 3 o'clock
yesterday morning.
Oonkltny Gives Vent ~ Sic Feet
WASHINGTON, May 18.-Copk.
ling talked freely to friends and
severely censured the AdmiDistra.
ton He ia confident Of the re-.
election of Platt and himself with
out their going near Albany. He
spoke bitterly Of the President as
violating his honor. Reelection
would com 10 ission him tn fight the
Administration to the bitter end;
to strike 1t wherever he could. He
didn't believe the Democrats
would allow the Senate to adjourn,
The President was another Hayes.
The Republican party was disgu
ed with that sort of President, and
his treachery toward. Republicans
would make it solid for stal wart
like Grant for the next President.
This was the beginning Of the
fight In 1884 to elect a stalwart. He
was bitter against Republican Sen.
ators for deserting him.
Mrs. 6a, sid I'm prOvssk.
WAsHINGToN, May 1S.-Mrs.
f.,x
BILE. She has passed a compare
lively comfortable day, so far.
Mns,hsws sworn iu.
WASHINGTON, May Is STANLEY
Matthews took the oath of office to.
day, and the Chief Justice ASST e ned
him to the Sixth District In place
Of Bradley.
So far $1l7, 100000 Of fives have
been sent In forconversion into 81
per cents.
rosmssE - rarsy Against COnhisDs
NEW YORK, May 1s.-Ghe En-
press's Albany special say, thai
WOodin has already pronounced
himself against the return OF Conk
lI0Rp 8uu l0bt III III uo WAS C'OScteU
with Robertson. General Hustsd
and others are examining the stat
ute books so ~ to fiCd legal reasons
for postponing ballot for Senators
He has already found that the stat
utes do not give the Legislature
power to fill expirations or vacsn.
cles for Senatorial office except or
the second Tuesday after the meet.
ing and organisation Of the Legis'
lature.
Opseusari0Hs on Con ksing's Course
NEW YORK, May 18.-The Stars
Washington special says: Since
yesterday there has been . goo |
deal of comment on the action ol
Senators David Davis and Jones ol
Nevada, In standing by Conkling
as they have done. / hear. on good
authority, that they we're the only
members of the Senate who stood
by him on the hnsl deal: Jones'
has proved himself q firm frienC
and admirer. There is q possibili
~ that ConkllnY will come bach
here - IN independent Rspubli
can Senator. II ID Judged, from