Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-16

for truth and veracity Of Kelly,
Mooney and Ratschi, who testified
to hearing six shots, all giving
them a very bad reputation in tn It
respect. The reputation Of G. M.
Palmer, who testified to De
Young's threats against KallOch,
was also impeached. The prosecu-
tion announced that they would
get through in about an hour and
q half of tomorrow mornings ses.
sion. Adjourned.
suio,he of G.us Upto".
SAN FRANCISCO, March 18TH
Brevct Major General Morsy Up
ton, U. 8. A, was found dead in
his bed at the Presidio this morn.
ing, having shot himself through
the head some time during the
night. He retired about the usual
hour last night, having spent the
evening'in social converse. The
first intimatlon Of the tragedy was
obtained this morning, between 8
and o'clock, when his orderly
went to call the General. Receive
ing no answer to his kuock, the
orderly opened the door and found
the officer dead in his bed. An
alarm was instantly given and sev-
eral officers of the regiment hav-
ing hastened to the room, it was
discovered that the General had
committed suicide. A revolver
was still graspsd In his hand and
a bullet wound through his mouth
Into his brain told the history of
his death plainly. The body was
cold and stiff and life had evident.
ly been extinct for several hours,
probably since midnight. No pa.
pers or anything that might serve
to indicate the caqse of the act
have as yet been discovered. Nei-
thor the body nor the effects In his
room have been touched, awaiting
the arrival Of the Coroner. The
general impression seems to be
that grief at the loss Of his wife
prompted the suicide.
The Kepnbitcans Deisnted az ONk'
| inmd.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 18TH
The city election at Oakland yes.
terday was carried by the Citizens
ticket against the straight Repub'
lican.
|. child B0rss 90 Deatb.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 18TH
Mary e. Donnelly, aged three
years, was burut to death yesterday
at Oakland by her clothes taking
fre. The child, who was unusually y
intelligent, had evidently been
trying to put out fire In the par
tition near the stove, which wal
still blazing when her mother re.
turned and found her charred anG
lifeleus.
Grain ana esOduce Markes.
| SAN FRANCISCO, March 18TH
Wheat strong; No. l, $1.372@l.40
No. 2, 81. .32A@l 85. Oats-6ood ant
choice, 81. .45@ l.50; common, 81 81!
al 40; surprise, 1.60. Beans-Pes
10 in strong demand at So. .05@2. 10
email white, 1902 O5; Lima, $2.75
others unchanged. Potatoes rising
Humboldt reds. 81 25@1 80; peach
blows, $1.123 q LIS; kidneys, 81
Petalumas aud Tomsles, 81. 20@l.25
Early Rose, $1@1 05; river reds, 81
Oregon potatoes, 81; Washington
Territory black Pugets, 9Oc.; wnits
do, ST.
suIeide Of aiasr.
VIRGINIA, New, March 15th.-
Timothy Quill, aged SO. . miner
out of work, was found this morn
ing hanging TO the foot post of hi'
bed. He had been helped witt
money which he had gambled of
Hence he saicided.
Rn,Iroad Ncws-Possai.
TUCSON, March 15th.-A Sta,
special from Deming, dated March
l4th, says: Mr.. A. N. Towne, Gen
erai Superintendent Of the Centra
and Southern Pacific Railroads and
the general passenger aud freight
agents and other subordinate off1'
GERS, respectively of the Southern
Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe roads, met at thii
point to-day by appointment te
discuss general business subj cots
and to arrange the details for tht
opening up to through traffic Of tbs
two lines on the Goth inst. Pas.
senger trains are to leave Kansas
City on the evening of the 18th and
San Francisco on the morning o1
the 18th, from which dates
daily trains will te ruI
thereafter. After the meeting the
two parties left respectively for the
East and the West.
Great activity prevails at thif
point and the work on the new
freight and passenger depot will &C
forward rapidly. At the same
time tho Southern Pacific people
ara pushing their road toward the
Gulf as fast as the heavy work in
the neighborhood OF Ell Paso will
permit. A large number Of new
locomotives, passenger coaches,
sleeping cars of the most approved
pattern and box and platform cars
are ordered for the ARIZONA and
New Mexico part of the Southern
Pacific system. This company IL
also at work boring three or more
artesian wells between this point
and Tucesn.
Mr.. McKusick, Postal Agent for
the Pacific Coast, Is also on The
ground to-day and has perfected
arrangement to quicken the trans.
portation of mails intended for Ari
coma and Southern California.
Passesgsr Ratcs East.
TUCSON, March l5.-The passsn.
ger rates agreed upon yesterday
between the Southern Pacific anC
Atchis0n, Topeka and Santa Fl
| ailronda ra "A (Oll0Wa. From I .0I