Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-07-28
passengers sousn and E.ss.

eDoeh oho A"ees
FRESNO, CAL, July 27.-The fol-
lowing is the list Of passengers for
the South and East on the train
which passed this place at s P. M:
w Haverstick, Los Angeles; "
E Howard, do; F H Howard, 90;
Mrs s Atkins, do; Mrs N @ Shack
leford, do; w A Laughorne, CASA
GraDde; F A Benjamin. Tucson;
Mrs McMorenheAd, Benson; Mrs
: Woods, Prescott; l. Haskell,
do; q N Williams, Los Angeles; r
F Quinn, Prescott; Edward G Ed
wards, U s A, Fort Whipple; D
Henderson, Globe; E f Bunnell,
Los Angeles; Fred H Crafts, Col.
toD;.L Franklin, Los Angeles; ]
franklin, do; w H Brown, do; r
Dunn, Hillsdale, Mich.
The Cauasy Eiecfton Cass Argued.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27th.-The
county election case was argued In
the Supreme Court to-day and sub
mitted, Ave days being allowed
each side to file briefs.
Tae szsSt knvsstIgssfOn.
BAN FRANCISCO, July 27ih.-In
the Mint investiga to-day Alex
Msrtin. melter and rehner, was on
the stand. He testified that North
srn Belle bullion was sometimes
ft for coming, sometimes other
wise; the coluer had frequently
com plained Of it; when found unfit
it was returned; if proper deduc-
tioDs had been made the great loss.
es of 1880 would have been avoided.
The quertion of admitting evi.
dencs regarding the previous ad-
mi Ia istratiou of the Mint was ar.
gued at length and decided in the
Affirmative, counsel for Dodge
claiming that it would disprove the
leading charge of Page that Dodge
had received low grade bullion
from the Anglo Californian Bank
wlihout making proper deductions
| by arrangement with the President
OF that bank.
The witness continued that
Northern Belle and similar low
grade bullion had been received
during the previous adm iEistra.
tion, and that he had received no
special instructions from Dodge
relative to Northern Belle bullion;
the losses in 1850 we're not confined
to Northern Belle bullion, but
we're dispersed over all the low
grade bullion received; knew of
| not hing leading him TO believe
that favoritism had been shown
the Anglo-CsIlfornian Bank. On
cross.exa miuation the witness tes.
| tified that there WAS nothing secret
in the fact of the losses sustained
on low grade bullion; the losses
l. g., allowance for wastagej the
earnings of the refinery depart-
ment for that year more than Cow
cred the losses.
Fat,ls Attempt Co Murder F~mi,y.
YUMA, July 27th.-A Mexican
at the quartz mill at Ell Rio, nine
miles below Yuma, on the Califor.
mia side of the river, quarreled this
afternoon with o family by the
name of Martinez. He went and
armed himself with Il six shooter,
threatening to kill the whole fami.
ly and proceeded ut once to carry
out his threat. The first shot was
aimed at the woman of the house,
bot missed. Tne second shot
struck the husband In the fore
head knocking him down, but
glanced from the bone, doing no
narm. The would-be murderer
disguised by his want of su ccess,
then gave the matter up and
crossed over to the Arizona side of
the river to the westward bound
train to-day.
shot ss O R0deO.
RENO, New, July 27th.-A Ga
zette correspondent writes from
Madeline Plains, Lassen county,
that Charley Chase shot man
named Smith fatally last Satur.
day. The parties were attending a
rodeo aud both we're drunk.
Eattors oa sbeir Muscle.
CARSON, New, July 27th.-Sam
DAVIS OF the Carson appeal and
Judge Harris of the Carson Inde1
had fistic encounter this morn
ing. The parties were separated
oy friends while still thirsting for
the fray. The cause of the hg bit is
said to have been remarks In the
Inde1 In regard to the family of
Davis.