Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-19
Late kilograms.
DR.. raggert Impr0ving-Tbe Rats-
road Tax su,us.

DR.. raggert ImprOv1ug-Tbe Rat.
road Tax su,us.
YUMA, A. r., March 1Sth.-
DIR. Taggart is reported as steadily
improving, hut the attending sur.
geons decline to give any opinion
at this time.
The District Court adjourns TO.
day. The tax case, In which the
Southern Pacific Railroad Compa-
ny has epjoiped the Sheriff of Yu-
ma county, will go over for the
term. La written communica-
tion to the Board of Supervisors of
this county, John L. Love, eX-At-
torney-Geperai of California, aud
Samuel Purdy of Yuma, offer TO
conduct "a suit in behalf of the
county for the collection Of all
taxes for which the Railroad Com.
psny is delinquent, asking as u fee
only percentage of the amounts
collected with the actual expenses,
The District Attorney, being attor-
ney of record for the Railroad
Company, the county is without
legal advice. The Board held n
special meeting last night. but
finally postponed consideration of
the matter until the regular meet
ing in April.
na F~-.u'sc. and Viciai,y.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 18th.-
The gasometer of the German Hos
pital. corner Of Noe and fourteenth
streets, blew up last night. The
building is situated two hundred
feet froiu the hospital and is bui It
of brick. The roof was blown off
and the walls cracked. Ii. Phue-
ger, manager of the hospital, was
severely injured; s. Trenk, ensi-
neer, slightly, aud z. Devenow,
fireman, probably fatally hurt.
The hospital proper was not in
jured.
Wednesdays overland train ar
rived about noon to-day.
The flume carrying wafer ~ sup
ply The city Of San Jose burst near
the Alma to-iay. flooding the vi.
.ciniiy aud WashiI 6 away about one
hundred feet oi tn Souih Pacific
Coast Railway Repaire are be.
ing promptly ma,:e
O.,r- Mesa-s 0on.~,,""..
SAN FRANCISCO. March 1Slh -
Wheat--dead, No. ], 81 60@l.623.
BsrIey-negl elected. lower, No. l.,
food. ST 62a asked. Oa's-no de-
mand; No. l. $l.70@175. Corn-ne.
thing doing; No. large yellow,
$40 asked; Nebraska, 81 55 bid,
SLIGO asked. Bran--lower; spot,
$.155 asked.
1siatna -sesks.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 49,
Mexican, ss; Nevada, 7s; Eureka,
193; jacket, /; Best, 81; Overman,
80; Point. %; Belchsr. SIS; Diablo,
6: Belle, 81, Bullion, 20; Savage,
Il; King, l73;
The Oos'a Hic" Esr.bqu"He.
PANAMA, March San earth
quake is reported in Costa Rica,
extending trem Carriage. at the
dividing ridge between the two
oceans, to the Pacific Coast. Three
churches and number Of dwell
ings were ruined in Ca,tsgo. In
San joe, Cate, Alajusio, Grecia
AMI San Ramon public and private
buildings were thrown down or
damaged, and in Pt,uta Rias, on
the Pacific, All upbeavaI occssioned
some damage. The famous volca.
no, rrszu Quief, for years inactive,
but with fires internally sm0ldeI-
ing, is credited with th h:s disturb
ance. No loss Of life il reported.
P..xvrss ,i.,n .h,n..- E",.
WASHINGTON, Match II Page
asked unSnimeus cdnsen that pri-
vate business be dispense'' vi h,
and the Huuss resume the cOnsid-
GRAFTON Of the Chinete bill, prom
ising that he would cali the pre-.
vious question to- morrow st three
O'Clock, Rice objected. Page then
made u motion to that effect, but
failed to obtain the necessary two
thirds vote.
The house has adjourned TO meet
o.m0rr0w for debate on the Chi.
nese bill, but with the understand
ing that no action shall be taken
tomorrow.
s~r,sus thnsss-n.Mis,e M.st"n.
WASHINGTON, March ia. A.
Cooke, of the Star-route prosecu-
tion, charges the Arthur admins.
tration with giving no encourage.
ment to the prosecution and freez-
ing out those engaged in 1t.
Minister Morton makes q sweep
ing denial of the charges against
him and the firm of Morton, Bliss
& Co., in connection with Peru
vian affairs.
rhs Dahofa RsIi.
WASHINGTON, March 17th.-The
Senate Committee on Territories
to-day unanimously Instructed
Saunders to report the bill for the
admission of Southern Dakota.
The bill provides that the census
of Southern Dakota be taken dur
ing the coming Summer, and if
the population is sufficient to enti-
tie that part Of the Territory to one
representative In Congress, 1t shall
be admitted.
Among the combinations by the
Senate to-day is that Of H. M. Van
Armin, of California, to be Terrific
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