Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-31

The Town OF willows Destroyed.
San Francisco, May 30.-A dispatch
from the railroad station at Willows,
Coiusa county, says the entire town has
just been burned. Only the bank and
one business house saved. No particu
lars.
The Sweeping Fire at willows,
COIusa, County.
WILLOWS, May 30.-A fire broke out
here about two o'clock this morning in
the rear of the Central Hotel. A strong
north wind was blowing, and it was i'm
possible to impede the progress of the
flames, which swept through the bust
ness part OF the city south of the hotel
The losses are numerous, and many of
small amounts, and will probably aggre-
gate one hundredand seventy-tive thou
sand dollars. Insurance covers about
one-third. During the progress of the
fire an explosion of loose powder and
cartridges in Kohn's store scattered the
flaming brands and timbers in every
direction. No one was hurt. A number
of pilferers availed themselves of the
confusion to engage in thefts of goods.
Several were arrested, and are not UNI
likely to meet with lynch Justice. Orders
have been already sent out for building
material, and the work of reconstruction
will begin at once.
Passengers by the Orizaba.
SAN Francisco, May 3O.-The steamer
Orizaba sailed this morning at 9 o'clock,
with the following passengers for Los
Angeles:
Miss Julia Hanna; Laura Hanna; Mrs
Ricard and daughter; G w Mettar; H
S Woods and wife; A Dixon and wife;
Miss Kate Gateley; f. NJ Bixby: Miss
and Mrs Lahurag; 5 Nj Hewes, wife and
daughter; j Nj Miller; + Bageley; Thos
j Moran; Mrs Emery and daughter; W
G Kerckhof and brother; A Blum; L
Betram; + Cohen; Peter Bradley; p l.
Committee.
General Observance OF Decoration
Day.
SAN Francisco, May 30. Dispatches
from New York, Washington, Chicago
and other large cities of the East, as
well as from many small towns, state
that Decoration Day is being generally
observed in an appropriate manner by
the closing of the banks, offices, gen.
eral suspension of business, the display
ing of flags at half-mast and by process
sions and decoration of graves.
Decoration Day at San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, May 30. Decoration
Day was observed in the usual manner.
Minute guns were fired during the morn
ing. AT $3.50 the Garfield, Lincoln and
Geo. III. Thomas Posts of the Grand
Army assembled, and under the escort
of the National Guard took up their
line of march for the cemetery. Be-
sides the military and floral cars with
memorial designs, a feature of the pro-
cession were the Mexican Veterans who
participated in the parade. At Van
Ness avenue the National Guard left the
column and were reviewed ON the ave
nue. by Governor Perkins, General
Barnes and their stafis. The remainder
of the column proceeded to the ceme-
terry, where, after appropriate exercises,
the graves were decorated, q battery of
artillery firing minute guns. Business is
generally suspended.
A Eeartless Father.
PEORIA, Ills, May 3O.-At Lancaster
Landing Milford Clifford strangled his
newly-born twin children and made a
coffin of their cradle, abandoning his
wife in her helpless condition. A strong
force of neighbors are searching for
him.
Taking His Death Sentence COolly.
CHICAGO, May 30.--A Sioux Falls spe-
cial says: Thomas Eagan, the wife
murderer, upon being sentenced yester-
day to be hanged June 18th, cody sup
plemented the sentence with the mock
ing blasphemy: ''Amen. l guess can
stand it"
Not an Advance but a Discrimina-
tiOn.
CHICAGO, May GA special from
Omaha to the Times says the Union Pa
cific officials were asked about the So
called advance of freight on agricultural
implements, wagons, wagon material
and hardware. They say the charge
was agreed to by all the lines concerned,
the Central Pacific, the Southern Pa
cific, the Union Pacific, the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe, the st. Louis and
Iron Mountain and the Southern and
Missouri Pacific. The change was
mand for the purpose of protecting the
dealers on the Pacific Coast who have
yearly contracts to ship exclusively by
rail as against water routes. 1t is not
an advance but discrimination against
dealers who ship partly by water.