Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-01-19

stone; Mrs d Montgomery, Walter
Vandyk, E L Taylor and wife, ] 8
Gregory, Tucson; III Meyerstein,
Cotton; B Willis, DeminR; Mrs A
M Clark and daughter, Florence;
Mary Handoff, Prescott; G M Ham,
Yuma; VIM Eide, Boston.
Squared HIS Accaua ss-Other Items
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18TH
Adolph A. Cohn, recently agent Of
the Alaska Commercial Company
at Portland, shot himself dead in o
water closet on the premises of the
company in this city to-day. He
was short In his accounts on set
thing with the company, and gave
notes to balance the account. He
sought to be reinstated by the
company, which was declined. The
act is attributed to dependency at
his business prospects. Deceased
v as we'll known In business circles
at Portland and this city.
California levies an assessment
Of twenty cents.
At the executive session OF. the
San Francisco Board to.day,a COM
nittee was appointed to confer with
the Produce Exchange in regard to
the proposed "call' system Of sell
ing grain.
was,,oaa gsrk-The Late storm
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 1Sth.-The
work OF construction on the Cali.
fornia Sout fern Railrevd Is being
vigorously pushed. On Monday
sixty.five hundred feet of track
were laid; on Tuesday seventy
seven hundred and yesterday nine
ty.three hundred feet. The track
is now four miles above Santa Ysi.
dora, on the Santa Margarita ran
cho.
People from the interior arriving
to-day report that the late storm
has no precedent. The snow has
not yet begun to melt in the noun
taias, although the last four days
have been clear, with bright sun
shine. In the neighb0rhood of the
Julian Mining District travel has
been interrupted since Thursday of
last weeF. the snow being from
three to seven feet deep. In all
the mountain sections more or less
loss of sheep and stock is reported.
blow Hts Brsiss Ous.
VIsALIA, Jan. 18th.-S. J. Mil.
tlington, teacher of dancing, COM
mitted suicide IN his room at the
Palace, Hotel, to-day, by blowing
his brains out. The act is attrib.
uted to dependency arising from
long continued illness, which had
incapacitated him for exertion and
exhausted his means.
Mining and RasiroRd News.
TUCSON, Jan.l8th.-The Murphy
mine, OF Dos Cabesas, has beer
purchased by Boston parties, fol
SIS, 1000. The price was paid to-day
It is good property. There II
great activity in the district. The
west end of Pima county is attract.
ing great interest. A large mum.
Der Of important discoveries have
been made near the GunsighI
mine.
There was meeting of the citi
Izens of Tucson this afternoon
which resulted in the organization
of q company to construct rail
road from Tucson to Point Lobos
on the Gulf of California. Thu
line will pass through several i'm
portant mining districts in Ari
IONA and Sonora.
The Star has received the follow
ing:
| MAGDALENA, Sonora, Jan. Is
Col. A. e. Head came in from tn,
lSanta Barbara yesterday and re
ports the mine improving as tn
work progresses. He Is rathe
| retioent, but an experienced mine
that has bsen at work in the SAINT.
Barbara, says, at is a big thing
Most encouraging reports also conn
from Col. Benefits mine at TIT
Pimas.
In an interview had with the
Project yesterday he stated tina,
his instructions from the govern
ment officials was to extend to al
persons coming in to aid In devel
looping the country every possible
facility and protection consistent
with his duty. This fatty contra
diets the slanderous reports put IL
circulation by designing and I'M
reliable persons, regarding the
treatment of foreigners in this
country aud their insecurity.
| The railroad track is laid twenty
one miles south Of HermOsillo and
grading is completed forty-Gvt
miles. They are pushing the roat
and ia sixty days the cars will bt
running into Magdalena.
It has been raining steadily fol
the last twenty.four hours. This
insures an ample supply Of water
the coming seaton for all pur'
posec.