Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-23
LAST NIGHTS NEWS
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.l
PACIFIC COAST.
Passengers south and East.

South and East ON the train which
passed this place at five o'clock P. NJ. :
A d Goldberg, A J Thornton, NJ Loaiza,
j McGrath, San Francisco; Philip B
Linville, Miss; DR. Carter, u S A, Will
cox; Geo r Williams, C Bilicke, Tomb
stone; r S Mesick, r V Dey, Virginia
New; Miss l. Smith, C Oliver, Cincin-
natti; C w Craig, Alameda; Charles II
Lent and son, Tucson; + Dayan and
wife, New York; Bayard I Smith, San
Gabriel; w c Bailor, Colusa; c H
Smith, Chicago; A G Benick, G Ballard,
j B Cohn, Marietta Boyds, L Davis, Los
Angeles.
The AitenOwer's Passengers.
SAN Francisco, May D. The Board
of Health this afternoon adopted an
iron clad resolution not to permit the
passengers of the Altenower to be trans
ferred to the hulk. They agreed to per-
nit the sick to be removed to the pest
house on the guarantee of the con-
signees of the steamer that they would
pay all expenses. No new cases on
board to-day.
1t was decided to hold the steamer
Strathairly in quarantine until the safe
ty of landing passengers was assured.
Samuel Backus was confirmed to-day
as Postmaster at San Francisco.
Captain Sparks Again on Trial.
SAN Francisco, May 22.-The Sec
ond trial of Capt. Sparks, of the ship
Gatherer, indicted for cruelty beating
seamen during the voyage from Ant
werp to Wilmington, commenced to-day
in the United States Court. The jury
was empanelled and the opening state
ments made by counsel
san BcrnardinO Excited.
SAN BERNARDINo, May 22.-The re-
port of pistol on the corner of Third
and d steeets, about o'clock this even
ing caused considerable excitement. In
a moment one of our business men with
two officers in his wagon, was running
his horses at the top of their speed up
Third and down E, while an officer on
foot was driving his man in the same
direction. He was Immediately cap
tured and brought back. On inquiry
we learned that the prisoner had been
arrested for indulging in a little set-to
and while being taken to prison had
struck the officer and run.
Jnh's Band Making for Home.
TOMBSTONE, May 22d.-A Mexican
custom house officer who arrived here
to-day, reports that Juh's band OF In
dians are being driven across the line in
to Arizona. 1t is believed that the In.
dians are aiming to reach the San Carlos
reservation, where they will quietly
mingle with the friendly tribes already
there. General Reyes is in command ol
the pursuing Mexican forces.
a Horrible Predicament.
EUREKA, New, May 22d.-The small
hosting works ON the Shoe Fly mine
Ruby Hill, caught fire Sunday morning
and the flames were communicated dowr
along the wooden work of the shaft anG
ladders. Four men were working at the
bottom of the shaft, one hundred fee
deep. They all started to climb out, bu
finding they had to climb through fir
and for the last three feet up grasp tn,
flaming rungs of the ladder, two of then
went below. The two others, who mad
their way out, were horribly burned ant
were so crazed by pain and sufferin;
that they threw themselves over tn
dump pile and rolled to the ground
One of them in his agony rushed blindly
about in the sage brush until he wa
captured and brought into camp. Hi
injuries probably are fatal. The other
injuries are not considered fatal. Th'
two men below were nearly suffocatet
but the crowd Of miners threw snow dowl
the shaft first and then, forming a lint
to the water works, cast water down
and saved them.