Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-06-01
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.l
PACIFIC COAST.
Passengers south and East.

Passengers south and East.
FRESNO, CAL, May 3l.-The follow
ing is the list of passengers for the
South and East on the train which
passed this place at five o'clock P. NJ:
Mrs S w Knapp, 2 F Walsh, S Coombs
and wife, Geo Barnum, L L Mortimer,
j w Garvey, l. Frink, NJ Adams and
wife, + c Wright, Mr. Peck, Mrs Ran
dolph, Miss Brooks, Milton Mobiles and
wife, Geo Lorenzo and wife, j S Knapp
and wife, San Francisco; Mr. Walsh,
Montana; Thos Nickerson, Los Angeles.
state University Commencement.
SAN Francisco, May 3lst.-The CON-
mencement exercises of the State Uni
versity were held at Berkeley to-day.
Governor Perkins and the Regents were
escorted from the train by the Univer-
sity Cadets. The gymnasium, at which
the exercises were held, was beautifully
decorated for the occasion. The gradu-
ating class numbered 20. Rev. c. d.
Barrows, of the First Congregational
church, San Francisco, was orator of the
day. AT the conclusion of the exercises
collation. was set, after which the lit
erary exercises of the University Alumni
took place. The attendance was un-
usually large.
New Process for Refractory Ores.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3l.-The Pacific
Mining and Reducing Company gave an
exhibition to-day of new process for
reducing refractory ores. In brief, it con-
sists in roasting and smelling, the
roasting being performed in new style of
furnace by a combina ion of steam and
atom 2ed petroleum, affording an in
tense and easily regulated heat. The
ore is then put through lead bath and
melted The inver .or, Mr.. Campbell,
claims that his process will reduce the
most refractory ores, saving ninety odd
per cent. at an expense of six or seven
dollars per ton in much shorter time
than by previous methods.
The Wheat Shipment.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3lst.-For the
eleven months ending May 30th,
81 900, 600 centals of wheat have been
shipped from San Francisco to foreign
ports. The aggregated value of the
grain exported is S35,000,0O0. The
amount of wheat shipped the pres
ent season is far in excess of that of any
former year.
Smallpox Among Chinese la.
bOrers.
LEMooRE, May 3lst.-Three cases of
small -pox have broken out among the
Chinese employed by the railroad at
Huron, 20 miles west of here, and the
terminus of this branch of the South Pa
cifc Railroad. By order of the County
Board of Health trains are not allowed
to run further than this station. Con
siderable excitement prevails and every
effort will be made by the authorities to
prevent the spread of the contagion.
Murdered by Indians.
TOMBSTONE, May 3l.-The dead
bodies of two wood choppers, named
Seymour Dey and Harry Curry, were
brought here to- day from the Dragon
mountains, twenty miles distant, where
they were killed yesterday by Indians.
VIM. II. Gill; an eye witness, states that
| the men were on top of loed of hay
and were unarmed. The Indians rode
up behind and shot the men dead, then
embarrassed the horses and drove them
off. There were eight Indians in the
party. Three were engaged in the kill
ing, two watching and three others
driving stock. They were heading for
Sonora, and were doubtless from San
| Carlos. Intense excitement prevails
here. The men will be awarded de-
cent burial tomorrow. There is no real
danger except in isolated camps of wood
choppers in the mountains. The In
dians are supposed to be driving stock
to hostiles in Sonora, who were thor
oughly whipped by the Mexican troops
lately. Aposse of deputy Sheriffs went
in pursuit of the hostiles tonight and
word was sent to the military. Appre-
hension is felt for the family at Dial's
ranch and the wood choppers and hay
gatherers in that vicinity.
Accident i'm the Alta-Six Men in
Danger.
VIRGINIA, May 3lst.-This morning
the pump column in the Alta mine
broke and soon after the bulkhead in
the east drift gave away, letting in
heavy rush of water. Six men working
in the west end are cut off. The west
end is higher tn n the station, and the
nen are still alive. The pumps are
running TO clear the shaft of water, and
s .ong hopes are entertained that the
men will be saved yet. Air is being
forced down to the men by means of
pipes.