Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-24
stocks In San Francisco.

STOCKS In San franctec0s
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23a.-The Pacific
| Stock Board held session as usual to-day.
The Quotations vary but slightly from the
closing prices yesterday.
| Con. Pacific has levied an assessment of 15
cents per share.
Frightfui Dsath.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23i.-Yesterday
| morning Florence O'Halloran, aged Ga, q la
borer at the gas works. fell into a furnace aud
was frightfully burned from the feet to the
waist, and died last night.
BlOodshed In Fresno.
FRESNO, March 23i.-At little before l
o'clock to-day A. j. La Fever shot and killed
Sibein Loshley on Mariposa street, in front
of the Acme saloen. La Fever and Loshley
few minutes previously had a quarrel in
reference to the murder trial, before the Su-
perior Court, of j. L. Musick, charged with
the murder of Henry La Fever, son of A.
]. La Fever. They were parted, but subse-
quently met on the street, and Loshley drew
his pistol and demanded that La Fever should
take back what he had said about him. La
Fever lodged into an adjoining doorway,
and Immediately reapreared with a
drawn revolver and fred at Loshley, the
ball taking effect on tine left side of the face,
near the end of the nose, and passing through
the head emerged at the base of the brain
back of the left ear. Losl,ley fell to the side
walk and expired in few minutes. La
Fever was Immediately taken in charge and
escorted to the Jail. Loshley was well liked,
and cry for mob was raised, but the bet.
ter judgment prevailed, and the crowd dis
persed. Loshley was q native of Georgia,
and about 81 years old. He leaves wife
and several children. An inquest is now be.
ing held on the body.
Brakeman Patton Acquitted.
BAKERSFIELD, March 23d.-Patton, the
brakeman, was acquitted to-day. The case
was given to the jury at $50, and after being
out seven minutes they returned with yer.
dict of not guilty.
still at Large.
NEVADA, March 23d.-Joe Lawrence, who
stabbed Constable Vensrd in the head Tues
day evening, while the latter was taking him
from the Justices Office, where he had been
held to answer in the sum of So, 800 for at
tempting to rape his stepdaughter, and who
subsequently escaped from custody, is still at
large. A letter addressed to the town officers,
postmarked Nevada City, was received yes.
terday from Lawrence, in which he promises
to return and behave himself if all the
charges are withdrawn. He says he is armed
and will never be taken by the officers alive
that he sleeps by day and travels by night, is
hungry, and will soon be driven to the verge
of desperation. It is thought that Lawrence
is in hiding in the woods near town.
Death Of an Old Resident.
YREKA, March 23i-John Walbridge, an
old and esteemed resident, died last night,
nearly so years old.
The Weather Outlook.
YREKA, March 23l-Heavy clouds over.
head indicate rain showers soon, which are
greatly needed for the famishing crops.
Female Ushtkeeper.
SANTA CRUZ, March 2S1.-Miss Laura j.
Hecox has been appointed Lighthouse Keeper
at this station, to succeed her father, who
died last week after being sixteen years in
the service. The citizens almost unanimously
petitioned for the girls appointment.