Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-16

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steamer Passengers.
San FRANCISCO, March l5.--The An
con sailed to-day with the following pas
sengers: Chas Lehner and wife, Mis-
Sharp, L Federer, H Rueter. May Rich
ards, Miss Il Hill, w I Walker, J l
Kennedy, Mira Hall aud daughter, q \
Marks, A H Hager. N G Dawson, i G
Kellogg, X B Shelton and wife, Jane,
Shelton, r. U O'Reardon, 3 NJ Wren, A
Leclairs. Mary Mclaughlin.
Released ON writ sf fabeas
Corpus.
San FRANCISCO, March l4.---A Port.
land dispatch says that Marcus. the alb.
scouding New York broker, was released
to-day on writ of habeas corpus, by
order Of the State Circuit Court Judge.
1t was decided that the telegram on
which the arrest was made was not due
process Of law.
Jurors Ulssea.
/. UsIoErowx. Pa, March l5.--The jury
in the case of Dukes, charged with the
murder Of Mutt. have brought in . YER
dict Of mot guilty" When the jury
stated the verdict Judge Wilson looked
amazed and said: Gentlemen, sup
pose the verdict Is one you thought you
should render under your oaths. but 1t
IL one that has given dissatisfaction to
this court. We thought there was evi.
dsnce sufficient to justify different yer.
dict. Ii you have committed an error,
it 10 one we cannot avoid, but can only
express our condemnation in this rild
way. The prisoner 10 discharged
Dukes then left the court amidst o
great excitement and indignation.
The indignation over the verdict is
terrific. An excited crowd has Just
started towards the court house where
Dukes is in charge of the Sheriff, carry
ing a stuffed effigy of Dukes. They are
also bearing efiigies Of the jurymen and
violence ID expected. When the crowd
rssched McClsllan's House, few doors
from Dukes room they suspended his
efiigy across the street, singing owe
will hang Dukes's body ON q sour apple
tree" Everybody is on the street.
Plscards calling an indignation meeting
tomorrow on account of the acquittal Of
Dukes are posted up.
The indignation over Dukes ac-
quittaI 10 undated. The jurors were
publicly Kissed and jeered this morning
and left town rs soon as possible. Duke
il going home to his mother.
THO View TariR to be Attacked.
NEW YORK, March l4.-Wm. NJ.
Evarts and Roscoe Conkiing have been or
will be interrogated by some persons
here who have large mercantile interests
ut stake with reference TO the question
coming up touching the constitutionality
Of the new tariff. The idea is abroad
that the Senate has transcribed its
functions in originating the revenue
measure aud the tariff. A case can be
made for the Supreme Court-that tri-
bunal to declare the whole thing null
and void. At the Custom House the lat
ter subject 10 more or less under discus
sion and the Collector whose reputation
a. lawyer is unquestioned, is inclined
strongly to the idea alluded To-.
The Overflow At Helena
HELExA, Ark, March 1.-The back.
water from White river, uniting with
the overflow from the Mississippi, has
submerged large region OF country in
Beaver bayou and Lower Big Creek sec
ton never before inundated. The con.
sequence is the absolute humiliation of
every kind OF live stock, with large
- Ioa~ Tx.a
cabins occupied, one by white and the
other by colored families. suddenly dis
appeared from near South Bayou during
the night last week. No tidings Of the
occupants since. The supposition is that
all persisted.
A Notorious Horse -ThiefCemmfts
Suicide.
ST. LOUIS, March l5.--H. +. Croker,
a notorious horse-thief. committed sui
eide in Texas Jail to-day. He left a
written statement that he was born well
connected In Georgia; had been in Texas
since 1873; had killed three men and one
woman during that time. He regretted
he could not kill two more men who had
injured him. Being without money OF
friends he preferred death to life in
prison. He asked that his body be
thrown in the river and no word Of his
miserable end should be sent to his rel
atives.
Dana and Cameron to visit the Pa.
cinc Coast.
. New YORK, March l5.--Charles A.
Dana, Of the SEN, left for Harrisburg TO-
4 ~:.-k
Cameron. The two have arranged Ia
start this week on trip south and west
They expect to start In about two week,
and will be accompanied by Mrs. Dana
and q number OF personal friends, to &c
to New Orleans and thence by the
southern route to San Francisco. The
Yosemite will be visited.
Death or . CALIFORNIA; Pioneer.
NEW York, March l5.-Hon. Jere
miah Sherwood, who arrived in Califor
mia in l847 as Lieutenant OF Company 7
Stevenson's Regiment, and was after
wards clerk for Sam. Brannan at hi
store at Suffers Fort, when the frs
exchanges OF gold dust for merchandise
were made, died at his residence here
last night, Of pneumonia, aged 90. Tn,
funeral will be attended by the Califonii
Pioneers here He leaves wife an,
two daughters.
Braidwood Minc.
BRAIDwooD, ILL.,. March l5.--Only ST,
and q half feet Of water remains to b
pumped out Of the Diamond mine. Tn
water now coming out must be directl,
from the place where the bodies lie, a
It bears an insufferable stencil, and tn
men at the pumps are obliged occasion
ally to go away from its Influence an
get fresh air. From this II Is surmise,
tle bodies are horribly decomposed.
A sherman Movement.
WASHINGTON, March IA. = Letter
from members OF the Ohio Legislator
state that movement is on foot to max
Senator Sherman the Republican candi
date for Governor. with the view Q
placing him in an advantageous positio
tor the Presidential nomination in ~.
Progress or the Northern PacIns