Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-03-30
THE LATEST I!
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.l
PACIFIC COAST.
Passengers south and East.

Passengers south ana East.
FRESNO, March 29.-The following Is a
list of south bound passengers passing
here to-day:
II s Eldredge, wife and son, Salt
Lake; r A johnson, N p Cole and wife,
Geo L Stamford, M c Nero and wife,
San Francisco; Frank Bsaac, Oakland;
Mr. and Mrs w Kyle Houston, Belfast;
Mr. and Mrs Williams, England; + q
Lowery, Honolulu; A T Parks and wife;
Mich; $ Solon Hall, N Y; } N Konig,
J G Williams, Jos Levy, Harry Dufiin,
Los Angeles; Ernest Southworth, Sacra-
mento; DIR Smith, Deadwoodj II II
Doane, Ohio; Serjt John Robinson. AT;
} NJ Soto, Monterey; w X Merrill, Tule
Faivre, Davisville.
The stock Board.
SAN FRAscrsoo, March 29--Curry,
"a; Jacket, u; Best, 80; Point, 85c;
Belle, Ol; Savage. 2t; Bodie, 85c.
Held for Murder.
SAN JOSE, March 20. Majors, Jewell
and Showers were to day held to answer
without bail for the murder Of Renowden,
near Lexington, this county.
San Bernnrdino streams over
flowing.
SAN BRRNARDINo, March 29.-4 P. NJ.
Barometer 28.70 and rain still falling
The Santa Ana river is not fordable, and
other streams of less volume are over
flowing their banks. On the eastern
part Of the valley the foothills are badly
washed out in places. No particular
damage has yet been done to orchards
or vineyards. II is difficult to say just
the amount of water that has fallen.
suicide Troops to Intercept the
Apaches.
TOMBSTONE, March 29.-Ed.ard NJ.
Bxlor, native of Missouri, aged 20,
sucided to-day by blowing out his
brains He had lately arrived from the
East, and was delerious from scarlet
fever when he committed the deed.
Capt. Crawford, with 1903 Apache
scouts, arrives tomorrow and proceeds
to the frontier to head off the Apaches
being driven from Sonora by General
Requa. Troops are stationed all along
the frontier, waiting to intercept them.
Indian signal Fires seen From
Henson.
Tucson, March ga Benson special
Just received, says: Unusual fires were
seen from this place last night at the
foot of the Dragon Mountains. They
were successive flashes and it is stated
that large number of Sonora Apaches
are approaching the line near Nogales,
and that the people there have called
for U. s. troops, and that one company
has been sent to that point. There is a
rumor here that a skirmish occurred
between the troops and Indians in the
Milestone Mountains last night.
The Military as Usual Behind
Time.
LoRDsBuRGn, March 29.-The mill
tary here, consisting of four companies
of the Fourth Cavalry, under command
of General Forsyth, LETT at o'clock this
morning for the scene of the massacre of
Judge McComas and wife, at the mouth
Of Thomson's Canon, twenty miles north
of here. They We're notified of the mas
sacre at IL P. NJ. yesterday. The delay
has doubtless resulted in the escape of
the Indians The little son of Judge
McComas, aged nearly six years, was
taken captive. Captain Jas. F. Black,
with men from Shakespeare, has fol-
lowed to intercept the Indians at Cow
Springs, il possible. Judge McComas
was 81 years of age and his wife SO.
The Judge was well known in st. Louis,
Mo-, Monticello and Salem, ILL.,, and Ft.
Scott, Kansas. lie was man of most
sterling worth, known and respected all
over the country and was brilliant
lawyer Of great and profound learning.
The bodies of Judge McCOmas
and wife Found.
LoRpsBURGH, N. NJ, March ga
party just returned from the scene of
the massacre of last night, in Thomp-
sons caGon, found the body of Mrs.
Judge McComas, shot through the head,
by the side of the blackboard, and
stripped naked The Judge was found
about two hundred yards south of his
wife, shot in four different places, and
also stripped naked. The bodies were
sent to Silver City, The boy is missing.