Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-07
THE LATEST!
Special to the lIEKALD. by the Western
Union Telegraph Company
PACIFIC COAST.
Passengers south AMI Ea-,.

PAClFlO OOAoI.
Passengers south and East.
FRRsgo, Oct. G.-The following is
VI of south bound passengers passing
leis to-day,
Geo II Howard, Mrs A James, w II
Comogys, U SA, w Osborn, Tucson;
Jus ID Martin. Tombstone; J Gordon,
n Y: Capt w l. Dougherty and wife,
Fort Apache; Mrs A J Heehtman, Miss
l. u Van Matre, Miss Minnie Van Matre,
Miss Fannie Van Matre, A Brosley, b i
Coulter, James d Thornton, Mrs NJ A
Dexter, A W Gliillan, Los Angeles J
Behre, wife and two children, Tomb
stone, A Macintosh, Seattle,W +; Capt
A n Gortey, T II Myrick, Mrs l. Him
Wells, Mrs D Leod, 5 u Good, Mr. lilo.
land, San Francisco; Peter } Shields,
Albert M johnson II Frazer Benz
w elsh, Il l. Green, Sacramento; Geo w
Philadelphia, Pa; s s Fiedci-
man, Anaheim; Rufus Smith, Salinas;
ID + Phillips, Oakland; A A Helms, Co
lusa Co; J I Morgan, Los Angeles; Miss
Kate Harrington, San Francisco.
The stock Board.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. G.-Best aud
Belcher, 3.l5; Chollar, 2.70; Consol-
idated Virginia, 45; Crown Point. 80;
Eureka Consolidated, @; Gould & Curry,
2. 25; Hale & Norcross, $50; Mexican,
2.35; Ophir, 800; Potosi, 90; Savage,
so; Sierra Nevada, d.30; Union Consol-
idated. 40; Yellow Jacket. 325.
Ed. schieTcIin and Lieutenant
schwatka Turn up from Alas
isa-The Yukon River Region
u Poor Country for Miners.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 6.-The
Corwin arrived to day from Ounalaska,
bringing the Schiefleln exploring party,
and also news that the schooner Leo,
with Lieutenant Ray and party, had
arrived at 0unalaska from Point Barrow,
on September 18th. Lieut.. Schwatka,
who has been exploring on the Yukon
river, Joined the Leo at st. Michaels, ON
her way down. They were to leave
Ounaloska for this port on September
oath, and were expected to arrive here
in few days. The Captain of the Leo
reported the loss of the whaling bark
Cyanc off Point Belcher. The crew and
the greater part of the cargo were saved.
The ice was unusually heavy, and the
whaling. season poor. Schieifeln, thu
noted prospector and miner, who came
down ON the Corwin, and who, with n
large party, has been prospecting on the
Yukon river and other streams, says
that the country does not suit him.
Although he is satisfied that il contains
plenty of gold, yet 1t is too cold and
inaccessible to mine proiitably.
Deliberate Suicide Reduction in
Passenger Rates Agitated.
SAN FRAScIsco, October 6.-Edwdrd
Finck, II member of the wholesale liquor
firm of Thomas Taylor Il Co., OF this
city, committed suicide this morning.
Deceased was German by birth, un.
married, and As years Of age He had
acted strangely for some time past. He
also suffered physically, being badly
ruptured. The deed seems to have been
committed in most deliberate manner,
from the fact that he removed his eye
glasses and hat and lighted the gas
before sitting down to fire the fatal shot.
A reduction in overland passenger
rates is being agitated. The roposition
is to reduce the fare between San Fran
cisco and Omaha from sos to S75.
Assault to Marder by n Cyprian
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6.-Gertrude
Billings, proprietress OF bagnio at Sill
yer City N. NJ, attempted this morning
to kill William, alias Billy" O'Brien,
son of New York politician, and who
claims to be n correspondent of the New
York Police Ners. The womnn says
O'Brien had visited her place several
times and had proposed an Infamous
crime to her. which SO rankled in her
breast that she resolved to seek satisiac-
ton. She was booked for assault to
murder, but when the case was called in
court O'Brien failed to appear.
Heavy Claim for Delinquent Taxes
SAN Francisco, Oct. 0.-Suit has
been commenced in the Superior Court
by special counsel for the collection of
delinquent taxes against U. s. Senator
John +. Jones. of Nevada, to recover
5000 of unpaid taxes, alleged to be
due on mining stocks, etc.
An Army Hardship.
SAN Francisco, Oct ct is stated
in army circles here aud in the depart.
ment OF the Columbia that considerable
feeling exists over the refusal of the
War Department to comply with the
recommendation of Gen. sherman to
transfer the Twenty-iirst Infantry in
exchange for the Tenth Infantry. The
former has been stationed in the depart
ment OF the Columbia since 1872, has
gone through Indian campaigns, built
frontier posts and done its full share of
hard work, whereas the Tenth has been
stationed in the lake region, with head
quarters at Detroit, in the enjoyment of
easy times. Some of the officers of the
Twenty first have been granted leave of
absence from time to time, but, notwith.
standing this, several others have died
without seeing their families since leav.
ing home ten or twelve years ago.
Fever Almost Gone ut Guaymas.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 6.-Guaymas
advices confirm the report of the almost
entire disappearance of fever at that
point, but Hermosillo is said to be still
battling with the soonrge.
AGsie's Circumstantiai story.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 6.-AIiss Hill,
claiming to be the wife of Senator
Sharon, in an interview published in the
Evening Report, says that the reason
why her marriage with the Senator was
kept secret was because he desired re.
election in Nevada aud that if the mar
riage were mado public, some woman in
Philadelphia would get the news, raise
a row and spoil his chances. She asserts
that the contract of marriage was signed
in the Senator's office, over the Bank OF
California, that he several times tried
to get it away from her but that she al
ways refused to give it up; and, the bet
ter to insure its safety, had ii sewed up
in jacket which she always wore- The
reasons, she states, for having had
Sharon arrested were that she learned
he was leaving for the East to marry a
young lady in New York, and took that
means to prevent it and maintain her
rights.
Heavy Rain at Merced.
MERGED, CAL, October 6.-rhere was
thunderstorm, with heavy rain, here
this afternoon. 1t is still cloudy, and
raining hard,
A Good Sale-Hain.
STOCKTON, Cal, October Ga farm
of $40 acres, belonging to the estate of
James Mckee, deceased, and situated
80 ..Ek :