Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-12
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PACIFIC COAST.
Passengers snuth and Enst.

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FnEsSo, june 1.-THE following is
list OF south bound passengers passing
here to-day.
Mrs G T Mills, Oakland; Sarah Il
Cooper, S b Husslemap, Miss Lizzie
Nash. Mrs M Phelan and son, Mrs N J
Nash, San Fran; A Moore, San Jose;
Jas A Wall, Salinas. Cal; + @ Solano,
Mrs II Edwards, Los Angeles; Mrs J
Merchant, Miss Rosie Merchant, Comp
ton; Jesse Williams, indianapolis; q
Mackey, Omaha; l. c Hall and wife,
Miss Josie Perkins, Collinsville, Ala; e
@ Skies, San Diego; s l. Wheeler, N Y;
L d Pardis, 0atland.
The Amount or Gray's DefaIea-
tion Increased.
SAN FRANCISCO, June I2.--Expert
Pattee to-day concluded his examination
into the accounts OF ex-Secretary j. s.
Gray, Of the Harbor Commissioner,
with the Pacific, Mission and Harrison
streets wharves. Ii was discovered that
the books Of these wharves had been
destroyed sinceGray's arrest, and this Sc
rious charge Is attributed to Wharfingers
Gurk and Fairfield. Notwithstanding
the loss of the books, Mr.. Pattee sue,
ceeded in establishing further deficits
against Gray and his associates Of S20,.
750.95, making grand total OF $50, 900.
suit for Damages Illness OF Ex-
senator Casseriy
SAN Francisco, June ll.-On the
lst of last February, the steam
collier Tacoma, running between this
city and Port Townsend, grounded four
miles north OF the mouth of the Umpqua
river and was lost. A fireman on board
the vessel, Patrick McGuire, was washed
overheard and drowned. Sarah Jane
and Teresa Mcclure, daughters of the
deceased, aged six and eight years re-
spectively, have filed complaint In the
Superior Court by their guardian al
iitem to recover $780, damages sfom
the Pacific Improvement Co, owner Of
the Tacoma.
H6n Eugene Casserly, ex-United
States Senator, and a lawyer prominently
connected with the history OF Cali
fornin, is lying at his home in condi-
ton from which it is believed he cannot
recover. He had been i'll with softening
Of TIE brain for some time, but within
few days his condition has become
worse and II is not expected that he can
live long. He is now sleeping quietly,
but this noon 1t was reported that he
was gradually growing weaker.
Writ of Prohibition Denied
SAN FRANCISCO, June l1.--A petition
was filed in the Supreme Court this after
noon by A. IL. Chapman, j. z. Nef, w.
j. McNutt, and George w. Schell, Di-
rectors of the State Prison of California,
praying for writ Of prohibition, direct.
ed to Governor George Stonemap, COM
manding him to refrain and desist from
further proceedings in the trial OF the
charges preferred against them by Attor-
ney General Marshall for neglect of duty
and misconduct. The petitioners aver
that the Governor has assumed ,jurisdic-
tion and power to try said Directors
which, it is claimed, is u usurpation Of
power and in violation of republican
form Of government, and that the act is
without due process of law. The mat
ter came up for hearing before the
Court, sitting in banc, at once, Messrs.
Sears, Darwin, and ex-Attorney-Gen
Hart appearing for the petitioners.
Chas. Ben. Darwin made an argument
for temporary writ to issue and asked
the Court to set day for argument to
make the writ perpetual. Colonel
Flournoy replied for respondent. The
writ was denied. Floumoy stated that
he did not represent the Governor as he
had no authority to represent him in
this matter, and merely appeared as n
friend to the Court.
Exciting Meeting OF the Railroad
Commission.
SAN FRANoIsco, June l2.-At the
meeting of the Railroad Commission this
morning, Dennis kearney, as the repre-
sentative of the laborers of California,
appeared and objected to reduction in
fares and freights, as it would affect the
wages of ll.000 employees of the rail.
road, G, W. Ayers, a farmer, spoke in
favor of reduction, and charged the
Commission with being dilatory and re-
fusing to perform Its duty. Foote and
Carr enter objected TO Ayers's continu-
ing in this strain and attempted to stop
him. Ayres got excited, saving; "This
! ~ u iitt lOu CIIl stop me.
| came here on behalf of the people you
have betrayed He then put his hand
in his pocket and hurled an egg at Car
penter and missed him. A son of Car.
penter, who was sitting behind Ayers,
knocked the assailant down and placed
him under arrest. After the excitement
was allayed, Foote offered a schedule re-
ducing rates to three cents mile for
roundtrip tickets as well as local, as
substitute for Humphreys schedule re.
ducing rates 81 per cent. Action de-
ferred until Wednesday.
The stock Board.
SAN Francisco, June ll.-Best and
Belcher, 81; Chellar, 3.75; Consoli.
dated Va, so; Crown Point, l.S0;
Eureka Con-, 800; Gould & Curry, g. 90;
Hale 4 Norcross, 500; Mexican, 475;
N. Belle, 7.00 Ophir, 3.75; Potosi,
so; Savage, 2.75; Sierra Nevada, 7S7;
Union, s.75; Yellow Jacket, 4.95.
The SUMS Eclipse.
SAN Francisco, June 1.-THE total
eclipse of the sun, on May 5th, was sue.
cessfully observed from Caroline Island,
ooutn taclhc, Dy tne American, french
and English expeditions. Vulcan was
not seen. Several good photographs of
the corona and spectrum were obtained.
The Lower California Mines
Worked Out.
TOMBSTONE, June ia dispatch re-
ceived by the Epeaing Republican this
evening from II. Quigley, states that the
Lower California bubble has burst. A
party, after nearly succumbing to thirst,
reached the mines only to find that they
had been worked for year past by
Mexicans aud Indians, who had worked
them out. Miss Nellie eastman, who
had arrived at Guaymas on her return
from the mines, confirms the above
statement.
Crook Heard From.
TOMBSTONE, June ll.-A special to
the associated press says; A young son
of Sorgham Smith arrived from the
Chiricahuas this morning bringing in.
formation to the Epitaph that Crook
had returned from his eXpedition and