Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-05-09
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PACIFIC COAST.
Passengers south and East.

PasscnGers 3Outn ana East.
FRESNO, May S.-The following is
list Of south bound passengers passing
here to-day:
Jas Horsburgh. A V Sisson, Mrs John
Catalow, Miss Sallie Catalow, Geo II
Roe, J II Nash. Eugenia Nome, Isaac Il
Blake, Mrs Berry, San Francisco; Il A
Rogers, w NJ Clifford, Altman, Oak.
land; Fred II Holtz. Maj s NJ Whitside,
US A; Dudley Hoyt, Grass Valley; G
p Williams, Philadelphia; Jas Walsh,
Calico; Mrs Mesmer, San Juan; w )
Mesick, Sacramento; Edgar Sprague,
Australia; Mr. Il b Stockwell N Y; w
d Gould, Miss Lena Smoot, Los Angeles;
Mrs F Sand, A NJ Russell. Ashland; Mrs
EP w jackson, Chicago; MrsM Bowen,
Ida T Reese, San Antonio.
Advantages OF the Sunset geute
other News Notes.
SAN FRAscIsco, May S.-The Bulletin
th;, evening says: The Southern Pacific
controlling the road from San Francisco
to New Orleans, with steamers from
New Orleans to New York, enables the
California road to give quick and relia-
BILE service. Freight will be moved from
New York to San Francisco in fifteen
days. Freight rates from New Orleans
to this city will be the same as from st.
Louis. The Southern Pacific don't be-
lieve the opening Of the Atlantic and
Pacific next July will hurt them.
Chief Brooks, Of the secret service di-
vision Of the U. s. Treasury, has noti-
fed Detective Finnegass of this city Of
the existence Of counterfeit five dollar
national bank currency. IL is new
bill. bearing the portrait OF Garfield.
The divorce case Of Eudora V. Smith
vs.. w. +. Smith, the occulist, which
created much talk at the time, is again
in court. Mrs. Smith says she has not
been receiving the Sl00 a month alimo-
ny allowed her.
The Central.Southe Pacific railroad
employees mutual benefit society held
their annual meeting yesterday. The
balance of funds on hand was 50, 500
The Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows
opened their 36th annual session to-day.
| A Treasury department circular states
that unused bank check stamps, propri-
etary stamps. medicinal preparations,
perfumery, matches, ETC., will be re-
deemed in accordance with tho Revised
U. s. Statutes.
An amendment is proposed to the
Constitution of the Society OF Califor-
mia Pioneers contemplating the adms-
sion OF the sons Of Pioneers. The
amendment divides the membership into
three casses-those resident before
January |, lS49, prior to January /,
1850, and prior to September 0, 1850.
The old members are rapidly dying off
and this is the only way to keep the
society in existence.
Senator Edmunds refuses absolutely to
be politically interviewed. He, with
his party, will visit Oregon and Wash
ington Territory.
Southern Pacific bonds are selling in
this market at Sl0f; Central Pacific
shares, 76.
Grand Lodge L. o. +.
San JOSE, May s. The Grand Lodge,
|. o. o. f., met at the California
Theater this morning and adjourned
until 2 Pm. During the recess the
Grand Lodge degree was conferred upon
about three hundred applicants. The
reports Of Grand Officers were submitted
and referred to a committee. The usual
committees We're appointed, and at $3.50,
with everything in order for business,
the Grand Lodge adjourned. The rep
resentation is probably larger than that
of ony other session, not less than five
hundred delegates being present.
The Trial of Jewell.
SAN JOSE (Cal, J, May S.-The Jewell
murder trial has now reached that stage
at which something new may be ex
pected, that is if anything new is tC
come for the defence. Testimony fol
the State closed to-day at IL NJ. and the
defence opened at the commencement Of
, the afternoon session. The States ties
I timony has been greatly strengthened
since the preliminary examination
Showers te titled to the hiding by jew.
ell, in the squirrel hole, OF the stiff hal
which he wore. The location described
by him was in canon near the Alma
den mines, the hat being hidden on
Monday after the murder, while Show
ers says he and Jewell were en- route out
, of the county. He also related the hid
ing OF Jeweps grainer's tools in corral
on the Twas, near Gilroy. Search fol
the hat discovered it hidden as do
scrbed, and the persons who found the
tools were also discovered and the arti
cles recovered. Showers testimony on
cross-examination was quite mistaken
The defence, so far, has been futile in
| their effort to prove a good character
for Jewell and bad one for Showers.
Jewell appears to be under great men
tai strain to preserve his smiling equa.
nimity.
Fatal Cloud Burst.
WALLA WALLA, w. T., May S.-There
was cloud burst on Monday night, on
Dry Creek, thirteen miles from here, and
at the same time terrible thunderstorm.
When the cloud burst occurred the
Brunton family were in their house.
The water came rushing down in tor
rents, aud the family, consisting of
Brunton, his wife and six children and
Della Sargent, became frightened and
tried to escape to the bigh land. Brun-
ton, his wife and five children weresaved
by climbing into large pear tree. Della
Sargent, aged Is, and a boy aged nine
and half years, succeeded in reaching
the kitchen, when the floor gave way
and the boy disappeared. Della stepped
on the platform of the kitchen, the water
being four feet deep, and the force of
the current carried her away. The bodies
were recovered Tuesday, two miles down
| the creek