Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-01
DAHN HERALD.
WEEKLY HERALD.
LATE TELEGRAMS.

LATE TELEGRAMS.
SPECIAL TO TIN HERALD.I
Assauat - sastiee SGclkinstry.
SAN FaAEuwco, Feb. 27.-This after
noon -sbout o'clock Judge MoKinstsy,
Associafe Justice Of the Supreme Court
was assaulted on Market street by q
man named J. B. Cox. Just before
meeting with his assaiant Judge Me-
Kinistry had left the bench and was
walking down the strest with politi-
clan named r. 3. Reilly. When they
ran out from behind doorway,
graspsd he Judge rudely by the
shoulder and whirling him round
said, "You did liar! You lied when
you signed that paper At the same
time Cox gesticulated wildly and -four
ishsd dung shot which he held in his
right hand Taking in the situation, the
JudGe aIsweted, sYou wouldh't kin an
unafmed man, would your Cox became
defiant, and said he would give him
twenty -four hours in which to arm him
self. Reilly expostulated with Cox,
ssying he did not know whom
he was addressing; to which Cox an
svered, he knew very we'll and reitera-
ted the statement that the Judge was q
liar. Coz IVES then arrested ON the
charge OF enfryine cuncssled weapons.
The trouble seems to have originated
from the suit Of Cox vs.. Mclaughlin.
Involving the title to real estate in which
the dcciSloa given was adverse to the as
sailAnt, Cox vas laken to jail but sub
seque1tly released on bail.
wheat and harley.
SAs Francisco, Feb. %. - Wheat
stiff, extra choice sl.77@2, No. /.
81 $50 .95, No. 2 sl.S7t@l .92l Bar.
ley, crazy, feed 81 SOC IS; brewing
1850 As; chevslier. 81. S5@l 80.
III The Lexislature.
II SAcRAMRSro, Feb. 2s.-AssEmBLY-
Sweetland offered . concurrent resolu-
ton that The Legislature adjourn sine
q die at noon Saturday, March 10th, laid
on table by "a to Is. Hughes Harbor
Commission bill was taken up ON recon.
sideration and passed by IS to IS.
Cutters bill paying s275, 900 for drain
age acts claims ordered TO second read
ing by ~ to q.
SHNATf Reddy, q the Committee on
State Prisons, presented report Of the
investignti0n Of aHaiu oos0oo Qssutia.
II l. chiefly devoted to a review of the
doings Of the Prison Commissioners, who
are charged with many acts of Ignorance,
Incompetence and Illegal conduct. The
committee found that the Commissioners
bad received salaries in, violation of the
tAw, taken presents from prisoners and
In building Berry's yacht, permitted
liquors to be sold to men in prison in
violation Of law. and at one time en-
pIoyed twenty-six Cinnamon, not con-
vicis. in the jute factory. In
making costracts for jute the Com
missi0ners IRE charged with showing
partiality in having neglected to adver.
tise for bids or taken any other precau-
tion to get jute at reasonable prices. Tho
Compissioners have kept no accounts
worthy Of the name, and the Committee
reports great difficulty in finding record
of'some transactions involving thousands
Of dollars in purchasing machinery for
The iute factory. No bids were adyer,
tissd for, although 80, 600 was expend-
cd. For this the Commissioners are SO.
yeFely eansured The -Commissionera
have permitted Warden Ames To sell
products OF the Prison without Advertis-
ing for bids, and have allowed him to
employ man 10 roam over the country
hunting for prison beef, which Is
against the law. The Committee
says there Is no authority for the
rule established by the Commissioners
to pay convicts ten cents per day, but
they do NOT csnsure the Board very
severely for doing 80. The committee
present long report upon the mode Of
doing husiness in the furniture and har-
ness factories, and say that one is evi.
IDENTIFY run in the interest Of N. r. Cole
D Co. and the other in the interest Of
harness flrfn and neither in the interest
of<hsS State. In conclusion the commit.
tee find that the Commissioners have
yiolatsd nearly every section Of the law
repeatedly, and have been grossly negli-
gent Of their plain duties and the man.
astss Of the law. Report osd4e4a'f
ID. The Senatorial ApQl npsi6l| oh a
was taken up Cop4asfation Of amend.
menis ny w nitnsxs i've FIRST senate
rial Districts OF smeda resumed. Inc
amendment wasHest; ayes H. noes ~.
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Death Of Hank Monk.
CARsox, New, Feb. 28. Hank Monk
died to-day Of pneumonia.
Arisona Gewaslssurc.
rrasox At. Feb. os-A Sfor spe.
c;ai from Prescott ssvs. SNYDER nres
ssns.d 4 lin 10 s.tsblish q horasr natroi I
Consisting - 6fteen men. each Ia furnish
b;a cum ~ .sa and onts;t and receive
III 821r'ess d ~ az ~ n,onth the cars
ts;ns ,sv ~ Ia one bnndreJ dollar her.
month and the force to be appointed and