Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-14
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Especial 10 tho HERALD by the Western
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PACIFIC COAST.
pnsseneers south aud East.

Passengers south aud East.
FRESNO, Aug. l3 The following is a
list OF south bonnd passengers passing
here to-day:
Mrs Van der Griff, Indiana; l. Woll.
cott, Sacramento; Mrs Hinckley, ii
King, Stockholm Domingo Amestoy,
Miss w Amestoy, w II Weatherbee and
wife, G II Simpkins, NJ Y Loaiza, Miss
4 Loaiza, J NJ folomis and family, San
Francisco; Mrs G Justice. Wheatland;
NJ o Potera and wife, New Mexico; ) I
Hamm and family, Wisconsin,; Mrs VIM
Queckendorf, three children and nurse,
Mrs Albert Steinfeld, Tucson.
Lines DemoraIized.
SAN FRANcIsco, August 3.--Wires
working badly east Of Ogden; report
coming very slowly.
The blood Horse Association
Races.
SAS FnANcIsco, August l3.-Extra
day Of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse
Association, first race, tbree-quarter
mile dash, was won by Jim Renwick,
Douglas second, Joe q. third. Time,
l:l44.
Second race, Rancho del Paso Stakes,
for two.year. old fillies, three-quarte mile
dash, won by Palo Alto filley by Mon
day, dam Florence Anderson. The
Baldwin iilley, by Grinstead, dam josie
+ C. second, Mieta third. Time, l.i64.
Third race, selling purse, one and one
eighth mile, winner Chase's Laura,
Bonde second, Maybe third. Time,
1854.
Fourth race, two and one-half miles,
winner Wild Idler, Judge McKinstry
second, Fred Collier third. Time, 4.3i.
SWIVEL service Candidates.
SAN FRANCISCO, August l3.--Civil
Service candidates to the number Of
forty-seven, including one lady, appeared
to-day before Judge Tie man, United
States Civil Service Commissioner, and
his associates. Three sheets of ques
tions were presented. most OF the ques-
tions being the ordinary common school
ones. Some OF the applicants finished
their sheets in, two hours; others re-
quired five hours before being ready with
their answers. The present is the lower
grade examination, the higher grade
being held at ths State Department,
Washington. Those receiving sixty.
1--WE per cent. are eligible to appoint
ment
TrienniaI COnclave Notes.
SAN FaANcIsco, Aug. l3.--The streets
are beginning to show an increase in
population, the Knights now arriving
in numbers. The headquarters Of the
Triennial Committee on Montgomery
street have been enlarged to make room
tor visitors seeking information. Chief
OF Police Crowley has detailed officers
in citizens dress to take such care OF
visiting Knights as it is possible to be.
stow. 1t has been decided that Knights
can wear their swords at religious cere-
monies on Sunday next. The rumor
that the Hawaiian band is infected with
leprosy is again denied. Several promi-
nent Knights pronounce the report n
cruel falsehood. Five hundred and fifty
knights have registered their names at
the Triennial headquarters, representing
about one-fourth of the visitors already
arrived. Work at the Pavilion for the
great ball next Thursday is being rapidly
pushed forward.
seven Years In san Quentin.
SAN FRANcIsco, Aug. l3-Charles A.
Booth, the bicyclist, convicted OF rob-
bing Charles Gardner and his neice of
$1,000, was sentenced by Judge Ferrel,
to-day, to seven years in San Quentin.
Wheat and Barley Going Up.
SAN Francisco, August l3.-Wheat
strong and buoyant; seller, Sl.673@
Sl.70. Barley, strong, with upward
tendency; seller, 81 00@Sl, oh; seller,
season, sl.0l@sl.0l4; buyer, season,
Sl.ll2@sl.l2t.
The stock Board.
San FRANCISCO, Aug. l3.--Best aud
Belcher, 4.30; Chcllar, 3l5; Consoli.
dated Va, go; Crown Point, l.20;
Eureka Con, $50; Gould & Curry, 3. 80;
Hale & Norcross, 600; Mexican, $40;
N. Belle, $50; Ophir, 800; Potos,
| 20; Savage, go; Sierra Nevada, AS;
Union, SIP; Yellow jacket, $3.50.
state Library Investigation Post
PVh0ot
SACRAMENTO, Aug. l3.-rhe Board of
Trustees of the State Library met this
afternoon to investigate the charges made
by Il. j. Owens, Trustee, against Talbot
II. Wallis. Grove l.. johnson, Judge
Bell and Hncken appeared for the
defendant and Judge Hall for the plain
tiff, Il. j. Owens. He moved that R. o.
Cravens, $. p. Maslin, B. d. Murphy
r. NJ. Clarken, L, X. Dunlap,
Mr.. Mitcalf and such other persons
as may be notified by counsel, to appear
September 4th, to which time the case
| was continued.
On motion of Egerton, committee of
three was appointed to draft and report
to the board proper resolutions respect
ing the death OF w. W. Ccane, Jr.. Il
Trustee recently deceased. The Chair
named Henry Edgerton, Grove l.. john
son and Il. Owens. Adjourned.