Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-05-16
THE LATEST /!
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company
PACIFIC COAST.
Passengers south and East.

Passengers SOuth ana EAST.
FRESNO, May l5.-The following is a
list of south bound passengers passing
here to-day:
Benz q Howard and wife, Mrs d Low
rey and daughter, Mrs $ Davis, Colusa;
Maj Nicholson, N Nicholson, G Ha-
quette, wife and daughter, A b Field,
VIM Hesse, o 7 Auxy, Fred Bush, K
Sears, w Ballard, G II Dunford, II q
Boyce, G ID Hildebrand, J + Hamp, S
+; w B o Sweet, c Sweet, b + Getting,
San Jose; T b Hays and wife, Whining
ton; j Morton. J Mitrovich, l. A
Head, Los Angeles; John Annear, Phil
adelphia; DR.. q A Rene, San Bernar-
dino; II S Baldwin, Illinois; A Bogarth,
wife and two children, Martinez; W Ii
Pettis, Oakland.
The stock Board.
SAN Francisco, May l5.-Alpha,
go; Belcher, O5; Best 4 Belcher, 30;
Bodie Con-, 50; Bullion, 60c; Califor.
MIA, zoe; Chollar, 2.45; Consolidated
Va, soc; Crown Pt, LAO; Eureka Con-,
4 80; Exchequer, 35c; Gould h Curry,
2.55; Grand Prize, Il; Hale & Norcross,
4; Martin White, 80; Mexican, 3.05;
Mt. Diablo, $50; Northern Bell, 600;
Ophir, 2.l5; 0verman, 25; Potosi, l.30;
Savage, 2.l0; Silver King, 1850; Sierra
Nevada, 445; Union, 4.25; Utah, 100;
Yellow Jacket 3.75.
Railroad and shipping News.
SAN Francisco, May l5.-H Heavy rains
impede the work on the Oregon exten.
sion OF the Central Pacific. The time
lost will, it is stated, be made up, as the
Central Pacific is very DESTROYS to open
the section at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The trade of San Francisco
with the north is rapidly on the in.
crease.
Eleven wheat ships are in port, OF
twenty-five thousand short tons capac-
ity. This time last year they had forty
five thousand tons wheat engagements
and two hundred and fourteen thousand
tons way engaged, against two hundred
and fifty Thousand at the same date
last year. Wheat receipts at this port
continue to maintain the falling of pre-.
viously shown.
Contention consolidated Dividend
SAN Francisco, May l5.-Contention
Consolidated declares a dividend of %
cents, payable on the 2Sth.
Marine Disaster.
SAN Francisco, May ia report
was received ut the Merchants Elk,
change that the British bark lngomar,
which left this port January Goth las
| for Calais, France, was abandoned AT
sea in sinking condition. The crew
was saved.
The Thomas Concerts.
SAN Francisco, May l5.-Manager
Seymour Locke, of the Thomas Festiva
Concerts, has issued a notice to the pur
chasers of boxes that drawing will be
held Friday afternoon for the location OF
boxes, at the parlors of the Bank of Cali
fornia, under the supervision OF com
mittee of the subscribers. The sale OF
season and reserved seats takes place
next week.
The Tehachepi Disaster.
BAKERSFIELD, May l5.-The grand
Jury investigated inc lthotAtpi hlsdsbtl
of the goth of January last. They
blame the general management and state
that, although the Court discharged the
conductor and brakeman who were ar
rested for criminal negligence OF duty,
both are retained in the service of the
company; find that the working force
at that dangerous point is insufficient
that the running of night trains on this
portion of the road is unfortunate; that
to day train such an accident would
have been impossible; strongly censure
the management OF the Southern Pacific
railroad, and hold that the public is en-.
titled to immediate changes in order to
prevent the recurrence Of such a calam.
ity.
Money In Demand.
SAN Francisco, May l5.-There is O
good demand for money in this market.
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