Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-02-17
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Passengers south and East.
FRESNO, Feb. 10. The following is
list OF south bound passengers passing
here to-day;
Eugene Any, Joseph Alanren, ID l.
Bartlett, Wong Wal, Hong Hing, Chas
w Holdings, Mrs J lIowgate, Admiral
Banning, Mrs w IL Banning, Miss L J
Banning, q Cornwell, Lorenzo Boido. w
Il Emery, V w Brown, San Francisco;
Chas Jensen, Salt Lake; A Il Knowles,
Vallejo; John Loring, England; Joseph
Tulch, Il M Borrill Victoria, G.; Miss
Dunmuir, Miss Il Dunmuir, District CO.
lumbia; G G Balisk Tombstone; Benz.
Haigtt, Manchester, Eng; l. d freer
and wife, orosille; Il S lIungerford and
wife, Mrs V V Ross, WATERFOWL, n Y;
Geo IL Tfeadwell and wife, N y; Mrs
Joshn Rhodes, w b Rhodes, Pittsbnrg,
Pa; Cbas Clark, Berkeley; A Brown,
Oakland; Chas Barton, Elliott; James
X Barto, San joaquin.
The Legislature.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. l6.-The Assem-
bly, appropriated $4,000 for the Assem-
bly, Contingent Fund. The bill was read
three times and passed.
Arrested for Forgery
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l6--Detective
Hogan arrested Charles J. Jackson, late
pay roll clerk in the Office of the Super
intendent OF Streets, ON six charges Of
forgery this afternoon There are ru-
mors that even the late head of the De.
partment may be brought within the
pale of the law.
Threatened Water Famine %
SAN Francisco, Feb. l6.-The drec-
tors of the Spring Valley Water Com
pany publish card this evening to the
effect that owing to the shortness of the
water supply from the usual sources,
Lakes Pelarctos aud San Andreas, they
have been compelled TO pump from Lake
MERGED and Crystal Springs, and that
owing to the recent action Of the Board
of Supervisors reducing rates about
thirty per cent. they are obliged to dis
continue pumping, and unless great
economy is practised by consumers, a
water famine is imminent. Pumping
will be discontinued tomorrow. The
stock OF the company dropped from SS5
to S76 during the day.
The stock board.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 10. -California,
2Oc; Union, Al; Nevada. 81; Eureka, 0;
Best, 4a; Utah, 2; Belle, o; Bullion, 60;
Savage, X.
Destructive Flames Mt knights
Landing.
KNIGHTS LANDING (Cal.l Feb. TO-
The business portion of Knights Land
ing, Yolo county, burnt this morning.
The fire originated in the saloon of MIR.
Dnwiddy, who was sleeping in the
building and was burned to death. The
losses aggregate $50, 900.
Murder Trial Commenced.
NEVADA CRY (Cal J, Feb 10. The ex-
animation of witnesses in the case OF
Thorne, alias Dorsey, began this morn
ing
The Dev0uring Flames.
WOODLAND, CAL, Feb. l6.--A fire oc-
CURED at Knights Landing this after
noon, which destroyed nearly all the
business part oil town. One man,
named james Diuwiddie, was burned to
death. The fire originated in the room
where he was sleeping, in the rear of
Dyers saloon. 1t soon destroyed also
Fryatt's drug store and julius Martins
dry goods store, over which there was a
hall used by the Mason's, Odd Fellows,
Good Templars and United Workmen
Next came VIM. Smiths saloon, Easin's
variety and cigar store, Okeefes drug
store and Blacks harness shop, all small
buildings. The last and best building
destroyed was the Union Hotel, three
story-brick building. wv. l.. Cloves
Off sc was torn down The loss is esti-
mated at about $40, 600; partly insured.
The Albion Mine Attached.
EUREKA, New, Feb. l6.-The Albion
was attached today by n miner for S6S,
The banks refuse to cash Albion checks
but take them for collection.
Drowned in silver Creek.
Tucson, Feb. l6.-A Fort Apache
special says that blackboard from Hol
brook to that post was lost on Silver
Creek forty miles from HolbroOk, ION the
18th instant. Two soldiers and both
horses were drowned; the mail and
express were swept down the stream,
Penitentiary Investigation In
Arizona.
Tucson, Feb. l6.-The Legislative
Subcommittee of Inquiry into the Pen
itentiary matters at Yuma will complete
their labors tomorrow. Perry, Wood
worth 4 Co., lumber dealers of Los An.
geles, refused to testify or give mforma-
ton to the Committee. Judge Nabbett
who did the same is held for contempt
by the Committee.
Arizona Legislative News.
Tucson, Feb. l6.-A Star special from
Prescott says: In the Council bill was
introduced changing the meeting of the
Legislature to the first Monday in June.
The bill comforting certain powers upon
railroad corporations allows railroad
corporations to consolidate, when not
parallel lines, running from one boun.
dairy of the Territory to another; it also
gives them power to consolidate when
the railroad commences IN the Territory
and runs into other States or Territories
and forms one continuous line. The
County Court bill considered by the
Council in Committee of the Whole, will
probably pass. Niney.two bills have
been introduced in the Council up to
date. A bill was passed fixing the
first of May and of November for hold.
ing the District Court in the Second
District. A bill was passed offering a
bonus of one thousand dollars for the
largest cotton crop raised ON five acres;
also bill to punish minors for gam
bling. The Arizona Narrow-Guage
Railroad bill passed both Houses to-day
by a good majority. The road runs
north from Tucson via Globe and
Apache, Pima county is to issue 500,
900 of bonds exchangeable with bonds of