Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-15
A DefauItIsk OnIeiai.

Dods, City Clerk and Treasurer Of Oak
lnnd, Ia short in his accounts S50, 900.
The money Is said to hsve been used in
stock speculation. No charge has yet
been made against him.
The President OF Honduras HI.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 14.--Owing to
the. illness OF President Soto, Of Hondu-
ras, the meeting to be held in the Cham
Der Of Commerce to-day, which he was
to have addressed has been postponed.
The Battle Of Bunker Hill Anal
San FRANCISCO, June A. Major
General Scofield has ordered a salute to
be fred on the 18th inst from the forts
to celebrate the annivenary Of the bat.
tie Of Bunker Hill. Governor Stoneman
has also ordered salute fred in this
city.
Washisgton Territory Coal Out-
pat.
SEATTLE, w. T., June l3.--The out
put at the Newcastle mine is rapidly in
creasing. For the six working days of
last week there were delivered to vessels
$40 tons OF coal. There has been brought
over the road this week an average of
1000 tons per day.
Oregon Matters.
PORTLAND, June l4.-It Is stated
here, by those who are In q position to
know, that the Southern Oregon I'm
provement Company, which was organ
ized yesterday, will absorb the Company
L. - L. T. n A. L,sslI . \
from Rossburg to Coos Bay, Of which
Peter Donahue, Of San Francisco, is
the head. Among those interested in
the new organization is Arthur NJ.
Besse, of New Bedford, Mass., who re-
Gently bought the shipping and manu-
featuring interests Of +. H. Luse,
c. w. Knowles, Of San Francisco, and .
syndicate Of Portland capitalists.
ProtestIsg PsIyganist.
SALT LAKE, June Il. 3.-Mayor Jennings
Of Salt Lake having been refused per-
mission to register by reason Of having
been . polygamist prior to 1862, ap-
peAred with his attorney before the
Commissioners and notified them he
wonld contest the constitutionality of
the Edmunds Inv on every point barring
polygamists from voting.
IngersolPs Victory.
WAsHfNoToN, June 1.-THE jury in
the Star Route case this morning
brought in verdict of ''nof guilty"
LATER.
The Scene When the Verdict was
AnpOu need.
WASHINGTON, June l3-"You can
ask the jury whether they have any
communication to make to the Court,"
said Judge Wylie to the crier when the
Criminal Court, hearing the Star Route
case, reassembIed this morning. The
crier soon returned with the message
that the Jury desired to communicate
with the Court. They filed into
the Court room, not apparently
worse for their confinement. When they
were seated the Judge said "Gentlemen
of the jury, the Court has sent for you
for the purpose Of finding out whether
you have any communication to make"
The foreman in reply stated that the
jury had agreed upon verdict. Then
= painful silence fell upon the Court
room. only to be broken by wild shouts
Of applause when in clear tone Of voice
the foreman stated that the jury's
verdict was mot guilty" Immediately
the deoorum belonging TO o court of JUS
tics was forgotten and cheers resounded
from all quarters Of the crowded room.
Mrs. 8. w. Dorsey sprang to her feet.
clasping her hands, while tears streamed
down her cheeks, and the ladies in the
court room were silently weeping. Da-
vidge asked TO have the verdict record
ed, which was done. while Deputy Mar
shals were vainly endeavoring to quell
the tumults. The foreman stated to the
representative Of the Associated Press
that five ballots were taken by the jury.
The first ballot was upon the question Of
the existence Of conspiracy, and the
ballot resulted in three TO nine
against conspiracy. On the second
ballot the nine was increased to ten,
although the vote was then upon the
innocence or guilt of the defendants.
This vote remained unchanged until
about 8 o'clock this morning, when an
acquittal was agreed upon.
Lynched.
ENTERPRISE, June l4.--Last night
twenty men, friends Of Edward Nc
Laughlin, the Irish peddler, came from
Meridian In disguise, overpowered the
ou. ri broka down tha calaboose door