Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-18
THE LATEST!
Especial TO the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company
PACIFIC COAST.
rarsengrrs sonth and En.,.

list OF south bound passengers passing
here to-day;
Mrs S J Lynch, Santa Cruz; Miss Fam
ME II Lynch, Santa Cruz; Mrs M
Lorng, Toledo; Miss Bessie Hard, San
Francisco; 4 II Oliver, st LOUIS Ora
Oak, San Francisco; Miss Gabilodo and
sister, San Frascisco: Y BildsrraiD, San
Francisco; w Maben. San Francisco; J
NJ Dide, wife and son, Col; + w Ludo-
vici, Calcutta; NJ A Curran, San Fran
cisco; Mrs Hiedt and three daughters,
San Francisco; Frank Mahon and wife,
San Francisco; I q Graham, Colusa; A
Entremont, Colusa; Mrs j M Clark,
Watsonvile; Louisa Welch, Oakland;
Mrs Bingeman, La; Mrs Cowan, Ana
helm; W X Springer, Santa Cruz; Thos
Kelly aud wife, Los Angeles; w A Har-
wood, Tombstone; Il Munsod, San Fran
cisco.
Beauties of the New Constitution.
SAN Francisco, Sept lin the
series of tax cases brought against the
Central Pacific Railroad Company by
the several counties in the State. Justice
Field, of the Supreme Court OF the
United States. rendered n decision to-
day that under the new State Constitu-
tion railroad companies shall only be
taxed on the value of their property
after deducting the amount for which
they are mortgaged. The cases have
attracted much attention, both as re-
CARDS the Interpretation of the law on
this point and also on the large amount
involved. Another case, involving the
right of the Railroad Commissioners to
regulate fares and freights on steamers
and other vessels hailing from California
ports, Judge Field decided that all sea-
going vessels were under the jurisdiction
of the United States and outside the
control of the individual State govern
ment
Important Railroad WumOrs.
SAN FRANcIsoo, September l7.-It is
stated this evening that the recent large
expenditures for Improvements on the
South Pacific Coast railroad and the
construction OF II new pile road two
miles out into the Bay has been prompt
ed by the new corporation called the san
Francisco Il Colorado Railroad Com
pany, with Willard, President of the
Northern Pacific, at its head. IL is also
affirmed that he has bought the North
ern Pacific Coast railroad, running from
San Francisco north along the coast to a
point called Duncans Mills, with the
intention 10 continue II to n junction
with his Oregon system. 1t is further
stated that he has bought the Santa
Maria Valley railroad, short line, run
ming from Port Hartford to Santa Bar
bara, and that he intends to build con-
nection to join the South Pacific Coast
road. With this accomplished he will
have u continuous Coast line from Puget
Sound to within short distance OF San
Diego, Southern California, distance
of about 1900 miles.
The Purchase or the Alta
SAN Francisco, Sept. l7,--ln refer
ence to ~ reported sale of the Aha Gait
Jornia, representing group of promi-
nent Democrats OF this city, enquiry
elected the information that the sale had
not been completed nor could not take
place until the property of the late Mr..
MoCrellish, senior proprietor of the Attd,
had been adjudicated upon in the Pro-
bate Court. Governor johnson has de-
posted large sum of money as forfeit
for the purchase of the paper at an
agreed price, within certain number
Of days after clear title to the paper
has been granted by tho Probate Court,
and there is no doubt but that the sale
will be carried out. A gentleman fanil-
lar with the terms of the proposed pur-
chase, states that the Alta. under the
new organization, will be ian indepen-
dent paper with Democratic bearings"
RccaIcitrant Republicans.
SAN Francisco, Sept. lit is stated
on reliable authority that neither Irving
NJ. Scott nor ex-senator w. j. Hill, of
Salinas City, will accept the positions
rendered them by Governor Stoneman as
State Prison Directors.
suicide of General Evans.
SAN Francisco, Sept. l7.--General
George $. Evans, ex.Harbor Commits
soner, died this afternoon, it is rumored
from the effects of morphine, taken with
suicidal intent, induced by trouble in
connection with past harbor matters.
wheat and Barley Market,
SAN FRANcIsco, Sept. l7.-Wheat
weak and dull; seller, Sl.6Sb@l. .70A;
buyer, season, Sl.S4. Barley, steady
and quiet; seller 97sc@Sl ,0l; seller, sea
son, 9S4@99Ae; buyer, season, l.l4f
The stock Board.
SAN Francisco, Sept. l7.-Best and
Belcher, 3.55; Chollar, 800; Consol-
idated Virginia, 80; Crown Point, l.30;
Eureka Consolidated, 700; Gould Il
Curry, 2.55; Hale & Norcross, 800;
Mexican, 2.S5; Northern Belle. 600;
0phir, $50; Potosi, LILO; Savage, l.95;
Sierra Nevada, 400; Union Consoli.
dated, 4,65; Yellow Jacket. 3.l5.
Large Force at the vallejo Navy
Yard.
VALLEJO, Sept. l7.-There are SOB
men, exclusive of bosses and clerks, at
work on the navy yard. This is the
largest number employed there for years.
The Opposing Rifiemen-A Disas-
trOus Accident.
CARSON, Sept, lS.-The Interstate
match commenced over the Carson
Guard range this morning. The cap
tains of the two teams met last night
and agreed that a Nevadan should be
pitted against California man all the
way through, shooting to be at one tar
get, the shooting at the 200-yard range
to be concluded before going to the 800
yard range. Captain klose (California)
presented the following team: Burns,
Sine, Kellogg, Klein, Bairere, Cum.
mings, Warren, Perkins, klose and
Kuhle. Captain Boyle (Nevada) pre-.
sented rs his team: Lord, Frazer Ga.
lusha, Burke, Cameron, Crawford, Bor-
ees, Cowing, Satfell and Thaxter The
at the short range showed our
to be four points ahead-44 for
California and 430 for Nevada. Satfell
and Perkins were the last two men to
come to the target at 500 yards. They
fired four,shots apiece, Perkins making
10 and Saffell is points, when an acci-
dent occurred to Perkins gun. 1t being
nearly dark, it was resolved to postpone
the match until G o'clock tomorrow
During the shooting at the
500-yard range portion of the ladies
pavilion fell, some fifty people being pre-
eipitated. Joseph Cowing hurt about
the spine and will probably die. Cow. I
ing's brother was shooting at the time
of the accident, and it injured his score,
as it did Thaxler's, whose wife and chill
dren went down in the debris. Both
these scores were dropped off when the
shooting was resumed. Then it was
found that Perkins gun was out of order, !
which caused him to make two disas- !
trous shots.
The Interstate Rifle Match-CaIi- r
fornians Ahead in the Practice. :
CARSON (Nev.), Sept. l7.-At the 5
shooting match the Californians are q
ahead up to the present time, and half