Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-12
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PACIFIC COAST.
Engagement Closed with Her MAJ
rsty's Opera Company.

Closed with Her MAI
rsty's opera Company.
SAN FRAScisco, Feb. ll.-Manager
Bert has closed arrangements with Col.
j. II. Mapleson by which Her Majestys
Opera Company will appear at the Grand
Opera Honse, for season Of eight per
formances, commencing on Monsay,
March 10th. Nine. Etelka Gerster, so
prano, is prima donna.
OF the Grain TX
change.
SAN FRANcIsco, Feb. 1.-THE execu.
tive committee of the Grain Exchange
adopted resolution this afternoon dis
solving the Exchange at the close of the
cereal year. A dividend OF fifty dollars
TO each member was declared.
Petitions for the Passage Of the
Postal Telegraph BiIi.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. H. Petitions
addressed to members Of the Sennte and
House Of Representatives, requesting
them 10 support the Postal Telegraphy
bill, are being circulated here, and al
ready have a large number Of signatures.
Death or Ex-senator whitney.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. ll.-Hon. A. p.
Whitney, an old resident Of Petaluma,
and who formerly represented sonoma
in the State Senate, died in this city
yesterday at the residence Of his son.
The stock Board.
SAW FpANusco. Feb. ll.-Best 4 Bel.
cher, 50 IS; Chollar, 81. 10; Consolidated
Virginia, 20; Crown Point, .05; Eureka
Consolidated, Sl.35; Gould Il Curry,
1876; Hale K Norcross, $l.40; Mexican,
50. 30; Northern Belle, =; Ophir, 81 30;
Potosi, .55; Savage, so; Sierra Ne
vada, 81. %; Union, S2,75; yellow Jacket
$3.50.
wheat and harley Market.
SAN Francisco, Feb. ll.-Wheat,
steady but quiet; buyer, season, Sl.69
mSl .69I; Barley, weak and active; seller,
season, .9f@ .9it; buyer. season, sl.Oli
@Sl.03.
warden McCOmb Asks for More
Time.
Folsom, CAL, Feb. 1.-THE State
Board OF Prison Directors met ut the
office of the Warden at ten o'clock this
morning, TO investigate the charges pre-.
ferred againgt Warden McComb, all
Directors being present. The complain
ant announced that all his witnesses
were not present, and argued for con-
tinuance, that other witnesses in remote
parts of the State might be procured.
After some discussion the Board decided
that it would take no action until an
affidavit, stating the grounds for q con-
tinuance was presented.
No Land for Chinamen.
VICTORIA, B. c., Feb. IA bill to
prevent Chinese from acquiring crown
lands passed the Legislature last night.
The Risbee Murderers Found
Guilty.
TOMBSTONE, Feb. 1.-THE trial OF the
Bisbee assassins closed at p. NJ. to-day,
with verdict of guilty against the entire
five. Sentence will be passed on
Wednesday next.
Marine Disaster.
IORT IOWNSENb, W :, Feb. IL he
collier Uma,illa, Captain Worth, fromS San
FRANCISCO. struck on Flnttery rocks, at 7
a. NJ. Saturday, sixteen miles below the
Cape. She commenced filling and was
abandoned. The captain was the last
to leave the ship. The mate and two
sailors were left on raft and two boats
started for the shore. The mate re-
turned, found the ship would float and
made sail for port. The steamer Wei.
lington coming along was hailed and
towed the Umatilla into Esquimault
harbor, where she..sank in forty-two feet
of water. The boats have not been
heard from up to this morning.
Five Wears for killing n Man.
VALLEJO, Cal, Feb. ll.-,john Des-
mond, who shot and killed Peter Peter
son, in this city, several months ago,
was sentenced to five years imprison-
ment in San Quentin by Judge Gregory