Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-12

Senior Warden; r. Sir Gam II. wagensr,
Grand Junior Warden; u. Sir John ".
Merrill, Grand Treasurer; Z. Sir Thos.
II. Caswcil, Grand Receiver.
Tho stock Hoard. 4
SAN FnANcrsco, April II. = Best
Belcher, s225; Choliar, slI5; Con.
solidated Virginia. IS; Crown Point,
-; Eureka Con-, g.; Gould &
Curry, 81 40; Hale 4 Norcross, 81. l5
Mexican, sI.l5; Northern Belle, -;Opbr,
$0.55; Potosi, .55; Savage, =; Sierra
Nevads, sls5; Union Consolidated,
s2O5; Yellow Jacket. sl.S0.
wheat asd Barley Market.
SAs FRAscrsco, April II. - Wheat,
buyer. season, sl.49l@I;40?. Barley,
weak but active; seller, 10; seller, sea.
son. 81; buyer. SEQ s6I; buyer, sea.
on, .s23@s3i.
Destructive Fire at Casa Grande.
CASA GRAsDR, A. T., April H.
Nearly the whole OF tho business portion
Of Casa Grands was destroyed by fire,
which broke out about s O'Clock. IN the
row store Of Thomas Tomlinson, and
rapidly ignitod the principal business
stores. There was a perfect fusilade Of
cartridges from the stores which made it
dangerous to stand in the neighborhood.
Tomlnson loses about SIS, 900 with very
light insurance. The spread Of tho
flames was so rapid that ho could not
save his books or even his hat. Hsd the
wind been heavier or in another direc-
tion, the whole town must have gone.
There was no water In the railroad tank
at the timo.
High water In santa Barbara
County.
SANTA BARBARA, April. 1.-THE
Santa Maria valley road bridge. below
Santa Maria. Is reported wished away
again. Santa Ynez river, just north Of
here, Ia rising rapidly to a higher mark
than has bsen attained this senson.
A boat Is now uscd in the transpol tation
OF the northern county mail across the
river. No stages are running south and
the prospects are that the San Buena-
ventura river cannot be crossed-fo three
or four days.
iDlew his Brains Out.
San JOSE, April III. II. Robinson
committed suicide near Santa Clara by
shooting himself in tho head In lit Of
despondenoy, CAUSED by prolonged
malsrial sickness. lie was native OF
Massachutis aud 4S years old. He fol-
lowed the stock raising busiae,s for
yeags.
Temblor at Carson, Nevada.
CARSON. New. April l2 There was
an earthquake shock hero at 2:l0; dura
ton, three seconds, direction north and
south. There was lively shaking but
no damage.
Treachorous Attempt to Murder.
Tucson, A. r., April ll.--Chief of
Police johnson received dispatch to-
day stating that his son, Price johnson,
was shot at Casa Grande. The shooting
was done by man named Robiuson,
who had been loafing around Casa
Grande for some time. They had some
troubls and had, as friends supposed,
settled the matter. Robinson approached
Johnson and, extending his hand, said
that all differences had been settled and
that he wanted to bo friendly. When
Johnson extended his hand Robinson
pulled A c,libre pistol and fired at
him, the ball entering tho bowels, in the
region Of tho navel. Robinson wa, taken
TO Florence, the county seat Of Pinal
county. A special train, with physi-
ciao, went to Casa Grande and brought
the wounded man here.
Assassinatcd by n Cow Boy.
LAS VEGAS, April l2. Juan B. Patron,
wealthy and highly respected citizen
and ex.Speaker OF the Territorial Legs.
laturc, was assassinated last night by
Mitch Nancy, q cow boy. He will
probably bs lynched.