Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-01
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Passengers south aud East
MODESTO, Cal, March 81 following
is lst Of south bound passengers pass.
ing here this evening:
II Hampen, 5 +; Ricea Fieha. Oak
land; Mrs q N firken and four children,
Oakland; II Kuenkainpf, T Muthy, =
+; A A Mears, New York; ID q Weeks.
wife and daughter, New York; @ 5
Davis, X A Davis, @ Berliner, s +; X
Maris, Mexico. Mrs NJ A Toy, @ 4 Toy,
ID II Ainsworih aud wife, : f.; Mrs Il
Dnrkee, S II; Mrs G w Meere and
babe, .Anaheim; A X venmen, New
York; X NC Wilson. Los Angeles; r
Murray, wife and child, Los Angeles; s
Locke. s r; G II Hast, Virginia. w A
Hanley, Geo Duncan, $ +; IS O Young,
Modesto; G s Witherby, s Il; + q
Lemoine. Oakland; T + Puplii, J r
Dunkon, s +; w II Wetheir, Yuma.
The Legislature.
SACRAMENTO, March 3l.-Senate.
Spencer, Of Stanislaus, presented q petit.
tion from the Knights Of Labor, endors-
ing the Postal Telegraph bill.
English presented Nh amendment TO
the constitution, advocating taxation of
the gross income Of railroad and other
quasi public corporations.
The Sumner Postal Telegraph bill
was carried.
In the Assembly Nicols, Breckenridge,
Brown, Irwin and Wallace each pre-
sented bills amending the Constitution
relative to taxation and the collection OF
taxes Of railroads. They were referred
10 the appropriate committee.
The Appropriation bill was passed to
third reading and passed.
| Nicols' Injunction bill and Barrys bill
TO prevent discrimination by railroads,
were passed to second reading.
Hamilton introduced concurrent
resolution proposed by Leverson, calling
on Congress to call q constitutional
convention to amend the United States
| Constitution.
Examination Postponed.
SACRAMENTO, March 3l.-The exam.
nation of the Railroad Commissioners
by the Assembly Committee on Corpor-
atoms, which was to huyo taken place
this evening. has been postponed.
Arrested for Libel ON mpiaint
OF Chris Buckley.
SAN FRANcIsco, March 3l.-A Grim.
inal charge of libel was entered to-day
against William T.. Turner, editor and
proprietor Of the Modesto Farmers
Journal. The arrest was on complaint
of Christopher A. Buckley, who charges
the publication, on Tuesday last, of
certain malicious, defamatory libel, in
print, tending TO impeach his honesty,
integrity, virtue and reputation, The
article was headed, Regulators still at
work-All the gamblers and toughs
ordered to leave-Chris Buckley, APP
pealed to by the toughs, sends a bull.
dozer mp who wanted the Hancock
Guards called out" The accused was
arrested last week and gave bonds and
came to this city to-day to arrange for
the preliminary examination.
The sharon Divorce Case-Mys-
teriOus Disappearance OF Nell
lie BrnciSett.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3l.-The topic
of conversation in tho Sharon divorce
case this morning is the disappearance Of
Nellio Bracket from the scene. Vari-
ous surmses are advanced but nothing
d efnite is stated. On opening the case
General Barnes said "As an officer Of
this court, and as conducting this case,
l want to say on behalf of myself and
my client, that he has had nothing to do
with Nellie's absence. / desire to dis.
avow on behalf of Mr.. Sharon aud my
III oh
sence."
To this Judge Tyler replied: "If Mr..
Barnes goes into this matter shall con-
slider it necessary to go into further mat
ters. refer TO statements that have
been made by attorneys -at.law who have
been waiting on Mr. Sharon in reference
to this case. When the proper time
comes | shall produce aihdavits, II the
witness does not come forward, that may
throw some light on the subject.
sufYocnted by Gas.
SAN FRANcIsco, March 3l.-George
Doughty, go years of age, was found in
an unconscious state yesterday morning,
lying on sofa in Steeles shoe store, on
Sutter street. Doughty was employed
to make himself generally useful and do
chores for the shoe-dealer, who allowed
him TO sleep in the store. The supposi-
ton il that he came IN drunk last Sun.
day night and msddled with the gas
burners, two of which were found fully
turned on yesterday morning. He was
removed to the Receiving Hospital,
where four hours work proved fruitless,
the patient dying at 1880 o'clock.
The stock Board.
SAN Francisco, March 3l.--Best &
Belcher, $3.50; Chollar, SIPS; Con-
solidated Virginia, 10; Crown Point,
Sl.70; Eureka Con-, $; Gould Il
Curry, Sl.l0; Hale h Norcross, $l.30,
Mexican, 81. 60; Northern Belle, -;Ophir,
$l.50; Potosi, rs; Savage, rs; Sierra
Nevada, s. So; Union Consolidated,
sl.55; Yellow Jacket, S2.35.
wheat and Barley Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3l.--Wheat
steady but dull; buyer, season, sl.6l;
Barley, steady bnt dull seller, season
,s5e; buyer, .9lS; buyer, season, .s9t@
.s94.
Fugitive wire Murderer Heard OF
San JOSE, March 3l.-Officer Edison,
OF this city, to-day received letter
from Deputy Sheriff +. M. Harris, of
Silver City, N. NJ, saying that John
Warselege, alias Juan Vacillo, who
cruelly murdered his wife at Los Gatos,
June Sth, 1882, and escaped and has not
since been heard Of, is in a Texas Jail
awaiting trial for petty offence. The
Silver City officer have photograph and
accurate description of Warseleg,. 1t
is expected the officer will leave in day
or two with a requisition.
The AaImon Fishing season.
PORTLAND, Ogn., March 81. - The
salmon fishing season begins tomorrow,
under the agreement entered into at the
last conference. None of the canneries
will send out their boats before the 18th
or Goth. From eighty to one hundred
boats belonging to Independent fishermen
will start out tomorrow night. Their
catch will be bought by cannerymen as
heretofore. The run is expected to be
very light throughout the month.
The Old, Old story.
RosEBuRG, Ogn., March 3l.--A IL
yesr.old daughter of J. J. Mccoy, of
Looking-glass valley, was shot and in
stantly killed yesterday. A younger
sister was playing with loaded revol-
yer which was accidentally discharged,
the ball taking effect in the temple and
crushing through the brain.
The British Columbia Anti
Chinese Law.
VICTORIA, B. c., March 3l.-The
Anti Chinese Immigration Law which
came in force to-day, imposes fine of
$50 on every Chinaman or woman enter
ing the Province. and fine of 5000 on
any person assisting Chinaman or
woman to enter the Province.