Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-24
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PACIFIC COAST.
Passe myers south and Fast.
FRESNO, Jan. 23.--The following 10
the list of south.bound passengers pass
ing here this evening.
Geo II 1hnmmei, Mira W X Bacon,
Nebraska: VI \ Pnlnner, Oakland; Mrs
NJ E Para. Lps Angeles; J NJ Thompson,
Napa; 5 ~ i,pei.s, j = llama. Denver;
J A Rourk. i tieishinan sud wife. Tue.
son; X I Russell. j., and lie. Mime.
sofa; Albert Raby, Wisconsin,; DF Low.
cry, A j Davidson, Helena, Montana; T
P Hood, Casa Graude; Mira K T Archer,
Miss + North, u North. ~ Louis
The stock Heard.
SAs fnAScIsco, Jai. %. Best 4 Bel.
cher, 2.70. Chollar, SIZE Consolidated
Virginia, 30; Crown Point, | 90; Eureka
Consolidated, 225; Gouid 4 Cnrry,
81. 30; Hale h NoIcross. 81. so; Mexican,
81. .95; Northern Belle, as; Ophr, 81, ,45;
Potosi, 10; Savage, 80; Sierra Ne.
vada. 81. rs; Union, !s2 AS; Yellow jacket.
s2.25.
wheat and barley Market.
SAS Francisco, Jan. 23 Wheat weak
and dull; seller, season, 81 60i; seller,
season, l.73; buyer, season, si.Sl ia I.S2;
Barley STEADY and fan; seller. season.
81 .0l9 .02s; buyer, season, sl.l3t
@l.l3s.
End OF Wheeler. the strnngier-
He Meets Death Firmly A
Senanti0n seeker Snubbed.
SAS Francisco, ian. %. From au
early hour this morning an immense
crowd, numbering fully three thousand,
had gathered on Broadway street, near
the entrance to the jail, although unable
to see anything going on inside. En-
trance tickets were limited to four hun
dred and fifty. At seven minutes 30 one
o clock the Sheriff came out Of the cell,
followed by Wheeler and four dep.
uties. As Wheeler ascended the
scaffold he eviuced unexpected
firmness, stood erect and stepped
briskly en- 10 the fatal trap.
Captain Mackenzie pushed him slightly
an he moved more nt9 the center. He
then aided the officials os they were
strapping his legs but as his arms were
being strapped twitching of the lips
was visible. Father Cottle, who has
been in religious attendance upon him
for the last two days, was with him.
When everything was in readiness
Sheriff Connolly asked; "iIave you
anything to say Z"
10 which he replied in low tone of
voice; 81 forgive the world; may the
world forgive mel"
The priest then stepped for.
ward and whispered something in his
ear and, as he did so, extended the
crucitix towards the condemneds s-man,
who kissed it, repeating the words:
"Jesus into Thy hands l commend my
spirit" As the last word was uttered
the signal was given, the trap sprung
and, without quiyer Wheeler was
dead. His neck, us was afterwards de.
| telmined, having been broken IN the
| fall. Fourteen minutes after his pulse
had ceased to beat and at twenty min
utes past one the body was cut down
and taken to the morgue. 1t will be
sent East TO Gorham, where his father.
an Adventist clergyman resides.
The female desirefor notorety in cases
| of this kind was again manifested in the
person Of Mrs. Stratton, divorced
woman, Of good appearance and address.
| She has been frequent visitor OF
| Wheeler since his confinement, and last
| night, when she learned that oil hope Of
| reprieve was at an end, proposed to
marry the stranger. to which he con
sented. She Immediately went to the
| Sheriff and announced her intention,
but he, to her disgust. informed her that
he would not allow the ceremony to be
performed.
Suicide BY Severing mn Artery.
St, fRASotsco, Jan. 23.-Mrs Hat
tie W. Hand, wife of stephen II. Hand.
ol the Commercial Insurance Company
| OF this city, committed suicide this
morning at her residence by severing an
artery in her left wrist. For the last six
moaths she has b cn in bad health, and
| lately has hcted 80 strangely that it is
| bell. we'd her miml was affected.
The Mcdowell sentence Am rm I'd.
san fRAScisco, jan % In the ease
OF VIM. X. Mcdowell, the Supreme
| Court has affirmed the sentence of the
| lower court. Mcdowell was found gull
| ty OF the murder OF Maggie OBrien in
San Beinardino county on January 30;h,
| 1889, and sentenced to be hanged,
The Railroad Tax suits Vompro-
mised.
san FRANoIsco, Jan. %. 4 ia stated
this evening that the State authorities
have concluded to accept the PROPOSE
ton OF the Central Pacific Railroad
Company to pay the amount of taxes
due for the years 1880, 1881 and 1882,
as assessed By the State Board of Equali-
| zation. Tue Chronicle. referring to this
compromise, in the form of special
dispatch, will point out that the com.
| promise is in accord with its suggestions
on this subject, and that under it the
attempt to collect penalties will be
abandoned. The railroad conf bany pays
attorneys fees and the counties which
have compromised must stand by
the terms OF their agreement, while those
counties which refused TO make any re-
| ductions on the state Boards rate will
| receive the full amount of the ASSESS.
ment. The railroad will pay ths amount
| due at once. This will enable the State
| Treasury to meet all demands until the
| next session of the Legislature.
| The q. 4. R. In G0uEeii
| hAN FRAScIsoo, Jan. %. The Seven.
tenth Annual Session of the Depart
ment of California Grand Army of the
Republic, convened to-day. The most
important natter before the Eacamp-
meat is the adoption cf plan for the
management of the Veterans Home and
the election nf the Directory for its man
| agement
| Apache Chiidren sent 10 Carlisle
Training school.
| TUcsoN, Jan. 23.-Flfty five Apache
| children, undes Dr. o. Il. Given, ri the
| training school ut Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
| lett San Carlos A-ency to day They
will he accompanied by Agent &. G.
| Wilcox, a. representative OF tht Interior
| Department. and Lieut. West, OF the
| Third Cavalry, aud. also four Apache
chiefs, who 90 to Washington. Fifteen
| Pueblo Indians will Join the party at
Albuquerque and Lamy, New Mexieo.
Judgment for Defendants.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. - In the suit
OF Dutton ct al ". the North Pacific
Coast Railroad Company, decision was
rendered to-day in the Circuit Court by
III. L