Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-24
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Passengers south and East.

Passengers south and East.
MODESTO. CAL, May 2i.-Follosing
is list Of sou,h.bound passengers pass
ing here this evening;
Mrs Chas Holtchner, San Gabriel; +
r Lamb, Prescott; Mr. aud Mrs w II
Wilson, Mrs l. b Ohio, Chicago; Mrs G
l. Leavenworth, Riverside; DIR M II
CoiIman, wife and two children. and two
nurses, Omaha; s N Gilman, Buffalo. N
Y; = Williams, England II NJ
NJ Barnard, wife and boy, Chicago;
l. McGill, Los Angeles; Mrs Lester
Bragg, New Orleans.
Governor stanford's Intended
Memorial to sIis Dead s0n.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-Dispatches
received here state that Governor Stan.
ford proposes establishing great memo
rial institution Of learning at Palo Alto,
AZ monument to his dect ased sou and
for the benefit Of the living. He intends,
he states. setting apart 800 acres Of land
to this use in which will be erected au
immense arboretum containing, among
other things. every tree known in bot.
any. The university building will be the
result Of the best features OF the Cornell
University and other large colleges OF
the world. Speaking OF the necessity Of
such an Institution in this State. the
Governor says: "Scores of youngsters
have been sent to me as President Of the
Central Paci Railroad, seeking en-
ployment, and could not do anything
with them because tlsy woaid not tit in
anywhere. l therefore intend, al far as
possible, to provide practical educational
facilities" The plans and details will
be entered on when he returns to this
city.
Meeting OF Domeeratic Exscutlve
Committee.
SAN Francisco, May 23.--At the
meeting Of tho Executive Committee OF
the Democratic State Central Commit.
teo action was taken upon the question
OF re.establishing primaries as opposed
to the present club system, W. ID
English moved. as no protest had been
received from the forty seven clubs Of
the city, that the committee declare II
has no jurisdiction in the case. Col.
Robert Tobin seconded the motion,
which was carried without roll-call.
Two Men nAsphyxIated by sass-One
Dead and the Other lnsenkibie.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-Late this
morning police Office passed tho saloon
owned by VIM. II. Mergenstern and
found 1t closed. This exciting his fears
he broke into the room, where Mergen.
stern and his barkeeper, Fred Brink,
I,.n1.aI
bed and the latter in an insensible con-
dition from the effects Of gas, which had
escaped from the burner. II 10 believed
that both men came home intoxicated
last night and blew out the gas instead
Of turning it off. Brink was removed 10
the II. ceivine Hospital and strong hopes
are felt for his recovery.
The stock board.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-Belle Isle,
.55; B. l. B. ~ 0O; Chollar, $l.7O;
Gould h Curry, $l.3O; Hale L
Norcross, S2.35; Mexican. .Sl.75; Navajo,
50. 10: Ophir, $l.l0; Potosi, go; Savage
80; Sierra Nevada, 81. .35; Union Consoli
dated. $l.90; Yellow Jacket, $2.O5;
Grand Prize, 10.
wheat and Barley Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-Wheat,
no quotations. Barley, steady and quiet;
seller, season, 10; buyer. season, .SS4@
.80i; buyer, season, .82.
The End OF Lloyd l.. Majors.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 23-Four hun.
dred people, holding invitations, were
present. in the County Jail this morning
to witness the execution of Lloyd l..
Majors. Those who failed to obtain
passes gathered in solid masses on the
streets surrounding the Jail. Many
were perched on trees overlooking the
Jail yard, and the roofs of houses were
lhickly studded with spectators. Ma
jors rose at s this morning, at o
he took breakfast, at 10 he received
his spiritual adviser, Rev. DR.. Akerly,
OF st. Johns Episcopal Church, who
read to him the service far the dying.
immediately preceding his leaving the
cell to proceed to the scaffold. he was
offered drink of whisky. With look
Of abhorrenoe he dashed it to the ground.
with the remark that liquor had been
the cause OF u great deal Of human mis-
cry and he wished to show that he did
not require the services of so false q
friend in his last trying hour. From his
cell, through the jail, across the jail
yard to the sc fold, his tread was
firm, but his head dropping.
As soon. however, as he was
placed on the trap, with q bold
glance at the faces staring at him. he
raised his head and eyes, but did not
succeed in meeting the looks Of the
spectators. He quickly raised his range
Of vision so as to look completely over
those gathered in front and below him.
DR.. Akerly did not accompany him to
the gailows. He made no address and
maintained a stolid silence. Little time
was consumed in properly fastening his
limbs with straps, adjusting the moose
and fitting the black cap. From the
time when he ascended the steps to the
fatal spot until the drop fell, there was
but one minutes interval. At eleven
minutes past eleven he arrived at the
scaffold and one minute later was swung
off. His death was announced eight
minutes later, and at the expiration of
another eight minutes the body was cut
down and delivered into the churgs of
the Coroner. Deputy Sheriff Lewis
acted as executioner.
Notwithstanding the request of Ma
jors that his body be buried intact, it is
stated that an autopsy will be made be-
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