Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-22
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PACIFIC COAST.
Damage TO the y. r. IL. II. by the
Floods THE Road Open Forty
Miles south or M0jave-The
Whole Line to be In Running
Order by Monday.

OHueE w NuOmWMy
SAN Francisco, Feb. 2l.-The Sonth-
ern Pacific estimate their loss from the
floods in Southern California at about
half million dollars. The main line
south and east Of Los Angeles is repaired
and trains running regularly to-day.
South of Mojave the road has been put
in good running order for forty miles.
There is still considerable shoveling to
do at both ends of the San Fernando
tunnel. The line is open via the At
lantic and Pacific and passengers and
mails for the Gulf States are being sent
that way. General Manager Towne
says he will have everything in COM
plete running order again by Monday
morning.
More Charges Against Warden
McComb.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 81 III. NJ. Sulli-
van has filed an amended complaint
against warden McComb. of the Folsom
State Prison, with the President of the
State Prison directors. 1t charges War
den McComb, with misconduct Incom-
potency, mismanagement and neglect of
duty, specifying particularly that he re-
tanned = per cent. of the salaries of sub
ordinate officers as political assessments
in the fall of 1882, paying $500 as the
result of this collusion over to the treas
urer OF the Republican State Central
Committee. McComb is further charged
with having connived at the escape OF
four prisoners on July 4th, 1883, and
that he allowed undue freedom and
privileges to convicts. There are also
charges of misappropriation of money
to meet personal expenses with State
funds.
Destructive Fire In Japan Heavy
swindiing Operations In China
SAN FaANoIsco, Feb. q A large fire
is reported to have taken place in Osaka,
Japan, during strong westerly gale.
and speedily spread, consuming 1861
houses and rendering more than 5000
people homeless, at this inclement sea
son. Fifty-nine persons were injured,
but no loss OF life is reported.
A fraud has come to light by which
the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking
Company is a sufferer to the extent of
Sl93,43S. The bank had been
III lht vi iuuhlR buNuuCt5
to Swiss firm of silk merchants,
the partners in which were Hermann
Ludwig and Rudolf Trub, upon the Sc
curity OF silk and other property sup.
posed to be stored. The transactions
extended over five years. Recently it
was discovered that the securities were
mythical. The swindlers were let off
with the nominal punishment of six
months imprisonment.
Meeting of the Democratic state
Central Com mmittee-EOund Dead
San Francisco, Feb. 2l.-The Execu-
tive Committee OF the Democratic State
Central Committee met this afternoon,
1t was ordered that the Committee hold
meeting March lth to fix the time and
place for holding the State nominating
convention.
Albert A. Blogg, native OF Hanover,
Germany, was fonnd dead in the Golden
Gate Park this morning. A small bot
tie marked "posonn was found near the
body, which showed that he had COM
mitted suicide.
Aid for the Ohio Flood Sufferers.
NhN fhaNtiSto, feD. -l.-MayOr
Bartlett. at the request of the Chamber
OF Commerce and the Board of Trade,
will appoint a Committee to solicit cub
seripuons for the Ohio food sufferers.
The Nerein Eintracht sent the Mayor
$3.50 for that purpose,
Heavy snow In the Sierras.
SAN FRANeIsco, Feb. DISPATCHES
received to-day state that there are four.
teen feet of snow on the summit OF the
Sierras, The snow is mostly new. Ii "A
warm rain sets in there would be Il quiek
and an immense rise in the lower rivers.
No prospect of any danger has as yet
been reported from Marysville or Sacia-
mento.
Verdict of Not Guilty.
San Francisco, Feb. 2l.-Henry
Marx, charged with the murder of John
Connolly, during September last was to-
day acquitted by the jury. The alleged
cause of the killing of Connolly was
stated to be that he was on terms of in
timacy with Marks wife.
Chinese Combine to Keep the
Price Down.
San FRANCISCO, Feb. 2l.-The opium
seized on the steamer Toxic in January,
1882, valued at $50, over which
there has been so much litigation, was
offered for sale to-day for the benefit of
the u. S. Government. A few boxes
were sold, when it became evident that
the Chinese had combined to keep the
price down, and the opium was with
drawn by order OF the U. S. Marshal.
Crashed Into Crushed snowsheds
EMIGRANT GAR, Gaia, Feb 2i.-The
west bound freight train crashed to-day
into the crushed snow sheds near this
point. The two engines were thrown
from the track and twelve cars wrecked.
No lives are reported lost.
w'ashout Mt Emigrnnt Gap.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 81. - A wrecking
train has been dispatched to Emigrant
Gap, the scene of disaster. The west
bound passenger train is delayed at
Brownies Station, several hundred feet
Of track having been washed out.