Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-07
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PACIFIC COAST.
The Vote ON the Amendment Fix
ing Maximum Rates for Freishts
ON Railroads.
SACRAMENTO, Gala, May 6.-AssEN
Ly.-0n the third reading of the bill
proposing to add Section XXVf to Ar.
ticlo II OF the State Consultation, for the
purpose Of establishing maximum rates
for freight charges on railroads, Speaker
larue came down from his place to
speak in fayor of tho amendment The
bill received the constitutional majority.
The following is the vote; Ayes
-Atwell, Barry Bayley, Beard,
Booth, Bowers, breckenridge, Brice-
land, Callaghan, Caminnetti, Camp
bell Carter, Cary, Clark, Coombs,
Crumpton, Doty, Farley, Faw. Field,
Fleming, fortncr, Gausail, Granger,
Hall, Hamilton, Head, Healey, Heath,
Herschey, Hunten, Irwin, Johnston,
Kenriek, Martin, Matthews. McClosky,
Mcdonald, McHale. 0Conner, Parker,
Peterson, Plorccr Rawley, Reeves.
Riehl, Simon, Stephens. Storke. Terry,
Townsend, Wallace, Wharton, Wheat,
Wheelan, Tell, Mr.. Speaker, 50; noes
Brown, Culver, Keeler, Murdoch. Ryan,
Stewart, Sweet, Land. Walratb, 0.
Capital Turr club Races.
SACRAMENTO, May G.-There was n
good average attcndance Mt the opening
day OF the spring meeting of the Capital
Turf Club. The first race, tive.e,ghts
d ,sh for all ages, was declared of and
trot improvised between Alborak, Gold
Nut and Colonel. The Colonel was shut
ont on the first heat. Gold mt won in
three straight heats. Best time 2:5o.
The second race was running. three
fourths and repeat. Bryant W. Had
dington, Trade Dollar and st. Patrick
started. Bryant W. was sold favorite at
2 to against lIaddngton and for the
field. The favorite lost the lead Mt the
half pole, Trade Dollar winning the heat.
with Haddington third. in the slow time
of l:lS4.
Bryant and Hallingtou now sold even
in the yoJls. Trade Dollar won the sec
ond heat easily in l:i7Y.
For the next, running race OF one
and quarter miles, Harry Rose, Bird
Catcher. John Funk and Jocko started.
Rose sold favorite at forty to fifteen and
twenty on Jocko. There was heavy bet
ting ON the part of those who had backed
the favorts in the previous race, as it
thn,.ht hoI
victory. However Jocko won, coming
in ahead'by two lengths.
The continued rains have made the
track some three seconds slow for trot
ters, but it is considered favorable for
running.
Expert Myde's Testimony In the
HilI-sharOn Case-The Alleged
Contract DIssected.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-ln the
Sharon case expert Hyde testified that
the writing on the alleged marriage con-
tract differed from the handwriting of
the plaintiff in other exhibits. On the
twenty -four lines comprising the docu-
ment, there were alterations, re-writings
or scratchings on thirteen lines to the
number of seventeen words. On the
tenth line, after writing the word
"The," the writer Of the contract
proper wrote, as stated by Mr.. Hyde,
so that it would have read after
having been first written, ''to be the
of Senator Sharon. Finding the mis-.
take the "of" was changed to ''wife,
and of written after the in wife is MS
originally written, but part Of the o
was scratched out, and changed to !.
The ink of the rewriting was. as testi-
fled by Hyde, different from what was
originally used. He further testified
that the ink used in writing the words
civilian Sharon" and "Nevada" was
different from that used in writing the
document.
The stock hoard.
SAN Francisco, May 5. - Best l.
Belcher, 81 l.S5; Chollar, 81 30; Con-
solidated Virginia. =; Crown Point,
81 80; Eureka Con-, s.; Gould &
Curry, 81 30; Hale h Norcross, $2 25;
Mexican, 81 80; Ophir. 81 AS; potosi. go;
Savage, 80; Sierra Nevada, Sl.75;
Union Consolidated, $500; Yellow
Jacket. sl.95.
Wheat md barley Market.
SAN Francisco, May 6. - Wheat,
steady but dull; seller. Sl.4lt Barley,
steady but dull; seller .7Sb; seller,
season. 81; buyer, season, .S2f@S3.
All for Love.
SANTA Cruz, CAL, May 6 Albert
Routier, native of France, and an old
citizen Of this county, committed suicide
yesterday afternoon at Averone ranch,
near Sequel. The deed was committed
with a pistol. Disappointment in love
caused the rash act. The deceased leav, 5
married daughter, and brother who
is State Senator from Sacramento coun-
ty.