Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-06

| Rev D. w. Laughbor0ugb, Rev II j
Wnggoner, Miss Valicla Brown, Miss
Houcks, Mrs Houeks, k Philips, Miss
NJ Falks, II Payne, Mrs Nixon, VIC
Lanvey, Miss Lizzie Nixon. Rev Merrill,
j Sanborn, J NJ Duncan. wife and
daughter; Miss A l. Ipgals. Henry
Woollacott, II Hitler, Miss l. Willis, q
Borgstede, II Clark, II NJ Johnston, NJ
Hawkins, Mrs f Browning, II Il Craft,
Miss Shslfs, s Zewig. M Q Caughey,
$ w Bachelor. l. A Jossleyn, J A Bax.
| ter.
For San Diego-G NJ Gaylord, Mrs
l. G Buxton, Mrs 4 G Kelly, A @ Field,
| ) NJ Morse and son. Miss n Morse, j s |
Bracket, A Wallace and wife, G Mar.
tin, w w Wilson.
Proceedings or tho Assembly.
SACRAMENTO, May 5.=The Assembly
met at 2P. NJ. On account of the alb
sence of Terry, Chairman OF the Judi.
ciary Committee. the report Of that
committee on tho compromised railroad
tax suits and the action of the Attorney.
General, was postponed until Tuesday
afternoon. Wharton's bill relating to
the duties Of County Boards OF Equali-
zation, Bibb's bill limiting taxation, and
kecler's bill on bribery were all passed
on file on account OF the absence Of the
authors. The Barry bill, as amended In
tho Senate. was passed on the file.
Siorkes bill on assessment of mortgages
was read the first time. At 2:3O the
Assembly adjourned.
work In the Senate.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 5.-In the |
Senate this afternoon Campbell's amend
ment came up as the special order.
When amendments were called for
Knight offered as substitute for the
whole. the bill introduced some time
ago by him and still in the hands of the
committee.
Del Vale objected to this substitution
on the grounds that the bill IN the hands
of the committee could not be advanced
by mere majority vote and made the
special order instead OF the bill which
had gone through the hands of the com.
mittee and been twice read.
The lieutcnant- Governor ruled the
point not well taken.
Del Vale appealed and was sustained
against the decision Of the Chair, by
vote of 20 to 10.
Charge OF Forgery Against Neil
s0n Dismissed.
SAN Francisco, May 5.-The charge
of forgery and uttering the alleged
Sharon.Hlll marriage contract brought
against w. M. Nelson. was dismissed
this morning by Judge Ferral, on the
ground as stated that the District At.
torney had no evidence against plain.
4 n Tho htotrint Att,cnaxy 4. 81
against the record appearing in that
form, but the judge ordered it SO re.
| corded.
The sharon Case.
San FRANCISCO. May Sin the
Sharon case the day was consumed by
experts in the examination OF various
documents presented and to be presented
in evidence.
SuhOcated by Gas.
SAN FRANcIsco, May, 5.-Capt.
iIearne, OF Company r., Third Regi-
ment, was found dead this morning,
sullocated by gas. lie was in The
employ of Phillips. Kennedy Il Co., Of
this city. lie was native Of Ireland,
thirty years of age and unmarried.
w uCu W Dtu lhSb HIHub uOtu-
ing peculiar was observed in his
manners.
The stock hoard.
SAN Francisco, May 8. - Best &
Belcher, SlS0; Chollar, 81 30; Con-
solidated Virginia. -; Crown Point,
81. 30; Eureka Con-, s.; Gould &
Curry, 81 35; Hale T. Norcross, 81. 50;
Mexican, 81 %; Ophir. sI.40; Potosi, .55;
Savage, 40; Sierra Nevada, Sl.75;
Union Consolidated, $500; Yellow
Jacket. 81. 10,
Wheat aud harley Market,
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. - Wheat,
steady but dull; seller 81 40f. Buyer |
l 5Ss@l 50; Barley, steady but dull;
seller IN; seller, season, 81; buyer, |
season, .S34.
Robbed By Road Agents.
UKIAn, May 5--The Cloverdale and |
Ukiahj stage. leaving Cloverdale at |
1890 O'clock this afternoon, was robbed |
by two men, disguised with masks Of |
flannel. aud armed with double. .barrelled |
shot guns They secured five sacks of
letters, including the registered letter
ouNh, hhu W tiiSt So " W. bTthSuIt
box, contents unknown. They did not |
interfere with the passengers, as
wagon containing several men, came
along following the stage. They covered
the men with their guns, telling them to
drive on,
Died From His Wounds.
VIRGINIA CRY, New, May 5.-W.
III fHIa,En .II I,,n b.. ,,,l |
shot himself in the head in his office on
Saturday morning, expired on Sunday
morning about daylight, without recov.
ering consciousness. 1t is stated on the
best authority that his business is in
perfectly solvent condition, and that no
one will lose cent. Clarke was ma.
tive OF New York, aged 50 years, and
leaves wife but NO children.
Murdered by His Wife aud Her
ParamOur.
SALEM, Ogn., May 5.-David Swartz.
an old resident of this county, was
found dead in the road near his old
home a few miles east Of this city, at an
early hour this morning, with gun.shot
wound in the face and another in the
neck, apparently by revolver. Foot
prints around Indicated the presence of
u man, woman and boy, probably his
wife, son and colored farm hand.
Swartz's dome site relations have been
very unhappy aud he and his wife have
been in the courts several times recently
in cross charges of assault and battery,
etc. Sheriff Forward has arrested the
woman and boy on suspicion and they
are now in Jail. The colored man has
not yet been found. The shots wero
tired at close range, the flesh being
powder burned.
Mrs. Swartz stated late this afternoon
that Jos. Drake, colored, and VIM. Hen
ry, white, farm hands, were implicated
in the murder, and they have been ar.
was cognzant Of the commission of the
crime, ii indeed she was not accessory.
The coroner's jury returned verdict
that Swartz came to his death at the
hands of unknown PAT ties. The pre-
lminary examination will commence to-
morrow. There is great excitement here
over the affair.
Three Times Found Guilty.
SALT LAKE, Utah, May 5.--The jury
in the case of Fred Hopt alias Welcome,
on trial the third time for the murder Of
John Turner, in July, 1850, after being
out forty minutes, returned verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree.
This is the third time he has been found
guilty in the first degree. He will be
| sentenced to death Friday. A mob OF