Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-17
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PACIFIC COAST.
The A. a r. Extension TO Snn
Diego Denied.

The A. a r. Extension TO Snn
Diego Denied.
SAS FRANcIsco, Feb. To- A. n
Towne, General Manager ofthe G. T. X.
r.. denies the truth Of the reported ex.
tension Of the Atlantic and Pacific road
to San Diego. He says: ''The A. T. and
3. +. does not now and never has in.
tended to extend lis lines to San Diego.
All the stories circulated by the stock
boomers among the credulous people OF
Southern California. from San Diego TO
Cotton, amount to nothing"
Democratic Mass Meeting.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l6.-A Demo
cratic mass meeting was held this even
ing, under the auspices Of the Tilden and
Hendricks Club. Among the speakers
were Railroad Commissioner Foote and
Judge Ferral. The latter adyerted to
the tariff question, stating that what was
required was tariff that would protect
the laboring man, and not one that
would further enrich the millionaires.
San Francisco Items,
SA$FRAScIsco, Feb. l6.-The Grand
Jury have ignored the charges against
jerome D. Cox for shooting Charles Me.
Laughlin.
1t is stated that Attorney General
Marshall has decided TO bring suit
against the members Of the Dashaway
Association who participated in the
division Of the assets recently.
Police Officer John Nicholson was shot
and Killed by an unknown assailant al
40 this morning. There Ia no theory
rs TO tho manner Of the shooting nor has
the cause been stated.
Two New Newspapers.
SAN Francisco, Feb. l6.--Two new
papers made their appearance to-day,
the Daily Erening Star, under the man.
agement OF s. w. DE Lacy, late Iro.
prie,or Of the San Jose Times, and the
San fraRciscan, weekly literary jour.
nal, under the combined management OF
three prominent journalists of this city.
Marshall Reported Captured.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l6-It was re.
ported last night that George w. Mar,
shall. who 80 successfully swindled .
number Of leading jewelers. Of this city
in the early part OF last month, had been
captured. AT that time he represented
himself to be of the firm Of Henderson,
Marshall 4 Co., of Los Angeles, and
bought large quantity Of diamonds,
giving checks signed by the firm In pay.
ment. and disappeared before it was as
csrtained that the orders were spurious,
The stock hoard.
SAN Francisco, Feb. l6.-Gould
Curry, SLIGO; Hale h Norcross, $l.S5
Mexican, 50; Northern Belle, IS; Ophir,
$l.30; Potosi, 35c; Savage, 55c; Sierra
Nevada, 81. 10; Union Consolidated
$3.50; Yellow Jacket. $2.45.
Rain In san Francisco.
san Francisco, Feb l6.-Rain began
falling at 5 this afternoon and still con
tinues. A heavy gale is blowing from
the southwest.
Terrific Gale at s,an Ernncisco
SAS Francisco, Feb. lG.-A terrific
gale is blowing outside the Heads to,
night. The Signal Service report the
velocity Of the wind fifty miles an hour.
The barometer fell five points in twenty
minutes. No casualties reported.
stiiI Raining Throughout the
state.
SAN Francisco, Feb. l6.-The rain
storm continues general to-day through
out the State.
The Lick MilIs Surrounded by
Water.
san JOSE, Feb. lG. - The Coyote,
Guadalupe and Los Gatos rivers are
higher than they have been for years.
The Guadalupe is out of the banks at
tho Lick Paper Mills, caused by the
backing up of tide water. Tha mills are
surrounded by water, but not deep
enough to stop work.
Flood Imminent at vt JOhns-H.
N. Bliss Drowned.
VIsALIA, CAL, Feb. l6. - Rain fell
steadily all Thursday night and until
o'clock yesterday evening. when it
cleared of. Last night it rained again
and during the storm nearly two inches
fell. The snow melting in the hills has
caused st. Johns river and Mill creek to
rise considerably. st. Johns creek is
running over its banks already and Mill
creek is still rising. II it does not turn
colder the whole country round about
st. Johns will be under water.
A report has just reached here that
ii. N. Bliss, pioneer of this county,
was drowned to-day while crossing the
st. Johns, twenty miles east OF here.
Tho Country Overlooked Around
Merced.,
MERGED. Feb. l6.-The storm con.
tinued all last night till daylight to.
day. Rear Creek has overhowed and
covered large scope of country west oi
this town. The farm houses and barns
there stand surrounded by water. A
large force are employed on Bear Creek
levee to prevent the flooding of the
town. The Merced river was higher
this morning than at any time since
1868 and is still rising.
big Fire at Prescott-Ma Bnrned
to Death- act OF Heroic Bra-
very
PRESCOTT, A. r., Feb. l6.--A fire
broke out at 2.3O A. NJ. in the Sherman
House. There was quite high wind al
the time. 1t consumed the entire block
In the block were j. Wilson K Co.,
clothing merchants, Ellis & Whitney s
saloon and billiard parlor, the telegraph
office the law office OF Nj. Howard, j..
J.. Fishers grocery store, Randall &
Dougheriy, undertakers Chinese
laundry and Fishers auction rooLis. The
buildings were blown up to save the
town. 5. N. Holmes, proprietor of the
Daily Miner, rushing in to save some
valuable papers. was smothered and
burned TO death. Kitty Purcell, a
sporting woman, rushed into the flames
and rescued child that was crying at a
window for its mother. 1t was an act of
bravery seldom equatled, as she barely
escaped with her life This is the larg.
est and most disastrous fire that has
ever occurred in Prescott.
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