Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-19
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PACIFIC COAST.
Rain In the Northern Part OF the
state.


SAN FnAScIsCo. March lS.--The Sig
nal Service Bureau reports that rain fell
in the northern part Of the State and Or
egon. In the southern portions of the
State there was only q slight sprinkle.
IL was showering here throughout the
day. Tonight II is cloudy, with a west.
erly wind.
The uiiI-sharOn Case -Aithea as
u stock specuIat0r.
SAN FRANCISCO. March lS.--In the
llill-Sharon divorce case to-day, Miss
Hill, plaintiff, resumed and said she had
always made large moneys in stock
speculations. Besides deposits In the
Bank of California, she had money in
the First National Gold Bank. She had
made $4,000 at one time in stocks
through Harry Williams. She denied
having told Nelson that Sharon had
800, 900 Of her money. She told him she
had lost $50, 900 in stocks by acting on
Sharon's advice. She put the secret
clause In the marriage contract because
Sharon said he had q child in Philadel.
phia, aud had been foolish enough TO
send its mother (Gertie Dieiz) money.
lie feared she would make trouble, but
as soon as lie got rid of her he would
make their marriage public.
The Cotton suit Post
pOned.
SAN FRANCISCO, March l8.-The Stan.
ford-Colton case is again postponed to
April lst.
Close Contest Between wallace
and lIawes.
SAN Francisco, March lS.-The elec-
tion between ex-Judge Wallace dem. J
and Horace Hawes (Rop.), in the Thir.
teenth Senatorial District of this city,
to-day, is said to be so close that moth.
ing definite will be known before 10
O'Clock. At 0 o'clock 10 precincts had
been counted, giving Wallace majority
of 100.
wallace Elected Over Hawes
SAN FRANCISCO, March Is. Wallace's
(Dem.) majority over Hawes (Rep.) is
All. Total vote polled, 4,967.
PATHS second Nighttime House
damned
SAN FRANCIsCo, March IS. - The
Grand Opera House was ammed again
to hear Patti, in "Trovatore." The
crowding at the entrance was terrible
and several ladies tainted, Much con-
fusion was again caused from counterfeit
tickets, otherwise all passed off quietly.
The receipts were $4,000. 1t is esti-
mated that at the speculators' PRICES the
house represented over $4,000.
The stock board.
SAN FRANcIsCo, March lS.--Best &
Belcher, $3.50; Chollar, 81 40; Con-
solidated Virginia. 10; Grown Point,
81; Eureka Con-, S4.30; Gould 4
Curry. Sl.25; Hale 4 Norcross, Sl.35;
Mexican, 81. 20; Northern Belle, =; Ophir,
81 so; Potosi, 30; Savage, 30; Sierra
Nevada, $3.50; Union Consolidated,
Sl.70; Yellow Jacket, Sl.75.
wheat and Barley Market.
SAN FRANcIsco, March lS.-Wheat,
steady but dull; seller, Sl.46s@Sl. .46b;
Barley steady and fair; buyer, .902@9l /;
buyer, season, 74@.S7s.
Damage TO Crops ~, 800 900.
STOCKTON, March Is. .- The cross
levee on the upper division of Robert
Island broke this morning and let the
water from the overflowed upper section
into the middle section. The damage
to the crops in both sections will reach
S2,500,0
Twenty-Five Years for Murder
Judgment Of NOn-suit.
SANTA BARBARA, March lS.-Mau-
ricio Pirero, who killed Antonio del
Vale in quarrel over dollar and u
half at game OF poker, aud was found
guilty, was sentened TO twenty five
years Imprisonment to-day. A new
trial was denied, He will 90 ON the
Ancon tomorrow night. The prisoner
received his sentence stoldly,
A Judgment of non-suit was rendered
in the case of Emil Harris against Alex
+. More of San Francisco. Harris was
engaged ns private detective after the
murder of 4. Wallace More, six year
ago, in Ventura county, and brought
suit for $4,000, which More claimed he
had paid. Several San Franci -co lawyers
are iutorcs ed in this case,
\ queer judicial Proceeding.
SALT LAkE, Utah, March lS.-Thc
trial of Andrew Parson, for polygamy, is
in progress in the Third District Court.
before Judge Hunter, Chief Justice.
Wonder and indignation is generally ex
pressed at the action OF the Judge, as he
allowed number out of the twelve
Jurors to sit who stated that they be
lieved polygamy the law OF God, and
put that law before the law of the ma
ton. 1t is stated that seven of the jury
are polygamists. The case is polyg
amous one and the verdict is anxiously
awaited.
SlOgging at Tombstone.
TOMBSTONE. March lS.-A hard glove