Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-08
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PACIFIC COAST.
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iEed.

tebtHfuph wires SthII DemOrni
ixed.
SAN FRAscIsco, June THE wires
east Of Ogden are st Il in poor condition,
and the chances for any more Eastern
report bad.
Trotting at Hay District Park.
SAs FRAscIsoo, June THE race
this afternoon at the Bay District Park
for the 2:24 class. was won by Arab in
three straight heats. Time, 2;252,
2:2Gi, 2;2SY; Cairo. second, Magdallah
third Sister fourth.
The roadster race between Barney and
Roanoke. was won by the former in the
first, third and fourth heats. Time,
2:i2, 2i42t. PAP. The second heat was
won by Roanoke In 2:4li.
Ratification all Over the Coast.
SAN FRAscsco, June 7.-Dispatch es
received from all portions Of the Paclhc
Coast to-day continue to give partic ulars
OF ratification meetings aud every kind
of demonstration to express the salts
faction of Republicans at the nomina-
ttons Of Blaine and Logan.
a Deserted wife Takes q Fat. 1
Dose or Morphine.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7.-Mrs. Nellie
Budd, who arrived here about a week
q 90 from Boston, with her husband, was
found dead In bed this morning A few
days ago her husband took all their
available funds aud pawDed her jewery.
He then deserted her, leaving q letter
stating that he was going east and would
on his arrival there send her money to
return TO him. She reported his deser-
tion and misappropriation to the chi
OF police, and then went home. She
forged an order for morphine on drug
gist with which, il is sup posed, she CON.
mittod the fatal deed.
ssicide or shorty simpsss,
SAN FRANCISCO, June III. @. Simp-
son, better known as "Shorty" Simpson,
was found dead In his room this morn.
ing. He. together with two accomplices,
was implicated in an assault on John
Sheppard, q short time ago. His two
accomplices Oh preliminary examination
were held for trial. This was the cause
Of great worry to Simpson, and this af-
tern0on he forged an order on a drug
gist for chloral by drate, the empty phial
OF which wa, found near his body, which
leads to the belief that he took the pois-
on with suicidal purposes. ,
The stock BEARD
SAN FRANCISCO, j une 7. b, lie Isle, so;
Il. X Belcher. 81 rs; Chollar, 81 So; Crown
Point, VI. 10; Gould h Curry. .S5; Hale &
Norcross. 81 65; Mexican, 81. .3j; Navajo,
$500; Ophir. $l.05; Potosi, .35; Savage
10; Sierra Nevada, 10: Union ConsUii.
Gated. $l.20; Yellow jacket. SLIGO.
The Markets.
SAN FRkNcIsco, June S.-Wheat.
steady but dull; seller 81. .4Ot@$l. .4Oa.
Barley, steady and dull; seller, 80;
buyer. season, .Aa.
The Insanity Piea successraI.
REDWOOD Cry, June 7,--Justics
Walsh discharged from custody to day
Daniel Sweeney, charged with the mur-
der of IL. }. Casey. In rendering his
decision the Justice saidkthat the d.
fense had clearly proved by the testl-
mony of two experts that the defend.
ant was not in his right mind at the
time OF committing the act.
stage Robbers Arrested.
San JOSE, Cal, June This even.
ing Sheriff Brennan arrested Harvey
Lee and John Herbert, the parties
wanted for the robbery OF the Yosemite
stage, near Fresno flats, on the 10th of
May. They pretend that it is all mis-
take. The Sheriff Of Fresno county,
however, says he has evidence enough
to convict them.
Democratic Delegates to stock.
ton.
SALINAS, Cal, June Tho Demo.
cratic County Convention Aends the fo..
lowing delegation to Stockton: w. II.
Webb, W. G.. Martin, John Sheehey,
VIM. Bardin, A. Wideman, 3. Is. Goi.
don. M. Landrum. They are in favor Of
Tilden, with Thurman rs second choice
SONORA, CAL, June Tho Demo
Gratis to-day elected the following dele.
gates to the State Convention: I. N.
Yancey. G. II. Randall, c. II. Livings-
ton, +. D. Nicola, 7. J. Evans. W. II.
Eichelroth and e. Parsons.
AUBURN, CAL, June THE Demo-
cratic County Convention to-day elected
delegates to Stockton. o. Z. Richard
sou, James Curry, w. M. Crutcher,
WIN. Simonds, A. Dixon and A. G.
Reed, from District, and Gen. 10
Hamilton, at large.
MERGED. Gala, June The County
Convention to- day elected the following
delegates to the Stockton Conventions:
Hon. j. W. Breckenridge, Capt. w. w.
Grey, G. c. Nelson, W. Il. Turner, DIR.
$. o. Cassidy.
After n California Convict.
PORTLAND. Ogn, June 7.-Deteet-
ives late last night tracked man who
went by the name of Jack Watson, an
escaped convict of San Quentin, to his
"cache" in the woods, about two miles
east of AloO,. He had beel suspected
of robbing several dwelling. of jewelry
in the past two weeks. They followed
him to stump, but could not get near
enough to capture him, though they
fired several shots. In the stump were
found six gold watches and lot Of jew
elry, which were to-day identified by
persons from whom they were stolen.
1t is believed Watson will yet be eaptur.
ed.
The a. Il =. Open for Traffic.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, June Tile
Atlantic h Pacific Railroad to- day an
nounces the opening of through Cali
fornia line for freight and passenger
traffic. They have put on line of
steamers at Colorado river during the
construction OF the truss bridge.
EASTERN.