Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-05
THE LATEST !.
Special to the HERALD by the Wester
Union Telegraph Company
PACIFIC COAST.
Passe nxcrs south and East.

FRESNO, Feb. 3.-The following is
the list Of south.bound passengers pass
mg here this evening.
L Wilkinson and family, Vacaville;
Mrs G Bashford and daughter, DIR q A
Sprecher and wife, Oakland; Mrs Shat
tuck, Ii l. Mason and wife, d Cohn, c
Gilroy, J Convey, d Sylvester, II Wal.
lace, Il N German, @ G Wycson, San
Francisco; M Willard, J Muldany, San
Jose; J d Jennings and wife, Chicago;
&c Alvado, New York; s Messing,
Los Angeles; j Martin, Virginia City;
j B Burkhart, San Bernardino; II
Bowers. Oroville.
Pacific Coast Failures.
San Francisco, Feb. 4.-R. G. Dun
& Co. 5 Commercial Agency reports fail
ures for the Pacific Coast for the past
year as follows: California 429; Arizona
80; Nevada SO; Oregon 93; Washing
ton Territory so. The figures show an
increase in numbers and amount Of liabil-
tiles over last year.
A California Musician Dead.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 4.-George T.
Gee, who was formerly organist at
Trinity Church in this city and mu-
sician very well known in California,
died of consumption in London on the
18th of last month.
Committee Of Investigation Ap.
pointed.
San Francisco, Feb. 4.--The Califor-
mia Pioneer Society this evening ap-
pointed committee to investigate the
charges of misappropriation against See.
retary Ferdinand Vassault.
Foot Race-The Emma Abbott
Opening
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4.--The hun
dred-yard race to-day between Kittle-
man and Harmon, for $4,000 side, was
won by kittleman by three feet. Time
variously stated at 81, and 81 seconds.
The Emma Abbott Opera Troupe
opened this evening in Lucia di Lam
mermoor, at Baldwin, Theatre, to $1,000
house. The audience was rather con
servative until the close of the second
act, when it gave expression to great
enthusiasm. Sales for the weeks season
are 81, 900, the largest ever made in
this city.
The stock Board.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4.-Best 4 Bel.
cher, 81 Go: Chollar, 50 Is; Consolidated
Virginia, .25; Crown Point, .95; Eureka
Consolidated, 500; Gould 4 Curry,
| l.S0; Hale & Norcross, 81. SO; Mexican,
S2.35; Northern Belle, 10; Ophir, Sl.45;
Potosi. 60; Savage, 10; Sierra Ne
vada. 50 80: Union, 81 75 Yellow Jacket,
2.35
Wheat and Barley Market.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 4.-Wheat,
weak and dull; seller, 81 60; buyer, sea.
son, Sl.7li. Barley, weak but active;
seller, season, 902@92ic; buyer, Sl.Ol;
buyer, season, 993c@ l.00i.
No Nails for Six Days -MaguIre's
Failure.
SANTA BARBARA, Feb. Aloud COM
plant is being made in consequence of
the non.arrival of the mail from the
East or San Francisco. There has only
been one mail since January 2Sth. The
detention is between Ventura and New.
hall.
James A. Mcguire, who made an as
signment last month, has filed state
ment. His liabilities are stated at
$40, 500 and his assets Mt 81, 800. w.
j. Taggart, assignee, whose bonds have
been fixed at $4,000, will open the
store tomorrow.
Mysterious Murder.
FRESNO, Feb. A tragedy occurred
at Buchanan in the northern part of this
county, Saturday night. 1t seems that
| Saturday evening William Paine, an es-
teemed citizen, went to the store OF Jos.
Sullivan, accompanied by his son. He
was intoxicated and Sullivan refused to
do trading With him, and requested the
son to let his father take no more, say.
ing that in the morning, when he got
sobered up, he would sell him what he
wanted and send him home. Sullivan
had but one bed in his store and
states that he went to bed with Paine.
During the night he was awakened by
Paine, who was choking and beating
him. He says he wrenched him
self away from Paine and got out Of
bed but the latter pursued him, when
he (Sullivan) seized stick Of fire wood
and nit Paine over the head and killed
him. Sullivan went to MADEIRA and sur.
rendered himself. When drinking, Paine
was perfectly crazy. Justice Charles
held an inquest to-day and found seven
wounds inflicted by a knife or hatchet.
The jury charged Sullivan with murder.
He is in custody.
Deep snow ut Truckee.
TRUCKER, Gala, Feb. A severe
snow storm set in over the Sierras last
night and continued the entire day. The
new snow is deposited to a depth of
three feet. At the Summit four feet are
reported. A freight train is showed in
at Boca, and all trains on the road more
or less delayed. The Sierra Valley
stage started out on its run this morning,
but, after going some distance, was
obliged to return, it being absolutely
impossible, ON account of the snow, to
proceed.
served Him Right.
PORTLAND, 0gn., Feb. 4.-James
Munson, drug clerk, of Albina, was
horse-whipped in Carmine & Co.'S store,
last evening by the daughter and wife of
c. III. Hill, to the former OF whom he
had made insulting proposals. Mr.. Hill
accompanied the two women and kent
bystanders from interfering,