Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-05
Coast CuIliugs.

Nearly all OF the transcontinental
lines will send representatives to San
Francisco to attend the meeting on
the 18th instant at the Palace Hotel.
A Norseman, Hans Anderson, at.
tempted to desert from the sealing
schooner Mary Ellen at Victoria, B,
g., by jumping overheard and was
drowned.
VIM. Paine, of Victoria, and j. III
Ball, of Vancouver, will row sculline
race over three-mile course, at Els.
quimalt harbor, on the 10Th inst. al
$3.50 side.
G. W. McMeacham, who deserted
Company A, Twelfth Infantry, U. s.
A., at Fort Ruker, Ariz., in 1878,
gave himself up to the Sheriff at Santa
Cruz, and is now in jail.
The 2-year-old child Of Ed Under.
wood, Of Shields. Ore, yesterday
drank a quantity of concentrated lye
with which its mother was cleaning
house, and died soon afterward.
Simon Hamberg, who was charged
with swindling F. M. Parker out Of
$40 GOO by means of fraudulent ex.
change of real property, was convict
ed in the Superior Court of San Fran.
cisco yesterday.
1t is reported that a passenger and
freight train collided on the Central
Pacific near Vallejo Junction, Thurs
day night, and that two engines and
several freight cars we're badly dam.
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An investigating committee Of tn,
City Council of San Diego met yes
terday, and a number Of witnesses
were examined by the Mayor ant
City Attorney. The testimony wen
to show that there has been consider
able underhand work in the matter o
grading streets.
The trial of Martin j. Calvin TO
the murder of Thomas McAdams By
shooting him in California Market, a
San Francisco, on the 4th of las
January, was concluded yesterday
The jury returned a verdict of murder
in the second degree.
Young, one of the prisoners who
escaped from the county Jail at San
Diego week or two ago and who wat
arrested at Eneenada, in Lower Cali
fornia, was brought back yesterday
Deputy Sheriff Murphy also returned
being unable to find the other two
men.
Little Charley" has been found
guilty in the first degree of the muir
der Of Chinese Mary, at Alta, Utah
last October. The jury recommended
life imprisonment, and the judge
sentenced him accordingly. His &C
complete, "Old jake" now on trial
has confessed his par in the crime.
Mrs. Going, one of the participants
in the late Moosa Caflon tragedy, hal
brought suit against Justice Dinwid
die for $4,000 damages for false imprig
onment. She was confined five day
for refusing to obey the writs of eject
ment issued by him, but was dis
charged on habeas corpus by Judg,
Parker.
James Flynn, boiler maker EN-
ployed in the railroad shops at Sal
Marcial, N. M, was cut in the aldo
men by a razor in the hands Of Boz
Jones, a burly negro, early yesterda,
morning There had been troubl
between the men, and Jones attacked
Flynn while the latter was playing
game Of billiards. In the fight whicl
ensued, Flynn was cut. He is no
expected to live. Jones was arrested
The usual summer encampment Q
the First Infantry and First Artillery
will take place this year at Santa Bar
bara. 1t is expected that the troop
will start on or about June LIST, b
steamer TO Santa Barbara, returnin
by steamer to Port Hartford. from
which point the journey will be mad
to San Francisco on foot. The expe
dition will be under the command 9
! Colonel Shafter.