Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-05
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PACIFIC COAST.
A pension has been glanted John
s. Griffin, Of Los Angeles.
Stephen M. Smith has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Rivera, Lot
Angeles County.
The San Francisco bench show
opened at Mechanics Pavilion YES.
terday. There are 259 dogs of various
breeds and quality on exhibition.
The special policeman engaged in
the quadruple shooting in San Ber-
nard,no a week ago is now not ex-
pected to recover.
Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New
York World, arrived at st. Helena
Tuesday evening accompanied by his
wife. They are the guests of Tiburcio
Parrot.
Fred Richards, of Pope Valley, died
in the town jail at St. Helena yesterday
morning from injuries supposed
to have been inflicted by his brother.
The latter has been arrested.
The Republican County Committe e
at San Rafael has decided to hold a
primary election April 2lst. The
county convention for the election of
delegates to the State convention
meets April 26th.
The Southern Pacific Railway will
transport free all perishable articles Ia
the Mechanics Institute Fair at San
Francisco, and will transport back
free all non-perishable articles. All
the local roads will furnish free trans.
portation for exhibits.
The Sharon case was taken up in
the u. s. Circuit Court yesterday on
argument of the motion recently made
by representatives of Sharon's estate
for bill of review Of the suit which
was pending at the time of Sharon's
death. Counsel began a brief argu-
ment this morning, but further hear
ing was postponed until Judge Saw
yer's return from Oregon.
At o'clock this morning the peo-
pie of Traver were reused from their
beds to find the streets flooded with
water, and the houses surrounded to
depth of two feet in places, from a
break in the levee of the Seventy-six
Canal. The damage will amount to
several hundred dollars. This is the
second time this levee has broken.
At the Bay District track, San Fran
cisco, to-day. the first race. three
quarters OF mile dash, was won by
Bell Shaw; Hancock, second; John
s., third; time, :181s. The one and
one-sixteenth mile dash was one by
Fid; Solaro, second; Lily, third /;
time, 1:57L. In the last race, mile
dash, all ages, Black Pilot won; Fred
Archer, second; Belshaw, third time,
l :55A.
The fifty-eighth conference of the
Norman church begins at Salt Lake
to day; Large numbers are arriving
by rail. :
The New York Tribune says that
Jacob Sharp is i'll a serious condition,
and his physicians expect him to live
but short time
The present returns indicate the
election OF Tuft, (Republican), for
Governor, by 1000 to l 800 majority.
The entire vote will not vary much
from that Of last year.
An eronaut named Hogan dropped
with a parachute from a balloon from
height OF over mile, yesterday, at
jackson, Mich. He reached the
ground safely, though badly off for
breath.
The Missouri river broke two miles
south Of Bismarck, Dak., yesterday,
but was still firm at Bismarck last
night. The wind was playing havoc
with the ice. The small streams were
full, and the final breaking was hourly
expected.
The jury yesterday returned YER
dict in favor of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company in a suit brought
by F. Ephraim, q commercial travel
er ct Salt Lake City, to recover $200t
damages for being elected from I
freight train. The company claimet
liz WAS not carrying passengers.