Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-01
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The San Francisco stocko boards will
take a vacation till Thursday, July 9th,
because of the holidays.
At Napa, CAL, several houses owned
by E. H. Winship burned early Satur-
day morning; loss $1,000 insurance
very light.
At Truckee, CAL, the Office of the Re
publican, Grayien & Stoll's brewery and
several other buildings were destroyed
by fire early Saturday morning; total
loss, SIS 1000; insurance about half.
| Jesse J. Graham, whose trial for the
murder of Dennis Bennett, thirty-eight
years ago, resulted in the disagreement
Of the jury, has been released on $40 900
bail pending new trial.
Sheriff Lord, of Grass Valley, CAL. has
arrested AL Moore and VIM. Williams on
the charge OF being concerned in the
murder of Joseph Kneebone, whose body
was found along the road near that place
Friday. The prisoners reported the find
ing of the body.
The Supreme Court at San Francisco
has granted rehearing OF the appeal for
| new trial in the case of DR.. j. Milton
| Bowers, who was convicted of the murder
| of his wife, and sentenced to be hanged,
which judgment was recently affirmed
by the court.
Friday was San Pedro's day among
the Mexicans, and they celebrated with
horse racing and other sports. About
at Brady's ranch, one mile west of Flor
wind up the proceeding by shooting a
pistol in the air, but one shot struck the
back of the head of Lasaro Movilla, kill
| ing him instantly. The parties were on
horseback. Acosta was arrested and
placed in the County Jail. The Coroner's
inquest brought verdict Granddaughter
at the hands of Acosta.
EASTERN.
General John B. Mcintosh, United
States Army, retired, died at his resi-
dence in New Brunswick, N. j., Friday
night, of heart disease. He was go years
of age.
The weekly bank statement shows q
reserve decrease of 1852, ,175. The banks
now hold $27, ,017 ,225 in excess of the 25
per cent. rule.
| Among the passengers who sailed for
Europe Saturday in the Cunard steamer
Aurania, from New York, were the Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough, and Mar
garet Mather, the actress.
Seven hundred thousand dollars has
been placed in a bank at Birmingham,
Ala, to be used in the erection of three
new blast furnaces in that vicinity. The
furnaces are to be seventeen feet each.
The projectors of the enterprise are H. F.
Lebardeleben, of Birmingham, and par
ties from Charleston and Savannah. The
work is to be begun Immediately.
FOREIGN.
Property has been destroyed by fires at
Sundsvaal and Umea, Sweden, valued at
As ,000, 900 kroners. Twelve thousand per-
sons were rendered homeless by the
flames. King Oscar is visiting the dis
tricts and is engaged in relieving the
wants OF the sufferers. Houses, forests
and standing crops on farms, in other
districts, were also burned.
The election in the Isle of Thanet, a
division of Kent, to fill the vacancy in
the House of Commons, caused by the
death of Col. King Harman, has resulted
in the return of the Conservative candi-
date, James Lowther, by a majority of
sos, he receiving 3,547 votes against
2,SS9 cast for his opponent, Knatchbull
Hugessen, Gladstonian. At previous
election, King Harman, Conservative,
was returned by majority of 2,0Ss, the
vote then standing King Harman $3.50,
Banks, Gladstonian, 1,3l1.
An interview between the Gear and
Emperor William will be held July 18th,
at a German port on the Baltic Sea.
Prince Bismarck will be present at the
interview. Emperor William, when he
received deputation from Russian regi-
ments on the occasion of the funeral of
Emperor Frederick, said he hoped for an
early opportunity to thank the Car for
his condolences. The Gear has conferred
upon General Won Pape, the German en-
voy to the Russian Court to announce
the accession of Emperor William, the
orders of st. Andrew and st. Alexander
Newski. He has also conferred upon
Count Gutenberg, General Won Pape's
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