Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-22
CALIFORNIA CULLINGS.
Items of News From All Along the
Coast.

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Coast.
SAN Francisco, December 21.-Indi-
cations for twenty-four hours: For Cali
stationary temperature.
TUIARE, December 21.-It began rain
ing here this afternoon. The farmers
are busy putting in grain, and the wheat
acreage promises to be very large.
CoLToN, December Flames Max
we'll purposely burned his residence to-
day. The cause was trouble with his
wife. He is in Jail under arrest.
MERGED, December 21.-Early this
morning fire started in the millinery
store of Mrs. Fl. Chapman ON Main
street. The stock of goods was damaged
to the extent of So, 900. The cause of the
fire is not known.
PORT TOWNSEND, w. T., December 21.-
George Ross, drayman, after being
baptized at the Methodist Church last
night, fell dead in the pew. Death was
instantaneous and was caused by blood
vessel bursting.
TACOMA, w. T., December 21.-The
decomposed body of man. supposed to
be that of T. j. Hughes, was found float
ing in the Sound yesterday. Attached
to the body was large devil fish weigh
ing hundred pounds.
SAN Francisco, December 21.-At a
meeting tonight of the Federated Trade
and Labor Unions, the boycott enforced
by the Typographical Union of Fresno
against Fiske's Opera House in that city
was indorsed without discussion.
SAN Francisco, December 21.-J. G.
Stubbs, General Traffic Manager of the
Southern Pacific Company, returned to-
day from his labors at the transconti-
mental meeting. He states that the
Southern Pacific Company is satisfied
with the new rates.
SAN Francisco, December 21.-It is
rumored along the city front to-day that
the Glory of the Seas, twelve days out
from Puget Sound, with coal, had sunk,
but no dispatch was received at
the Merchants Exchange to this effect,
and it may be unfounded.
SAN Francisco, December p CHARLES
f. Beach, convicted Of subornation of
perjury in connection with entries of
timber land in Northern California and
sentenced to two years in San Quentin
by Judge Hoffman, was to-day granted a
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ii! further order of the Court by Judge
Sawyer. He filed bonds for his appear
ance when called upon in $40 900, with
Alexander Connick, John Vance and
others as sureties.
SAN Francisco, December 2l.-The
Swedish bark Mamma, Captain Grubb-
strom, arrived to-day from Batavia with
915 tons of Java sugar on board. The
sugar will be described as No. Is Dutch
Standard in color, although it is said to be
of the same lot as the West
meath's cargo. Should it be decided
otherwise the excess in duty will be
paid, but under protest and subject
to the same decision which the Secretary
of the Treasury is expected to give in a
short time.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 21.-Word
was received this afternoon that party
of 100 Canadians, chiefly from the re-
gions above the St. Lawrence, would
start for California Immediately after
the holidays. The party will
reach Sacramento about January 10Th,
and will then scatter through the State
hunting for land. Most of it's members
will try Fresno county, from which they
have received very favorable reports
from a committee sent to make inquiries
as to a suitable location for newcomers.
SAN Francisco. December 21.-The
trial of John A. DINING for the alleged
murder of Henry Benhayon was con-
tinued to day till Wednesday next.
Chief of Detectives Lees was the most
important witness to-day. He gave
a succinct account of DIM
| mig's life and connection with
he Benhayon case, and said that
he had written to and received reply
from the mysterious DIR. Fell, of Liver
more, for whom Dimmig stated he pur'
chased the bill OF drugs that led to the
suspicion of the defendant. Chief Lees
said DR.. Fell was now somewhere II
Oregon.