Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-25

has improved the crop conditions. Har-
vesting is in progress in Tennessee and
Kentucky, where the weather is cold.
The conditions have been favorable for
wheat and corn, but unfayorable for
grass.
Coast Cuttings.
J A pension has been granted to Jason
Covey Of Los Angeles.
Grading on the Anaheinn and Ocean
Railway will begin in few days.
Argument in the Graham murder trial
at Santa Cruz, will be begun on Monday.
The Jury in the case of VIM. Keyes on
trial for the murder Of John Payton, at
Boca, returned verdict of manslaughter
at Nevada.
The entire business portion OF Sierra
Vile, except one store, was destroyed by
fire early Saturday morning. Loss is
over $4,000. Insurance $1,000.
Representative Clardy, from the Com
mittee on Commerce, has reported favor
ably the bill appropriating $25, 900 for
lights and for signal at Ballast Point,
San Diego.
Convict VIM. J. Brown escaped Satur-
day from Folsom. He was employed at
the time in repairing the prison railroad
track. Two shots were fred at him. He
is still at large.
George Nicholson, who last Wednesday
sho. and seriously wounded Antonio
TrosiIlo, saloon keeper, at Magdelana,
New Mexico, was arrested in San Mar
cial on Sunday. When arrested be con-
fessed his guilt.
Peterson, OF San Francisco, won the
sculling match at Victoria, B. c., beating
Paine four lengths; time 2ls4 minutes.
The race was witnessed by fifteen hun
dred people. Thirty Thousand dollars
changed hands.
At 8 O'Clock Saturday afternoon fire
broke out at Holbrook, Ariz., destroying
the entire business part, including the
Atlantic and Pacific depot, section-h house,
and large number Of cars. Loss, not
less than 100000.
The Committee OF the Democratic Ma
tional Committee will notify President
Cleveland OF his nomination at . P. NJ.
Tuesday, After which they will leave inn
mediately for Columbus, Ohio, to notify
Judge Thurman OF his nomination for
Vice President.
The Duke of York, chief OF the Clealum
tribe OF Indians, who died at his home
month ago at Scow Bay, was buried on
Sunday at Port Townsend, in the Masonic
cemetery. He was noted parsonage
and a historic figure, well known to all
the old residents OF the Sound.
The Lakeport stage was stopped near
Calistoga, Saturday afternoon, by one
man, near the Bradford mine, in Lake
county, and Wells, Fargo & Co.'S. treas
ure box was taken. As far as known,
the passengers were not disturbed. This
occurred near the same place OF the
recent robbery on the same route.
Wilson Waddingham, the owner of the
Armendaris grant in New Mexico, which
comprises large area OF Socorro county,
has issued notice to stockmen demand
ing the removal OF 10000 head Of cattle
now ranging on the grant. As the
drouth has been general the stockmen
consider this severe blow.
During fracas at Fullerton, Tom
| Conley, railroad man, was shot in the
neck by Peter Vonnige, who had been
quarreling with some Santa Fe track-lay-
ers, and ran out of the saloon in which
the quarrel occurred. Conley ran after
him, and Vonnige shot at him. Conley
lodged and received the ball in the
neck, lodging in the right shoulder.
Vonnige skipped to San Diego.
The following statement in regard to
the purchase OF bonds under the circular
of April 10Th, has been prepared at the
| Treasury Department. Amount purchas-
ed As, SIS, ,259, 700; AIS, IS, ,334 ,050; total,
$26, ,50S, $50. Cost, As, s23, ,1SS. .s96; 41ss,
$S,975 ,S52; total, 32,l64.74S. Cost at
maturity, As, S32 2,319 .669; 41as, $9,637,-
529; total, SAL 1857 ,l9S. Saving, 4s, $9,-
130,773; 4las, 1861, ,677; total, 500, 1922,
$50.
Mrs. Lisle Lester, journalist. died at
New York Saturday, Of pneumonia. She
was the daughter Of the late Major Ly-
man Walker, OF Fond du Lac, Wis, and
graduated from Lawrence University in
1858. She was well known in the news
paper offices OF New York and San Fran
cisco. In 1880 she founded dramatic
magazine in New York City. In accord
ance with her last request, her remains
will be cremated.
About 200 gentlemen, representing
from two-thirds to three quarters OF the
wholesale grocery business OF the United
States, assembled at New York Saturday
to organize Wholesale Grocers' Nation
al Association, the main purport OF which
will be to regulate the sugar market, that
in handling that commodity small mar
gin of profit may be obtainable. 1t is
claimed by wholesale grocers that in
handling sugar. they do SO at loss. A
committee was appointed to confer with
the sugar refners.
VIM. Mansfield, a convict at the State
Penitentiary at Salem, Ore, was shot and
killed by John Whitney, a guard, satur-
day morning. Mansfield, who was a
desperate character, complained Of being
ill, and was sent to the hospital. The
steward concluded he was only feigning
sickness, and told him to return to work.
Mansfield refused to do SO, and Warden
McKinnen was called. The prisoner de-
lied the warden, and the latter ordered
Guard Whitney to cover Mansfield with
his rife. After several attempts to place
handouts upon the prisoner, the warden
ordered Whitney to shoot, which he did,
the ball taking effect in the abdomen
Mansfield lived but half an hour. The
coroner's jury exonerated the officers.