Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-28

Green, the confessed railroad robbie
at Pantano last April, has been ser
fenced to five years, and Doc Smal
to life imprisonment. An appeal ha
been taken in Smart's case. The lat
ter attempted suicide tonight b
shooting himself three times in tn
head, but the balls flattened on hi
skull. The wounds are not dangerous
He attempted suicide some week
ago with morphine.
Mining Venture.
SAN DIEGO, January 27.-Article
of incorporation Of the Lower Califol
mia Mining Company were fled in tn
County Clerks office to-day. Tn
object as stated is to explore, develo]
and sell mines, build reduction works
e c. The capital stock is fixed a
IS, 900 900. The directors are Theoph
illus Massey, J. d. Hamburg, L. J
Mack and Milton Santee.
Suicided Through shame.
SANTA Rosa, January 27.-Georg
A. Thornton committed suicide thi
morning, taking laudanum. He wa
an ex-Brigadier- General of the Con
federate army and had held severa
official positions here. He was re
Gently employed as book-keeper 70
Guerne & Murphy, a lumber firm a
Guerneville, who say that he wa
short in his accounts $400.
Will be Well Supported.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, January 27.-At /;
meeting of the Railway Commission
of the Board of Trade this Afternoon
three signers to the subscription lis
of the proposed Port San Luis Obisp'
and San Joaquin Railroad were re
ceived, aggregating $15 900. 1t is esti
mated that $500 900 will be subscribed
in this city. A New York syndicat'
has offered to purchase the bonds o
the railway corporation.
Fruit Growers' Meeting.
SAN Francisco, January 27.-Rep
of the State Board O
Trade, Fruit Union and Fruit Growers
Association met to-day and discussed
the new schedule of rates to the ex
treme Eastern cities, faster time an(
a larger number of cars to be furnished
by the railroad companies. A com
mittee was appointed to confer with
the railroad officials OH the subject.
Paris Mutuals Barred.
SACRAMENTO, January 27.-At th'
meeting of the State Agricultural AS
sociation to day, L. U. Shipper, o
was reelected President
H. M. LaRue, Superintendent OF Pa
vilion, and Geo. W. Hancock Super
intendent- OF the Agricultural Park
The Board decided not to allow Pari.
Mutuals to be sold on heats at the
next State fair races.
The HOrticulturists.
SAN JOSE, January 27.-The mem
bers of the American Horticulture
Society were provided with carriages
to-day and driven to different parts O
the valley.
SACRAMENTO, January 27.-Arrange
ments were made here to-day to enter
tain the American Horticultural Asso
citation. A public reception is to be
given in the assembly chamber in the
State Capitol.
Fire i'm n Mine.
JACKSON, CAL, January 27.-Firt
broke out in the plymouth
mine on Tuesday
number of men in the mine
at the time were hoisted ou
uninjured. The shafts were closed
and it is thought that the fires are
extinguished now, but nothing def
mite is known.
A Fatal Affair.
STOCKTON, January 27.-The upper
part of a sidewalk, with heavy avn.
ing attached to the loft of the bricl
building at Main and Eldorado streets
this city, fell to-day, injuring fatally
Samuel Colts, a well-known citizen,
E. Rielby, a laborer, and boy nameo
Levi.
Genuine LeprOsy.
MARYsvILLE, January 27.-At con
ference OF all the physicians in the
city the case of leprosy discovered
here was pronounced genuine, and the
Board Of Health recommends that 6
be erected outside of the
town for the sufferer and his family
A Journalistic Venture.
HoLBRooK, Ariz., January 27.-An
other newspaper is announced fol
Holbrook. The first issue will appear
LIST. The new venture il
called the HOlbroOk Standard. Col. W
G. Lamont is editor and proprietor
The politics are independent.
Paid Up.
SACRAMENTO, January 27.-Ihe 1ol
lowing counties settled their accounts
with the State to-day by paving the
amounts named into the Treasury
Yolo, $1O1, III; Sonoma, $3.50, ,457
Stanislaus, $S1, ,421; San Bernardino
$92, ,253; Napa, $73,504; San Mateo
$64,013.
Mrs. RaWsOn Arrested.
CHICAGO, January 27.-Mrs. Raw
son, indicted yesterday by the Crane
Jury for alleged completely in an as
sault to kill banker Rawson, was ar
rested to-day when she came to visi
her son in jail, and was held for bail
"A Sing ular Catastrophe.
LODI, January 27.-Florence Brown
ten years old, was found drowned il
a pool six inches deep near Clement
this morning. It is supposed that sh
slinped. struck her head on a rock