Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-21
BAY City Rreezes,

Two police officers were attracted bv a
dull explosion near Jackson and Powell
streets early yesterday morning, and
upon investigating the cause encountered
man named VIM. Henderson, whom
they arrested. 1t was found that he had
blown open safe in a grocery store and
had secured several hundred dollars in
money and three watches.
AT the opening session of the twenty
fourth annual meeting of the Grand
Grove Of California Druids about 200 del
egates from various parts of the State
were present. The total number OF
groves in the State is fifty-four. The total
revenue of the order during the year was
$45 $50, of which amount $6,705 was ex-
pended in relieving the necessities OF
members or their families. The number
of members is now 3,057.
Captain f. G.. Reed, who had charge
of the steamer San Pablo at the time she
was wrecked on the China coast and lost,
has received a communication from the
inspectors OF steam vessels of this port,
which states that, after a thorough
investigation, they find that he
is entirely blamless in the matter and
that at the time the San Pablo went
ashore, he was navigating the vessel care
fully and taking all possible precaution
against danger, while running in the
thick fog which prevailed at the time and
for several days previous.
1t is unofficially stated that the suit of
the English banking firm of McCamont
Bros. against the Sutro Tunnel Company
has been privately compromised by the
cash payment of $9000 900 for the FORE
closure OF a mortgage for 81 800, 900, the
difference between the two
amounts being the difference
between the compound interest on the
principal at one per cent, per month and
the simple interest at six per cent. per
annum. The suit was begun in the
United States Circuit Court at Carson,
Nevada, April l, 1886, and the time al
lowed defendants would have expired
July 9th, next.
Competition between the Canadian
Pacific and Pacific Mail Steamship Com
panies led to the announcement yester-
day on the part of the latter company OF
reduction OF 80 per cent. on its general
| tariff rates for shipments to China. This
makes the new rate on flour consign-
| ments so. The Canadian Pacific re-
duced their rates on -four to $3.50. II
has hitherto been 81. They also reduced
their whole tariff proportionately not
only on freight to China, but on that to
Australia.
SAN Francisco, June 19.-Chas. Feist.
corn, an American citizen, was arrested
at Honolulu June I'd, Just before the de-
parture of the steamer Mariposa for San
Francisco, on the charge of attempting
to leave the country under false pre-
lenses. 1t was found that his passport
bore the name of Mrs. G. H. Festcorn.
The exlanation demanded showed that
the deputy collector believing Feistcorn's
name to be Marchant, and, thinking he
wanted passport for lady, made it
read Mrs. Feistcorn. Though he re-
mained in durance but half an hour, it
was sufficient to cause him delay of
three days, or until the sailing OF the
next steamer and, though the Collector
General offered to apologize through the
press, Feistcorn proposes to lay the mat
ter before the State Department at Wash
ington. The difficulty arose from recent
passport troubles at Honolulu.