Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-04

Home, near Bellevue, Idaho. last
week, suspected of being Tascott, the
murderer of the Chicago millionaire,
Smell, was discharged on the evidence
of Chicago detectives.
The report of the local Signal Office
at San Francisco gives the rainfall for
list month as slightly in excess of the
average rainfall for March in Califor.
MIA and Washington Territory, but less
than the average in Oregon.
Frank McCop2in, the lately ap-
pointed Commissioner to the Austrail-
ian Centennial Exposition, left San
Luis Obispo yesterday for San Fran
cisco, en- route to Washington, having
been summoned by Secretary Bayard.
The indications for the twenty-four
hours commencing "A. NJ, April 4th
are: For California: Generally fair
weather in Southern California local
rains in Northern California; light 10
fresh southwesterly winds, slightly
cooler.
| DR.. Littlefield, injured in runaway
accident at San Diego Monday night, is
recovering. Mrs. Littlefield, whose
Injuries were thought fatal, regained
consciousness and, while her condi-
ton is still quite critical. it is believed
she is not beyond recovery.
| The Nogales Collectors report for
the past month shows an increase of
the imports OF ores, bullion, and con-
centrates. The silver ore imported
was valued at $6S, ,S06; concentrates,
$500; silver bullion, $2s, s,104; gold,
ISL, ,606.
Thirty-five employees of the Califor-
mia Door Company, at Oakland, struck
yesterday against an increase from
nine to ten hours as a days work,
About one hundred and fifty men are
employed. and it is believed the
Others will also go out.
The ferryboats Piedmont and Oak
land, plying between San Francisco
and Oakland, commenced burning
coal instead of oil yesterday. 1t is
supposed the change was made on &C.
count of inferences drawn from the
Julia disaster, respecting the use of
petroleum.
Word was received at San Diego
yesterday at fume headquarters,
from the contractor, that grading
would be completed tonight to the
vicinity Of La Mesa, ten miles from
the city, where the supply of water
will be conducted to the reservoir in
iron pipes.
A meeting took place yesterday at
San Francisco between Frank Glover
and Jos. McAuliffe to arrange pugi-
listic match in the near future. AS
there was decided difference as to
the place for giving the match, the
principals agreed to meet again to-day
to complete arrangements.
G. 2. Huntington, Charles Crocker
and A. N. Towne left last night for
Portland. 1t is intended to spend a
week or ten days in Oregon looking
over the State with view OF extend
ing their lines. Huntington has never
before been over the Northern road,
and he wishes to make close exam
ination of it.
Chief of Police Crowley, of San
Francisco, has received word that
William Ringgold Cooper, we'll kno wn
on this coast several years ago, has
been sentenced to fifteen years penal
servitude by the city Criminal Court
OF London. The particular crime
for which Cooper receives this sem
tence, was forging check for SIS, 600
on the Bank of London.
The election OF city officers at Santa
Barbara resulted in the election of
John P. Stearns, for Mayor; Council
men for five wards, Thomas Gilbert,
0. P. Squires, Chas. A. Tbomp pson,
Chas. Pierce and l.. K. Fisher; Mar
shvl, d.. w.. Martin; Police Judge, r.
B. Ord; Assessor, Fred A.. Moore
Collector, W. S. Morris. A larger
vote was polled than ever before.
Charles d. Pierce, the recently
elected Mayor of Oakland, has been
installed in office. In his farewell
message to the City Council, Elk:
Mayor Davis said that he had assur-
ances from Edison Adams, who owns
most of the property adjacent to the
line of the proposed boulevard that the
latter gentleman would at no charge
to the city, deed it to the municipality
for public park purposes.
The prosecution closed yesterday in
the case of Ciprico and Mclean. Clip
rico was placed on the stand and made
general denial Of all the charges
brought against him by w. A. Boyd
in the latter's confession last week.
He said he had once been told indi-
rectly that he would be paid a thous-
and dollars month if he would not
be too strict in examining incoming
Chinese while on duty as Customs
Inspector.
The S. H. Harmon Lumber Com
pany has libeled the tug Warrior for
$3,700. The lumber company is
owner of the schooner Sailor Boy,
which recently took cargo OF lumber
from Gray's Harbor, w. T., to San
Pedro. While lying at the entrance
to the harbor at the latter place the
Warrior took her in tow, but, it is
claimed, owing to the carelessness
with which the tug was managed the
schooner went on the rocks and was
damaged to the extent mentioned,
Word has been received that J. L.
Smith was shot dead by his wife in
Haily, Idaho. Smith has been ex-
ceedingly cruel to his family and
drank considerably yesterday, and
threatened to whip his wife aud chill
dren. His wife retreated to an ad-
joining room, and the husband ad-
vancing, she picked up rifle and
shot him dead in his tracks, the bul.
let st. liking just above the left eve,
blowing the top OF his skull off. Mrs.
Smith at once surrendered to the
sheriff.
The eleventh annual session OF the
Grand Lodge of California, A. o. u.
W., commenced at San Francisco
Yesterday. The reports show 22S
lodges now in existence in this juris-
Idiction. The gain in membership