Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-28
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES
FROM CALIFORNIA
Anti-(OOlfeism- Der.
nal Heights Excitement.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 81.
Oakland held a rousing Anti Coolic
meeting last night. Several thousand
were present, including delegations
from here and neighboring towns.
The public schools were closed yes
terday, for the centennial vacation,
lasting until the 10th of July.
Bernal Heights, the scene of the re-
cent quartz discovery, was visited yes
terday by a large number of people,
Several additional claims have been
staked out, and work will be at once
commenced on some of them to test
the question. Tina whole neighbour
hood is in a state of excitement.
Some interesting additional evidence
was taken before the Senate Chinese
Commission. +. l.. Gordon's testi-
mony was continued. lie stated in
stances in which Cinnamon had
married ON held at Rever-
end Mr.. Gibbons establishment,
paying from $50 to $40, besidesa mar
riage fee OF $40. The women were
taken thence to house, OF prostitution.
detective Rogers, who has been work
ing up the matter, presented n lengthy
report as TO the number of Chinese en-
gaged ifS different departments of m
d1stry i'll this city, including 200 ci-
gar makers, 800 laundryInen. 5000
household servants, aud great mum.
bers i'll manufacturing tools, shoes.
slippers. ladies' underwear, e C. Eight
OPIUM dens are known To exist. pat
rbnized day and night by white men
and women.
water Suit-D%ecoration Day
More Smallpox Gases Grave
Charges Against ite Prosecuf-
ing Aitorncy-rhe Finance TOM
rnittee -fOrcibie ENpulsiOn %.
Chinese Tbrentene i-Wiii Not
Adjourn The Rernai Heights
fiasco-Eureka Consolidated As.
sessnenf.
SAN FRANCISCO, May q.
In the Third District Court 10 day
Theodore Leroy filed "a complaint in
equity against The Spring Valley Wa
ter Company and the Alameda WAFER
Company. The complaint alleges that
after the legislature of March, 1874,
AiAA hllf' W % III ~ "fI'A' VI ~
denim water rights for The city, VIM.
G.. Rals;on. Chas. Webb Howard, Chas.
n. FELTON, aud j. NJ. Reider, who con.
trollei n majority of the Alameda
Company's stock, c%onspired To bla
cJntrol of the Spring Valley Water
Company with a view TO selling the
Alameda Water Works to the latter
company for a price far exceeding
their value, for their " private use,
and then selling the properly of both
companies TO the city. The complaint
further alleges that in pursuance Of the
project, Ralston bribed Il. III. Deyer,
Deputy Surveyor General, TO give hun
information concerning the water sup
ply contrary to his official duty, and
tried To bride X. NJ. BreretOn. "A civil
engineer, To report In their favor, and
on bis refusing did bride Scowden.
lie also bribed "a member of the Board
of Supervisors to elect the latter en-
gineer, paying each so hribed 8 5000.
subsequently, IL j. alleged, Ralston
procured the election of "A board of
trustees for the Spring Valley, and sue
ceedei in selling to that corporation
for II 900. 900 the franchise OF the Ala
media Water Company, which was not
worth $4,000. In consideration of
these alleged frauds, the court Is petit
toned to declare the acts of the trus-
tees elected in December, 1874, void,
and that defendants be restrained from
dlspo-ing of any of the 81 900, 900 bonds
issued for the purpose of purchasing
the Alameda C~ompany's works, and
that they he cancelled; also that claims
of innocent bondholderS, OF whom
plaintiff claims to he one, he } cid valid
as against the Spring Valley Water
Company. The complaint is very
lengthy and recites many further de-
tails of alleged bribery and corruption
practices.
Next Tuesday, Decoration Day, will
he in a geeat measure observed as a
holiday. The banks will be closed and
most of the business houses will sus-
pend for the day. Professions will
lake place 10 the cemetery at Lone
Mountain, escorted by the Second In
fsntry under command of Colonel X.
II. Savage. An address will he deliv-
cred by Major $. w. Backus in the
evening. Colonel Savage will deliver
the Grafton.
Two cases Of small FOX were reported
today: one at lI2O Washington street,