Arizona citizen., 1876-04-08
PACIFIC COAST MATTERS.

PACIFIC COAST MATTERS. 1 SAN DIEGO, April 4.-Kerens & 7 Mitchell, of Southern Pacific mai r stage line, have reduced fares from Camp Grant to San Francisco to $SO - from Tucson and Prescott to San Fran ? cisco to $65, and from other points in Arizona they have reduced the fare:
 in like proportion. Special rates for discharged soldiers from Camp Grant
 to San Francisco are $7O, and from Tucson and Prescott to San Francisco,
 s55.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-About ? o'clock, yesterday afternoon, fire lbroke out in the rear of A. B. Holmes
 hay and grain barn on Spear street.
 corner of Market, and spread to the neighboring lumber yards of Mslon &
 Young, P. $. Smith 6 Stsrbord, and
 Goldstone. entirely consuming the premises where it originated, and
 Malon 6 Young's establishment, and badly damaging the others. The loss will aggregate about S2o,OOO; par tiAlly insured.
 Milton s. Latham is lying danger, ously i'll at Menlo Park.
 The Centennial committee of this city have issued an address to the peo- pie, asking for contributions for proper celebration, as thellegislsture has failed to pass the bill allowing the supervisors to appropriate funds for the purpose.
 SAN FRANCISCO. April 5.-Ex-Gov- ernor F. W. Forman, minister to China, in an interview puts the matter of Chinese immigration in a new light According to his statement, Hongkong, from which emlgrants depart, being British colony, emigration from there is legally British, instead of Chinese, and the remedy Tn that direction would be in a modification of the British, 1 and not the Chinese treaty obligations. His own suggestion, however, is that the evil should be fought in another he knows that nearly all the Chinese here, are imported under in violation of treaty obliga- tions, and proceedings to quash such contracts would have the immediate effect to check immigration. 4 grand anu-Chinese mass meeting was held at Oakland, last evening, Major Pardee presiding. Speeches of a moderate tone, advocating a mutual protection association were made. A motion pre- vailed for all hands to attend the mass meeting in this city, tonight. A pre- . .mlnary anu-Chinese immigration meeting was held last evening at the corner of Stockton and Sacramento streets. Thomas Phelan presided. Itl vas resolved to effect permanent organ zatlons in future meeting; also resolv- d to participate in the mass meeting hls evening The Sixth ward contains 6 nore Chinese residents than any other yard in the city. A dispatch from Red c 5lutf says that the citizens held an S meeting last night. Much { interest is manifested in the movement. + similar reports are received from varI- |. us parts of the State. At meeting of the Pacific coast Cen enn'al committee of representative nen of California, last evening, at the = 'alace Hotel, to inaugurate the collec- ion of funcs for the purpose of having C hls State properly represented at the Centennial Exhibition, S23OO were sub | cribed, of which one thousand dollars { vas contributed by Judge Mccoy, of [ Nevada The meeting was rather o allure, from a financial point of view, lc though some very patriotic resolutions a 'ere adopted. II In March, the Treasury shipments,
  trough Wells Fargo & Co.'S. Express. to $6,3SO,SO7. The treasure . hipments overland, for the same time aggregated S5,52S, 1OS. SAN FRANCISCO, April G. Stocks r .loscd today as follows: Alpha. 5s. 5elcher, 35.25; Crown Point 225O; '. Consolidated Virginia, SC: California $50; Gould < Curry, 2O5O; Imperial " 6S715; Justice, 31; Kentuck 1880. Il Mexican, 39.25; Ophir, 6625; Ray ! nond & Ely, 17.59; Sierra Nevada a5. " 1nion Consolidated, r. Consolidated u Irginia has declared dividend of go ]" Ter share on the new shares. Belcber r las declared a dividend of one dollar U U Yer share. Crown Point has been as :, essed one dollar. u Gold in New York, 113K. Green v ir f~N# WM