Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-29
San Francisco News.

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San Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2Sth.-The
ceremony of laying the corner stone
of the Coard building on Pine street
yesterday afternoon was attended by
some four thousand persons besides
members of the Board. The Board
met in a room on California street.
The case of DR.. J. M. Mareno charg-
ed with beating his wife in a cruel
manner so as to endanger her life was
called in the police court yesterday.
Mareno demanded a jury trial howev-
er and the matter was continued un-
til next Monday.
Major w w Mccoy, Centennial
Commissioner for Nevada, has trans
ferred one thousand dollars from the
sum appropriated by his SITS te to the
fund of the Pacific Coast Centennial
Committee towards the erection of a
Pacific Coast Centennial Hall at Fair
mount Park, Philadelphia.
McDevitt, who was shot by his
wife's parOmour in Reck House last
Tuesday, was resting easier yesterday
although no great hopes are entertain
ed IOr his recovery.
Henry Schmehl the pedestrian who
is going to walk against O'Leary ar
rived here last evening.
An unknown man committed sui.
eide in room at the Stanford House
last evening. He left letter to the
coroner directing that no effort should
be made to identify him.
Silver coin i,23 to 81 per cent. dis.
count and trade dollars to 7 per cent.
discount.
Some time last night bur-
glar broke into the dining room of the
Inglewood House and stole 100 silver
spoons and forks.
This morning the police caught
Chinaman named All Lee in the act of
disposing of property in second hand
store on Pacific street.
Dom Pedro's visit to the Synagogue
this morning was attended by an in
cident that illustrates the Emperor's
erudition. The "Scrolls" were
opened for him when he read fluently
from the first book of Moses. He also
translated the matter freely and with
elegance. The Rev. Drs. Lilienthal of
Cincinnati, and Cohen of this city ac-
companied the Emperor on the visit.
In the 18th District Court to-day in
the suit of the Central Pacific Hail.
road Company VS.. A. A. Cohen, the
plaintiffs motion to strike out por-
tiOns of the original answer to the
complaint was argued and submitted.
About IA Celestials who had been
caught sleeping in a contracted apart
ment were fined $40 each in the Po-
lice Court to-day.
The Is Cinnamon who were arrested
last night on Dupont street were con-
victed and ordered to appear for sen.
tence, together with eight who were
arrested in gambling den on Wash
ington street.
J. H. Wilbur, collector and clerk
for Bowen Brothers, Wholesale grocery
dealers, is under arrest on charge of
embezZlement. 1t is alleged that he
appropriated money belonging to the
firm.
The Adjutant General has issued or.
ders prescribing the style of target to
be used by companies of the National
Guard in the practice required by law,
to be held in the month of Nav, and
has directed that the Creedmo0r tar.
get be adopted. General McComb has
issued Brigade order carrying out
the provisions of the Adjutant Gen.
erals orders.
The steamer Belgic, twenty days
from Hong Kong and eighteen from
Yokohama, arrived this afternoon.
She had on board 600 Coolies. Her car
go embraces 1868 chests of tea, 469
packages of silk, 2l,SSl packages of
merchandise. or the tea 1888 chests
go overland to New York. The silk
all goes to the same place. The
remainder of the cargo is for this port.
Two ships sailed from Hong Kong
with $40 more Coolies, In Japan q
Government notification has been is
sued forbidding the wearing of swords.
Fires aud burglaries were growing
very frequent, especially in the interi-
or. The Prime Minister has issued an
order permitting foreigners in the en-
ploy of natives to reside outside of the
foreign settlement at Yokohoma. The
new crop of Japan teas was ex xpected to
begin coming in by May first. The
reports OF the tea growing districts
are very favorable, both as regards
quality and quantity.