Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-25
San Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO. May

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24th.
About noon to-day an old man,
name unknown, was run over and se-
riously injured at the corner of New
Montgomery and Market streets by
team. The horse knocked the old
man down, and as the driver tried to
check him the man was badly trodden
ON by the animal.
The testimony taken before the
State Senate Commission on Chinese
immigration is being printed in book
form, and when all the testimony
comes in five copies will be sent to
each member of Congress and one to
each of the State officers and newspa-
per offices.
Nearly all the Chinese arrested for
misdemeanor were sentenced by the
Police Judge to pay their fine. They
are afraid TO go to the County Jail for
fear that the order requiring the Sher-
iff to cut off the queues of prisoners will
be enforced.
Silver coin is to and trade dol
lars to per cent. discount. Green
backs ares to 81, buying, 90c.
The San Francisco Mint closes June
18th for the annual clean up.
The knights of Pythias from the in
terror towns to the number of q thou
sand will join in the Fourth of July
celebration.
The Board of City Hall Com mission
ers this forenoon opened bids for the
$500, 900 new city hall bonds, author
iZed by the last Legislature to be sold.
A New York firm took the whole
amount at 95c. The lowest bid was
Gle. and fraction. The bonds run
for thirty years at six per cent. inter-
est. This is the first time that a New
York house has taken the city's funds,
and the price is high.
Democratic state Convention.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24th.-The
Convention re-assembled at P. NJ.
The following is announced as the
Committee on Platform and Resolu-
tions: First District, Hager and Howe;
Second, Farley and Hamilton; Third,
Burch and Tinnin; Fourth, McDou-
gall and Day. The Chairman of the
Committee on Credentials reported
that owing to there being two sets Of
delegates from several of the counties
he would be unable to report for an
hour or two. The Convention ad-
journed to half past P. NJ. The dele
gates of the Fourth Congressional Dis
| trict did not meet, but Wigginton's
chances are said to be very slim. The
! Second District Convention adjourned
, till September Goth. The delegates of
the Third District (Luttrell's met this
afternoon, and after a short but warm
session adjourned till to- morrow morn
ing. The acton is said to be against
LuttrelPs chances.
SEVEN THIRTY p. M.-The Commit
tee on Permanent Organization rec
commended that the temporary officers
be made the permanent ones, which
was unanimously adopted.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported in favor of admitting the regu-
lar delegations from the counties of
Santa Cruz and San Diego, which, af-
| ter slight contest from the outside
delegation from Santa Cruz, was adop-
ted. This action, it is said, strength
ems Wlggington's chances.
The Committee on the Order of Bus
lness reported the following pro-
| gramme:
First, assessment of two dollars on
each delegate.
Second, Report of the Committee on
Platform and Resolutions.
Third, election of II delegates to the
National Convention, four for each
Congressional District.
Fourth, as regards the nomination
of electors, the Committee stood six
for recommending the Convention to
nominate now, and six for doing so at
some future time. Being unable to
agree, the Committee referred the
matter TO the Convention,
Fifth, the proposition to elect men,
bers of the State Central Committee
was referred back to the Convention,
as the Committee thought the call for
the Convention did not authorize any
such action on their part.
The fifth subdivision was taken up
and put at the head to be considered
first, on the statement of member
that the selection of a State Central
Committee, one of the most impor-
tant actions of convention, was gen.
orally left to the last moment, when
the members were tired and anxious
to get away, which prevented that at
tention to the subject its Importance
deserved.
| The fourth subdivision was then
taken up, when Hurley, of Sonoma,
made an amendment that two dele
gates be elected by the Districts and
| four from the State at large.
Lewis, of Tshama, opposed this,
while Farley, of Amador, favored the
amendment.
Senators Casserly and Hager favored
the report of the committee, and 9TH
ers supported Farley and Shirley.