Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-15
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Weather clear, calm and warm.
San Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO, 14th.-The Altos
Washington special says the Secre-
tary of Treasury, has given orders thai
the San Francisco and Carson mints,
shall be employed for the balance of
he year on the coin age of gold and
small silver coins. This will stop the
coinage of trade dollars for months.
The excitement in the silver market
| has not abated. Rumors of lock UP
are rife, also that prominent firm
are buying up halves and quarters for
| the purpose of making trade dollars,
against necessity.
The school teachers have received
their back pay and the schools will
not close as expected in view of the
100000 appropriated by the legisla-
ture.
The case of Harrington alias Scooter
in the municipal court will be given
to the jury this afternoon.
1t is asserted that some of the larger
property owners assessed for
Montgomery Avenue have combined
for the purpose of centering the val
idity of the tax.
Capt. H Burns and G G Fuller
are the only two entries made for the
IN atch on the ODD inst, to determine
whether California shall be represent
ed at the coming International Rifle
shooting match. According to the
rules of the California Association
they must make score of 80 points.
Collection day yesterday passed off
very quietly. The usual amount of
silver coin seemed passing about,
though the trade dollar was not as
prominent as in times past. The
rates of all silver are better, ranging
from 34sto per cent. discount.
'sIn an interview with Hamley, late
Supervisor of Internal Revenue, an
swering the question as to whether
the rumor yesterday that he had re-
signed was correct, said it was true he
, had resigned: He sent on his resig-
nation two or three months ago but
that he had been requested by the De-
partment to withdraw it. Some cor
respondence had taken place with ref
erence to it and he had concluded to
remain until May. Personal and FAM
lily reasons had however induced him
to leave the office before that time.
His health was suffering and his FAM
lily was in the East and he wished to
return to them. He said that the De-
partment had nothing to do with it,
and that his suggestions and recon-
} mendations had always been regarded
and he had no fault whatever to find
The subcommittee of the Chinese
Senate committee made report to
the whole committee to-day. They
reported that as the visit was known
beforehand they had little chance to
obtain information as the Chinese
were on their good behavior. In
Chinatown on the public streets half
the houses appeared to be gambling
places and were all closed, and such
committees thought for the present
at least gambling was stopped.
In the case of Government against
the Los Angeles distillery the argu-
ment was finished this morning,
when the Court took recess. The Jury
will be charged this afternoon.
At the meeting of the San Francisco
Centennial Committee last evening
40 more members were added. All
work so far has been to effect prelim-
mary organization, but at the meet
ing next Tuesday skeleton pro-
gramme will be submitted.
w. c. Hinckley, who recently died
leaving property worth $l5O,O00, has
willed all of it, after paying bequests
to the amonnt of $4,000 to certain rel
atives, to nine trustees, members of
the first Unitarian society of this city,
for the purpose of creating fund for
the care of INDECENT old people and ed
ucating poor young men and women.
The Antioch distillery case was SUBJ
mitted to the Jury at 2:30 to-day, but
they have not yet returned verdict.
Ihiseafternoon the Chinese Com
mfssionefs again began taking testi-
mony. Einstein, of the shoe factory,
said the Cinnamon were incorrigible
thieves and he would not have en-
ployed them,, if he could have
been able to obtain white labor when
he began his business. Fire Marshal
Durkee said their position in the city
was a. continual menace to the rest of
the town on account af their careless
ness and disregard oflaw.
The jury in the case of the Govern
ment against the Los Angeles distil-
lery is still out with the prospect of no
agreement. 1t is reported on the out
side that the jury stood on the last bal
lot nine II acquittal and three for con-
Stock Dying.
SUsANvILLE, Cal. April 14.-Not-
withstanding the large amount of
feed saved by the farmers here the
winters has been so severe that the
surplus is exhausted and cattle and
sheep are dying in large numbers.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.