Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-28
PACIFIC COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO.
LATEST REGARDING THE SIT.
UATION.
Incendiaries. Tramps and Hood.
lums.
THE CITY COMPARATIVELY
QUIET.
GAnsonee Of Rnnk the Murderer
Sentence OF Runk the Murderer.

The Belgic sailed Tor Hongkong at
noon to-day with a large Chinese pas
senger list. Every precaution was
taken to insure quiet. At the Mail
dock a heavy force was under arms
aud the leading i'm that direc-
ton as far a. Market street were
strongly guarded. The hoodiums
considered discretion the better part
of valor and RETAINED from making
any demonstration. 1t Is reported
that before daylight this morning a
gang OF hoodlums tried to force an m.
trance to National Guard armory.
Post street. but were discovered aud
repealed by the guard. This morning
there was discovered under a China
house on Minna street. between
First and Second, a package
containing a lot OF excelsior
upholstery material, powder, fuse.
aud paper soaked in coal oil.
Tue papers used were the indianapolis
Sun, the Guide, OF this city, and what
may be more or less significant, a
copy of the New York Labor Standard.
Citizens are still coming in rapidly to
join the Safety Committee. To night
the COMMITTEES will assemble by Wards
for guard duty, while a force will he
tt0ft W w % - t'b "a =
This morning a fellow entered Shat
fer's cigar store on Kearny street, and
demanded that Shaffer Instantly dis
charge all Chinese employed in his
manufacturing department, or take the
consequences. Shsffer replied by
handing the fellow over to the police,
and he was locked up. This morning
a umbe of rioters, incendiaries, etc..
captured within the last few days, were
up before the Police Court, where no
leniency was shown them. Joseph
smith, convicted OF an attempt to
burn the Chinese match factory last
night, was held to answer to the
charge of arson, with bail fixed at
Sc, 900. the heaviest ever imposed in
the history Ct the Court for a similar
offense. f. j. FROM, for stoniDg Off
GERS and citizens at the riot near the
Mail dock Wednesday night, was held
for assault with intent TO commit mnr
der, bail $4,000; Thomas Knoblocb,
for stone throwing. sentenced TO Jail
for one year; Ned Thomas and John
Hogan, for disturbing the peace, got
six months each.
There was no disturbance in the city
last night. About 5000 of the Con
mittee of Safety were OH guard. 10
q W ~ "o@ - iuii lotitV
force, a posse Of specials, 200 marines
from m~en-of-war in the harbor and the
military at the armories. The city was
thoroughly patrolled and the hood
lums mostly kept out of sight. A
China chicken ranch on tho orn OF
Nineteenth ana Alabama streets was
set on fire about 10 p. NJ. The incendi-
airy was arrested by safety men. A
few hoodlums gathered but were
quickly run of. One China house was
smashed on the corner of Gilbert and
Brannan streets. but safety men ran to
their rescue and the hoodlums scat
tered. At l:30 this morning a fire
broke out In Brown & Lambert's axle
grease mandatory, at the foot OF Sew
enth street, and destroyed il. Loss,
about $1,000. Soon after Il man was
caught in the vicinity empting to
fire a China house, and arrested. There
was no other disturbance during the
night. 1t Is doubtful whether The
hoodlums nave stopped for good or
only for a breathing spell. The vigil
antes will be maintained until all
cause for apprehension is over.
Wednesday l.. A. Silvey moved
u OF a tenement sill uated in the rear
OF No. lis Geary street, between Du-
pont and Stockton. About IL o'clock
last night it occurred TO him that he
had forgotten 10 remove some articles.
He vent to the house for them and
found the building on fire in three
places. The incendiary had used
kerosene oil and newspapers in his
work. The match had evidently lust
been applied. and Mr.. Silvey expert
enced no difficulty in extinguishing
the flames.
Two boys were arrested this morn
ing for participating in the attack on
the a Francisco fuse factory on
Channel street. Cinnamon are en-
ployed in b building and occupied
the adjoining house, which the heod-
luins tried to burn down. Prepare
tons for its destruction were made on
"Wednesday night, when straw mat
ting and dry laths were piled together.
There were evidences that fire had
been applied. Several attacks had
been mad. upon The factory by boys
who had beer several times driven
away by the girls employed. Thee
girls had also seen boys trying TO fire
the building in the day time.
The police have received orders Ia
arrest ON sight any boys or young
men who are known to belong to the
class denominated hoodlunns, and
bring them to the city prison where
they will he charged with vagrancy.
About S60. 900 is thus far subscribed
tn the fund of the Safety Committee.
Enli>tufn ts have been active all day.
Arthur Rigney, Charles Archer and
Henry Beatty, members of Company
b, First Regiment OF the National
Guard. were arrested to-day for no