The New York herald., 1877-07-28
CALIFORNIA,

THE CITIZENS OF SAN FRANcIsCo PREPARED
FOR ALL EMERGESCIEs-ARREsr OF AN IN
CENDIARY-soME THREATENING LETTERS AND
MORE FIREs-No RIoTINo.
SAN FRANCISCO Jelly 27, 1877.
The veteran soldiers Of the war; both federal and
Confederate, met Horticultural Hall yesterday even.
ing elected Colonel Wilmington commander, ana or.
ganlzed in four companies OF thirty each exclusive
OF officers They were supplied with rifles ana ad-
journed to Dashaway Hall, whore they remained wait.
ing orders The Committee OF Safety met at Horti-
cultural Hall Immediately after the veterans left and
were told OF into companies of fifty each and
reported at the City Hall to tho Chief Of Police,
by whom they are despatched to all parts of the
city on patrol duty Several enliro com panies arc
armed with regulation rifles, while othcrs-have lew
men armed with rifles the remainder being supplied
with cluos aud pocxct firearms. A large number of
cavalry rcvolvers have also been served out with
abundant supplies OF ammunition.
PREPARED EAERGExcrEs
The vicinity OF tho City Hall early IN the evening
presented aspect cdcuated 10 convince the
classes that any outbreak would be attended with
consequences disastrous TO themselves All the court
rooms in the building the outer police occ the police
yard and the court Of tho building were crowded
with well armed and determined men representing
every class OF society. Merchant street, between
Montgomery ana Kearny, was lined on one side with
orge express wagons ready transport
rapidly IN any direction. The otuer side OF Merchant
street. and on Kearny street in front CITY HALL
was filled with Tho ranks Of the Committee Of Safety
aud large bodies OF the same force marching and
drilling IN the immediate vicin ty. In addition numcr.
companies OF nifty had been despatched TO every
quarter in town. and IN some localities where danger
was more particularly apprenonded their numbers were
increased.
ANXIOUS TO sQuELcH THE HoopLuMs
The best oil spirits animalcs the force, aud the
preston Is so frequent be almost general to the
effect that they wished the hoodlums would only give
them one opportunity to teach them such lesson as
would squeich them once Tor ALL The authorities ara
somewhat retcent ss to the number OF tho force on
duty, but II seems probable that least three thou
SAND OF the Safety Committee ander arms besiues
police SPECIAL veteran guard, ma and marines and
sailors from the Pensacola aud Lackawauua.
AN INcENDiARy CAUGHT.
An alarm OF fire last night from corner of Folsom
and Echtcenth sreeP proved be irc tho burning
OF Cnincsc house on chicken ranch IN that neigh
b0fhood. IL was rumorcd that Chinanan had been
burned TO death IN tue building The committee men
IN the vicinity ran 10 The scene and captured a man
who 10 supposed 10 be the inccndary. A bottle Of
Dcbzine was iound IN MS possession. few .snood-
lums" were attracted by the FIRE. chas cd away
without difficulty. In the southern portion Of
the city "roughs" may be seen loalng around
In two or three instances Chinese houses
have been battered down In the absence
OF patrols but ng else has been attcm p ed up TO
this time IN the way oi demonstration An attcm3 3t
was made TO fire Chinese the corner OF
Pacific and Leayenworth Streets but failed, and the
incendary arrested Other than In these in.
stances the reports from all quarters show that tie
city IS very quiet
THREATENING bETTERa
II has been asccrtained that during tho day a num-
Der OF threatening notices had been by
to whom Tor various reasons, the mob are hostile.
W. Il Coleman president oil the Safety Comnpttcc, re-
ceived notification that his city residence would be
burned tonight, also mis- establishment San Rafael
Few SUSPICIOUS characters collected IN his ncghbor.
nood durirg the evening, but made no very active
deinonstratoD, and corps Of veterans maintained
guard The residences Of Charles Crocker aud w. s.
O'Brien were also threatened, but nothing was done
Notices were served tho Swan Brewery and two or
three manufacturing establishments that tho torcn
would be applied tonight. One OF the latter was IL
formed that he would be let of on the payment Of
Brothers, proprictors OF the South Park mills,
also largely engaged In the manufacture of cigars,
discharged their Chinese employees and adver.
tised Tor 200 white boys anu girls to all
their places. The steamer Beigc sails for
list There seems 10 be an impression that the hood.