Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-12
PACIFIC COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Consolidation of Telegraph Lines.
The California Legislature.
Peaceful Measures to get Rid Of tine
Chinese.
JUSTICE ROTTEN TO THE CORE.
SAN Francisco. Dac. 10.

SAN Francisco. Dec. 10.
President Orion, Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, states that
an agreement has been reached by the
Western Union and Central Pacific
authorities, by which all the telegraph
lines Of the railroad company are to be
consolidated with the Western Union
system. Mr.. Orion is reticent as to the
terms Of agreement, but states hat the
transfer IL in the nature of q co-operative
arrangement. by which the Offices OF
the railroad lines will be discontinued,
and all business carried on under the
immediate control and name OF the
Western Union. Tho new arrange
ment is to go into effect on January lat.
In the Police Court to-day the ex-
animation of John Leighton, New
York stock operator in connection with
the pool in the stock az the Exchequer
Mining Company, was concluded, and
the prisoner held to answer on q charge
Of conspiracy in the sum Of 5000; he Is
also held to answer on three charges
OF obtaining money by false pretsnses,
under bail Of s 5000 on each charge. G..
+. Brooks and Charles Bernard, CO.
defendants in the conspiracy case, were
also held to answer under bail Of 81. 900
each; in default Of bail all the psison.
ers were locked up.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. II.
The Assembly adopted unanimously
Senate concurrent resolution asking
Congress to levy q per capita tax OF
$3.50 on Chinese immigrants.
The Senate adopted a joint resolu-
ton asking Congress to enact recess
sary laws 10 provide for an Intsrns-
tional Commission Of the United States,
Great Britain and China, to restrict
Chinese immigration.
A Tucson dispatch says all In quiet
in Sonora. A reliable person from Ell
Paso says tho recent troubles there
were magniisd in the papers.
A society has been incorporated for
the purpose OF employing peaceful
measures to expel Chinese from the
fields and factories Of this State. Ar
ticles OF incorporation were some time
| ago issued by the Secretary Of State.
| The originators claim that II the labor
ing Glasses will co operate with them
and adopt their plan. It will lawfully
prevent Chinese competition In oil
mercantile branches OF business. and
that manufacturers will simultan-
eously discharge all Chinese In their
employ. No aid IL required from
Washington. the State laws not O u
flicting with Federal acts. being the
leverage they propose to bring to bear
on the subject. Koopmxnschap 4 Co.
are engaging IN the business Of ship.
| ping coolies To Honolulu and South
America. are circulating = petition for
signatures among the business men oil
the city. urging the presidents Of the
six Chinese companies TO advise their
unemployed countrymen to accept
contracts with the firm. as their de-
parture would have good effect in qui.
citing the agitation now existing.
The examination Of the affairs Of the
Justics Mining Company. in this city
reviews a startling chapter for thu
stockholders to peruee. IL transpire'
now that the Justice managers have
taken, according to their " accounts
more than %. 900 900 worth Of bullion
from the mine since Dec. 18th. 1875
and during that time the sum Of 81,
J 000, 900 has been collected by assess