New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-28
COMMUNIST REPRESSED.


SAN FRANCISCO UNDER GUARD.
TIE CITY WATCHED AND GUNDED At EVERY
POINT-EUFFIASs KEPT IL ORDER BY ARMED
CrTrzrNs-A FEw LEGENDARY FIRES.
san Francisco. July 27-1O \. M.-Ihe veteran
soldiers Of the war. both Federal and Confederate,
met AZ Horticultural Hail last evening elected Col
Worthington commander, and organized in four
companies Of thirty men each, exclusive OF oilcers
They were supplied with rifles, and ADJOURNED TO
Dashaway Hail. where they remained all nightWat-
ing orders The Committee of safety met at llorti-
oulturll Hall Immediately after the veterans iei',
and were told otl into companies OF fifty each. ana
reported at tire City Hall to the Chief OF Ponce by
whom thcy were dispat bed to all parts OF the city
On pstrol duty Several entire companies were
armed with regulation rifles while Others had lew
men armed with rifles. the remainder icing supplied
with clubs and pocket firearms. large number OF
cavalry rcyovcrs were also served out, with aoul-
dant supplies OF ammunition
The vicinity Of the City Hall early in The evening
presented au aspect calculated To- convince the dan
ecroS classes that any outbreak would DE ATTENDED,
with consequences disastrous 10 themselves. All
the Court rooms IN the buildug. the outer Police
Office the Police yard and the court OF the buidl"g
we've crowded with vell-armed and determined men,
representing every class Of society. MeIchant-St.,
between Montgomery and Kcarny, was lined on one
sid. with large express wagons, ready 10 transport
rinforccmcuts rapidly IN any direction. The other
side Of Msr,hant-st. and kcaruyst., IN front OF
Tie CITY Hail was filed with the ranks Of the Com
,uittee of safety and large bodies Of the same force
were marching and drilling m the immediate Nichi-
ity In addition numerous companies OF MY cach
had been dispatched % cycry quarter ma town.
aud IA ..tpc localities where danger was
more particularly appr-hcndcd their numbers
were increased The best of spirit animated the
.,,,.I If ~ uree.io MS ffrgueut he
almost general to the effect. that tlcy wished the
hood luiss would give them opportunity 90 teach
tlcm .uch lesson as would puf au end 20 them once
faral. The authorities were somewhat rcticen' "s
a. the plumber uf thc fogoc ou duty; but vt was
thou.t probable Chat %; least 5000 Of the Safety
COMMITTEE. we've under aua,. besides police, special
veteran guards. militia aud marines aud sailors OF
tie uitcd states steamers Pensacola and LAcka-
raura. All were ready for action AZ moments
warnins heavy force was held at the City Hall
L. answer special calls. The principal streets, moi
viti.tandiug the prnclamauons OF the MAYOR and
the COMMITTEE were througcd with pcopl" drawn by
curiosity to witness the preparations for defence but
cvcryuiing wa, quiet and orderly.
little before 10 p. m. au alarm of fire WIS turned
IN from Folsom and Eightccuth-,s. IL proved 10 bc
from tle b.ruing OF O. Chinese house ON "a chicken
ranch in that uci-hhorhood. II was run orcd that
Chuamau had aeeu burned to death in The building
Inc Comittct-iucu in the vicinity ran To- the scene,
and c1ptrr,d "a man who was supposed To Zoe the in-
ceudiary. bottl- Of benznc was found u bis pos
.-.s.,on. A few "hoodlums" were attracted by tine
fire. but were rb1scd away without difficulty. I'm
the southern portion of the city ruthan> were seen
thft,ngh tho uiglt llafug around. I'm two or three
instance ClIu..e houses were battered down in the
absence OF DO, patrols. An attempt was made 70 lire
n Chinese w4sI-house q the corner of Fatiuc and
Ieavcnwoith-,t- but failed, AVID the iuccndlaIy was
arrested. Other than 10 these instances. the reports
from an quarter, az midnight showed that tie city
was very quiet. and IL WAS believed that mo- outbreak
was likely To occur during the nipht. The patrol
appeared to Dee DOING their duty yIgilanly aud eff
fecuSely.
At 1880 this morning everything was quiet
throughout the city, and there seemed to he an
impression that the hoodiums were taking a rect.
and thai fresh outbreak may he expected tonight
or Saturday night.
About o'clock an alarm Of fire was turned in
from the coracg If Fourth and Berrysts In the i'm
mediate rcighhorhood Of the dcpots and offices OF
the railroad company. The SKY was brilliantly
lighted mp ia that direction. Tho fire proved to be
in the lunbc1-yards at the foot of Fourth-st The
police and vigilmtcs were ia attendance bat there
was no excitement aud the fire was soon cot under
control and was cVtingmshei with little damage.
II has been asccrtaincd that during the day, yes
terday, a number Of threatening notices We're
received by persons 10 whom, Tor various reasons,
tho mob are hostile. W. T. Coleman, President of
tho Safety Committee. received notification that bis
citv residence would De- burned during the night
also his establishment at Sau Rafael. few Sis
pciou. characters collected in ms ncighhorhood
during thc evening bat made no very active dom
on.frtfion ami corps of veterans maintained
guard Tho residences of Charles Croker aGd W.
= ORncn were also threatened, bat nothing was
dome. Notes were served on the Swan Brewery
aud two or three manufacturing establishments that
the torch would be- applied tonight. The piopric-
Tor Of one Of the latter informed that A" would
BE- let Oh on tho payment Of $3.50. 20 which be- ac-
coded 60 save trouble. korkcl Brothers, propIators
Of thc south Park mills also largely engaged in
the manufacture Of cga-s fi- hargrd their Chinese
employ. aud advertised foI 200 white OoJs and
gIrls 90 OH thcir places.
ST. LOUIS's "TOUlNG CITIZENS
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