Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-01
Pacific Coast News.
The &C rtsn Nf.ae.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept so. AT a
meeting of the Scorpion Mining
Company to-day, division OF
property was decided upon, to take
effect at once. The capital stock
of the company is to be- inereaS Ell
to 0,000 shares of Sl00 each. Ih.
division of the property is as fol-
lows: The Scorpion Silver Mining
Company will retain 1924 feet of
ground nearest the Union Console
dated and Sierra Nevada mines, to
which it is claimed elougs the ore
body now being worked by the 81
ezra Nevada people This ground
will hereafter be known Ms the
Scorpion niue, and will lie divided
into 100000 shares, Ihe balance of
the properly will he conveyed III
equal parts of 500 feet each to fonr
new companies, for certain consid-
erations. The names of these new
interpretations are to be Heating.
Warsaw, CARRIER and Thornton.
Each of them are to consist of 100
900 shares of the par value of 500.
The stockholders in the Scorpion
mine (l324 feet will receive div.
idend pro rata of the stock in the
new mines, each of which has 500
feet. The Scorpion is to sue the
Sierra Nevada at once.
Negotiations are pending be-
tween the managers of the North
Ophir Mining Company aud those
who control the North ConsoIi.
dot al n in lt. g., 1,
ming of drift southeast from said
shaft at certain depths to open up
and properly explore their ground.
Nat. L. Messer, candidate for
membership at the San Francisco
Board, was black. .balled at the
election held to-day.
Money Market.
SAN FRANcIseo, Sept. 30th.-
Legal tenders, 99i bid, 99E asked;
Mexican dollars, 80 bid, 904 asked;
trade dollars, 964 bid, 81 asked;
half dollars 9S bid, 9S1 asked.
Final Ballot for rresident of the
Convention.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 3Oth.-The
following is the final ballot on the
election of J. P Hoge for President:
Barnes, Beleher, Biggs, Baggs,
Boucher, Campbell, Caples, Casser-
lv, Chapman, Charles, Cowden,
Cluch, J. NJ. Dudley, w. J. bud.
ley, Dunlap, Eagan, Estee, Esty,
Edgerton, Fawcett, Freeman,
Garvey, Graves, Gregg, Hager,
Hall, Hoyey, Huestis, Hilb3rn,
Hitchcock, Holmes, Innan, Jones,
Keys, Laine, Lampson, Larue,
Lewis, McCollum, MrCumas, Nc
Farland, McNutt, Miller, Mills,
Murphy, Noel, Ohleyer, Overton,
Porter, Prouty, Pullman, Reddy,
Reed, Rhodes, SchelI, s;champ,
Shafter, Shoemaker, ShuttIcf, +
o Smith, George V Smith, Steele,
stevenson, Stuart, Terry, Tully,
Turner, Van Dyke, Van Voorhiea,
Walker, Weller, H G Wilson, S N
Wilson, Winans; n.
For w J Tianin = Andrews,
Ayers, Barbour, Bury, Barton,
B-rstacher, Bell, Berry, Blackmer,
Brown, Burt, Coudon, Cross, d.
viz, Dan, Bowling, Do lie, Eyey,
Farrell, File Ter, F,nnev, Freud
GIasscnck, Gorman, Grace, Hale,
Harrison, Heiskell, HeroId, Her
rirgton, Howard, Humphrey,
Hunter, Johnson, 10, ce, Kelley,
Kenny, Kline, Lsrkiu, Lavignp,
Liudow, Mansfield, Martin, Nc.
Connell, McCuy, Moflit, Moreland,
Morsr. Mason, Nelson, Nunaver
O'Dunnell, O'Sulivau, Rrsnolis,
Ring gso!d, Rplfe, w Ii smith,
Souie, Steadman, Sweazy, Sven
aen. Swing, Townsend Tut,lp,
Vacqueral, Walker Wa ers Web
ster, Weliin, West. Wicks, White,
Wyatt-73.
Neither Hoge nor Tinnin voted,
having changed votes. The Secre-
tary re read the roll carefully and
it was found to be correct,
The Governor then announced
the election Of J. P. Hoge as Presi-
dent of the Convention.
On motion of Edgerton the Gov.
ernor appointed Edgerton, Larkin
and Tinnin to escort the President
to the chair.
Previously Barbour protested
against the vote of Fawcett, on the
constitutional ground that he was
a District Judge and could not oc-
cupy o seat in the Convention
while holding the office of Judge.
Berstacber protested against the
vote of Terry on constitutional
grounds, quoting section two, arti-