Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-12
LAST NIGHTS NEWS,
Special to the HERALD by the western
Union Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast News.
The CouvenfIon-AscsraOon.

The CouvenfIen-AfteraO"n.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1lth.- The
Convention resumed at 2 O'Clock,
when, after going into Committee
of the Whole, ODonnell continued
his speech upon the dangers at
tendant from the spread of leprosy
by the presence of the Chinese in
California.
After o. Donnell had concluded,
DR.. Shuitliff of Napa, stated that
it WAS the opinion of eminent ply
sicians Of America and Europe that
the leprosy is neither contagious
nor infectious, but hereditary.
Blackmer, of San Diego, adj
dressed the Convention, taking the
ground that several sections in the
report were in direct conflict with
the powers of the Federal Govern
ment and asserting that the adop-
tion OF those clauses is virtually
| treason.
O'Sullivan, in a heightened, i'm
passioned speech, took the opposite
ground. He demanded that Chi
nese migration should be imme-
diately prohibited.
Shafter was compelled to admit
that the statements made concern
ing Chinese hmm grafton were
true, but deprecated violent and
revolutionary talk. He next ad-
dressed himself to the treaty issue
and maintained that there was
nothing in the Burliogame treaty
in conflict with the Federal Consti-
tuition. The pictures Of Chinatown
had not been overdrawn; but. for
| the condition of that sink of dirti-
ness, the officials of San francisco
were responsible. They we're the
scoundreis and not The Chinamen,
because they had undertaken to
perform a duty and had not per-
formed it. At the close of Skaters
address the committee rose and the
Convention adjourned.
Plead she sstssu;s 81 L.ins!,ss,oas.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. I1ib.-In
the Nineteenth and Twenty Third
District Courts to-day, Flood,
Mackay, ct ais, plead the statute of
| limitations in the suits brought by
Burke and Johns. They also filed
demurrer to the complaint on the
ground Of misjpinder of parties and
causes, and that the complaint does
not state facts sufficient to consti-
tute a cause of action.
Eae Csooh~d Gnes;iom iav-sis-
gatl8n.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. lith.-The
Board of Supervisors met this af-
ternoon to consider the request
of the Board of Education, that the
Finance Committee be instructed
to take hold Of the investigation of
the fraudulent procurement of ex-
animation questions. Mr.. Taylor,
Chairman of the Investigating
Committee of the Board Of Educa-
ton, presented the case for tue
committee and made strong APP
peal for the assistance of the FL
nnnce Committee, urging the
specially limited power Of the
Board of Education in the matter
of compelling the attendance of
witnesses, etc. Mayor Bryant fa-
vored the application of the Board
of Education. The members of the
Baord of Supervisors in turn gave
their opinions Oh the subject, the
majority holding that the matter
was not proper subject for the
consideration of the Grand Jury. A
resolution instructing the Finance
Committee to act in the premises
was lost by o vote OF seven to five.
actlon OF the B,g Benrd-rs,egroph
superiHtendenss in Counci,.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l1.-Hale
& Norcross levies all assessment of
fifty cents.
The Gold and Stock Telegraph
Company to-day issued notice to
its subscribers in the city to the ef-
feet that the quotations of the Big
Board are private property until
after publication by the official re-
porter of the Big Board, and calling
upon the subscribers to prevent any
persons copying the quotations
from the Indicators in their Offices
on penalty of removal of the instru-
ment. This is intended to stop the
practice that has prevailed of par
ties stealing quotations from the
Indicators in saloons and issuing
unauthorized lists OF sales in the
San Francisco Board.
The District Superintendents of
the Pacific Division of the Western
Union Telegraph Company are In
session in this city, discussing the
general business of the division and
some changes in the methods of
business to bo inaugurated on tbe
1st of January. Superintendent
Lamb, of Portland, is to be trans
ferred to the charge of the San
Francisco District. Daniel Leahy,
present manager of the Portland of.
fice, will succeed Mr.. Lamb.
naiIroad Thieves Arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1lth.-For
the past three months there have |
been at various times large quanti-
ties of merchandise stolen from |
the freight cars of the Central Pa
cific Railroad between Oakland |
and Sacramento. The thefts have
been committed ut different sta
tions between those two points and |
tho amount of property taken is es-
timated at from 1900 to $1,000 in |
value. The plurdering has been
done by an organized gang whose |
headquarters were in this city and |
at Sacramento, the stolen property
bafur aant down thu rfvar frnyr