, 1879-11-13
PACIFIC CUASl
A Scheme 70 Avoid Taxation.

SAN Francisco, Nov. 1.--At an adjourned
annual meeting of the Nevada Bank to-day,
the officers were reelected, The capital OF
the bank was reduced from $40, 100000 to
SO, 100000 This action is with view OF
escaping taxation to which the bank will be
subjected on the going into effect of the new
constitution. The bank besides its capital
has reserve of SO, 500, 600. .''' .u
,.,mu. Ne Young Inateted. 800 IA.
The grand jury have found true bill OF
assault with intent to murder against Charles
De Young, of the Chronicle, based on his
assault upon Rev. 1. S. Kalloch. .g, o.
COmstOck Mines.
VIRGINIA. Cry, Nov. 3.-Savage is cross
cutting on the 2, 2,20"-foot level, and number
ope is being run from near where water
flows from the north drift into the lateral
drift. No. 2 is forty feet from the Hale 4
Norcross line, Both cross-cuts are showing
favorable looking vein Of material, Hale
& Norcross is cross-cutting on the 2, 100 and
2,200-foot levels and from points 150 feet
from the Savage line. Both are in promis-
ing ground. There is a well authenticated
report among prominent mining men that
the n orth header of Sutro Tunnel is encoun-
tering streaks of ore. 'al,..g.f ,si.I ty
A Hard story. rI
BOISE Cry, Nov. 3.-An old man by the
name of Nelson Henry Hanson had sent his
son money to come to this country and de-
manded interest Last Saturday tn, had
seme words about it at the old manA Aouse
on the Payette, .thir.y-three miles from here,
and on the sons starting to leave without
paying the interest his father took down a
Oh nj aI ri Of hHn nlrahn -,
the back. The son is in critical condition
and the old man is in Jail. "'a.'"N
a bsli Burned to Death. 7l..
SAN FRANcIsoo, Nov. 2,-This evening a
fire broke out in an old wooden rookery oc-
cupied as q saloon, restaurant and lodging
house, at the corner of Pacific and Davis
streets The upper portion burned off,
when the fire was extinguished. The body
of the wife Of Robert Graves, living in the
upper portion of the building, was found
nearly consumed. Her husband was found
in the hall very badly burned. He is likely
to die from his inju ries. The fire is sup
posed to have occurred from the upsetting Of
lamp in Graves room.
..rr..a Murder. 's'9
This afternoon Daniel Harrigan, special
policeman, and John Mcdonnell engaged in
q scuffie in John Sheehan's s saloon, A quar-.
rel followed, when Harrigan invited him
outside to settle the affair, and as the latter
came out Of the door Harrigan fred two
shots ut him without effect. Mcdonnell
walked away in an opposite direction, when
Harigan fired two more shots, the last one
taking effect in McDonrell's throat, causing
almost instant death. Mcdonnell had the
reputation Of being quiet man, except when
in liquor and was unarmed at the time Of
the difficulty. Gil a.V g8iE 4nd
Another Fool Dead. -
SAN Francisco, Nov. 5.-Joseph Bowman
proprietor of fish market on Sixteenth and
Mission street, went to the house of Mrs.
Hayes, whose niece, Miss Carr, he wished
TO marry, and on her refusal to consent to
marriage, shot Mrs. Hayes in the arm and
Miss Carr in the shoulder. He then blew his
own brains out Neither of the women are
very seriously injured. :s'ro91