The New York herald., 1879-08-24


CALL FOR AMMuNITIoN
WASHINGTON, d. c.. August %, 1879.
The Secretary of War has just received
the following telegram from San Fran
SAN FRANcIsco, August 23, 1879.
To Hon. GEORGE w. McCRARY, Secretary OF
War, Washington -
The city of San Francisco is threatened
with riot. Unlawful assemblages are now
in the street to resist the authorities.
State troops have been called into ser
vice by the civic authorities. The
Governor is absent from the capital. 1t
is necessary to have ammunition at once.
respectfully request that Colonel Meal
lister, at Benicia Arsenal, be authorized to
issue $4,000 cartridges to the State of Cali
fornia at San Francisco directed to me.
JOHN McCOMB,
"Brigadier General commanding State
troops"
THE REQUEST GRANTED
The Secretary of War has replied as fol-
lows
''WAsHINGroN, D. c., August %, 1879
s'To Colonel McALL1sTER commanding Be-
nicia Arsenal, San Francisco =
'You are authorized to issue to the au-
thorities of the State Of California $4,000
cartridges, to BE charged to the State on its
quota for arms and equipment
.GEO. w. McCRARY."
despatch has also been sent to General
McComb informing him that his request
has been granted.
THE SAND LOTS MEETING.
In accordance with notices posted on
the streets workingmen assembled in
immense numbers at the sand lots.
and by two o'clock, notwithstand-
ing the crowds gathered on the
streets in town, over ten thousand
excited men were gathered around rude
rostrum shouting, cursing and calling for
the blood Of Kalloch's assassin. Clitus
Barbour took the stand and addressed the
meeting, earnestly urging the workingmen
to await the arrival of kearney before taking
further steps. The crowd, however, was
eager for action and listened with bad grace
to all arguments tending to delay their
vengeance. Barbour continued, dwelling
upon the fact that they were unorganized
and in no condition to cope with the police
and military. In reply, the crowd de-
manded to be led at once down town to
hang De Young and demolish the Chronicle
Office Barbour informed them that the
presidents of the ward clubs were in ses-
sion and had decided to await the arrival
of Kearney, but that if Kalloch died they
were fully determined to hang De Young
without delay Tremendous cheers greeted
this announcement. Wright, vice presi-
dent of the party, addressed the crowd in
| the same strain.
KEARNEY COMING.
| A despatch was read from Kearney stating
he would be down from Vallejo by the
eight p NJ boat, asking that a committee
be sent to Vallejo to give him full state
ment of the condition of affairs on the way
down, and that any action be delayed until
his arrival. Flynn, secretary of the party,
read a message from Kalloch counselling
the meeting to be moderate and wait for
Kearneys arrival.
| RESTRAINING THE MOB.
William Wellock and Mr.. Cross, of Ne
vada City, the candidate of the party for
Attorney General, who happened to be in
town. also counselled moderate measures.
Stephen May bell, who has been prominent
at the sand lots meetings heretofore, at
tempted to excite the too ready crowd to
deeds of violence, but was suppressed by
those on the stand, although the crowd was
with Maybell, and clamored wildly that he
should be heard.
| EXCITEMENT HIGH.
Other speakers sought to quiet the
people, assuring them that in case Mr..
Kalloch's wounds proved fatal summary
vengeance should be taken on his muir
derer. This was the only expression that
called out the unqualified appreciation
of the crowd, which finally agreed
to remain quiet until Kearney's arrival.
There is no doubt that in the event of Mr..
| Kallochs death determined effort will be
made to storm the Jail and lynch both the
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