, 1880-04-29
PACIFIC COAST
Legislature Adjourned.

Legislature Adjourned.
SAN FRANc1sco, April 17.-Legislaturo ad.
iourned at IL last night with the customary
presentation to officers, Cowdery getting a
fine silver service set as well as q good line
of compliments, especially from some of the
Workingmer. Two hundred and eighty
three bills passed both houses, of which the
governor signed 22O.
Rich Find.
DIXON, April 17.-Peter Kanhl, German
farmer living six miles east of Dixon, while
digging on his farm yesterday made a re.
markable discovery. Pure gold and quartz
was found at depth of eight feet. Two
pans of dirt washed out so cents worth OF
the precious metal. A number OF men are
now engaged in prospecting. ..
Kearney in hts striped Shit.
SAN Francisco, April 19.-Kearney ap-
peared in court this morning with Clitus
Barbour An attempt to procure his release
upon writ of habeas corpus failed. After
the commitment had been made out Kear-
ney went below, greatly depressed, accom-
panied by his brother. Soon after, accom-
panied by the Superintendent of the House
of Correction and Officer Price, Kearney
was taken in a back in waiting on Mer-
chant street. A large crowd of sand-lotters
were in waiting, who made rush for the
hack as Kearney in charge Of the officers
entered it. The crowd was driven back by
police officers, the door closed, and Kearney
at last was under way for the prison. The
latest report is that, on arriving at the house
of correction he vas handed over to the
prison barber, after which he was presented
with a gorgeous striped suit and locked up.
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A petition for the partial distribution of
the estate of VIM. s. O'Brien. deceased, was
filed in department No. 8 OF the superio
court to-day. The petitioners state that
they believe that the estate of deceased
largely exceeds Sc, 900, 900 and there is suf-
ficient Of said estate in tho hands of said
executors to pay all the bequests and leg
acies in the will in full. i|s ,le .oa's u
Withdrawn From Business alTtE
SAN FRANCISCO. April 20.--The Sacramento
Savings Bank has determined 70 withdraw
from business. The bank is prosperous,
and will pay depositors every dollar due with
six per cent. dividend and an extra dividend
of 4% cents on the reserve fund. The sole
cause of the withdrawal is the conviction of
the management that the new constitution
and revenue law will nearly ruin its busi-
ness by imposing double taxation. It is to
be succeeded by bank under the. general
law under the same management, which will
act as the agent of the depositors and guar.
antee security, in which farm mortgages will
be assessed customers only. adi ya. 81.
ERacts of the storm in California,
The present storm is widespread, Ond
fears are entertained OF serious overflow of
the upper country. Napa creek is very high
already and has flooded part of Napa City.
Putah creek is over its banks. The Sacra-
mento river is rising rapidly. 1t is reported
that there is break in the levee below tnat
city, but il is not confirmed. The American
river is coming up foot an hour. The
floods interrupted tslegraphic communica-
tion. Feather river is very high and is ris-
ing. 1t is raining at Downieville and North
San Juan. There is IL feet of snow at the
latter place. There Is where the danger lies.
There is so much snow on the Sierras and
foothills that should rain continue danger of
a flood in the valley is imminent.
Protection for San Francisco Harbor.
At the quarterly meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce this afternoon, letter from
Lieut.. Macarthur, ordnance officer at Beni-
cia, was read, calling attention to the neces.
sity of protecting San Francisco harbor, and
particularly to the need Of heavy rifled guns
for Its defense. The chamber adopted a
memorial to Congress asking that forty or
fifty heavy rifles be placed in position at the
seaward approaches of the city, and that at
least two turreted ironclads armed with SIM
liar ordnance be maintained in efficient con-
diton here. ~ i7 '8 dl .1ap9l
The chamber also adopted memorial
strongly opposing the proposition to abolish
the letter carrying service Of Wells, Fargo &
Co. ,5-u"ad .,,4ad9 upa ;rd % BON