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REsIsrzNcs TO TIE Nsw CONSTITUTION

1t is no doubt difficult to persuade the
generality of men that it is worth while to
submit to present evils for the sake of flu
ture benefits. The disposition of the ma
iority is to oppose all present evils as long
as opposition promises to effect anything,
and to let the future look out for itself. It
is therefore not surprising that there should
be a strong tendency to resist the bad fea-
lures of the new Constitution, or that those
who see mischief threatened should look no
further But We have no hesitation in ex-
pressing the opinion that the only course
consistent with ordinary prudence in this
matter is entire present submission to the
new organic law. It's bad Constitution.
1t is probably the worst in the Union.
But there are some seventy thousand voters
who had not intelligence enough to per-
ceive its blunders when pointed out to
them, and the only way to convince peo-
pie of this caliber is by making them feel
the effects of the laws they think good
and wholesome. When they have once been
taught by personal suffering they will
be convinced forever, and then no difficulty
will be found in amending the Constitu-
ton, or repeating it. But if certain bad
laws framed in accordance with its manda-
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Passengers Passing CarIin.

Z CARLIs. March 22f-The following passen-
gers passed Carlin to-day, to arrive in Sacra-
lnento tomorrow: n. b. Avery and wife,
Philadelphia I; Charles Pope and wife, Chi
cago NJ. A. Wheaton, San Francisco Miss
L. Putnam, Arlington, ILL.,: Mrs. H. F. Orr
Laport, ind; Mrs. VIM. Everhart. Laporte,
Ind; Mrs. W. B. Barclay, New York City /;
Miss Minnie Busbey, New York City: j.
II. Pinnchou, Omaha; f. J. Coburn, Bos-
ton DR.. Z. z. Perran, San Francisco; Mrs.
Taylor, San Francisco; II. G.. May, Boston /;
Captain W. NJ. Wallace, wife and son, U. s.
A; C. E. Tiltcn, New York A. B. Sergent
and wife, Missouri; E. A. Crouch, Sacra-
mento Miss Scott, Baltimore G. T. Lee,
Reno, Nevada; n. Kenealy, New York
City; James M. White, Rochester. New
York; NJ. Whittnn, Maine D. MCPHERSON,
Terrace, Utah; Oscar Stephens, Montana |;
]. C. Jennings, Harrisburg, Pa; Miss Ida
including 81 males. to arrive in Sacramento
March 24th
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KALLocH VS.. EgMpa1LL.
The Minister'S Character Attacked by the
Mayor


A week ago Sunday Rev. Mr.. Hemphill,
of Calvary Church, San Francisco, reflected
rather severely on Kalloch, both as minis
ter and Mayor, and the latter on last SUM-
day spoke of the former as follows, COM
mencing his remarks by calling the clergy
man not only fool but a knave a. /
have" he said, proved him to be
something worse than fool. A man must
be a knave who can do what l have shown
that man to have done. He cannot be any
thing else. Woe unto you Scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites, for We devour Wild
ows' houses. | don't think that there was
any renegade Irishmen in the Saviors day
who married an opulent widow and squan-
dered her property in stocks. Laughter. ]
don't know, | say, that there were any
such characters in his day, but if there
were this would be good description of
him. You may make the application of it,
but the fact is that Christ forgave the sin
tul woman and the dying thief, but toward
just exactly such sanctimonious frauds and
whited sepulchers as this reverend John
Hemphlil the lips of infinite love became
white with the foam Of divine Indignation
as be said, How can We escape the
damination of hell?' And how can
they? If there is a pit in hell
deeper, darker and hotter than an
other, surely it viii be reserved, not for
the tempted sinner, not for the poor out
cast, whose whole life was hell in which
he sburned, and from which he had no
power to escape, not for the chained and
environed victim of untoward circum-
stances, but for the cold, calculating, cul-
tivated man who processes to be follower
OF the lowly Nazarine, and set apart by
solemn vows to proclaim his salvation to
the poor, turns from them in their hour of
need, and hurls upon them from his lying
bps the curses and the maledictions Of
their tyrants and oppressors."
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TEE SAND LOT.
Kearney Returns to Els Cid Mode Ct
Speaking.

Kearney Returns TO Els Cid Node CT
Speaking.
At the meeting on the sand lot in San
Francisco Sunday, Kearney made the fol.
lowing remarks: | am going to take this
case of mine through every Court, even to
the Supreme Court of the United States.
to get justice. [Great applause. If I
were to call the Emperor of Russia or the
Khan of Tartary the worst names in the
dictionary, these men would not have a
word to say, but when / come nearer home
and call men and things by their right
names [applausel and tell the simple, una
dulterated truth about men VINO have
money, the title to which would not pass
moral investigation, then they howl
and talk about incendiary language, and
cry out that all that sort of talk
must be stopped. Now, if we have to stop
talking at the command OF any man or set
of men, who is to tell me what | must say
or leave unsaid Who is to determine
that question The shyster of the Police
Court lapplausel, or an ordinance passed
by corrupt and thiering Board of Su-
pervisors? [Great applause Why don't
they come out and arrest the 10, 600 men
that are here to-day? What right have
you got here to break the peace of
these poor devils who have been robbing
and stealing all their lives? Now let
these hell-hounds come on. Applause.
But you must not say word against
Claus SpIeckels. Why? Because he was
knighted by King kalakaua, of the Sand
witch Islands. Claus Spreckels can very
easily go to Germany and bring men over
under contract to him, paying them so
much per month, and when he is de-
nounced by the honest portion OF this
community, he calls upon these men to
sign their names to prove that he is not
labor thief. They have managed to secure
a willing tool in the Police Judge.to do
their bidding. The sentence of this cold.
blooded and ndigriied Jefireys of the
San Francisco bench was applauded by
the police who were sent there with special
inst uctions from their Chief to do so. All
the toads, scorpions, snakes, lizards,
beetles, bugs-big bugs and little bugs
blood-sucking bumblebees, wasps, taran-
tulas, horse flies, dragon titles, leeches, vul-
lures, birds OF prey of all kinds, skunks,
opossums, giraifes, weasel;, ferrets, wolves,
foxes, appropriateness, sharks, whales,
herring, and all the crawling, creeping,
fostering, Sinking, msggot- producing in.
sects that go TO make up che lying, thiev-
ing, stealing, nasty, numbering, treach-
erous, lousy, God-forsaken, he'll bound
classes who seek to crush out the respect
able and honest portion OF the people, hur-
rahed at the sentence Of the Judge, OF the
iackass, whose presence upon San Fran
cisco bench is disgrace to theintelligence
Of the people. propose to speak [cheers
and again, again | defy the authorities to
put me in the penitentiary [Long-con-
tlnued cheering.l [ defy them to do it.
If they want to curb the liberty OF speech
let them attempt it, and see where they
will bring up. l dare them to dispense our
meetings. / dare and defy them. [Great
applause Lay on, Macduf, and
damned be he who first cries hold, enough =
[Cheersl.
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A NARROW AND MISTAKEN POLICY

A correspondent Of the San Francisco
Cal undertakes to give that journal a
sketch OF the legislative proceedings on
the debris question, and praises the San
Francisco Workingmen members in the
Assembly for having stood out against the
proposition for general taxation. This
correspondent gravely states that these
members understand the question from
top to bottom;" but we venture the
assertion that neither he nor they actually
know anything about it. If these members
really comprehended it they would give
some evidence OF their intelligence by their
votes, but their opposition to the principle
of State aid certainly proves that they
have no apprehension of the mat
ter. The Cal correspondent writes
much nonsense about the enormity of the
taxation which would be necessitated by
the adoption of State aid. The fact is,
that the completion of the necessary works
would probably require a contribution of
about 80 so per capita from the people of
the State, and that this tremendous tax
would be distributed over a number of
years. The reclamation of swamp lands
which would result from the carrying out
of a comprehensive drainage and relief
scheme would moreover by itself create
enough new millions of taxable property
to make the burden of taxation abso-
lutely inappreciable The talk about
bankrupting the State " is the veriest
twaddle, in fact. An expenditure of
$3,000,00 could be undertaken without
being felt. Ii the Workingmen mem
bers who are alleged to understand
the subject so well go on as they have
begun, however, they will fasten upon
their city burden which will be more dis.
astrous than twenty millions of taxes.
Their purblind, narrow and foolish policy
will result in making all remedial action
impossible, and the State will thus lose by
the unrestricted flow of debris more
millions in one year than it can recover in
halt century. State taxation is the only
key to the problem. 1t is just and
statesmanlike policy. 1t is demanded in
the interest of all the people quite aa much
as for the farmers of Bear and Yuba riv-
ers. No other method can effect anything,
and if nothing is done at this session there
will be heavy accountability for those
whose obstinate narrowness of perception
is preventing effective legislation.
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NEWS CT TIE MORNING.

1s New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at ices for As of 1907 1921 for IS of 1851
le7a for AS; sterling, a s5l94 SO silver. bars,
ia silver coin, discount buying, par selling
SILVER in London yesterday, 621d; Oonsols,
n 1916; per cent. United States bonds, les; Is,
lOsl; As, 11o3
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at par
Mexican dollars, 81 buying, s1l selling.
AT Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted At los
7dG1ls q for average California white and us ID
TO lis lol for club.
Az assessment of 25 cents per share has been
levied by the North Bonanza Mining Company, and
one of 10 cents by Navajo.
MINING stocks opened quiet in San Francisco yes
terday morning. Values of comstoc1 shares were
generally from 10 cents to IS cents lower than on
Saturday. The demand was light. and the interest
manifested small
JoHS MALLYoS wac found dead in his bed at Vir-
vinia, New, Sunday evening.
Az Italian was found yesterday near Sierra City
with his throat cut IN frightful manner.
JOCK QgISE, leader of the Fenian invasion OF Can
ada in 1866 hanged himself at Buffalo, n. T., Sun
day.
1t was rumored yesterday that the'vessel on which
Grant was passenger had been lost in the Gulf OF
Mexico.
FIRE at La Chute. Ont; also at salera, Oregon.
GUY spMoNs, aged 10, was found dead Sunday
near St. Helena.
WILLIAM KssEE received injuries in base bal
game at Red Bluff Sunday which resulted in his
death YESTERDAY.
THE United states Circuit Court at San Francisco
has decided that the law prohibiting the employ
nent of Chinese b. corporations is unconstitu
tional.
The Rhode Island Democrats have nominated
Horace II. Kimball for Governor.
BREAKS in the levees between Memphis and yicks
burg are reported.
DANIEL CONWAY, of Erie, Pa, has become violent
ly insane in attempting to solve the fifteen
puzzle"
JosEPH SueG, who was soldier under the first
Napoleon, died at Los Angeles yesterday, aged 81
years.
THE order to increase the police force of San
Francisco was passed last night by the Board of Su-
peryisors over the Mayors veto.
A NEW Greek Ministry has been formed.
AT Marshall, Tex, H. F. Lewis poisoned his son
and then committed suicide.
THE Duchess of Marlborough says there is no
fear of famine in ireland.
W. J. PORTER was taken by unmasked citizens
from the jail at Alma, Col, yesterday, and hanged
to the ridge. pole of the building.
THE first Republican County Convention IN Iowa
elected adelegatio solid for Blaine.
ANOTHER Elevated Railroad accident occurred in
New York last evening.
Is the State Senate Yesterday quite large amount
of business was transacted but in the afternoon the
San Francisco charter came up again and occupied
the rest of the day.
In the Assembly yesterday a plumber of bills were
read second time. The Governors message ap-
proving Assembly Bill No. 4O4 was received. twill
be found in full in this issue.
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The Sam Francisco Treasury Looking
After the Funds-Assessnients.

SAN Francisco, March 22d. : Another
breeze has been raised in the City and
County Treasurer's Office by the Finance
Committee of the Board of Supervisors in
structing the expert of the Board, Scion
Pattee, to count the money in the vaults of
the treasury, piece by piece This proceed
ing is regarded by the Treasurer and Mayor
Auditor and attorney, with whom the
Areasurerhas consulted, as high handed. and
without warrant of law. Pattee has en-
ployed as his assistants Messrs. Hunt. Stew.
art and Newell AS a precautionary meas
ure, the Auditor sent his chief clerk to watch
the conduct Of the experts. At half-past .
o'clock this afternoon the City and County
Attorney advised the Mayor, Auditor and
County Judge 10 take charge of the count.
The Mayor and Auditor went to the Treas
urer's Office shortly before o'clock to oversee
the counting, as the law authorizes them to
count the money of the treasury, and author
ICES no one else.
The North Bonanza Mining Company
levies an assa sIaent of 25 cents, and Navajo
one OF 10 cents.
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rest upon those who have volunteered to
remove these difficulties. They have now
tried an experiment, and it has failed.
But they have, in inviting this failure by
their want of Judgment, rendered the sit
uation worse than it was before, and it is
therefore more than ever incumbent upon
them to seek ont better mode of adjust
ment Henceforth it is probable that all
compromise viii be out of favor, and with
reason, but it must be insisted upon that
the work of redemption and publication
remains to be done, and that the Sand Lots
have now flung out a challenge which can
not be declined save at the sacrifice of
everything which American citizens have
been commonly supposed to think worth
preserving
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TIE GOVERNOR AND THE REVENUE
BILL

Governor Perkins yesterday signed the
Revenue bill, and transmitted it, with a
message, TO the Legislature. In his mes
sage he deprecates double taxation, and
expresses hope that supplemental legisla-
ton may be had to relieve the savings
banks and their depositors, but he is too
thoroughly convinced of the constitutions
atty of the bill to withhold his signature.
While it is doubtless gratifying to learn
that the Governor is opposed to double
taxation, we think it clear that the consid-
ations which satisfied him that it was his
duty to sign the measure, point with at
least equal force to the futility of any
supplemental legislation of the kind sug-
gested. For had he been convinced that
double taxation could be avoided under the
Constitution, and had he been persuaded
that double taxation was necessitated by
this bill, it would certainly have been his
duty to veto it. But since his signature OF
the bill proves that he believes double tax
alton is required by the Constitution, 1t
Is difficult to understand upon what line of
reasoning his suggestion of supplemental
legislation can be founded. Supple
mental legislation cannot cure constitu-
tional defect, and here the defect is in the
Consultation. and only incidentally and in
directly in the law. The revenue bill as it
stands embodies the mandates of the Con-
stitution. A supplemental bill undoing
any provision based upon the Constitution
would consequently be open to the charge
of unconstitutionality, and it is not easy to
perceive how the Governor could Justify
his approval of sach bill, supposing that
it passed the Legislature. The truth is,
as we have repeatedly pointed out, that il
is perfectly useless to attempt to evade the
express mandates of the organic law The
adoption of the Constitution entailed upon
the people of California whatever mischief
there was in its principles, and until they
are prepared to change its provisions, they
must make up their minds to the enforce.
ment of them in their integrity.
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THE CHINESE AND CORPORATIONS.

Yesterday Judge Hoffman decided that
the statute prohibiting the employment OF
Chinese by corporations was null and void,
being in violation of the Burlingame
Treaty ana the Constitution of the United
States. The decision, which we give in
our telegraphic columns, is clear, and
abundantly fortified by citations and argu-
ments. 1t is precisely what was to have
been looked fsr, and therefore viii sur
prise robody. The Legislature that passed
the law did so knowing it to be unconsti-
tutional, but it was weak concession to
the Kearneyites. 1t is precisely such weak
concessions that excite the ignorant and
turbulent elements to acts of lawlessness,
however, for those elements are not capable
of drawing the necessary distinctions be-
tween State and Federal authority, and the
Endorsement of their crude demands by the
Legislature gives the result solemnity
and Importance in their eyes altogether
| incommensurate with the validity of the
transaction. In such cases a wise and
manly Legislature would refuse to stultify
itself by pretending to do things beyond
its jurisdiction. In the present instance the
farce of passing an unconstitutional law has
been gone through, and at very unneces-
sary public expense the fact of its uncon.
stitutionality is now formally declared
The same fate awaits every other discrim-
mating and proscriptive Chinese bill passed
or to be passed by the Legislature, and
this also the Court has pointed out in its
decision. The State has no power to dis
criminate against the Chinese That
is the lesson taught by this. decision
to such as did not know it be-
fore. Whatever is to be done towards
Kidding the State of the Chinese
must be done through Congress. There
is no other way to reach the subject, and
the sooner this is realized the sooner will
public time and money cease to be wasted
upon discussions and legislation and litiea-
ton certain to result in the reiteration Of
the doctrine which Judge Hoffman has
laid down in this instance While the
Chinese are here under treaty provisions
they are entitled to the same general rights
of residence, trade and travel, as are en-
joyed by the subjects Of the most favored
nation, and no State can resist this condi-
ton of things without involving itself IN
conflict with the United States Govern
ment. Judge Hofman's decision is merely
lucid statement of the supreme law of
the land, and that law must be respected
and obeyed by all, no matter what their
prejudices or sentiments may be.
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RUMoRED DISASTER TO THE GRANT
TOURISTS.

The kilograms this morning bring ru-
NOR of the loss, in the Gulf of Mexico, of
the steamer City of Mexico, having on
board General Grant and wife, accompanied
by General Phil. Sheridan, Colonel Fred.
Grant and members of their families. The
party left Vera Cruz on the 18th instant
for Galveston, where the steamer was due
on Sunday, or, at the latest, yesterday.
Her non-arrival on time has given rise to
the fear that she may be lost Latest dis
patches, however, announce that the rumor
awakens no grave fears at Washington,
where the Signal Service officers report
that they are in constant communica-
ton with Galveston, and that it is
there believed the steamer is late
simply because of her poor quail
ties for speed. It is to be hoped that
this will prove the correct theory. The loss
of the tourist party would be indeed dis
aster that would shock the entire nation.
Some grounds for the fears entertained, as
at first indicated, are found in the fact that
similar alarm exists whenever steamship
is overdue at gulf port in the early spring
season. The Gulf Of Mexico is treach-
erous sea, and at this time-the equinoctial
periods subject to strong northerly gales
and exceedingly rough waters. More YES
sells are lost in the gulf at the time of the
vernal equinox than during any other sea-
son = ordinarily. The most prevalent
monsoons in these waters are called nortes,
and reach their greatest hight in the month
of March. The Grant party, after visiting
the southern coast of Florida and the
island of Cuba in January, went thence to
Mexico. On the 10Th of February they
left Vera Cruz for a visit to the halls of
the Montezumas, taking the train
for the City of Mexico at Malt
rata and arriving at the capital
on the 2lst. The return was in
tended to be timed so as to land the party
in Galveston, Texas, some days prior to
the equinoctIal storm, but the programme
seems to have been changed. The inten-
ton was understood to include the return
of the party to the East overland from
Galveston via Colorado and the new
mining regions of that State, an intention
it is certainly the wish of the nation just
now that the two Generals and their party
may be able to enter upon at Galveston
within the next few hours. Our latest adj
vices are that the agents of the steamer
line believe the delay of the ship is not
indicative OF any mshap to her, and that
she maynot arrive for two or three days yet.
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A carpenter named DaviABohm met with
heavy fail this afternoon, while engaged ir
putting up a sign. He sustained some yery
serious injuries.
A young man named Swanson died at st.
Vincent Hospital this morning, from the
effects of injuries received at his own hands
some weeks ago. Swanson, in fit of de-
spondency. attempted to commit suicide by
cutting his throat. He inflicted severe in
juries before being discovered. He fingered
along until to-day, and died.
J. j. Kelly, charged with robhing an old
man named Backus of 500, was examined
in the Police Court to-day. He was held to
answer to the charge in the sum of 81, coo,
and committed in default. Backus, the pros
ecuting witness, was also held.
Wheat is quotable at 81 So. The market
is very quiet.
The wrecked vessel Dilharree and cargo
has been sold to Messrs Pope & McCabe for
the sum of S120.
The weather is bright and warm.
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accident TO a steamer.

EUREKA, March 22d.-In getting away
from her wharf when about to sail for Cres-
cent City yesterday, the steamer Humboldt
struck sunken log in the channel, breaking
threef fans from. her propeller. She is now on
the beach opposite the ship yard and ct low
tide to-day will ship new propeller. If
successful, she viii leave Eureka for Crescent
City tomorrow morning. This accident will
probably prevent her sailing for San Fran
cisco until THURSDAY.
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OREGON.
IteIns r om Portland.

PORTLAND. March 22d.-A fire occurred yes
terday morning at Salem in brick building
belonging to Il. Mallory. When first dis.
covered the fire was in the basement of the
building. After fierce contest the firemen
succeede in extinguishing the flames. The
building was occupied by Chinese firm.
The loss tosstoclS, building, ETC., was 81 800 ;
fully insur,s.
Very straahg Efforts are being made by All
Lees attorneys to secure a communication Of
his death sentence.
+. W. McLeran, we'll known citizen, was
thrown from his carriage to-day and received
very serious injuries.