Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-12
The METROPOLIS.
Items of Interest from San
Francisco.

IIduClSCOs
SAN FRANCISCO, November 11th.-The old
and new Republican Committees met this
evening at the parlors of the Palace Hotel,
for the purpose of considering the new rules
and regulations fer the government of the
Republican party drafted by the old commit
tee, to be submitted to the voters for ratifca.
tion. After some discussion the committee
decided to adjourn for two weeks, at which
time Mr.. Woods amendment to the resolu-
tion creating County Committee, which
rule perpetuates the committee until March.
1884, will be considered by tine new COM
mittee.
THE PACIFIC BLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATION.
A meeting was held this evening by the
members of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse
Association, at which the following officers
were elected: Theodore Winters, President; !;
J. Mem. Shafter, First cs-President !;
Caleb Dorsey, Second Vice. President; J. C.
Simpson, Secretary Trustees-J. C. Simpson,
Henry Schwartz and William Boots; Treas.
urer, P. A. Finnegan; Official Starter, w.
P. Barnes. The rule relating to the chang
ing of weights was discussed and adopted.
WAS IT AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE?
John Sutton shot himself tonight in the
right side of the head with pistol, inflicting
what is considered a fatal wound. Sutton
claims that he was putting the weapon under
his pillow when it went off.
EVENING SESSION OF THE PRISON CONVENTION.
The evening session of the Prison Conyen.
tion was mainly devoted to general discus.
sion OF prison management and reform, in
which number of ladies and gentlemen par.
ticipated. Several interesting papers were
read during the evening. The Convention
will probably adjourn sine die tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mexican dollars are in light supply, and
somewhat nominal.
The Potosi Mining Company has levied an
assessment of so cents.
The steamer from Hongkong yesterday
brought 1.012 Chinese to this port.
The San Francisco Mint will coin some
double. eagles this month, for the first time in
sixty days.
It is reported that the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company will build new steamers to
Aspinwan and New York.
The trotter Kisdare, which arrived from
Oregon Wednesday on the Columbia, died
few hours afterwards. Kisdare was valued
at Sll 200, and had record of 2:221.
Yesterday afternoon the taxes assessed to
J. G. Fair were paid at the office of the Tax
Collector. The amount received was S10,-
26S 81, on real estate, and S42 A personal.
The steamer City of Rio de Janeiro left
Acapulco on the 9th for this port. She will
sail for Hongkong November 22d, taking the
place of the City of Pekin, hauled off for an
overhauling and repairs.
The Mopgolian influx, instead of abating,
appears to be on the increase. One thousand
and twelve of these undesirable visitors ar.
rived by the China steamer Thursday. and
distributed themselves throughout China
town.
On Wednesday afternoon the three-year-
old son of Bradford H. Kelley, residing at
No. 32 Russ street, fell from rear balcony
in the second story to the yard below, q dis.
lance of twenty feet, receiving injuries which
resulted in death.
The steamer City of Peking, which ar
rived in port last night from Hongkong, re.
ports that the British bark Sumatra, in COM
mand of Captain Tribe, put back to that
port October Sd with refractory crew. She
inally cleared for San Francisco October 18th.
DR.. John B. Hamilton, Supervising Sur
zeon-G General of the United States Marine
Hospital, has issued circular which declares
that applications for extension of hospital
permits will not be required from medical of.
6cers in charge of relief stations of the first
class.
The British ship Thomas Stephens is re.
ported to have arrived at Queenstown on the
7th. As she did not leave here until July
Both, this gives her the trip in 100 days. She
is an iron vessel of ,a59 tons, and took away
IA, 800 centals wheat for account of Robert
Sheehy. Better time has been made. but
more go the other side, and some by a long
way.
During the first ten days of November, %
wheat vessels were cleared from San Fran
cisco. This is a much larger number than for
any corresponding period this season. From
July LIST to November 10Th, both dates in
elusive, just 200 vessels were cleared with
California wheat and -four. There are now
81 ships in port under engagement to load
wheat, and % more that will be taken as
soon as needed.
The Supreme Court has remanded Thomas
Desmond the Sheriff of this city and county,
to the custody of the Coroner. Judge Halsey
several weeks ago ordered the Sheriff to be
imprisoned for contempt of Court in refusing
to obey an order commanding him to deliver
certain property to receiver. The matter
was taken to the Supreme Court and the
nizancs in the SUM of 500. He must now
obey the order Of Judge Halsey or go to jail.
The Trades Association met Thursday
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solved to take immediate steps to unite the
liquor dealers, wholesale and retail, the cigar
dealers and every trade affected by the Sun
day law, into one grand organization extend
ing all over the State, which will be called
g The League of Freedom" This body will
offer az active resistance to the carrying out
Of the law, and at the next election it will
exact pledge from all candidates for the
Legislature to vote for repeal of the Sunday
law, making an acquiescencs to its demands
contingent upon its support. The organiza-
tion, it is thought. will be about 25,000
strong. and will prove potent factor In poll
tics next fall.
A shooting affray occurred Thursday night
in a saloon on the corner of Mason and Fran.
cisco streets. J. J. Chapman and n. Pierce
went into the grocery of j. G. Boyle. and, af-
ter conversation, got into dispute about
some drinks, when, according to the state
ment of Chapman, Boyle seized club with
the intention of striking him with it. A
struggle ensued, and Chapman wrehched the
club from Bogle's hands, when the latter
drew a pistol and fred at Chapman. The
bullet past so close to his right ear that he
claims to have heard it whiz past his head.
An officer arrested Boyle, who was taken to
the polics station and locked up on a charge
Of assault with intent to commit murder.