Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-11
THE METROPOLIS.
Items of Interest from San
Francisco.
THE MIooENE MINING MATTER.
Motion to Dismiss the Case and Va
cate the Proceedings.
THE MUNICIPAL POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
Continuation of the Investigation of Affairs
at the Mint.
Etc.

San Francisco, August 10th. The debris
| case OF the People, on relation of Sutter
county, vs.. the Miocene Mining Company, is
before the United States Circuit Court, copies
of the papers in the case having been trans-
| ferred to that Court from the Superior Court
of Sacramento county on the 9th of July. A
motion to dismiss the case and vacate the
proceedings is set for argument on Monday
| next. The grounds of the motion are that it
does not appear from the complaint that the
State has any interest in the action. or has
been in any way injured by the acts of de-
PENDANTS that the Attorney General has no
power or authority to institute proceedings in
the action that it does not appear that Sut.
| ter county has any interest in the matter, or
has been injured by the alleged wrongful acts
Of defendants; that Sutter county has no
power or authority to institute proceedings
against defendants in the name of the people
of California.
CITY POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
| There were five nominating Conventions in
session ON Tuesday evening, and number of
candidates were placed The Conventions of
the rival Democratic wings have about com.
pleted their tickets, and the result is decid-
ed disappointment to their partisans. The
Manhattans started out well in selecting ex-
Senator Howe for Mayor, but the Board of
Supervisors they have named to help him ad-
| minister the city government is weaker than
the Republican ticket-which is saying much
The Desmond Workingmen's Convention has
completed its work for the Yosemite Demo.
Gratis to indorse, and has adjourned sine die.
THE MECHANICS FAIR.
| One of the most interesting exhibits at the
Mechanics Fair is an apparatus showing how
chickens are incubated by steam and raised
| without the aid of the maternal hen. The
| same parties who make the exhibit have
leased the block of land between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth, Shotwell and Folsom streets,
and will turn it into mammoth artificial
hatchery, where it is expected that thousands
of chickens will be turned out every month.
If this affair prove successful, all the work
hens will have to do hereafter vii; be to lay
eggs-steam and hand labor will do the rest
ARIzoNIANs IN THE CITY.
There is quite colony of Arizonians in
San Francisco now, some five hundred of
them having come here to escape the hot
weather of August, September and October.
They propose holding meeting Friday to
form Society for enjoyment and mutual in.
by interchanging views how they can best aid
the development of Arizona Territory.
ARRESTED FOR NUMBERING HIS DAUGHTER.
James Holland was arrested this evening
on a charge of killing his daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Wellsford, by beating and kicking
her while both were engaged in drinking
bout night before last. An autopsy shows
death to have resulted frem cerebral hemor-
rhage, but whether caused by whisky CT
violence is uncertain.
ELECTION OF RAILROAD OFFICERS.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
to-day elected Directors as follows: Charles
Crocker, Charles +. Crocker, H. NJ Newhall,
Charles Mayne, w. v. Huntington, n. T.
Smith and j. L. Willcutt. The Directors
elected the following officers: President,
Charles Crocker Vice President, Charles F.
Crocker Treasurer, N. L. Smith Secretary,
J. L. WiIlcutt.
DEDICATION DAY CHANGED.
The dedication day of the University of
California has been changed from August
| 10Th, as heretofore announced, to August
23d.
LATEsT-AN UNEXPECTED TURN.
City politics took a new and unexpected
turn this evening. Before the opening of the
Yosemite Democratic Convention, ex-senator
Tim Mccarthy accosted Mr.. Davis, one Of
the proprietors of the Examiner. charging
| that paper with treachery and selling out the
party, emphasizing his remarks by flourish
ing q big walking-stick On calling the Con-
vention to order joint note was received
from the Democratic State and County Com.
mittees calling upon all of the Democratic
Conventions in session in the city to adjourn
at once. In conformity Herewith the Con.
yention rescinded all its nominations and ad-
journed, to meet Friday evening.
At mass meeting of the Tenth Ward
Democrats the Examiner was also charged
with seeking to break up the party on account
of its failure to carry out the plans Of Ger
tain well.known political manipulation, and
one of the proprietors of the Beamine1, rela.
tive to certain nominations.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Officer Fred Smith bad terrible struggle
Tuesday with Luke M. Baker, an insane
man, who insisted on leaping from third
story window.
Gustav Sneider, a seaman on board the
ship Sterling, which arrived in port this
morning from Baltimore, was washed over
board on June 10th. He was a native of
Germany.
Superintendent of Streets Patterson re-
ports considerable work teing done on streets
and sewers Eighty men are on the ay-roll
this month credited with repairing works.
In sewer-cleaning work thirty men are en-.
gagged.
County Clerk McComb has made ont the
death warrant of Sing Lun,, alias Ng All
Lum, alias Ah Sing. who was convicted in
Department Eleven of the Superior Court
and sentenced by Judge Freelon to be hanged
on the I'd of next September.
pleasant receptiOn was Lenderea ID. u.
Mccoy, Secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, in their rooms on Sutter
street, Thursday evening. Mr.. Mccoy is
from Lowell, Mass. He was warmly well
coined to his new position, and will assume
its duties Immediately.
The Executive Committee of the commit
tee having in charge the arrangements for
celebrating the Fourth of July has decided
to take no steps towards celebrating the ma
items birthday on Admission Day until some
definite news was received as to whether
President Garfield would survive or not
The Manhattan Convention has nominated
for City and County Attorney, w. II. Allen;
for Recorder, J. +. Nounan; Public Ad-
ministrator, Judge Talliaferro County
Clerk John Lapders Coroner DR. Mark