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GOLD VERSUS GREENBAcKs.


The United States District Attorney has
filed a complaint in the United States Cir
cult Court, to recover 500, us IS FROM
the Central Pacific Railroad Company,
claimed to be balance due for taxes ur on
interest on the securities of the company,
accrued during the years 1864 to 1871, in
elusive. The Chronicle, which of course
gloats over the suit, says that the tax
was levied on gold basis, and the COM
pany paid on greenback basis, and the
amount sought to be recovered is the diff
ference between the relative market value
of gold and greenbacks when the several
taxes became due and payable" Most
people will fail to understand where this
comes in. The only Federal taxes payable
in gold, levied during the time mentioned,
that We know anything about, were import
duties. We suppose that the people who
are urging the suit claim that as the inter
est on the Pacific Railway bonds were
paid by the Government in gold, that the
income tax on that interest should be
payable in gold also. But as other people
did not pay their income tax in gold in
those days, why should the Central Pacific
be compelled to? 1t is curious suit, but
as q anything to cinch the railroads" seems
to be justifiable in these days, we suppose
IL is all right.
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TELBGRAPHIc BREvITIEs.

At st Petersburg the city police are to be
increased by $50 soldiers.
General Kaufman, Governor of Turkes-
TAM has had a stroke of paralysis.
The Ohio Republican State Convention
will be held at Cleveland June Ssh.
General Skobeloff officially announces that
the Tekke Turcoman war is at an end.
A rumor has reached Bombay that Ayoob
Khan has fed from Herat to Meshed.
One million dollars was withdrawn from
the Bank of England yesterday for America.
One million three hundred thousand dollars
IN gold arrived at New York on Tuesday and
yesterday from Europe.
Two thousand four hundred and thirty two
immigrants arrived at Castle Garden, N. Y,
yesterday, largely French.
The Citizens Bank at Atlanta, Ca, has
failed. Liabilities, 5000, 900. The assets are
thought to be sufficient for full payment.
The New York Post says the holders of
most of the 1896, 0OO, 600 in six per cents will
ask an extension at three and half per cent.
At Newark, N j., yesterday, the drying
department of the Peters Manufacturing
Company's oilcloth works was burned loss,
$50, 900; insured.
The investment of st. Petersburg by a
chain of guards has been entirely abandoned,
as more irksome to loyal persons than eff
cacious against the Nihilists.
J. H. Paine of Wisconsin has been APP
pointed Chief Clerk of the Department of
Agriculture at Washington, to succeed Cen
eral L. A. Carmen, relieved.
Gloyer's Gap, w. Va, is in panic over a
smallpox epidemic. The physicians are
Frustrated, and the Governor refuses to bury
the dead, saying that the county should do
SO. Trains do not stop there.
It is believed at London that news has
been received from the East, justifying the
hope of peaceful settlement. Goschen,
ambassador to Turkey, will return to Eng
land during the present month.
The charter election at Jersey City on
Tuesday was one of the most exciting known
tor years. The Boards of Aldermen. of Edu-
cation and of Fire Commissioners, which
were Republican. are row tie.
Sergeant Bates, who carried the United
States flag through the South and Europe
after the war. is dying at Saybrook, Illinois,
leaving vile and six children in extreme
poverty.
A Washington special says: 1t is now ap.
parent that the treasury policy in regard to
the six per cent. bonds will be an entire sue.
cess, and it is probable that the fiyes will be
disposed of in the same way.
Gordon, one of the traversers in the Irish
state trials. has been arrested at Claremorris
under the coercion act, for language uttered
at a recent land meeting. He was accompa-
MED to the railway train by crowd with a
brass band
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PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Henry Ford, of Carson, Nevada, has a
litter of pups which are being raised by a
large Maltese cat.
a gold nugget weighing forty ounces
was recently taken cut OF a claim on
Grimes creek, Idaho.
Daring the month of March so deeds-24
real estate and 20 mining-were recorded
in the Mono county Recorders office.
Many large herds of Texas cattle are
coming into the Pecos country, New Mex.
leo, and many more are expected later in
the season.
The Nevada Fish Commissioner has re.
ceived 10000 salmon eggs from Maine
They arrived in good condition, only ten
of the 10000 being dead.
Says the Helena Independent. Homi-
cides are becoming alarmingly numerous in
Montana. Last week there were three
murders and one suicide in three days.
The Tehama Tocsin says: Captain Rob.
erts is negotiating with the farmers OF Rice.
vile and vicinity to get their carrying trade
for grain. He will run steam-wagon from
that town to McIntosh's Landing on the
river.
W. Broyles, of Cana, Butte county, has
eight men engaged making brick on his
ranch, for the purpose of building grain
warehouse. He will burn kiln of l5n 900,
and put up substantial warehoI nth
iron doors.
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that @ no pay shall be allowed to members
s for longer period than sixty days."
but this may be construed as referring to
regular sessions only and it may be argued
that the special sessions stand upon diff
ferent basis 1t might also be said that if
the provision of Article ". applies to extra
sessions, SO also must the preceding pro-
vision, to the effect that "the session of
''the Legislature shall commence at twelve
g o'clock NJ on the first Monday after the
" first day of January next succeeding the
e election of its members y in which case
the present session would be Illegal and
void. If we inquire what the intention of
the Constitutional Convention in regard to
this matter was, we shall not find the ex-
PLANTATION easy. 1t would seem as though
the clause in Article V had been an after
thought, and that when Article
~, Section 2, was adopted, the
idea of extra sessions had not been
entertained. The strong presumption,
we INluh, is Iudt SSCIlOn y OF ArGlcle V.
covers the scho'e expenses OF the session,
and that certainly must include the per
diem of the members. If this is so, how.
ever, it follows that the Legislature must
take direct action to provide for the ex-
penses of the session, and that no author
ity rests with the Controller and Treasurer
to make any payments to the members I'M
til such provision has been made. The
Chairman of the Senate Finance Commit
tee holds that the members are not entitled
to any pay for the present session. We do
not know upon what reasoning this con-
clusion is based, but we are very sure that
if it can be established the taxpayers will
indorse it as the most satisfactory view to
be taken of the case. Our own interpre-
tation of the Constitution does not lead us
to this opinion, but in matter of the kind
we are quite willing to defer to those whose
conclusions involve the saving of money to
| the State
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NEWS OF THE MORNING.

In New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted 1873 for As of 1907; 1929 for IS Of 1881
II2l for as; sterling, g. s2@4 84A; silver bars,
ll2s.
silver IL London Sgd consols 100 GIG; 5
per ent United States bonds, lO4g As, NY; AIS
l164
In San Francisco hair dollars are quoted at dis
count to par Mexican dollars, 9099lc.
At Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at 9s sd
Q19s sd for good TO choice California
There was good demand for Mining Stocks in
San Francisco yesterday, and prices generally
better Sierra Nevada sold up to SIS, the highest
since Monday, but subsequently receded to S14 %,
closing at Sl4 IS. Most CT the other north-end
stocks were from sc to 75c higher than they were
Tuesday though they we're generally below Mon
day 5 figures.
Two students, brothers, attempted to burglarize a
residence near Lawrence, Mass, yesterday morning,
when one OF them was shot and killed.
An outbreak Of the Uncompahgre Utes is feared
at an early day in Colorado.
June sth is the date fixed for holding the Ohio
Republican State Convention.
1t is officially announced at ST. Petersburg that
the Tekke Turkoman war has ended.
The Gordon of guards around st. Petersburg has
been withdrawn
Smallpox is epidemic at Glovers Cap W. Va.
The charter election of Jersey City Thursday was
the most exciting known there for years.
Sergeant Bates, of flag carrying fame, is dying at
Saybrook, Ill.
Gold to the amount of 81 100000, arrived at New
York from Europe Monday and yesterday.
Robert Reichert shot himself in the head at San
Francisco yesterday.
Kaufman, Governor of Turkestan, has been
stricken with paralysis.
Napa has case of smallpox.
The ''dive ordinance at San Francisco prohibit
ing females from visiting saloons after p Mas
been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court.
The Board of Regents of the State University
have created a Chair OF Entomology.
The discussion in the United States Senate yester-
day was Of an exceedingly heated character, par.
ticularly the squirt between Hill and Malone.
A policeman shot man named Grass three times
yesterday at Grand Island Neb without killing
him.
The Citizens Bank at Atlanta, Ga, has failed
Fire at Newark, n. J.
Candahar was evacuated yesterday.
1t is now stated that 5000 persons were killed
and Il, 600 injured by the Chios earthquake.
The whole of northern Albania is in a state OF in-
surrection.
In the State Senate yesterday Governors appoint
ments were confirmed the legislative apportion-
nent bill considered and amended and the bin
ordered 70 engrossment.
In the Assembly the general appropriation bill
was completed and sent to engrossment, and two
deficiency bills passed to engrossment. A lively de
bate the appropriation for public education was
the chief activity OF the day in the House.
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THE opPosITIoN TO THE MILITIA.

Whenever State appropriations for the
support of the militia are under discus
sion, some one is sure to utilize the op-
portunity to abuse and decry that indis-
pensable institution. For the most part
these sneers at the militia emanate from
Democrats and foreign born citizens. 1t is
difficult to believe that any loyal native
American could under any circumstances
lend himself to this kind OF assault. Those
who abuse the militia appear to be actuated
generally by one of two motives. Either
they were formerly rebels, and naturally re-
tain dislike to the organization which put
down rebellion, or they are inspired by
that vague hostility to all the machinery
for preserving order and REFRESHING an
archy which takes the shape of antagon.
ism to government, no matter of what
kind. 1t is perhaps seasonable to point
out that such attacks upon the militia are
IN no way injurious to the citizen soldiery,
but that they do discredit and impeaeh
the Judgment of those who make them.
Every American and every sensible man
knows that the militia are absolutely
necessary in a country which has long since
determined not to maintain a large stand
ing army. And it is not as though
the usefulness of the militia was an
open question, as it might have been
perhaps generation ago. But it has
been demonstrated that crude and raw as
this organization may be, it is capable of
being developed into an agency by which
any military results can be accomplished
The Democrats tried to beat the militia in
the field, aud failed. Then they tried to
reduce the regular army to nonentity, and
partially succeeded. And now they APP
pear TO wish to break down the militia
system, and so leave the country
altogether defenseless. 1t is not at
the South that the militia are
despised by the way. There the
system has been kept up since the war
so vigorously that it sometimes appears
doubtful whether the Confederate armies
had ever disbanded But whether North
or South the militia must be kept up, and
those who cast ridicuIe on the system, and
try to defeat the necessary appropriations
for it, lay themselves open to the suspicion
of being bad citizens in one OF two ways,
neither Of which Is creditable or honorable.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ARMoRY Co. A, F1Rsr ARTILLERY REGIMENT,
FOURTH BRIGADE, n, G. C,

ARMoRY Co. A, FIRST ARTILLERY REeMENT,l
FOURTH BRIGADE, n G. c,
SAcsANENro, April Is, 1881. J
All members and ex.members of the company are
requested to meet at the Armory, THIS (Thursday)
EVENING, at S o'clock, for the transaction OF I'M
portant business. NJ. J. BURKE, Captain.
WS LovELu, First Sergeant. IB. CT al4lt
In Murray Il Ianman's Florida Water
the most debihtated and nervous can ind relief
Used freely in the water of the bath Its effect IS
marvellous strengthening and braeiDg, and with
all so eXquisitelv agreeable slflt
w MANIFESTATIONS BY TWO YOUNG
w women TO do chamber, waiting or general
nouse~ork is good seamstreSs City or country.
Apply at No. 500 NJ street, corner Fifth al4St'
oST-lN THIS CITY, APRIL 10TH, a
IL BLACK SETTER DOG. A suit. 1872
able reward viii be given to whoever -
returns him to residence, Twenty. second aud s
streets; or gives information Of his Whereabouts
ala 81
NOTICE! CAN YOU NuNDg -STRoBEL
~ solcits Fire Insurance Risks for -Four Good
COMPANIES. Please think OF CARL STRoBEL in
this line Of business. al4It.
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Lively Railroad Boom.

SALT LAKE, April 13th-The Denver and
Rio Grande has contracted for 160 miles of
road in Utah, and is now grading the track
below this city and in Salina Pass. Lots have
been secured in Salt Lake for a depot and
other buildings, and it is anticipated that
connection will be made with Denver next
spring. Arrangements are now being made
in the East with a view to an extension OF
the Utah Western narrow-gauge into Neva.
d. and thence to San Francisco. Thirty
six miles of this road is already completed
from Salt Lake to Stockton, Utah. This
Territory is now in the midst of a lively rail-
road and mining boom.
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Chinese Murderer ured-TheatricaIs
at san Quentin.

SAN Francisco, April 13th-A Chinamaa
named Wong All Duck was arrested to- night
for the murder of Wong Duck Hook, Febru.
airy l, 1880, on Dupont street. On March
18th, of the same year, a brother of the pris-
oner, who was charged jointly with the muir
der, committed suicide by hanging himself in
the City Prison. The prisoner does not un-
derstand why he is now arrested, in view of
the fact that one of his relatives sacrificed his
life on account of the murdered man, and
that since his brothers death he has paid
several hundred dollars to relatives of the de-
ceased on condition that he should not be
prosecuted.
The scenery and properties of the Grand
Opera House in this city have been trans
ported to the Penitentiary at San Quentin,
for the benefit of the prisoners, who intend
to give theatrical performances. The prop.
erty has been donated to the State by the
owners.
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NEVADA.
Connstock Mintng Matters,

VIRGINIA, April 1Sth.-The expansion
joint for the hydraulic pump was landed at
the Combination shaft this morning 1t will
now probably be ready to start up in a very
short time. Il is expected to start the
Jacket pump next Monday. They are put
ting in 200 feet of 14-inch pipe at the end of
the Jacket drift, where it connects with the
Sutro branch, as blasting would endanger the
boxes at that point. Drill-hole No is
being run to the bottom of the Ophir- Mexi-
can Wine on the 2700-foet level. The man.
agement of the Sierra Nevada say that,
though no strike has been made, the mine
has long held encouragement for even better
prices than are now ruling. 1t is reported
that drilling is now going on in the lower
levels of some of the middle mines.
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HAWAII.

The Honolulu Adoeniser furnishes the
following items of news :
Four years of reciprocity privileges have
rescued sugar estates from impending
bankruptcy have increased agricultural
enterprises throughout the country, and
added to the national wealth built up va.
riOus tiourishing industries, enliyened trade
and enlarged commerce increased the rev.
enues of Government and permanently i'm
proved the metropolis.
The mortality among smallpox patients
at Honolulu at this date March 18th, 81
deaths out of 270, or over one. third of the
patients taken to the Quarantine Hospital,
is unusually large.
The feeling against the Chinese is daily
growing in intensity, on account Of recent
outrages. March 9th Honolulu was startled
by report that savage murder had been
committed by Chinaman. The victim
was All Lee. gardener at Pauoa valley.
The name of the murderer is Leong Lung,
formerly partner of All Lee, and the sole
instigation to the fatal assault was the lat
ter's inability to pay Leong Lung a sum of
about Sl9 Leong took with him another
Chinaman, and carried butchers cleaver.
The murderer escaped for the time, but was
found March 18th.
Immediately after the news of the muir.
der in Pauoa valley had spread through
the town, intelligence was received of
another assault made by Chinaman. The
scene OF the outrage was Waianae, and the
person attacked was Captain Ross, on
whose sugar plantation his assailant was
employed. The Chinaman attacked Ross
with a hoe, and struck him several times,
inficting serious injuries. Two of Cap
tain Ross ribs were broken, also his arm
The Chinaman is in Jail.
About :, 400 Chinese immigrants are in
quarantine at Honolulu.
The Portuguese population of the Sand.
wich Islands is increasing rapidly.
The missionary ship Pomare has re-
turned to Honolulu from a nine months
voyage among the South Sea Islands. She
visited Jalnit, Tanna, Erro Manga, the
New Hebrides, Api, Vannua, Lavu and
many other islands. The vessel was
grounded on Bishops Island, but got off
the next day.
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CAPITAL GAS COMPANY.

A s WARM WEATHER Is APPROACHING,
N housekeepers respectfully invited not to
lose sight OF the great merit of GAS COOKING
STOVES. They will be found equal to the cooking
OF any fam ", and economical as by the ordinary
methods, while the advantages are No heat in the
mousse no sshes, no SCOT no Girt packing Of wood
or COAL and waste AS soon as the gas is lighted
cooking commences when the work is finished, no
further consumption of fuel. Varieties of thase
stoves may be seen and had at the Gas Company's
workshop on Eighth street, between and X. The
Company will put these stoves up wherever tho
user desires without charge except small monthly
rental, that no risk is taken by any desiring
to use them. j. r. WATSON,
af-2ptf President Capital Gas Company.
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The Associated Press,

San Francisco, April 1Sth.-John w.
Simonton, General Agent of the Associated
Press, delivered lecture on the subject
"The Associated Press . to select audience
at Mercantile Library Hall this evening, for
the benefit of the Library Association. The
lecturer was accorded a pleasant reception,
and the telling points of his address were
greeted with frequent applause, particularly
when in illustration of the practical working
OF the system dispatches were received on the
platform from London. New York, Washing
ton and Portland, Or.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CIoimed

WATsoNvILLE, April 13th-Sheriff Daken.
of this county, came down here this morning
for the purpose of attaching those who are
delinquent on traders licenses. A test case
has been in the Courts for some time, but
has not yet reached the Supreme Court. The
traders claim that the law authorizing the
State and county to collect such taxes of a
municipality is unconstitutional, on the
ground that the new Constitution, by Section
II of Article XI., does not allow any such
license to be collected, except by the munici.
bonds. and will await the result of the test
case of the People vs. Edward Martin.
Judge Julius Lee, of this town, represents
all the traders
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san Jose Presby,ery,

CENTERyILLE, April 13th.-The San Jose
Presbytery met at $3.50. After devotional
exercises, letter of recommendation from
the San Francisco Presbytery for Rev. c. d.
Merrill was read. Mr.. Merrill was examined,
and was ordained this evening, the ordination
sermon being delivered by Rev. Mr.. Egbert
Revs. W. A. Tenny and A Ostrom were
dismissed to the Valley Association. Rev.
John Edwards was dismissed to the San
Francisco P,esbytery. The San Jose Pres.
bytery resolved to relieve the Plano church
from debt.
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Suspended Journal TO he Revived.

BoDIE, April 13th.-The announcement is
made in the Free Press that the Standard
Meas, which suspended publication last fall,
is shortly to be revived as an evening paper
under the control of responsible and expert
enced journalists
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Attempted suicide.

SAN Francisco, April 13th.-Robert
Reichert, porter in a wholesale LIQUOR saloon
at 81 Dupont street, attempted to commit
suicide in the basement of the store this af-
ternoon by shooting himself in the head.
The bullet penetrated the base of the brain.
and the wound is pronounced fatal The
cause is unknown
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DRUGS, CHEMICALS.

Sus'ih 1aicS.-Poueer Druggist, removed to ~
Montgomery street. Turkish and Russian Ratbs
Langley a NichaeIs- Wholesale DRUGGISTS I'm.
porters OF pure French, English and German drugs
Northeast corner Front and Pine Streets
n: r.. hoWninG AZ sony Wholesale Dealers
IN druggists and Proprietary Spocialties, Ne IA
Second street. Grand Hotel Building
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CLoTHIERs, ETC.
DRY GOODS.


me Arcade }. o'Brien & Co, Importers OF
Dry Goods, Nos. 924 926 and g2s Market street
next the Baldwin
Aeane STnS.-Dry Goods Importers. Nos l07 TO
no hearny st. Thelargest house. largest stock and
lowest prices IN san Francisco All country orders
eNecu' With promptuess nd special attention.
Ihe White House The oldest Dry Goods House
IN san Francisco. We import direct from the
principal marts in Europe, consequently can sell
lower than any other house in the trade. Country
orders attended TO. J, W. Davidson 4 Co. Nos
lUl ana lgS kearnv street. San Eranciscc