Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-23

SAN FRASCIsco, June 22d.-The action of
the Republican Convention last night in
adopting the secret ballot in voting for can.
didates, as also the action in resolving that
no member of the Convention should be
candidate, meets the unqualified approval of
the decent element Of the Republican party.
1t is conceded that majority Of the dele
gates are first class men, and good ticket is
expected.
BOARDS AT LoGGERHEADs.
Superintendent Taylor has called special
meeting of the Board of Education this even
ing for the purpose of considering the qses-
ton of suing out q writ Of mandamus to COM
pei the Board of Supervisors to appropriate
the amount of the estimate of the Board of
Education for the support of the schools.
THE ASSESSMENT Observation-Disclosures
PUNIsHED-THE CASE oF The SCHOONER
EUSTACE.
The Board of Supervisors met to-day as
Board of Equalization. The person"l property
assessment Of the Banl; of California was re-
duced to SS9S. coo. Many other assessments
were TGQuCSQ VI sbIGEs III. amounting In LUe
aggregate to large amount JOHN Lord
Love, who has been employed by the tax
payers Of San Francisco and Sacramento,
asked to be heard. He said lie proposed to
move for an increase Of the assessment of the
Spring Valley Water Company's franchise to
$1,000 COO, and for like increase in The gas
company's franchise. The Supervisors de-
cided to near Love tomorrow. He will base
his demand for an increase of assessments on
the Supreme Court decision in the San Jose
Gas Company case.
John Cummings, Eugene Gautier ard c.
S. Davis, bogus detectives and blackmailers,
were sent to Jail for three months to-day, for
assaulting Robert Molloy.
The schooner Eustace which was consumed
by an explosion caused by the ignition of
twenty two hundred kegs of powder, forming
part of her cargo, through the agency of fire
started by the murderous Chinese cook, while
prisoner in her cabin for killing the master,
Captain Hornsby, was owned by 7. Cutie
She was valued at $40 GOO, and was insured
for 50, 9,Go0. The cargo was insured for over
ST, GOO, most of which was ir local marine
insurance companies. Captain Hornsby, the
unfortunate master Of the Enstace, was
formerly an officer in the United States
Navy.
ARREST FOR FORGERY.
Charles E. Anchiesi, alias Charles Au-
gustus Collier. formerly chief detective of
the United States Secret Service, was ar
rested in this city to-day on charge of
altering the name and number of S5, 600
United States registered bond. In his room
important evidence was discovered.
Metropolis Notes.
The Fourth of July Committee has decided
to have rowing regatta on the Fourth.
A fairly good game of ball was PLAYED at
the Recreation Grounds between the Knick-
erbocker and Reno mines Sunday afternoon,
the former club winning by score of II to
10, although they made exactly double the
errors of their opponents.
A dealer belonging to the Wood and Coal
Dealers Protective Association, who recently
violated the rules of the combination in SELL
ing less than a cord of wood at cord rates, has
been expelled. The organiza alton has sched-
ule rate and cord rate, both designed to keep
up prices, and dealer not a member cannot,
under the rules, buy stock from wholesale
dealers.
The British steamer Naples has arrived
from Hougkong, via Yokohama twenty-five
days. She brings cargo of merchandise
and about 900 Chinese passengers. Captain
White, the skipper, was as dumb as an oyster
relative to the cause of the unexpected ap-
pearance of his vessel here, and declined to
furnish any information to reporters as to the
character of his freight.
The question of the probability of decla.
ratien of dividend by the Pioneer Land and
Loan Bank has been presented to Henry
G. Hyde, the assignee of the bank, who an
swered "There is no immediate prospect of
dividend. The affairs of the hank are tied up
in litigation. l can see dividend for the
creditors of the bank only at the end of years
of expensive litigation. and then. in view of
the probable costs, only very small one at
that"
United States Commissioner Hoffman has
been taking testimony ON claim by Etienne
Derbec against the United States for damages
| done the French newspaper Courier des San
| Francisco, by mob after the receipt of the
news of the assassination of President Liu-
coin. The claim is made under convention
between the United States and France to
settle damages which accrued to the property
| of French residents in this country during
the war of the Rebellion.
On Saturday afternoon party of gentle
men hired three Whitehall boats at Saucelito,
to fish off Goat and Angel Islands. The
water in Racoon Straits, where they were
eventually caught by strong tide and wir d.
| was SO rough that all three of the tiny crafts
were in danger of being swamped, and their
| inmates were threatened with shipwrecl
| Several small boats from the Saucelito land
ing went to their rescue, but were unable to
render assistance. Finally. the Little Nell,
steam tender to Hyde r. Rowie's schooner
yacht Nellie, was headed for the scene by
James Gorham, the engineer, and after sew
eral attempts the boats, with their freight,
were hrt ught into harbor at the clubhouse.