Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-01
The METROPOLIS.
Items of Interest from San
Francisco.

SAN Francisco, October 3lst.-At tie
Chinese Consulate it is learned that the name
of the new Chinese Minister to the United
States is Chang Chao Yu. He is Taotai
in rank, and has recently held the position Of
Chief Maritime of Customs. corresponding
nearly with our Secretary of the Treasury.
The newly appointed Minister went to Pc
king the latter part Of August to confer with
the Imperial authorities, and will leave for
the United States the middle or latter part
of November. He is accredited to the United
States and Peru. and after settling his ar
rangements at Washington he will visit Peru
and establish a Legation there, but will make
| Washington his permanent residence. The
office Of the second Minister to the United
| States, heretofore held by ing Win, has been
| abolished.
SCHOONER ASHORE.
The schooner S. M. Coombs, from Little
river, with railroad ties. drifted ashore this
morning near Fort Point, and is breaking up.
The crew were saved.
| THE SUNDAY LAW.
| Chief Justice Morrison, in the habeas cor.
pus case of Isaac Burke, Butte county sa-
loon keeper, convicted in the Justices Court
of violating the Sunday law by keeping his
saloon open, to-day denied the application
| for writ, aud rendered lengthy decision,
declaring the law constitutional. The prin-
cipal points of the decision are that, first, the
law is not in violation of the provision of
the new Constitution prohibiting special leg
islation, as the law existed before the Consti-
| tuition was adopted, and the Constitution is
not retroactive /; secondly, the law does not
violate that provision of the Constitution pro-
tecting religious liberty. These were the
main points relied on in the application for a
writ
ADJOURNED ON ACCOUNT OF DEATH.
The Big Board adjourned at noon to-day
until tomorrow morning, on account of the
death of f. E. Wilke, one Of its members.
ARRIVAL OF wHALERs.
The whalers Atlantic and Hunter arrived
from the Arctic this evening. They bring no
news of either the Jeanette or the Rodgers.
They report the seasons catch as rather
light.
NATURAL DEATH OF THE woRKINGMEN's
| PARTY.
The Workingmen's party of California died
a natural death yesterday. The members of
the State Central Committee met and, after
q long discussion, decided that it was useless
to continue the existence of the head of the
organization, which had neither body nor tail.
1t was further decided to devote the funds
remaining on hand, about $50, to some worthy
charitable object, and the members seemed
to consider themselves, by the collapse of the
party, objects of charity. They divided it
among themselves.
| RIGHT OF WAY GRANTED.
The Board of Supervisors this evening
granted the petition of the Southern Pacific
to extend its track to Central Basin, with the
view of erecting warehouses there and max.
ing close connection between ship and car
The petition of the Bay Shore Railroad to ex.
tend its tracks into the city and along the
water front was passed to print.
| MlSCELi4aNEOUS.
The damage to the Baldwin Gas Works
has been repaired and business resumed.
a lottery agency has been raided, and
seven persons beside the keepers are under
arrest.
The Prison Reform Convention meets in
this city on Tuesday evening week, Novem.
Der 9Th, not November 1st, as enormously an
nounced.
A well-dressed and centeel man, who gave
his name as Charles Williams (believed to be
] fictitious got into difficulty in grocery
store at Geary and Mason streets, about 9
a. NJ. on Monday, and was badly cut in the
head with Ratchet. Kreuzar, the proprietor,
and Thomas Gleason and two negroes were
present. The fight occurred in the dark.
John Dewitt, Secretary and Librarian OF
the San Francisco Law Library, has va
Gated the position, which he has filled
since the death Of George w. Hoge,
in April last. Though no formal resignation
has yet been received by the Trustees of the
Library, Mr.. Dewitt has absented himself
ftom his post for over week past. No cause
has been assigned for the sudden leav, tax
ing. Some persons report that Mr.. DeWlSG
has left the city with view of entering into
a new field of business, either in New Y ork
or Boston. J. p. Hoge, President of the
Board of Trustees, states that Dewitt is
somewhere in the country, recovering from
the effects of an accident. He expects re-
signation daily, and although no investiga.
ton has been SCI afoot, there is no reason to
doubt that DeWitt's accounts as Secretary
are in good order.