Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-24
LOSERS BY THE TOMBSTONE FIRE.
THE INCREASED ASSESSMENT QUESTION.

SAN Francisco, June 23l.-Irquiry among
the insurance companies and agencies shows
that the loss to them by the Tombstone fire
viii aggregate not far from s100, coo; possibly
rather over than under that figure.
THE oITY's MoNTY-BoDY FoUND-FuSERAL
or MRS. BAcKus.
The money in the city and county treasury
was counted to-day. It amounts to 81, 01S,-
SIS.
The body of young Fulton, drowned in the
bay, was found en- Alcatraz Island to-day.
The funeral of Mrs Backus, the dece ased
wife of Adiutant- General Backus. took place
from the First Baptist Church to-day, Rev.
Mr. Kincaid officiating. Governor Per-
kins, Baigadier-General John McComb and
other militia officers were present.
THE ASSESSMENT QUESTION.
The Board of Supervisors met this morning
as Board of Equalization. John Lord Love
addressed the Board as attorney for certain
parties in San Francisco and Sacramento,
asking that the assessments on the value of
the franchise Of the Spring Valley Water
Company and San Francisco Gas Company
be respectively increased from s., 100000 to
81, 500, COO. Love claimed that the decision
in the case Of the San Jose Gas Company eff
fectually settled the question of liability of
franchises to taxation under the existing
Constitution. John II. Burke applied for
citations against six savings banks. six com
mercial banks, Stanford and Croker, the
Hopkins estate, and the San Francisco Gas
Company and Spring Valley Water Com
pany, for them to show cause why their as
sessments on personal property should not be
increased, and the same were granted. By
permission, delegation from the Board of
Education were admitted, and the Board was
asked to increase the levy for educational
purposes. The Supervisors refused to further
consider the matter, on the ground that the
law requires the levy to be made on the fourth
Monday in June (next Monday. and an
exchange now male would necessitate the
passage again to print of the order.
CoUNTEBFEITs CAPTURED.
After the arrest of Anchisi, alias Cottier,
yesterday, detective searched his room. and
found in his trunk large package of i'm
portant letters and papers, the contents of
which he refuses TO disclose He also found
counterfeit national bank bills of the follow
ing denominations Two Of 500, two of $50.
six OF $50, three of $40, three of s., and
$50 United States Treasury note.
THE REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONTEMPORARY
FORM.
The Republican County Convention to-
night adopted a platform and received the
names of about 100 candidates for Superyis-
ors and School Directors. The platform in
dorses the Administration, advocates strin-
gent economy in municipal affairs. and the
prosecution of all officers who may be caught
n fraudulent practices; the salaries of Of
iicers TO be reduced, and no officer TO accept
any money other than his salary all officers
elected by the Republican party in 1879 who
did not carry out the pledges made at that
time are strongly denounced; the water rates
are pronounced excessive, and reduction is
called for; candidates for Supervisor must
pledge themselves to make such reduction.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CoLLECToHsHTP.
In settling the affairs of his office William
Highly, present Collector Of Internal Revenue
of the California District, before turning over
the oifice to Chancellor Harrison, the incou-
ing Collector. it has been discovered that
many of his deputies are defauIters. One,
named Hubbard, is short 5000 in his &C
counts another named Kelly. is defaulter
in a heavy sum. Both absoonded, bat the
former has been captured. Highly, conse-
quently, cannot at present settle the affairs
Of the Office, and Harrison has given him till
July 1st TO square accounts, when the latter
will take the office.
Bay News I'm Erief.
Mayor Kalloch had a reception last night
Thursday given by his congregation.
The steamer City of Panama from Panama,
aud Gaelic from Hongkopg, will be due at
this port next Tuesday.
The Coroner's jury found that DR.. Raeber
committed suicide with aconite and laudArum
while laboring under great physical pain.
At a meeting of the Wood and Coal Deal
ers' Protective Association it was decided to
reduce the price OF coal one dollar per ton.
On Tuesday afternoon Mary O'Brisn, Il
years old, had hes hand badly lacsrated by
machinery in a curled hair factory on Chan
mel street, near Fourth.
The STATE CONVENTION of the Ancient Or.
der Of Hibenians has adjourned. The SEES
sion was very stormy. The officers will not
diyulge what the proceedings were about.
Last week Mrs William +. Oliver fell
d1wn stairs and was so injured that she died
on Mondey. she was a young bride, and the
notice OF her marriage and death appeared on
the same day.
The monthly meeting Of the Pacific Coast
Association of Architects will be held on the
evening of July lst, when an address will be
delivered by Augustus Laver. President Of
the Association.
Up to the present writing $40 vessels have
been cleared this season with wheat and -four
for Europe. There have also been four full
cargoes of barley, two of which went 20 New
York aud two TO Europe.
The Eighth Ward Republican Club sug-
gests that the Republican Convention, now
in session, fix some time after the election
when the new committee which they create
shall enter upon the discharge of their duties.
The Committee of Arrangements for the
Union Sunday-scho.l picnic at Woodward's
Gardens next week have decided TO divide the
net proceeds among the Ladies' Protection
and Relief Society, the Orphan Asylum the
Little Sisters Infant Shelter and the Boys
and Girls Aid Society.
An examination has been made at the
County Jail of the records damaged by the
fire last Saturday, and it has been ascertained
that only few bundles of old passes were
totally destroyed, and that the books that
were scorched are not so greatly damaged but
that they can be used for reference.
The Land Leaguers held a meeting Wednes-
day night at the Mission. A resolution was
adopted asking the hierarchy of the Catholic
Church to refrain from interfering with the
politics of the Irish, and TO allow them to
work out their political future as they see fit.
Judge ID. j. Toehy was one of the speakers
Ia communication TO Grand Marshal
Shaeffer, Brigsdier General John McComb
says: In reply to your request for my SIS
sistan,e in having full parade of the mill
tsry in this city GA that day, Ihave the honor
to state that all the troops in my command
remaining in the city on that day will par