Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-25
SAN FRANCISCO.
Items of Interest from the Me-
tropolis.
PROMINENT MINING MEN DEAD.
Final Meeting of the State Prison
Commission
PROMINENT MINING MEN DEAD.

SAN Francisco, August 24th.-The Sa,
Francisco office of the Head Center Mining
Company has been advised by telegraph o.
the sudden death at Tombstone, on the morn
ing of the 23d, of General G. c. Batterman
Superintendent of the mine
| ANOTHER MINING EXPERT DEAD.
General George S. Dodge, well known on
the Comstock, died at Oakland this morning,
from the effect of paralytic stroke of two
years ago. His age was 40 years.
THE STATE PRISON INVESTIGATION.
The Special Commission of Inquiry into
The management of the State Prisons AID the
official conduct of officers connected there
with, hold final meeting in this city TO-
| morrow morning. The final report will be
| submitted to the Governor on Friday morn.
| ing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A meeting of the Ministerial Union was
held Tuesday
The old Manhattan Guard has reorganized.
| with Joseph Monahan as Captain.
The steamer Belgic carried 500, ,252 50 in
treasure and S245,37 in merchandise to the
Orient.
The State Horticultural Society will hold
a meeting in the rooms of the Academy of
Sciences on Friday afternoon.
The Fruit and Produce Peddlers' Union
have held meeting and taken action to se-
cure an impartial enforcement of the license
law.
The Election Commissioners have issued a
proclamation for city and county election,
0mitting in the call the offices of Police Judge
Police Commissioners and Chief of Police.
The Republican State Central Committee
recently adopted resolutions requesting Sen.
ator Miller to urge the election of Califor-
nian as Secretary of the United States Sem
ate, recommending Marcus D. Boruck for
that position.
The Democrats of the Thirteenth District
had large rally Tuesday night. Robert
Howe. candidate for Mayor, spoke, as also
several others, including L. H. Lawler,
James NJ. Mcdonald, Jr., Captain Bush,
Judge Craig and Judge Quint.
Heavy shipments of agricultural imple-
ments and other machinery are constantly
being made to Australia. The Colonies are
becoming good customers of the United
States. Every steamer from this port to Sgd
ney takes full load of freight
1n6 NerCnanulse DI0RelS IrOLeCLlVe AS
sociation has filed articles of incorporation.
The purposes of the Association are mutual
social intercourse, intellectual improvement
and mutual protection. Directors-H. Myers,
n. J. Franklin, d. Cohn, Lewis Abrahams
and f. T. Gibbon. The Association has no
capital stock.
The Twelfth District Republican ratif-
cation meeting was a success. Metropolitan
Temple was crowded. w. G.. Glard pre-
sided, and w. r. Merry, Hon. Horace Davis,
Judge Blake, Judge Pratt, J. +. Cowdery,
John Sedgwick, Walter Lenan, David
Wilder. j. NJ. Litcbfeld and w. II. Bodfsh
were the speakers.
The Chief EngiLeer and President of the
Spring Valley Water Works will purchase in
Philadelphia new 45 inch pipe, to connect
Crystal Springs reservoir with this city. The
pipe will comprise 1000, 900 pounds of plate.
iron and 400, 600 pounds of rivets 1t is rep
resented that the new pipe line will increase
the city's water supply 100000 gallons
daily.
United States Commissioner O'Beirne has
dismissed charge of passing a counterfeit
$50 bank note against Daniel Siinker. The
note alleged to be counterfeit was passed in
Benicia for goods 10 the usual course of busi-
ness, and it was not shown that Slinker had
any intention of passing counterfeit money,
or that he even knew that the Rote WAS coun-
terfeit.
The Supreme Court has decided that per
SONS in whose favor the Statute of Limits-
tions has run, cannot, by supplemental
complaint, be made parties in an action, so
as to deprive them of the benefit CT such
statute. Also, that purchasers from the
mortgagor are necessary parties to an action
of foreclosure, without whose presence de-
cree is not binding upon them.
The order TO show cause made in The case
Of Isaac S. kailoch, who was charged with
contempt of Court and contempt OF the
Grand Jury, has been dismissed in Depart
meut II of the Superior Court. The con-
tempt was alleged to have been committed
in lecture delivered in the Metropolitan
Temple about the time of the indictments
against the Mayor charging neglect of official
duties.
In the United States District Court, in the
case of Daniel Cummings, one of the crew of
the ship Davy Crockett, who was accused of
serious insubordination on the vessel during
her recent voyage to this port, and also of
haviog struck and bruised one of the mates
of the vessel, the jury returned verdict of
not guilty on each count. The trial of this
case cost the Government for witness fees
alone some $500. It was said that a suit for
malicious prosecution would be commenced
against the officers of the vessel.
Mr.. Blanchard, attorney for Congressman
Page, opened the arguments in the Mint in
vestigation case before the Commissioners.
He made an elaborate review of the volu-
, minous testimony taken In the case, and
urged that the evidence conclusiyely proved
every charge made against Superintendent
| Dodge. He was particularly severe in his
remarks upon the fact that the principal re-
mission of charges had been made by Mr..
Dodge to Mr.. Low, the latter having strongly
urged the appointment of the former, and
both having been members of the Commis-
sion which Investigated Mr.. Dodge's prede-
cessor. The delivery Of Mr.. Blanchard's
speech occupied four hours, and at its con-
clusion the Commission adjourned until yes
terday morning, when General Barnes spoke
on behalf Of Mr.. Dodge. He will be fol-
lowed to-day by Congressman Page.
Tie Supreme Court has affirmed the judg.
ment of the lower Court in the case of the
people against Rosanna Core. Defendant
was convicted, in Judge Freedoms Court and
sentenced to twenty years imprisonment in
the State Prison for robbirg Richard j. Carr
of 500. The charge to the jury in the lower
Court, that the prosecution must make out
its hypothesis of guilt beyond reasonable
doubt, as against any rational hypothesis of
innocence produced upon the part of the de-
fendaut, it was claimed was erroneous. The
opinion fled says The charge was not very
clear, and may not be strictly accurate, but
we are Of the opinion that defendant was net
| injured, and the jury was not misled by it,
because in the succeeding part of the charge
the Court clearly instructed the jury upon
the question Of reasonable doubt, and the
principles of law applicable to the case.
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