Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-18
"THE BAY"
Happenings Of a Day at San
Francisco.
REMARKABLE CASE OF FASTING.
The Feeling in Regard to the Pregi-
dents Condition.

dents Condition.
Etc Etc .........,........E .Esc.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 17th.-Oakland
has developed remarkable case of fasting
in the person of Miss Maggie Campbell, aged
10. She has been in i'll health for three
months, and during the past fifty days has
not taken a particle of nourishment. The
case excites considerable interest.
THE PRESIDENTS CONDITION.
The feeling of hopeless dependency re-
garding the President which prevailed in tho
city yesterday has given place to moro
hopeful feeling, in view of CON paratively
favorable reports to-day. The bulletin
boards have attracted crowds eager to learn
the latest news, and who grasp at the small
est crumbs of hope and comfort
MISCELLANEOUS.
Assistant United States District Attorney
Lovett is dangerously ill with pneumonia.
Officer Moses c. Dunn, of the police, who
shot Michael Mckenna few weeks ago, has
been held for murder.
a. u. uatcn, ourVt, ,'cr-Oenefai OF the Ntatc
of Nevada, has been elected member of the
California Academy of Sciences.
At Golden Gate Park conservatory the
Peristeria Etala, or Holy Ghost flower, has
blossomed, and attracts the attention of low
ers Of flowers.
The new steam launch for the Quarantine
Officer will be completed on the 2oth. 1t has
been named by the Board of Health Gov
ernor Perkins
The Auditor has forwarded to the State
Controller and the Clerk of the State Board
of Equalization the value of real estate of
San Francisco, assessed in lands and acres
for the fiscal years 1881 2, showing 81 055,-
500; Improvements thereo1 S53 SEQ Value
of city and town lots, SIP, 364, 265; improve
ments thereon, $40 20S, 995. Value of inn
provement on real estate assessed TO persons
not owners, $40. 500 Value of personal prop
erty other than money S56 7l5, S94. Money,
50, ,S3l, 992. Total value of all property and
money, S222, 2Si.255
Mrs. Captaio James Jules Sanderson jews
bury, widow ME cs of the late Sir William
Hamilton, of II. i. NJ. Consulate service,
has, it is charged, been severely beaten by
her brother, James Leslie. Mrs Sander
sons landlady charges that the brother beats
the sister numerically, and leaves her With
insufficient clothing. Mrs. s. is confined to
her bed new at 27 Minna street by reason os
his cruelty. She gets SIS month from her
agent, and the brother sei2es this. and beats
her if she refuses it. He drinks badly. The
sister, brother and the two children of the
widow sleep in one room in two single.
beds. The landlady lodged complaint
with the British Consul, and he called
in the police. The sister tries TO
apologize for and excuse the brother, and
fears that the exposure will drive him to ruin.
Inspection shows the sister to be terribly
bruised by the brothers blows and torture.
The sister Is woman of refinement and
culture, and once Of great beauty. She is
now utterly broken in spirit. She came to
California to care for her brother. Leslie is
under arrest, and talks humbly of his sisters
poor health. He is middle-aged man. A
few months ago his wife was found hanging
lfeless from gas fixture in her room on
Mission street. 1t is said Leslie has forced
his sister to make her will in his favor, as she
is heir to considerable estate, and that his
treatment of her is with view to her early
decease.
In the Mint investigation M. X. Cody,
Stephen Wing, Mr.. Pattersos, VIM. Ed.
wards and o. ID. Munson, employees in the
Mint, testified that no orders had been made
by the Superintendent which would work TO
the benefit of any particular depositor.
Louis MeLane. President OF the Nevada
Bank, testified to the common rumor that
Superintendent Dodge has favored the
Anglo-C Californian Bank in the matter of the
reception of base bullion, but of my own
knowledge l know of No single fact tending
to establish such rumor. We have sold
great deal of bullion to the Government
direct and delivered TO the Mint here. Muck
Of that is what is called Wiegand bars That
is bullion refined by the Wiegand process,
invented by the late Conrad Wiesand. of Yir-
ginia City, and which contains nothing but
refined silver and refined copper. Mr.. Dodge
told me at one time that il any of the bars
were found to contain anything but copper
and silver, we would be charged with the
cost of parting and refining. Daniel Meyers,
bullion dealer testified that he had no
knowledge of any discrimination in favor of
any bullion dealer by Superintendent Dodge.
He had dealt heavily with the Mint and
Government since 1860, and had always been
treated satisfactorily. His clerks had COM
planned that bars $50 and $50 fine had been
rejected, saying that they thought other
dealers could have had them accepted, but
he (the witness) was Satisfied that he had
always received full justice.
Hansen, bullion dealer, testified to being
always treated fairly by Dodge. He knew
Of nothing indicating fayuritism. l do
know, however, al about how the rumors
originated probably know more about it
than any one else. It was about year ago,
when our clerk heard demand made in this
Mint, by the Anglo-Cslifornian Bank, for
a rebate amounting to about 81 000, on refiR-
ing charges made on Northern Belle bullion.
We went to the Northern Belle people and
said that if they were paying charges on
their bullion, l could give them better rates
than they were getting. At the time he re-
ferIed to, rumor was started that the
Anglo. Californian Bank had the inside track
of the Mint, but there appeared to be no
foundation for the story. At the time, about
year ago, he was told that there was a gem
tleman at the Palace Hotel who was actively
hunting up evidence against Mir. Dodge, and
had been told the rumor referred to above.
l.. M. Tompkins, accountant in the Hong
kong and Shanghai Bank, testified that the
bank had deposited bullion in the Mint He
had never, in his transactions with Mr.
Dodge, been made aware Of any acts Of
favoritism or discrimination on the part Of
the Superintendent.
E. +. White Coiner Of the Mint, testified
that in July, when he followed the system
of his predecessor, Cicott, he had produced
AZ per cent. coin from ingots, and IN the ficst
half Of this month, following aa improved
manner of treating ipgots, he had produced
"a per cent. coin from irgots operated upon.
Il require tie cutters" said the witness,
"to take moro care 10 their work, and IL
consequence there are much fewer condemned
blanks cut Formerly the cutters flushed
their work at l o'clock in the afternoon now
they don't get through until O'Clock"
Melter and Coiner Martin was recalled.
and testified that Mr.. Cicott began turning
back greater portion of melts. although he
was receiving a better class of ingots II
do not know why he did, but he made the
showing in his department untavorable about
February LIST, alleging the cause to be bad
metal, although in fact the metal was better
than it had been in the previous year"
J. G. Ball, cashier for j. B. Haggin, had
deposited bullion in the Mint. and knew OF
no unfairness or discrimination towards de-
positors. He had been charged different
rates for different deposits of bullion from
the same mine and mill, and did not quite
understand how it should be SO.