Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-14
. THE BAY"
What is Being Said and Done at
San Francisco.
THE LAND LEAGUE CONVECTION.
French Celebration of The Fall Of the
Bastile.
Etc. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

SAN FRAScIsco, July 1S.b.-The STATE
Convention of the Land League appointed 8
State Council to take general charge of the
interests Of the Order in the State, passed Q
resolution inviting Parnell to visit the Pacific
coast. and adjourned sire die. After adj
journment the delegates met at banquet il
Irish-American Hall.
The French celebration of the fall Of the
Bassile tomorrow promises to be On more
elaborate scale than heretofore attempted,
and considerable interest is manifested by
the general public.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ex-senator John C. Murphy has been
elected Captain Of the Union Guard Gatling
Battery.
the Central and Southern Pacific Railroads.
during june was 7 457. Of whom sop went
Eastward, and 4,4l5 Westward.
The Republican Convention has nominated
David Wilder for County Clerk MIR. Ora
ham for Superintendent of Streets; Henry
Briekwedsl for Auditor and Chas. Tillson
for Tax Collector.
The passenger arrivals at San Francisco
from foreign ports during the month Of June
were no. This is the LARGEST number for
any month in five years. This increase is
entirely due to the heavy inhax of Chinese
immigrants.
Auditor Dunn has turred over to the Tax
Collector the personal property rolls for
1872. The total amount of personal prop
erty assessed is 500 647, 3S6. of which 50, $751;
992 is money. The tax on this amounts to
S765, 294 "a.
TIE Captain of the ship Centennial. which
has Just arrived from New York, reports that
April 23d, while off Cape Horn, Peter Ellis,
alias Cation, of Sydney, one of the crew,
while assisting in furling the jib, was washed
overheard and drowned.
A divorce has been granted to Charles H.
Steele from Julia a. Steele by Judge
Sullivan, on the ground of desertion.
Judge Hunt likewise granted Elizabeth
Smith divorce from Frederick Smith, on
the ground Of willful neglect.
The United States steamer Adams has
arrived, 81 days from Panama. She is a
screw steamer of 6l5 tons, 1.S15 dispiace.
ment and carries six guns. She is commanded
by Commander Edgar G. Morrison. with
Lieutenant Commander d. w. Mullen, ex-
ecutive officer.
The Board of Managers of the forthcoming
industrial fair held meeting Tuesday night
1t was reported that all the main floor space
of the entire pavilion has been applied for
and awarded, and the assurances are complete
that this department of the exhibition will
be more extensive than at any preceding fair.
The trial of Wong All Teak for the muir
der of Wong Duck Check, at 70Sl Dupont
street, on the first day of February last, was
concluded in Department No. IL of the
Superior Court Tuesday afternoon. The
jury retired at half-past 4, and at 5 o'clock
returned with verdict Of murder in the first
degree. The sentence will be death.
Godfrey Rudolph, Thomas Schroeder an
Joseph Keller were arraisned before Judge
Hoffman yesterday for having, it is alleged,
perjured themselves in the United States
Land Office, at Marysville, on the Ssh Of
homestead situated in Yolo county. They
withdrew their former plea of not guilty and
demurred to the indictment. The Court
listened to arguments on both Sides and then
took the matter under advisement.
A letter received by the Oceanic from the
Orient reports the death Of Lieutenant
G. Hunter, U. S. N. Executive Officer of
the Alert, and for some months IN 1873 and
1879 stationed at the Mare Island Navy
Yard az Aid to the Commandant. His death
occurred on the 10Th of June on board the
Alert, one day before the vessel reached
Yokohama from the BONN Islands, and was
caused by a complication of malarial dis
eases. The deceased was son of ex-Mayor
Hunter of Brooklyn, n. Y.
Tuesday morning about II o'clock Henry
Gsering, native of Switzerland, 30 years of
age, and unmarried, was run over and in
l.st1aI Ivyo froi cf ro helo IN
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
Shortly before bis death deceased was OBJ
served sitting in the door of one of the freight
sheds, through which the track ruGs before
reaching the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
panys wharf. As the train approached de-
ceased was seen to advance toward the track.
One Of the swischmen felt the train JOLT and,
suspecting some &C dent had occurred, sig
nailed to the engineer, who stopped the train.
| The remains OF the man were scattered along
the track.
| George Miller, residing at No. 721 Brannan
street, is little lad who attends the Frank
| lin Grammar School, aud possesses decided
penchant for investigating unknown subjects.
| At noon yesterday he found blank fulmi-
mating cartridge, andcarried it into school to
investigate during study hours. The investi-
CATION was being surreptitiCusly carried on,
| between / and o'clock, with the aid Of pin
and the cover of a friendly desk-lid, when the
internal macbihe exploded in his hand, badly
SCATTERING six fingers and blowing the ball
off his right thumb. His wounds were dressed
at the City Receiving Hospital. Several
adults were necessary to queH the disturb
ance in the schoolhouse.
The United States authorities arrested
James V. Kelley. late Deputy Collector OF
| Revenue at San Jose, for enlightenment and
/ el,r
| Kelley was promoted to Revenue Agent for
the district embracing Maryland, Louisiana
and the District Of Columbia. His brot Ter,
John A Kelley, was appointed to the vacated
Office. and shortly after disappeared, leaving
the affairs of the office in an unsatisfactory
condition, and 81 400 unaccounted for. COL
William Somervlle, Revenue Agent, upon
an investigation, discovered several instances
of gross Irregularities, and it remains toI
James V. Kelley to show that his absconded
brother is the only guilty party, and that his
own administration of the past six years has
been such as to entitle him to the promotion
he had received. James V. Kelley had just
arrived from the East when he was arrested
! His case will receive prompt attention to en-
able him to return to his official duties at an
early date.
At the Lsud League State Convention ar;
these delegates from thirty five Branches, IL
all 123 delegates San Francisco-Youni
Mems Branch-Richard O'Connor, M. p
O'Donohue, James J. Flynn, George Phelps
Branch No. I'D. J. Toohey, j. j. Tobin
Thaddeus Flanagan. Dan. Sheerin. Thoma:
Davis Branch-M. Warde. John Driscoll, j
J. Barrett, Peter Quinn, Frank Conklin
Eva Branch-Me lanes Deasy, Buffers, Sui
livan and O'Connor, VIM. Broderick, jerome
Deasy. Emmett Branch-M. c. Hogan, ID
J. O'Brien, James Mcnamara, James Reilly
Wolfe Tone-L. G. Flanagan, Charles Nc
Wicker, Lot A. Coffey, Thomas Floyd. Vir
ginia City-Airs. a. Sullivan. Alameds
couuty-Davis Branch-James Cahill, A. j
Moneith, 2. J. Reilly, l.. Nolan. Biggal
Branch-James Neylan, James Farrell, Geo
Nolan, 7. B. O'Brien. Ladies' Branch
Mesdames Cunningham, MoRteitb Canning
Allen, Quinlan. Parnell Branch-Rev. l.
Serbia, I. d. Sullivan, L. Gill, p. Brophy
A. ID. Pryal Sars6eld Branch-E. G. Fitz
patrick, Miss Annie Cronan, James Lamb
M. Sullivan. Berkeley Branch-Dr. O'Toole
James McGee, Robert Fitzgerald. Delegates
at large-Rev. Father King. Rev. Fathe'
Gleason, Coll Deane, DIR. f. +. Roche
Livermore-L Flanagan, NJ. A. O'Shaugh
messy, NJ. z. Power and A. Flanna
gan. Petaluma-Edward Hussey. Mar
tina Washington-M esdames Mary A. Judge
d. Carroll. A. J. Putnam. Branch No. 2
San Francisco-M. Cooney, J. McKeague. j
Cavanaugh, T. j. Cooney. Michael Davitt
San Fraucisco-J O. Oujeley, L. Leary