Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-09

SAN Francisco, August Sth.-A.rrived,
steamer Zsalandia. from Sydney, via Auck-
land, etc.
Advices from Wellington dated July 10th
state The Treasurer's budget estimates the
revenue for the ensuing year at So, 297, $50 !;
expenditures. 1925. 1913; surplus. S21, ASP.
1t is proposed to amend the property tax SO
as to include foreign capital, reduce the tax
after September to half penny in the pound,
abolish duties on calicoes and corduroys, col
ored shirting, axes, spades, shovels and other
articles. The net public debt on the 31st of
March was S2S. 040 ITO.
The Chinese immigration bill imposing
poll tax of SO has passed both Houses.
Advices from Auckland to July 10th say !:
A destructive flood and waterspout recently
occurred at Thames. The damage to the
town is estimated at $50 000 One life was
lost. Much damage is reported from outly-
ing districts.
On May Goth the vessel May Queen an
chored at the Island of Aoba to obtain
laborers. The natives killed two boats crews
of blacks and one white man. An American
and a Frsnchman, named respectively Breet
and Folloit, were killed by natives at New
Britain last February.
MINING DIFFICULTY AMICABLY ADJUSTED.
A special meeting of the Mount Potosi
Consolidated Mining Company, called by
order of Judge Sullivan, was held at IL
o'clock this morning. About forty persons
were present. Before the meeting was called
to order, some time was expended in negotia-
tions towards effecting an amicable settle
ment between the opposing factions. which
resulted successfully. The meeting was
called to order by Mr.. Dean, and FL. S.
Milford was elected Chairman. Messrs. Z.
A. Holmes and I. J. Fay were elected
Secretaries. The following Directors were
elected: Henry Lawden, M. R. Leverson,
J. FL. Fish, E. E. Dewey and Calvert Meade
The dissatisfied stockholders-that were.
gained victory, getting four to one of the
Directors.
CITY POLITICS.
Politics is rather dull tonight The Yo-
semitic Democrats have been talking in an
indefinite manner about bringing the two
wings together, but the compromise PROPOSE
ton of the Manhattans was tabled without
action. The Yosemites proceeded to name
candidates for Supervisors, who will be bal.
loted for tomorrow evening.
MECHANICS FAIR.
At the Mechanics Pavilion great change
for the better is noticeable, both in the char
acter of the exhibition and the attendance.
The manag ement are well pleased with the
prospect of successful season.
MISCELLANEOUS.
-Four more ships have been added to the
wheat heet since Saturday noon.
james Robertson is under arrest for rob-
bling rooms at the American Exchange.
John Armstrong, the pedestrian, has been
arrested for assaulting George Bowman, q
street car conductor.
The steamship City of Toxic, which sailed
on Saturday for Yokohama and Hongkong,
took very few Chinese passengers.
J. ii. Mahoney and Charles Kelly, two
hoodlums, are locked up for beating a man
named Murphy most numerically.
The Republican Convention will meet on
the 18th, to nominate a County Clerk for the
unexpired term of William A. Stuart.
George w. Noyes is under arrest at the
instance of his stepfather for taking the lat
ters property to raise the wind with.
A fine specimen of the fur seal captured n
the bay on Saturday by Chinese fisherman,
is on exhibition at one of the fish stalls.
The receipts for duties at the Custom-houfe
for fhp ma of 11,Qab G21A 100
total since January LIST of 81 O67, 9S3 So.
J. FL. Quirk and Charles Kelly, two hood.
lums, are in the grip of the law and police
for smashing the windows of Joseph Smith
with stones.
Henry George will lecture on Thursday
evening at the request of prominent citizens,
in the Metropolitan Temple. Subject, 1.-The
Next Great Struggle"
There are 1877 prisoners in the County Jail
at the present time. OF these II are accused
of murder, robbery, 9 grand larceny, Is
burglary. 10 felony, assault with deadly
weapon.
A rumor has been floating around for sew
eral days in Republican centers that d. A.
Wilder, nominee for County Clerk ON the
Republican ticket, will withdraw, and that
John MeComb will be nominated in his stead.
MIR. and Mrs. James Murphy went on
grand spree and left their two three-year old
children, twins, uncaied for. A neighbor
was moved to look after the babes and the
officers captured and locked up the mother.
The father has not yet been oyerhauled.
The Bonita, the new steamship for the Pa
ci6c Coast Steamship Company, recently
launched from the Potrero, is receiving the
finishing touches at Main-street wharf. The
vessel cost $4,000, and is intended as
freight boat between this city and southern
ports.
The papers have long accounts of the
career of Edward Gilfeather, the criminal
and notorious jail-breaker, who escaped from
the Alameda jail Sunday. The officers agree
that there are few if any jails that hold him
if he is left unclaimed in their strongest
lsck ups
The California Wing Club had shoot at
San Bruno Sunday, and made this score c.
Robinson H. w. Stackpool 10. w. Traylor
Z, i. LOGAN s, j. Jellet 10, P. Walsh 10, f.
Russ 8, S. Knowles 10, G.. Conrad 5, G.
Roche z, Chisinore 9, Brant s. The ties
Jellet Ia, Walsh IT,
The entire time occupied in discharging and
loading the American ship Mariposa was
only four days and six hours. She brought
|, 1928 tons Of coal, and has taken away 1875
tons of wheat for Liverpool. She was only
eight days in port altogether. Ii is claimed
that this performance has never been beaten
in this port.
The old and new Republican County Com.
mittee held joint session last Friday even
ing, for the consideration of matters apper-
tanning to the campaign. There was full
attendance. 1t was resolved to have meet
ings held in the several wards, and the Com
mitteemen of the wards were instructed to
arrange for such meetings.
Sunday was the pleasantest day of the
year, the temperature being as nearly perfect
as it ever gets to be, and IS q consequence
immense crowds Of people left the city for
suburban pleasure grounds. Every boat and
railroad train was crowded all day, while the
visitors to the park and ocean beach were
numbered by tens of thousands.
The Bulls Head Club had its monthly re-
union at San Rafael to-day, where number
Of guests gathered at the invitation OF the
club to partake of an old-fashioned Spanish
dinner. This club was organized to perpetu.
ate the customs of the ante 9ers, and has
been success from the start, every meeting
being attended by the most distinguished
people OF California, as well as prominent
visitors to the coast.
The United States internal revenue cellec.
tons for the fiscal year ending June 30th
were 1925, 1929 6S, derived from the following
sources Lists S135, S46 II, beer S39, go 66,
.~S.x:s. IN 770 nd ciparpttea SD