Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-24
SAN FRANCISCO.
the Chinese Women-The Sunday Law
Cases-Supren.e Court Decision-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE RrooRD-uslos.l

SAN Francisco, March 23i.-The steamer
Columbia, from Portland, on entering the
harbor this morning during dense fog, went
on the rccks just outside of Fort Point She
was got off at high water and made rapid
speed for the mud fats of Mission Bay,
where she arrived with the water up TO her
fires, and the frenen waist deep in il. The
damages viii be considerable.
Judge Hoffman, of the United States Dis
trict Court, to-day ordered the release Of the
Chinese women brought here by the steamer
Anger Head, holding that there was no evil
| deLce that they were prostitutes.
The Sunday Law Cases.
SAN FRANcIsco, March 23i.-The excite
ruent incident TO the Wholesale arrests CT
Sundsy-law vioiators made yesterday showed
signs this InorDiug of moderation. The
docketing of the 512 names on the City
Prison register was flashed this morning by
the Prison Keeper, who placed them on to-
morrow's docket. The list comprises IA
pages. The cases will, therefore, come up
at 10 o'clock tomorrow in their proper
Courts, when they viii undoubtedly be con-
tinued in body for month or 80. The
League of Freedom has engaged an attorney
for each Court.
FiTe-supreme Court Decision.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23d.-A two story
frame dwelling, No. 104 Fourteenth street,
was partially destroyed by fire this evening.
Loss 81, 500
Tie Supreme Court to-day. by affirming
the Judgment of the lower Court in the case
Of Hughes w. Bray, decided thas purchaser
may recover damage in cases where the goods
bought by sample are not up to the sample
standard. The sampls displayed in selling
must be considered warranty Of the grade
of the goods.
The Appofatins Power.
SAN Francisco, March 2Si.-The Finance
Committee of the Board of Supervisors will,
at meeting tomorrow, request the opinion
of the City and County Attorney as to where
the power is vested to appoiat Police Com
missioners, it being lsimed by some that the
appointing power rests with Governor Fer
kins. Others argue that the Supervisors may
appoint, as the Commission is purely a local
organic atiep, and that the judicial tribunal
By which the Commissioners were originally
appointed being three Judges Of District
Courts has been succeeded oy the Superior
Courts created by the new Constitution.
Proposed Democratic Reorganization.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23d.-The sub
committee of ten appointed several weeks ago
to prepare a system for the reorganization OF
the Democracy of San Francisco, have issued
lengthy circular report, embodying de-
tailed and elaborate plan for accomplishing
the purpose. Among other suggestions. it is
proposed to organize forty. seven clubs in the
city according to the number of voters. An
other proposition is to provide fer twenty
seven clubs. On the question of the number
OF clubs the committee are divided. As yet
neither plan has been ratified. Il is the pur-
pose of the committee TO effect thorough and
radical reorganization of the Democratic
party in the city.
Sunday Law violaters Fined.
SAN FRANcIsoo, March 233.-Ah Toy and
Chin Wy, who were arrested for having kept
their places of business open last Sunday,
pleaded guilty in Department Two today OF
the Police Court, and on motion of the at
torney for the people they were fined S. each.