Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-11
SAN FRANCISCO.
Happenings Of a Day at the
Metropolis.

DAN hANClsCo, y January lOln.- IOmDstone
levies an assessment of ten cents.
Silver King declares dividend of twenty
five cents.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The annual election of the officers Of the
Chamber Of Commerce was held to-day. The
meeting was largely attended, eighty-aix
votes being cast. OF the regular ticket the
following officers were elected: President,
w. F. Babcock First Yics-President, A.
r. Williams Trustees-Andrew WEIGH, A.
Cheesebrough, S. l.. Jones, W. Claus Spreck-
els, Robert Balfour, A. P. Elicit and Eugene
DE Saba. The opposition ticket elected two
Trustees-W. W. Dodge and Levi Strauss.
The Second Vice-Presidencey resulted in a
tie between E. D. Heatly, on the regular
ticket, and w. j. Adams. Three Trustees
on each ticket were also tied. At the annual
meeting OF the Chamber of Commerce next
Tuesday the tie votes will be decided, and a
full Board of Trustees will take their seats.
CLEARINGHOUSE ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the San Francisco
Clearing house Association was held to-day,
and resulted in the reelection of the old Of
fcers.
THE HOPKINS ESTATE.
Mrs. Mary F. S. Hopkins, Administrative
of the estate of the late Mark Hopkins, filed
her first and final account to-day in the Pro.
bate Department of the Superior Court.
Mrs. Hopkins received her appointment in
June, 1873, aud the account is for the period
from that date to the time of the recent ap.
pointment of Moses Hopkins. The account
shows: Cash received, 1886. 3Sl Al; dis.
bnrsed, 1858. Cos 81 balance on hand, $780,
Us "a balance due on commissions SPILL
527 49,; commission of 4 per cent. due
administrators, amount, S320,0
ANTIGAMBLING CRUSADE.
Chief Crowley has detached Sergeant
Reeves and four officers to look specially
after the gamblers and lottery men in the
Chinese quarter OF tie city. From Decem.
Der, 1879. to November, 1881, the fines and
forfeitures collected from Chinese gamblers
amounted to s3S, 142.
CALIFORNIA IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION.
a meeting was held this afternoon of the
Executive Committee Of the California I'm
migration Association. A long report was
read by Captain Blanding in relation to pub.
lie lands, and pointing out certain evils of the
existing laws. State Surveyor. General
Shanklin has prepared bill to remedy the
evils specified, and forwarded it to the Cali
fornia delegation in Congress. The A ssocia-
ton will make efforts to secure the passage of
the bill during the present session of Con-
g.ess.
NEWS FROM THE ORIENT.
The steamer Belgic arrived to-day from
Hongl ong, via Yokohama.
HoNGKoNG, December 10th Several earth
quakes have occurred in the district of Kan.
choa. Over $50 people were killed.
The Japanese students at Picking have been
recalled by their Government, the supposed
motive being retrenchment.
An explosion occurred at the arsenal of
Ngansking, but no lives were lost. The
buildings in the Ieighborhood were con.i3er-
ably damaged.
Z. II. Parker British Consular Agent at
Chang King, was mobbed and placed in peril
of his life by the natives.
A proclamation has been issued by the
Viceroy, ordering the people to treat foreign
ers with respect, and to protect them.
YoKAHAMA. December 25th.-The pro-
posed establishment by the Government of
central bank has been deferred.
A report from Corea states that 1000 Core
ans made an attempt on the Government.
The authorities had the ringleaders arrested
and executed.
It is stated that the Government has pur.
oh fho NjsL; hull ~ fka
most influential native papers in Japan, for
the purpose of supporting its views and assist
ing the administration in the treaty revision.
Takahash Shenkicpi, an officer of the FL
nance Department, has been appointed to the
Consulsbip at New York, and Sonoda Kohl
chi, of the Foreign Department, has been ap-
pointed TO the Consulate at London.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Since December 9th there have been q
vessels cleared with wheat and -four from
this port. These vessels represent 80, 372
tons of tonnage. This is an unusually active
for this season of the year.
The Occidental and Oriental steamship
Belgic, which arrived in port this morning
from Hongkong and Yokohama. brought the
following passengers F. Cass. J. I. Griffen,
III. V. Love, j. q. Cabot. Miss Ellen, M.
Bazing, Mrs. Ellen, and 67S Chinese in the
Storage.
During last year there were placed on FIVE.
tael boxes of prepared opium regularly i'm
ported to this city the following stamps,
when the drug was entered for consumption
j January, 10000 stamps; February, 6 500;
March, IL 600; April, IL, 500; May. 10000;
June, II, 600; July, 9,700; August, 5000
September, 16 $50; October, 20. 200; Novem-
Der, II, 752; December, 1880. Total, 1877
$50 stamps. Each stamp represents about
half pound of opiuu. on which the duty is
sc per pound, say SO, 791 pounds at Sc, $685.
TAG.
The peculiar disease known as "pinkeye,"
which has prevailed very extensively among
horses in the East, mas made its appearance
in this city, and as many hundred horses
belonging to the car companies are afflicted
with it. Only one case, so far, has proved
fatal. The symptoms are swelling of the
limbs loss of appetite and inf animation of the
eyes, which assume pink color. The dis
ease here seems to be in its midest form.
Good stale ventilation, wholesome food,
clean beds ard sunshine are the best rem
edies