Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-31

pear. agreed to Internationally appear on
| next Monday, provided they were given to
Thursday Of next week to complete their
sffidavits. This was agreed to, and SO the
case viii be heard on its merits as soon as the
afidavits are completed.
Suicide Of Chinawoman.
SAN Francisco, October 30tb.-Too Que,
Chinawoman. aged So and married, residing
10 Bartlett alley, committed suicide last night
with mixture of whisky and opium. No
cause is assigned.
The First Chinawoman Committed as
Insane.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 30sh.-Loy Hoy,
the first Chinawoman committed for insanity
In San Francisco was this morning ordered
incsrcerated in the Naps Asylum. Her age
il 81, and she is described as unmarried. Sne
has been for come time an inmate of the
Methodist Episcopal Mission-house. Rev.
Otis Gibson and wife were the principal wit.
nesses before the Commissioners in Lunacy.
Fatal Result.
SAN Francisco, October 30th.-Michael
Barns, the laborer csved on by the founda.
ton srchway Of 8 building on Mission street,
died this morning.
Refused 10 Obey an Old Custom.
SAN Francisco, October 30th.-In Depart
ment Four of the Superior Court this morn.
ing, Judge d winelle made motion that after
the case on trial be submitted the Court ad.
journ until after election. He stated that
there were many lawyers who wished to be
free to work for their friends in the coming
election. and it had usually tesn the custom
to adjourn the Court some time prior to an
election. Judge Waymire stated that al.
though ne knew that such had been the Gus.
tom. he did not think that the Courts should
close and thu, delay the trial of cases pend
ing for trial. The matter was then dropped.
Collision OF schooners.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 30th.-This morn
ing. as the little schooner Gussie Klose was
coming up to the water front Oh her way
from Benicia, when off the seawall, she
came in collision with the schooner Neptune,
at anchor. She carried away the Neptunes
jibboom, and her own headgear was badly
smashed and broken. No one was injured,
and the vessels were soon separated.
Judgment Reversed by The Supreme
Court In n Railroad Tax Case.
SAN Francisco, October 3Otb.-The Su-
preme Court has reversed the Judgment of
the lower Court in the case of the County of
Sacramento VS.. the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, to recover State and county taxes
amounting to Sl7, 425. The District Attor-
ney OF Sacramento county. If his own &C.
cord, accepted an offsr of So, 374 81 by the
company. The Attorney General, on behalf
of the State, asked to have the acceptance of
the Districs- Attorney set aside. The lower
Court decided that the Attorney General had
no status in the case, sud on this Judgment
the Attorney General appealed to the Su.
preme Court, which, in reversing the order
and judgment, held that when District At
torney Is prosecuting an action for the collec-
ton OF debts or taxes, the Attorney General
has power to assist the District Attorney,
and when thus assisting may assume para
mount control of the business. Therefore
the lower Court should have permitted the
withdrawal of the acceptance on the demand
OF the Attorney-G General, and set aside the
Judgment based upon it.
Protection rrom Fire at the Napa Insane
AsyIum-Tae Steamer Newborn 4foat
Again.
San Francisco, October 30th. - David
Scannell, Chief Engineer OF the Fire Depart
ment of this city. James Hill, Chief Engi.
geer of the Department Of Oakland, and G..
j. OConnor, special committee which re-
Gently visited the State Asylum at Napa for
the Insane, with view to examine and re-
port on the protection against FIRE in that in
stitution, to-day forwarded their report to
the Asylum authorities. IL this they offer q
number Of suggestions by which protection
NAV be materially increased
The steamer Newbern, which slipped off
the stays at the North Ways some time ago,
when being hauled out for repairs, was safely
hauled off to-day by the tugs Monarch and
Rescue.
Street Railway FranehIses-fndecentP Per
formaDces.
SAN Francisco, October 30th. AT meet.
ing this evening of the Board of Supervisors
an order granting to the Omnibus Railroad
Company franchise to construct and main
tain a street railway on Tenth street, from
Howard to Stranger, was passed. A. fran
chise TO the Suffer Street Railway Company.
to construct and maintain street railroads
along and through certain streets, was passed
to print.
The Board also passed an amendment to
the order prohibiting the exhibition or per.
formance Of any indecent play or representa-
ton, to include the following. under the head
of misdemeanors "Or be present as a spec
tator at any such play or Representation, or
distribute, circulate or post upon any wall,
fence or other public place. or print any bill
or plscard announcing the performance of
any such play or representation"
Printer on the WarpRth.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 30th.-This even.
ing. while John 2. Irish, principal owner of
the Oakland Times, WAS addressing meeting
In Alameda, printer named Sullivan drew
knife and attempted to stab the speaker.
He was prevented by several persons, and Sc
verely beaten. He was then handed into the
custody of officers and locked up. Sullivan's
anger is claimed TO have been caused by Mr..
Irish employing in his newspaper Office
rats" and not Union printers.