Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-21

ton of goods was begun until about half CT
| the lot was landed. The motley crowd on
| the deck were then arranged as well az posi-.
| bla by represep tstives OF leading photo
grspher and two instantaneous views taken
| of the picturesque group. The coolies were
then all chalked and passed under the guard
rope. Here they were seized by very ener
| getic expressmen hustled into wagons and
| hurried into Chinatown. The result of the
count, taken as the Cinnamon passed over the
gang plank, was 79S, which is three more
| than is stated in the ships manifest.
The British iron steamship Cairnsmuir, |
which arrived in port the first part of this |
month, steamed ont u the harbor this after |
noon, bound for Hongkong She carries a
large number of Chinese, but only about $50 !
have Custom House certificates granting |
them the privilege OF returning to this country.
One OF the Railroad Tax Cases-Assess-
| ment.
San Francisco, July 20th.-The Southern
| Pacific Railroad Company has applied to the
| Supreme Court for writ of prohibition to
restrain the Superior Court of Los Angeles |
county from proceeding to hear the case of
the State of California against the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company. Action to re-
cover S31, 40 80, alleged to be due from de-
PENDANT for State and county taxes. Petit
toner sets forth that on March II, 1882, a
petition was fled in said Superior Court to
| remove said action to the United States Uir
cult Court, which petition was denied, petit
toner having in the meantime given bonds
! in the sum of So 600. Subsequently a certi
fed copy of tbs record and proceedings in tbs
case was filed in the Circuit Court, notwith-
standing which the said Superior Court has
made an order setting the case for trial.
| The Utah Mining Company have levied
an assessment Of 81 per share.
The Duncan Forgery Trial-Prodnce EX-
change.
SAN FRANCIsco, July 20th.-Tc-day in tht |
J. G. Duncan forgery trial additional
Juror was obtained in Department Twelve, in
the person of Otto Rate, who had never
heard of Duncan or the Pioneer Bank. -Four
Jurors remain to be secured. A venire for
| fifty more, returnabie tomorrow az 10 |
| o'clock, has been ordered.
This afternoon the newly-elected officers
and Directors of the San Francisco Produce |
Exchange held a meeting. President Charles |
| CLAYTON presided, for the twelfth time w |
II. Walker was reelected Secretary, and the |
following standing committees appointed
Finance-H. Waterman, j. Hart and E. d. |
Kalisher; Room-W. Dresbach, H. Y. |
Deming, j. w. Hiteman, Jr., and w. a. |
Bray Arbitration-R. Baltour, H. Davis |
and A. B. Field; Grain Standard-W. Ores |
bach. w. Babcock. H. Waterman, G. w. |
McNear, r. Balfour, E. r. Liienthal, J. |
+. Hobbs, Z. Degener. ]. +. Earnest, L. |
Ransom, H. L. E. Meyer, Il. Dutard, b. |
Ballard, a. d. Starr. a. Whitney, W. h |
Yates and H. a. Mayhem; Flour Standard |
H. Davis, ?. A. Campbell, F. II. Ham.
mer, S. Wangenheim, james More, NJ. c. |
Ellis and I. j. Parsons; Inspectors Of |
Flour. Martenstein, J. Paller and F. 81. |
Inc NJ (,rain-I NJ NJ
Glaughlin. l.. Msrkley and II. d. Elerhorst (; |
Call Board-C. B. Stone, A. J. Lissak. A. |
Gerbelding, L. r. Lilienthal, H. G. Bunker, |
j. Moore and II. Dutard. The Finance |
Committee was instructed to confer with the |
committee of the Merchants Exchange, with |
view of closing the negotiations for obtain |
ing possession of the Merchants Exchange.
Board OF Health Meeting Various
Reports.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20th-The Board of !
Health held a meeting tonight. Dr. Foye, |
Resident Physician at the smallpox hospital, |
reported: In the hospital the 18th Of |
June, % cases admitted SINCE 81; died, |
none discharged, 50; remaining, 142.
Police Surgeon Stambaugh reported having |
treated 1877 cases during the last month.
City Physician Black reported the treat. |
ment of 2S2 cases.
L. s. Titus. Superintending Physician of |
the County Hospital reported 266 cases adj |
mitted since June 18th, at which date there |
were $50 in the tospital 2l5 have been dis. |
cured, % have died, and SS9 remain.
Quarantine Officer Lawlor reported that 70 |
vessels had arrived in port during the past |
month. Fees collected and paid into the |
city treasury, S507 80.
Secretary Hoesch reported for the past |
month 40S deaths. against 465 for May, and |
1853 for June of last year. Five cases of |
smallpox were verified and two deaths from |
that disease occurred.
League OF Deliverance.
SAN Francisco, July 20:h. - Several |
branch meetings were held to- night of the |
League of Delverance. The meetings were |
generally well attended. A number of |
speeches were made and resolutions adopted. |
The Election QuestiOn-Cases of scuryy. |
SAN Francisco, July 20:h.-On Monday |
the Supreme Court granted an application |
for writ of mandate to compel the Board |
OF Election Commissioners to prepare for the |
municipal election, but as yet the very essen
tial proceeding of making service upon the |
Board of Election Commissioners has not |
been taken, and the failure of parties inter- |
ested to so proceed Is subject of much COM
ment in political circles.
The French bark Freers, which arrived |
here to-day frsm Bordeaux, has on board |
three bad cases of scurvy.
The Chinese women Set ut Liberty
Death Rate.
SAN Francisco, July 20th-The two re-
naming Chinese women of the British |
steamer AMER Heads passengers, who were |
brought to-day before Judge Hoffman on a
writ of habeas corpus to obtain their discharge |
from custody on board that vessel, were dis !
charged by the Court. The question of allow |
ing these restrained women their liberty has |
been involved in litigation some weeks.
The death rate for the past few days has |
shown an upward tendency, as over fifty |
deaths were reported up to noon to-day, |
against sixty EIGHT for the whole of last week.
Children's diseases and casualties have ex- |
ceeded the average.
The Riley Homicide.
SAN Francisco, July 20th.-Thomas Nc |
Cornell, who was arrested on charge of |
murder, by in1icting blows upon the head of |
John Riley, his brotherin-law, which caused |
the death of the latter, still preserves silence
in regard to the trouble. Both he and his |
wife decline to make any statement at all, |
and nothing can be learned from them of the |
nature of the difficulty or of the fight which |
is claimed resulted fatally. A post-nortem |
held on the body of Riley to-day showed de. |
ceased to be in very feeble state of health, |
and addicted to the excessive use of liquor. |
1t is thought his death was accelerated by |
examination Saturday.
Unlawful Occupation of Public Lands. |
SAN Francisco. July 20th.-Congressman
Berry, in letter to the Secretary of the I'M |
migration Association of California, with |
reference to the bill to prevent the unlawful |
occupation of public lands, says: 81 have |
pressed the matter on the attention of the |
Commissioner of Public Lands time and time |
again. and have urged upon the members in.
dividually the great necessity of reporting the |
bill to the House. in order that it might be |
passed and become a law; but so far 1 have |
been unable to INDUCE action, and fear no &C.
ton will be taken by the committee during |
this session."
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty TO |
Animals.
SAN Francisco, July 20tb. The Secretary |
of the Board of Directors of the Society for |
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports |
that during the past two months III cases |
were rapnrta1 To the Societv ~ |