Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-26
The METROPOLIS.
Items of Interest from San Fran
cisco.

/ AJart l. h<aRNloNOs oHAtNay NO-I--as tAAS
executive session of the Big Board to-day the
question of taking hold of grain speculation
did not come up, ss the committee was moi
ready to report. The opinion of the majority
of the members seems to be that the Board
will decline to take hold of the project, leav.
ing the field to the Produce Exchange.
THE SUNDAY LAW.
This evening meeting of business men Of
the Eighth Ward was held in Washington
| Hall, to organize for united action against
the enforcement of the Sunday law. The
meeting was called to order by Frank
Mitchell, and nine names were signed to the
roll of membership, which was headed by a
pledge to abide by any regulation that the
body might enact in defsnce of arbitrary and
unjust laws. The following permanent Off.
GERS were elected: President, Frank Mitchell;
Secretary, Joseph Herman; Treasurer, c. j.
Thomas William Coelling, T. Conners and
Frank Pauson were appointed committee
on bylaws and constitution. The meeting
then adjourned to the call of the Chairman.
THIEF HEARD FROM.
| Information has been received to the effect
that Frank Baraga, late Secretary of the
Portuguese Benevolent Society, who abb
seconded from this city last summer with a
large sum of money belonging to number of
his countrymen, is in Brazil, living in luxury
on his i'll gotten gains.
THE DISHONEST CLERK.
Best, the defaulting Lighthouse clerk,
states that he does not desire preliminary
examination. 1t is probable that the United
States Grand Jury, now in session, will indict
him.
THE NEW CITY HALL.
The Board of new City Hall Commission
ers, at a meeting to-day, received the report
of Architect Hatherton, who estimates that
to complete the new City Hall will cost
sS65 coo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The brig Paloma has arrived from Tahiti
after tempestuous voyage.
The United States steamship Wachusett,
Commander Glass, has arrived in port from
the Alaska station.
Fine silver here is very dull at 12a to l.
per cent. discount. This makes an ounce ol
silver worth about 81 13.
Senator George F. Baker, of Santa Glars
county, who has been in poor health for some
months past, is quite i'll in this city.
Mutilated coin will not be purchased by
the United States Mints in sums less thar
500, and on such sums the melting charge is
$40.
The members Of the Fire Department have
decided to give to the Veterans Home fund
one days pay, amounting TO S54S. Chiet
Scanneli added TO this amount $50.
The Executive Committee of the Anti Mo
nopoly League has decided to hold nc
mass meeting at present, but, instead, prepare
an address to the people of the State, setting
forth the aims and purposes OF the League.
In the case of Nebras vs. the Central Pa
ciic Railroad, the jury brought in verdict
for plaintiff in the sum OF $40, 500. The suit
was for damages growing out Of an accident
which occurred on the railroad at San Lean.
dro last May, when five children of Nebra;
were killed while crossing the track in !
wagon.
James Kennedy, one of the men arrested on
the bay in charge of S25, 900 worth of opium,
which is supposed to have been smugeled, has
fled claim for the confiscated opium and
silk, and his partner in the transaction, Will.
lam McDernott, also arrested, has fled a
claim for the whitehall boat in which the
smuggling was attempted. Both men have
been given ten days to complete their papers
in the matter of their claims.
The grain call agitation still causes q rush
for seats in the Produce Exchange The total
number of applications is now twenty. five, ten
more than there are seats vacant. Certii
Gates of membership were yesterday held at
81, l,500 The committee having in charge the
drafting of plan for the best introduction OF
the call system are awaiting the arrival Of
documents from the leading Eastern Ex-
changes, when they will finish their work as
expeditiously as possible.
Thomas w. Gibson registered himself at the
Overland House Tuesday evening under the
name Of Maginnis and retired to chamber
He was taken sick yesterday morning, and g
physician was called to his assistance. He
died about noon. The deceased was a tran,
scriber for shorthand reporters, and it is re-
ported that he was highly connected in Ken
tucky. On Tuesday he left the Home of the
InebTiate. of which institution he had beer
an inmate for several days.
"Pinkeye," the horse disorder. is PLAYING
havoc in this city, the present weather beipf
favorable to its development. The Philadel
phia Brewery has lost its finest team-a spar
of magnificent Norman stallioDs-aud a Clay
street dravnan has lost two OF his four horses
The disease has attacked the stock o. tht
Charter Oak Stables, and one valuable hons;
is nearly dead. j. Morton & CO., teau5ters
have twenty.sjx out of their seventy torse!
incapacfisted IRON labor through this dis
order.
The case of G. w. Milne, Indicted will
another fer an attempt 10 entics and g. a
awav from their lawful guardian txo nliaol
| children. came before tie Supreme Court on
the grounds that two separate offenses sve.;
| joined, there being two children araiss
which they were directed, and that here il
no such crime as an attempt to take anC
entice away child. The Supreme Cour
holds neither ground to be well taken, saving
that the offense is clearly defined in tn,
Penal Code, and that it does not consist ir
the number of children, but in the act anc
intent. The attempt was but single fact
although it may have embraced several steps
and may have included in its object more
than one person.
The Trades Union Assembly has prepared
document to be forwarded to Congress or
the subject of Chinese immigration, in which
after rsciting the evils of the Chinese influx
occur these resolutions:
Resolred, That whilst fully approving of and ap
| preciating the great efforts of Pacific coas
| Representatives in Congress to obtain relief by
legislation from the above evils we cannot refrain
from expressing disappointment at the restric
tions the Chinese treaty places upon the framing
bill to adequately the exigencies of the case
aud, be it further
| Resotred, That we urge upon every member o
the Senate and House of Representatives the urgent
necessity of passing such bill as will check and i
possible, prohibit entirely the further influx of Chi
nese into this Republic.
On the arrival Of the British steamer Mary
latham from Hopgkong, last Sunday after
noon, she was boarded By Quarantine Officer
DR.. Iawlor and was informed by the master,
Captain Gorley. that all the 676 Chinese pas.
sengers on board had been vaccinated by
Lockhead, of Hongkong, in accordance with
the requirements Of the National Board oil
Health of the United States, and he exhib-
tied clean bill of health given by the Amer.
ican Consul at the port Of departure. The
| Quarantine Officer was also assured that
there had been no sickness on board during
the passsge. Captain Gorley says the doctor
ouarantined the vessel because he was not
permitted to vaccinate all the passengers.
On Monday William I. Coleman & Co., the
consignees of the vessel, after inquiry, consent
ei to the vaccination Of the passengers at q
cost of 81 each, on the ground that they could
not afford to allow the vessel to lie idle in the
stream while Court edjudicated the matter,
as she had been chartered for England.
| They intimate that payment for vaccination
will be made, if at all, under protest.
The cold weather of the latter mart of