Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-29

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD UNION
SAN FRANcIsco, March 2Sth.-The Grain
Exchange, an off.shoot of the Big Board of
brokers. met to-day. The Chairman made a
gratifying report of the progress Of the Com
mittee on Constitution and By laws, and the
rules ara nearly ready to report a number
of names of additional charter members were
reported. Horace Webster was chosen tenn
porary Treasurer.
The Republican State Central Committee
and the Chinese Bill.
SAN Francisco, March 2Ssh.-The Repub-
lican State Central Committee met this
morning, and ordered dispatch sent to the
President. through the California Congress
sional delegation, informing him that In the
opinion of the committee failure to approve
the anti. Chinese bill will result disastrously
to the interests.ard prosperity of this coast,
and work great injury to the people OF every
class.
Proposed Democratic Reorganization.
SAN Francisco, March 2Sth.-The COM
mittee of fifty, appointed some time ago to
effect the local reorganization of the Demo-
cratic party in this city, met this evening.
Several important amendments were made to
| the report submitted last week by the sub
committee of ten. The committee agreed to
adopt the report of the sub. committee recon-
mending the organization of forty local
clubs. A motion was adopted fixing the date
of organization of these clubs on the 20th of
April; also that the County Committee
should consist of forty-seven members-ope
from each clab. The action of the committee
in reference to plan of general reorganization
will be submitted to the Democratic County
Committee for ratification.
A Heavy sum IavOiyed-Opium Seized.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25th.-To-day the
case of Amelia +. Bowden Vs. J. P. Pierce ct
al, an action involving some $3.50, GOO, was on
trial before Judge Sullivan in Department
Five.
The Custom-house officials. in searching
the steamer City Of Toxic to-day, discovered
about fifty pounds of opium, valued at 500.
| the drug was at once captured.
Supreme Court Decisions.
SAN FRANcIsco, March 29ah--In the case
of Clarence r. Greenhouse VS.. j. p. Dunn,
etc., the Supreme Court to-day reaffirmed the
opinion given in the case of j. V. Coffey VS..
Dunn. The Superior Court overruied the
demurrer, denied writ of mandate, and dis.
missed the proceedings. This judgment is
affirmed by the Supreme Court.
| The Supreme Court has decided that Acts
passed prior to the adoption of the new Con-
| stitution, but not to go into effect until
period subsequent to its adoption, were not
included in the Acts expressly continued
| in force by that instrument. This decision
bars the Act of March 30, 1878, go far as it
relates to the salary of the Recorder of Mon
| terey county, which was not to go into effect
until the first Monday of March, 1880. The
| Constitution was adopted in 1879. The Su-
preme Court in taking this view of the law,
has refused the application of NJ. M. Speegle
| for writ Of mandamus to compel the Audi
| tor of Monterey county to draw q warrant
| in his favor for a months salary as Recorder
of said county.
The Sunday Law ViOIatOrs.
San Francisco, March 2S.h.. To-day
thirty-ope individuals charged with having
violated the Sunday law had warrants served
upon them. They were released IN giving
bail, which was furnished by the League of
Freedom.
Money Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2S.b.-Money is
in good supply in this market with light de-
mand The range for call loans is 4@6 per
cent, and the extremes for commercial loans
| are to 10 per cent. Mortgage paper is taken
| by the savings banks at 7G9 per cent, snd
the borrower relieved of ali obligations for
| taxes to the extent of the lien ON his prop
erty. Exchange on New York is quite dull
and weak A round lot has just been sold for
21c premium per 500. Sterling bills are
| plentiful and rather dull. The demand for
line silver is qnite fat. despite the limited
supply. Mexican dollars are inactive and
nominal. Drafts on New York are selling at
5n premium per 500; kilograms on do, 10c
per Sl00; London exchange, 4981 for bank
bills, and 493d for commercial; refined silver,
11t@113 per cent. discount Mexican dol
| lars, 90G903c apiece, nominal.
saIOon.Keeper Shot.
SAN Francisco, March 28th.-Two boys,
this evening about o'clock, while passing
the saloon. at No. 1O46 Market street, kept
| by Hugh Mooney, heard pistol shot. Look
ing in at the door, they saw mar lying on
| the floor. They ran to the City Hall and
gave notice to the officers. Officer johnson
| hurried to the saloon. and found Mooney
| lying on the floor breathing, but unconscious,
with pistol wound just below the right
temple. He found Dave Condor, notorious
| rough and desperate character, and Tommy
! Mccormick, the pugilist, sitting at a table
il the saloon. Mccormick was intoxicted, but
| Condor appeared sober. Mccormick refused
! to give any explanation of how Mooney was
| shot ; but Condor said he had shot himself in
f : of dependency behind the bar, and that
he and Mccormick dragged him out into the
| middle of the floor. Mooney was removed
! to the Receiving Hospital, where he died to.
| night at 1l:30, in the presence of his wife.
Condor and Mccormick were both taken to
| Jail. Mccormick had tlood on oneh hand. Ee
acted in a very suspicious manner. He re-
fused to make any explanation, and at
| tempted to break away from the officers.
Condor was allowed to go, but subsequently
was arrested. Deceased was aged about 45
years, and has resided in the city for some
time.
Suicide by Brownin2-YouRg Woman In.
jured.
SAN Francisco, March 2Ssh.-A young
man named Harry Theobald. hotel porter,
formerly special officer of the Lake Merritt
boat-house at Oakland committed suicide
to- night by jumping from one of the ferry
boats. The cause is unknown. His body
has not been recovered.
Rosanna Herman, of McAllister and Devils
adero streets, in this city, while on the Oak
land train tonight in company with Joseph
Feeney, to whom she was to be married to-
morrow, jumped off the train at Oak-street
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