Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-22
Special Meeting OF the Chamber OF Com
merce = Consolidated Pacific Mining
Company.

Special Meeting OF the Chamber or Com
Company.
SAN Francisco. August 2lss.--A special
meeting was held this afternoon at o'clock
by the Chamber of Commerce. at the Mer.
chants Exchange, for the purpose of taking
some action in regard to the Tariff Commits
sion.
An assessment of % cents per share has
been levied by the Consolidated Pacific
Mining Company.
At the annual meeting of the Consolidated
Pacific Mining Company Of Bodie, the fol-
directors for the ensuing year: W. 7. James
(President), I. E Jewell Vice PRESIDENT
s B. Caldwell. E F. Preston and Warren
Holt. Secretary, F. E. Luty.
Sudden Death OF II. B. Redding.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 21st.-At noon to-
day B. B. Redding, a well-known and highly
esteemed resident of this city, died from
spoplexy at his home, No. 2l00 California
street. The deceased ate light breakfast
this morning, but as he was not feeling well,
did not go to his Office. Mr.. Redding was
Land Commissioner of the Pacific Railroad,
a member of the Board of Regents of the
State University, and also a leading member
of the California Academy of Sciences. The
deceased was born in Nova Scotia, and was
about IS years of age. MIR. Rsdding was
President of the Board of Trustees of the
California Academy of Sciences, and one Of
its most active and cheerful workers. The
regular meeting of the Academy, announced
for tonight. will merely meet and adjourn
out of respect TO his memory.
Motion for a New Trial Denied.
SAN Francisco, August 2lst.-To day the
Supreme Court denied the motion for new
A~.,f e Il -
mansiaughter before Judge Ferral, under
circamstsRcss & I extreme brutality, in caus-
ing the death of woman with whom he had
been living as his wife. Upon being found
guilty Of granddaughter by jury, Judge Fer
raj sentenced Kenn to ten years imprison-
ment-the extreme penalty. The case went
up to the Supreme Court on defendants
objections to the testimony, showing long
standing malice. premedi.ation and previous
acts of brutality. The objections were tech
nical, and the higher Court confirmed Judge
Ferral's rulings.
Assessed Value Of Property-Leprosy, but
no smaII-pox-Cirb Meetings.
SAN Francisco, August 2lst.-Auditor
Brickwedel has filed with the State Con.
troller statement showing the total value of
assessed real and personal property of the
city, after deductions and equaliz alton by the
Board of Supervisors, to be S201, 1892, 162
There are nine cases of leprosy and ele-
phantiasis-all Chinese-in the pest.house,
but not q case of smallpox.
Meetings were held tonight by the Eighth
Republican Ward Club, Tenth District and
Eighth Ward Club, Twelfth District. Seven
delegates were chosen by the latter club, to
re voted for at the primaries on Saturday. A
meeting was also held by the Fourth Ward
Club, for the same purpose.
Order Veto. d by the Mayor-A Twenty
foot Fall.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2lst.-At meet.
ing Of the Board of Supervisors this evening,
Mayor Blsks returned with his veto the order
authorizing the Committee on Street Lights
to enter into q contract for two years with
the San Francisco Light Company for light
ing the public streets. The message was or.
dered printed.
To-day Il. Banker, housesmith hslper,
fell from scsffold at the corner of Ma.
son and Geary streets. He fell distance of
20 feet, sustaining very serious injuries, and
was removed to the hospital.
Still Mystery.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 21st.-Notwith-
standing the constant forts Of the detectives,
no clue has been discovered yet as to the
identity of the unknown man now at the
hospital. He still remains unconscious, and
is unable to give his name or how he re-
ceived his injuries. His condition is regarded
as critical. The mystery as to the circum-
stances Of els murderous assault is as pro-
found as ever.