Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-22
r.. san Francisce water II


RI. san Francisco water Trouble.
SAN FRANCISCO. February 2lst.-The ordi
nance reducing the water rates was 20 have
co,ns 40 On ia faai passage as a spscial
-Teetior If the Board Of Supervisors tonight.
but this afternoon Judge Sawyer. Of the
United Safes Circuit Court, en- joined the
Supsrvis0rs from passing the ordinance until
Che question Of constitulionaiisy was. passed
upon by The Court
SECOND DIsPATcH.I
sss FaAEcnco. February 21ss-At q
nsstiag u the Board o. Supervisors to.
night, Supervisor StrothsT introduced a pre-.
amb!s and resolution. asking the Paci6c
Cost representatives 70 have Congress pre-.
fer articles of impeachment against Judge
Lorenzo Sawyer, Of the United States Circuit
Court, for his bold usurpasion of power and
unwarranssd violation Of the Constitution, in
Issuing 81 order iestrainirg the Board Of Su-
paryisors from pagsi 6 an ordinance fixing the
water rates. The Board claim that Judge
lawyer has interfsred with the legislative du-
ties OF TIE Board. The resolution was lost
By tie vote.
Vaccinations Birthday.
SAN FRASeIsco, February 21st.-To-mo1-
GOV win te duly observed ia this city By q
military parade and review OF troops. Ths
day will also be observed by several organi.
aaiong, gocisl End otherwise. There will be
number u entertainments and balls in the
eyeaing TIE day will be a legal holiday,
and al STATE aud Federal offices will be
ci0scj. Tie Courts and City Hall will be
closed, sni It IS generally understood among
business men thas theis stores will be closed
during the day.
The Cummings Murder Trial.
III o r., - n.vsar
TRIAL to-day Joan Spschf, a saloon-kseper o.
Louisville, Ky, s-y0Fe that the defendant WA
ct bis saloon in the early psrt Of December
1879. ana that he left bullion there thal
Patterson came there with Dorsey, and tina
he fSpgecat) went with Patterson 70 ship The
bullion 70 the Mint at Philadelphia tina
when the returns from tie sale of the bullion
arrived, Patterson and Dorsey divided tht
money AZ tie saloon.
j. w. Graham, clerk Of AdsDs & Co.'s al
Louisville. testified that Patterson delivered
the bullion TO him for shipment to the Phila.
delphia Mint on December % 1879, and that
he delivered the returns to Patterson il per.
con,
The prosecution then re ted theiresss andthS
defense introduced Collins alias Patterson,
as their witness. Witness ssid his right name
was John Carson Patterson Collins. He sd
nitted tAas he knew Dorsey and they trav'
ele1 togsih2r considerably. lie acknowledged
bsiog ia this city on the Ilth Of August
1879 bu. denies that BIS was hereabouts al
the time she murder was committed. Lie
claims thag defendant was thsn in the East
and that he was on his way TO Arizona. IL
NGvenber be accidentally met Dorsey at q
station On the other side OF Presc5tt, ane
Travelled with him and Hon. J. G. Campbell
to Topeka, Whsrs he left them. He does moi
deny that he had gold bullion, but claims
that i had been igtrusted TO him by Other
parties. He denies all knowledge OF ths rot
berry and murdsr, save what he read about
TIE affair ia the papers.
When the Coags adjourned Patterson tes
timony had no. all bsen taken.