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The Legislature.

stead Of the special order was lost by the
casting vote OF the President.
This special order. the Wallace bill,
To impose an income tar on railroads,
was tax on up and wrangle occurred
npon the ruling az out OF order by the
Chair, of an amendment by Mcclure.
Speaker Larus called the As embly to
order at 10 o'clock.
Wallace's amendment TO tax mort.
cages, the special order, was postponed
until two O'Clock. The Bribery bill OF
Keller was refused third reading.
The Fishing bill Of Cutler was passed.
The amendment Of Storke to tax mort.
cages was killed. Johnstons bill to
have Attorney General Marshall pay the
railroad tax mency in his hands into the
Slate Treasury, was taken up. Wallace
opposed and Campbell supported it.
The Cross Amend ment Carried.
SACRAMENTO. Gala. May 9-In the
Senate to-day the Cross amendment, to
prevent any Court from issuing an in
junction to prevent the collection of
taxes, was carried by vote OF 20 to Is.
The Junipero Sierra Resolution
SACRAMENTO, May On the Senate
the House resolution requesting tue
Governor TO make the Goth Of August
holiday in comemorat lion Of the death
Junpero Sierra. was read and passed
with only four negatives.
Motions TO Adjourn Sine Die.
SACRAMENTO, May O--Kellogg offered
a resolution to adjourn sine die on next
Monday at noon.
In the Assembly. Yell moved to ad-
joura sine die. The motion was ruled
out Of order.
The sacrnmentN Races.
SACRAMENT, May 9.--Shaker won
the pacing race in three straight hoats.
Time 2;2S, 2:20l and 2:29.
More PeIjwry la the nill-ShnrOm
Case.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 9.--The Sharon
divorce case has entered on a period of
surprising revelations. Mrs. Martha
Wilson testified yesterday to having
given false evidence om behalf Of the
plaintiff and Harry l.. Wells, who testi-
fled for plaintiff that he heard Sharon
introduce Miss Hill to Mr.. True, since
deceased, Of Santa Cruz, as his wife,
confessed to-day that the story was
fabrication. and that nothing of the
kind ever occurred. In making the con-
fession witness burst into tenrs and
said: True told me there was $3.50. 600
10 tho affair and was TO have $lO0, 900. .
Missing boy round Drowned.
San FRANCISCO. May 9.-John Law
renee Kane, years old, who dsap-
peared on Saturday afternoon, was
found drowned this morning in pend
near the sea-wsll. The boy was sent to
a bakery to get bread. but evidently
strayed near the pond and fell In.
Leave for Chicago ON the goth.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 0.--The Repub.
lican delegates to the Chicago Conven-
tion go East together on the 26th inst.
The state sabbath school Con-
SAN FRANcIsco, May 0.-At the third
days session. to-day Of the California
State Sabbath School Convention, Mrs.
NJ. II. Richardson, State Secretary of
the Good Templars, presented to the
convention the greeting of 10000 Good
Templars and spoke at some length on
behalf Of the Band Of Hope. The con-
vention adjourned to meet in 1885 at
Woodland. The attendance of delegates
has been about 200.
The stock Board.
SAN FRANcIsco, May 10. Best h
Belcher. $l.55; Chollar, 81 O5; Crown
Points 35; Gould 4 Curry. 81. 30; Halo
& Norcross, Sl.65; Mexican, Sl.OO;
Ophir. sl.25; Potosi, so: Savage, 10;
Sierra Nevada, Sl.45; Union Consoli
dated. Sl,30.
Los Angeles Recognized.
WOODLAND, Gala, May 9.-The Gen-
eral Baptist Convention adjourned to-
day to rect at Los Angeles next May.
a Test Case.
San JOSE, May 9.-Royal Cottle,
prominent fiuit.raiser, backed by other
0rchardlsts, has filed IL petition ia the
Superior Court for writ prohibiting the
County Assessor from assessing his trees,
claiming them to be exempt as growing
crops. The intent is to make this a test
case.
Tombstone bankers 60 Uader.
Tucson, A. T., May 9-Hudson 4
CO., Bankers at Tombstone, made an as
signmeut this evening to L. l.. Stiles,
Tue firm is composed Of Charles Hudson
and James II. ToOle. Three assign
ments were made, one Of the firm
aud one of each individual member. The
failure is attributed todepression of bust
ness in the coppermines at Tombstone. the
bank at that place having drawn from
here as much as Sl30. 900 per day on ac-
count of miners withdrawing their DO
pOsits. The assets are about $500. 600;
liabilities, $500. 600. Ii the mo, tgages can
be realized on there will be a surplus Of
assets.
Estate OF Clarke, the Suicide.
VIRGINIA CRY, New, May 1t is
found that the estate Of W. II. Clarke,
who shot himself last Saturday. is not
solvent, as considerable of the estate
consists Of stocks. AT a meeting OF the
creditors, the chairman, DIR. E. d. Har-
ri-, made statement that at the prices
of stocks on Saturday last, the estate
was solvent, since when the stocks have
fallen. Mrs. Clarke has surrendered all
her rights in the estate to the creditors.
Clarkes life was insured for 5000. The
opinion is that the estate will not pay
more than fifty cents on the dollar.
Prefer to he Shet.
SALT LAKE, Utah, May 0.--Hopt,
ala, Welcome, last week found gully Of
murder, was to-day brought before the
court to receive sentence. The law Of
Utah ailov the choice of three modes Of
death--hanging, shooting, or beheadiug
When asked which he preferred, Hopt
said, 81 prefer to be shot," Judge
Hunter sentenced him to be shot to
death June 18th. .
Attempt to Rob a Train on the
Mexican Central.
Ell PAso, Texas, May 9.--Tho III PoSo
Tmss sayY Robbers attacked the down
train on the Mexican Central, forty
miles below Quere,a o, to-day. They
tore up one OF the rails and succeeded in
derailng the train. but not in wrecking
it.. One of tho robbers was killed. None
of the passengers were hurt. There
were $50, 600 in silver on the train.
After the killing of one of their number,
the robbers fled.
EASTERN.