New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-17
TALK AT GREAT CENTRES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
SLICKENS"- -CRIMINAL--OPIUM
-SCANDAL-PERSONAL

| SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.-There IS fresh talk Of
an extra session of the Legislature to pass Irrigation
| laws duty which tho last Legislature failed to
perform 1t is said that the signatures of majority
of the memb of each House have been secured to
petition for this session with pledge lot to pro-
| long it beyond fifteen days. There is no question
of the supreme Importance Of new irrigation laws,
as under recent ruling of the Supreme Court much
valuable wheat and fruit land IN the southern
ties will be rendered worthless and if tho riparian
doctrine of the English common law which was
| formulated by the Supreme Court is not modified
before the next Legislature meets. the loss to agri
| Cultursts and fruit-growers will run up into
millions.
| Among deaths of the week was that of i. Howard
Colt the caller in the Board of Brokers during the
| flush times of the Big Bonanza excitement. He
| came ont here from Buffalo and created sensation
in 1869 by marrying Miss Lille Hitchcock young
| woman who was tho idol of tho volunteer fremen,
| as she was wont to with them TO fires. Colt
was aided by her influence to get position IN the
stock board and he developed extraordinary skill in
| dispatching business He was strictly honest, and
| great fayorte in Pine Street. Several years ago
he separated from his wife, when his health broke.
and he was forced to give up his position. A
singular coincidence is that the will of Dr. Hitch
cock, Mrs. Colts father. was filed this week. 1t
husbands life but at his death grants her one-haf
the income of the estate which is valued at
| $250,000.
For several years the hydraulic miners have been
enioned from carrying work in their mines unless
they impounded their debris. This the final
result of the slickeDs" fight between the miners
and farmers in the great valleys of Sacramento and
| San joaquin The injunction has been obeyed only
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several counties claims allowed to be worked by
| payment of certain sums to the authorities This
week the Yuba County Board of Supervisors passed
resolutions calling the Governor to send troops
to aid them in suppressng hydraulic mining. There
is no probability of the militia being used for such
purpose, as the remedy lies in active legal pros
ecution Of the mine owners who have violated the
| law. What hydraulic miners who have millions
| invested ia costly machinery will have TO do
| Is to devise some method OF impounding debris
The mines cannot be abandoned because they repre-
| sent too much capital. They cannot DO worked
| under the present system because the valley
| mon will insist on enforcement of tho law.
| The week has been prolific in crime, accident and
| scandal. Last Sunday was the bloodiest day IN
| police records for many months II was marked by
| q fight between two dissoute men Kearney-st.
| over tho possession OF q cOurtesan, in which ono
woman was killed and one of tho men seriously
wounded; CHASTITY suicide on the railroad track
several severe accidents in streets which demanded
| amputatiOn of limbs, and an unusual number of
| bar.room brawls. The pistol is coming into great
prominence again here IA a means Of settling dis
putes and there IL urgent necessity for jures aud
courts TO put an end To the epidemic OF lawessness
by imposing severe penalties on law breakers. The
comparative immunity granted recently 10 several
mon who shot down their enemies has encouraged
Others 20 take vengeance into their own hands,
| counting on a sentimental jury to acquit them.
The fearful result of the opium habit was shown
here this week by the death Of DIR. Charles Pierce.
late of baltimore from the effects of nypodermo
Injections of morphine. He aud his wife bad been
living in lodging house for months, spending most
Of their money for morphine TO which they were
thev Mere discovered half dead after four days with
ont food The doctor lived only one day. but his
wifo will probably recover. They held high social
positions in Baltimore until he succumbcd TO the
habit. and IN nursing him his wife also learned to
use the fatal drug.
DIR. William Dutch, wc-known dentist. has
brought suit against Seth Cook. the mining willion-
aire for 10000 damages for injury to his profess
sOnal reputation. The suit reyiyes a scandal which
named Lutte Ilcnsnger diod IN Cooks bachelor
apartments evidently from the effects of some
poison taken with suicidal intent. Great efforts
made % suppress the facts IN the case. but 10
was shown that she had taken dozen neuralgia
pills which she found in Cooks room. Cook testi-
lied that she had previously visited the Office of Dr.
Dutch, which was in the same building with his
rooms The dentist claims that this statement has
injured his business, and denies that he ever saw
suit - said to be "a business quarrel between tho
two men. but if it comes 10 trial the revelations
will not be pleasant for Cook. for his life Will present
about the same features Sharon's or Lucky "
BaldwIn's.
A curious result of false economy was seen this
week whom the British ship Earl OF Dalhousie
carecned and sank while being lowed across tho
bay. She had discharged her cargo and was with
ont ballast. and to her cranky condition was
attributed the accident. II would have cost only
$40 10 ballast the ship while raise and relt her
Will take $4,000.
The English will in the Blythe case is regarded as
forgery. since tho attorney VINO to appear for
the claimant under the will has retired from tho
case The score OF American claimants will now be
left TO fight IL ont among Themselves.
II is poor week which does not bring George W.
Tyler Sarah Althcas chief counsel. into unenviabe
nOtorety. He has had moro fights in court rooms
than any othor lawyer on TIC coast. aud in the
Sharon ease has been four times fined BIZ the Judge
for contempt of court. This week he met Frank ~
Pixloy, Editor OF The irgORdit aud after an OK
change OF the lie direct the two began sparring,
which ended in Tyler getting hit twice on the nosn
lie retired to neighbOrmg drug store for repairs
but will probably be on tho war path again IN
few days
Tho new kindergarten school opened this week is
due to the generosity of Nrs Leland Stan ford who
has thus far given ovor $l1 900 to kindergarten
work III this city.