New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
BOSS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -CHINESE-V1N-
TAGE-CRIMES.

TAGE-CRlMES.
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
SAN FRANCIsco, Sept. 5.-Chrstopher Buckley
boss of the Democratic party in this city, again has
had his name brought prominently before the public
IN an unsavory transaction. Some time ago street
contractor sued the city for several thousand dol
lars ON contract, and the case finally went to the
Supreme Court As usual 1t was delayed there TIL
the litigant lost patience hemakes oath, he went
TO Buckley and paid $500 to have the case al
vanced. The desired action was Immediately taken
from an unknown motive. The plaintiff Is said 10
have paid the City Attorney 800 not to appear
against him. The attorney denies the receipt of the
money: nevertheless he did not appear. Buckley
acknowledges getting tho coin, and that the action
of advancing the case was at his request but denies
corrnpt use of the money. The public naturally
draws It's own conclusion and the result Is not cal
cuIated to inspire confidence in the impartalty Oh
the highest courts.
Common report says that Buckley has formed
potical partnership with McGettigan in dispensing
Mare Island patronage, their creatures being APP
pointed and offensive partisans" removedIightand
left. man recently appointed MS blacksmith
cannot weld two pieces of iron together, and there
are many like instances.
The condition Of the Sacramento River Is excit-
ing much attention. The navigation of the stream
is almost ruined. Where few years ago large ships
found q safe channel, now vessel of hghtest
daft cannot 20. Steamers drawing three or four
feet cannot take freight to Sacramento where ocean
steamers used to 20. This is the unmstakable 70
suit of washing debris from hydraulic
mines into the stream. lnjunctlons issued
against tho hydraulic companies are not
obeyed Sentiment in the mining regions
is so strong IN favor of continuing mining that 1t is
dangerous for law officers TO he seen there. Mining
is still going on and the streams and bayare getting
shallowe- Even San Francisco Harbor Is badly III
iured Some call for help from the general Govern
ment and some for stringent action OF the courts
but no combined movement is probable ut present
Apparently it will be but short time before sacra
mento is entirely cut of from water communication
Attracted by the remarkable number of Cinnamon
arriving with certificates of former residence, who
manifestly had never been In tho United states be-
fore Tie Chronicle has made a thorough investiga-
ton of the matter and unearthed startling state Of
affairs By comparison of certificates issued here to
Cinnamon claiming to be absent to leave for China
with the actual number sailing. Ii wac found that
since the Restriction Act went into force upward
of 5000 certificates have been Issued to dummy
applicants These have been sent to CHINA and sold
TO emirrants The price at first having been $500
falling to $3.50 and 500, it is calculated That at
least $500 900 has been realized, and the existence
of a ring including present employees of the Custom
House is directly charged
Tho Vintage season. has begun. and good
authorities estimate that the output Will not exceed
II 900 900 gallons against l5.0O0O00 last year.
The falling of is due TO the last frost In Napa and
SOnoma Counties. the great wine grape regions Of
a.. slar. NuN fhA AfufA "a A. "A
the auality OF wines will lbs superior however as
the business Is passing from the domain of exper-
mcnt 70 an exact science Notwithstanding the
short crop wine-makers have combined TO lower tho
price paid to vineyardsts and from - 70 SIS ton
IL offered where last year. with far larger crop
$50 to $35 paid. AS the cost OF production is
much less than 50 per ton, there is good margin
Of profit
raIsns from Spain on account OF cholera infection
as the disease prevails in the raisn region. call
attention 20 a good ground for fear.
Many large grape aud hop-growers are employing
white help ia place of Chinese The lattnr are very
arrogant IN their demands and white people make
good wines Mt rates less than Chinese accryt In
one instance large number OF MOI golians struck
for 81 Is day instead of -, ana their places wero
Immediately filled with whites at 81.
There s.s 3een perfect epidemic of murder and
snicue in the past fow DAYS. Tho chosen method Is
to kill a divos wife or woman who refuses attcn
ton and then commit suicide. The most notable
case In that of Edward Graul, New Yorker, who
came here few years ago lie first engaged ia a
bIackmnil scheme against the wife OF hotel pro-
prietJr and was arrested and put IN jail. Recently
falling IN love with woman getting divorce.
after the divorce was granted 6raul wanted TO
marry her. She refused. and tried 10 avoid him
every way He followed her across the bay and
into her house fired three shots into her, then blew
out his own brains
Bishop Clawson. Mormon. has come 70 Callfor--
mia to study the outlook for large settlement of
sninta In early DAYS Brigham Young established "A
settlement at San Bernardino with the expectation
of colonizng all Southern California. Afterward
the saints were RECALLED to Utah. but many re-
fused TO go. Many Mormons yet remain in various
parts of the southern counties. though they are
mostly Josephltes and do not believe in poygaIny
or recognize tho Salt Lake Church. Clawson says
that with promise TO he dealt with fairly, con.
gregation of 10000 intelligent and well-behaycd
1eonle in THIS State viii be assured. The Mormon
bishop will however find 1t difficult TO secure foot
hold for his followers.
The Colorado desert is again claiming victims
who rashly venture there. Hugo Wissnan and Paul
Knoch wealthy strangers probably from the East
started from Los Angeles with team TO cross the
desert TO Yuma IN May last. They sent their bag
gage and large sum OF money by rail- 10 their des-
tnation. The men have never been heard from,
and their property lies at the depot in Yuma Prob
ably they were lost on the road and died from
thirst Two miners who left yuma recently for a
found aead sixteen miles from his destination, and
the other also dead from thirst 100 yards from a
spring Many are losi every year, but no record of
them is kept. correspondent Kept an account
one summer OF thirteen.
The United States steamer Hartford lust repaired
at heavy cost, recently ordered TO TO sea.
though II was known that one boiler had three bad
leaks. The authorize. at Washington were mott.
vessel could depend on sails Her sails are old and
the rigging not in good condition, so the crew is in
doubt whether the vessel will reach her destination
or bring up IN Dayy Johess locker