New-York tribune., 1885-01-18
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES
SAN FRANCISCO.
LEGAL AND POLITICAL SCANDALS-EDuCA'
TIONAL-PERSONAL.
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SAN FRAycIsCo, Jan. ia scandalous episode
in the Sharon case seems at last 10 nave cohv'hoou
the lawyers that something must be done 10 eiova'0
the character of the San Francisco Bar. Ahohe.'"'
better class of lawyers deep disgust Is expressed
- ,ho whole nroceeding and measures will be
t.lon IN inouire into tho matter and punish -the
norsops cuiltv of unproicssional conduct. Each OF
tho chief actors swears he will have his fellow
lawver debarred and each lays the blame OH tie
other Tyler Sarah's counsel, declares that he VIII
have Barnes put outside the pale OF theAproiesSioh
because the latter attempted I" corrupt MS com"
Dental clerk and was even prepared 10 go 10 'ho
length of breaking open his private desk 10 se'n'e
the coveted document. Barnes asserts tna' ne
boucbt the contract Of Tyler's clerk exactly as u
general would accept information from deserter.
He claims that the first approaches were na"e oy
the clerk and that the whole scheme was dcviseu W
secure money. The clerk has made some curious
statements which give color to this story Inc
matter will no doubt g. before the supreme Cou''
and will add suit To the mass OF htisa''on
growing out of the notorious divorce case.
A sad state of local political morals is revealed
Inv tine result Of the recount of votes cast for sheriff
in the last election. Hopkins. Democrat. was
declared elected last November by 2l3 majority.
Tho recount, which consumed hfte'n days. kept
trimming his majority down until finally 1t lett nm
ONLY seven ahead of his Republican contestant. In
many precincts evidences OF gross frauds were
shown. indicating that ballot-box stufng was
carried on largely here, despite many safeguards
against It,
The present Legislature il it ever gets seriously
10 work. vii! be called on to consider, among other
measures. q bill of great Importance to the educa
tional interests of the State. IL is bill Dy which
Ex-Governor Stanford turns over to the State prop
ertv worth several million dollars as an endowment
fund of university at his Palo Alto ranch IN the
Santa Clara Valley The features of his educa
tional plan are substantially the same rs were ont
lined in TIE TRIBUNE last May. His object. as he
tersely puts it, is to educate boys and girls IN the
way they should go": in other words, to give them
sncriol trimming according to their aptitudes, and
n,t To waste a literary education on a boy who
wants TO bs "A machnist engineer. This plan of
nutt,nc the university beyond all possible reach OF
litigation has been recommended b. lawyers, and
if the ex Governor carries ont its provisions 1t VIII
probably be the best equipped institution of the
kind in the country.
There IL talk among the Regents of the State
University at Berkeley OF disInisslng President W.
T. Reid and app hitting o man who can do some
thing To aid the college. Reid was comparai iyey
unknown man when u clique oi Regents elected
him 20 fill the place made vacant 10y the resignation
of President ie COntc. He has shown no special
GtncsS for the position and change must be made.
10 il said his successor will he an Eastern professor
The Rev DR.. A. A. Scott. the oldest Protestant
CLERGYMAN in scry ice on tins coast died this week.
He came to San Francisco from Tennessee thirty
years ago and save for an interval oi a few years
has lived here since Twice in his ministerial career
he created an intense excitement by his unpopular
views lie opposed the Vigilance Committee at
time when all law-abIdng citizens saw II was the
ONLY hone of saving the city from the ruiiians who
had captured its political mac merry. Again at the
outbreak of the Rebellion hs wrote bitter pro
slavery articles in religious paper here. and IN his
own church prayed not only for President Lincoln,
bat for jeff Davis ~ we'll This was moro than the
loysl majority of his congregation could endure.
and he Resigned the pascrate. lie tried to preach
farewell sermon, but the excited public hanged him
in cfigy ia front of his church and he narrowly
escaped violence lie returned here after the
war was over and His old friends established ST.
Johns PRESBYTERIAN Church. of which he was pastor
till bis death lie was made Doctor of Laws by %
University of the City OF Ncw-iork III leI2 lie
was man of great learning and unblemiSied
character.
The Rev Dr. Newman does not seem to be con
cerueI about his dismissal from his pastOrato IN
Nrv.York as he il lecinring in this city. AZ his r-t
lecture cx- Governor Stanford presided aud there
was "A large ard brilliant audience.
Professor Alexander Agassiz has been in the city
for several days. lie was given dinner by tho
Harvard Club and leaves for the Hawaiian Islands
to-day.