New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-14
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES.
SAN NCISCO.
SAN QUENTIN NOTES-A "TOO PREVIOUS
INDIAN AGENT-T0BACCO.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIDUNE.l

SAN Francisco, March 13.-Clalms amount
ing to S79 900 have been reported at Washlhs.ol
as duo to San Francisco parties who were ue'Iduu''
By John p Best when he was clerk OF the LlBh'
house Board. Best young man VINO moNc'
In fashionable society and a great eliort was Hu'
10 save him from punishment. He was sent 10 rai
Quentin however, as it was shown on tflai Ihal IL
had wasted the funds of his Office III rlotOuS Nlns
After he was sentenced there were rumof5 'hat ~
had allowed himself to be used asa scapegot 10 cIoaA
tLe real offender and as if TO give color to these re
ports. Governor Stoneman pardoned Best alter Ut
had served a few months in san Quentin.
Active effort is being made by sea captains an"
ex-shipmasters here TO secure The release OF Captain
Goodell of the American ship Governor Robe
from San QuentIn Prison, to which NJ was recently
sentenced for cruelty to his men. There was no
question of his guilt. as il was shown he mad Il
habit of practising pistol shooting at fcamen WHO
dspleascd him He il the only captain ever sent
to States prison tor cruelty or murder at sea ,
The first and second mato' OF the snip Hath-
erer, who were responsible for tie death and GRIP
ping of several sailors. are also serving out sen
fences at San Quentin.
The contest over one of the Superior Court judge
ships in this city was closed this week by the d'ci-
sion that Walter II. Levy is entitled to the Once
The case was unique IN legal Annals.
T. NJ. Clough was elected judge at thc
last election. He began TO act strangely on the
bench and IN June last he ucNeiolcu NNtupIpuS vi
insanity and for few weeks was confined III an
asylum After his release, during a lucld interval
and az the solicitation of hi; wife, who was prom
ised certain share of the salary OF his successor hc
was induced to sign his resignation II was emf 10
the Governor and he appointc Levy 10 the vacancy
Soon after ClOugh lcgalncd his mental faculties
and at once began SUIT recover his once, alleging
that he was induced 10 sign his resignation by
fraud. Judge IoOhy holds that CIough was OF
sound mind when he signed the resignation ana
that Levy's appointment IS valid.
Mission Indian Agent John +. Ward brought here
this week all the way from Cotton San BernardlnQ
Comfy a Portuguese stOrckeepCr whom he CHARGED
with selling two bottles of whlskcy 10 an Indian.
Wards case was settled when II was shown that
the offence occurred a whole year before he was APP
pointed. Judge Hoffman then ita!lY tod the agent
he Was exceeding his powers in bringing Il man hve
hundred miles on such charges. and that mission
Indians who work for farmers could not nc cllSSed
with reservation Indians, but hayo a much right
to buy whisky as white men. WARD Iell coul
much CicStfalcn. lie WAS - rebel hllgad,rf III
Virginia and was appointed last October by Pre'-
dent Cleveland. His dOmIneeriHg ways have made
him very unpopular.
The heavy cut IN overland rates has greatly slim
uiated immigration 10 California. AdvlceS are re-
CeiVed by local societies of several large colonies
from Kansas, Iowa and Ohio now on their way TO
this state.
The first consignment of Inyo Comfy marble toi
building the Sharon gateway TO Golden Gate Park
was received this week. The marble VIII cost
1000, aud the whole structure about S6OOOO.
INQUIRIES among a large number Of tobacco deal
crS show that the habit of chewing tobacco IS IN
crraSIng IN California. This II attributed TO the
dread Of fire throughout the country duTlng th'
long dry season. which prevents farmers from using
pipes or cigars when III the fields. II Is estimate
State, and that they consume every year 0oOO,oO'
pounds OF tobacco.