New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
TI TIE GOLDEN STATE.
..ux ROAD AcCIDENTs-REAL ESTATE
COLD IN DEATH VALLEY.
,pr rELEeRAPn TO THE TniBuSE.l

&, Francisco. June 1.-The record OF bac
sasnts ON the cable roads increases every
- Some of the roads have devised TEN
.rayy guards TO prevent persons from iaii'nt
s,x,r the wheels. but the greater NUMBER VI
.,nnanies await the action of the Supervisor
: "A continue to mangle the travelling puoho
ne worst feature Of this neglect OF proper pre-
actions against accident is that these roaus p"lU
mali amounts for franchises and Shut down az
miduight, so that thousands who WORK all his"'
have no means Of cheap transportation
When the case Of Micheel Hnwkins' cn"rseo
nth shooting at Mrs Peter Donahue' came up :.
court this week. Hawkins cooiiy deoiatcu sli~.
his deadly assault was an accident. Inc !" o.
AID not take this view Of 1t and heiu ii""Nn , ~
answer In IS ,0c0 bnil. Mrs. Dchahue pr'p'''' "
prosecute him vigorously.
The State Supreme Court has reverseu S'.e
,udmsut of the lower court IN idNor VI %,
AGAINST the Bank of California. Inc case wa" o,'
anpsa al from a Judgment compelling 'i'e uc ,
~ =. .-arster 10 the plsintif sixty shares
:, nsnI stock standing in the name Oh A. W.
p Tho hank rroved that at the time wh"h
ps......r ,,.ae che transfer Of stock to Jennings
-, sas ooo no oweG the bank on overdraftS
seT nan Ths lover court held that this debt
..,.as. the hank from the obligation to
,,s,s,sr ssock, but the Supreme Court overruie'l
hi. and recognized the lien Of the bank on BOW
msn's stock.
The ,ocs, real estate market has witnessed two
,,ono,,ant sales OF business property that fur
nished GOOD index of prices. h J. Baldwin soid
"A Mrs. Peter Donahue a lot and two-st0ry bricK
s,,,a,ra IN the south side Of Market-st, opposite
Macon for sGi0, oO0 The building is cheap
v,,rctnre but the lot is 20 fcot front by 1877 l-2
g., deem. and was rated at half Million or
=, or oer foot. An auction sale Of the entire
hlo.k bounded by Folsom, Ninth, Harrison and
shcy,shn SITS. realized 81 10000. II was owned
~ q Hasein, who offered It entire one year ago
Coz 81 90. 600 A suit this week to quiet the title
10 property at the intersection OF bush' MnrAe.
,,a battery SITS, revealed the fact that haii OF
srSat was bought forty years ago for s20O IL
now worth s95,000.
s,hs annual reoort of the Southern Pacific Com
oanv shows COOL business and an increase oil Zl'
uniles over the preceding year. Inc most il1porI,
tant feature of the report is the reducuon OF oco
freight rates in order to stimulate the industries Oh
the State.
Golden Gate Park will soon have several os-
.,iches that will be placed in a corner OF Deer
Park. The Commissioners will apply for 81 $4,000
for the maintenance Of the park during the next
hscal year
Richard Underwood Johnson, assistant editor Q,
The Century who is visiting inc So"st SUM- SUM-.
far the Yosemite Valley to-day with John Mu,r
fos q ten-dsys' camping trip.
Victoria, B. c., promises 10 he resort FOR San
Francisco =" boodlCrs,7 as Montreal IS Tor new,
York Aldermen and defaulters. There are nan
a dozen OF them now in Victoria: the most proml-
nent being ex-State Senator " Dick Crelghton
who fed from this city while OF! on Sl0.oVO
bond after being convicted OF luryLoriplng
Creighton went 90 Australia, hat when bis funds
ran out he returned to Honolulu and levied on his
old partners In crime, He now threatens TO conc
hack and reveal their secrets so that anothet
contribution will be made by the men whom DC
could place in the State Prison.
Another rich gold mine has been found in the
mountain range that forms one of the boundaries
of Death Valley in Invn County. The large de-
posit Of gold quartz found assays sSVU 10 cue
TIN. The mine is near the scene OF the fate OF an
e.aisrant party that p,rshed in tile valley OF thirst
sad gave IL its sinister name.