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Aiding California Immigration.

EVANSVILLE, Feb. 26.-The 10000 comics
OF the illustrated edition of the Great West
have been received. They were ordered bv
the Executive Committee of the recent
citrus fair. The PAPER contains sixteen
pages OF heavy paper. and has many beau
tiful cuts of Marysyille residences, business
houses and horticultural vineyards. The
reading matter is of the very best descrip-
tive of the country. with particular atten-
ton to the fruit industry. Nearly the en-
tire publication is devoted to Yuba and SUIT
ter counties. The committee will send 5000
copies East. having secured a list from
California on Wheels" 1t is expected that
the paper will do much toward advertising
the country and directing immigration
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oBITUA


Cornelius Murray, who died at NicaSio on Sun.
day and was buried at Petauma on Wednesday,
was one OF the best known citizens OF Marin
County lie was native OF Bandon, County
Cork, Ireland. When quite boy lie came 10
this country with his parents, who settled in
NV York. In 1850 young Murray left New
York and engaged In the service of the Panama
Railroad Company. When the gold excitement
broke out in California, he left Panama and came
here TO seek his fortune. As soon lie arrived
III CaItOtnla lie started for The mines and
pitched his tent at Raltesnake Bar, Placer
County. After mining for some years, very sue
cessfuily, he turned his attention to farming
settling in SOnOma County near PetaluuIa. In
1859 he went TO NicaSo, Marin County and en-
gagged in the dairy business. remaining there un-
Ill his death. The deceased leaves widow, two
sons and three daughters TO noun his loss
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The Assembly,

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26.-Immedately upon the
Assembly converting this morning, Gould called
for his motion of last night. which provided for
the taking up of Ballot Reform bills.
Bruner moved THAT the motion be laid upon
the table. The motion was lost. Gould changed
MS vote and moved for reconsideration. Dibble
raised the point of order that the motion 10 lay
upon the table could not be reconSdered. The
point decided well taken.
RepOrs OF committees were then presented.
YOuug'S bill which brings endowment and as
sessment insurance Companies under the same
laws which govern regular insurance companies,
was finally passed
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GRANICHER-OTTo-lnt this city. February rs.
1891. by the Rev. A. Heinhaus, Walter A IL.
Granicher and Lucie NJ. OTTO, both OF San Fran
cisco.
O'ROt RKE-MCISERNEY-I this city, February
rs, 1891, by the Rev. Father Breuor of st. Pat
ricks. George d. O'ROurKe of Hawthorn Mel
bourne, and Nellie McInerney of Ennis Clare
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN-In this city, Febru-
airy %, 1891, by the Rev. DIR. YoorSanger S.
Merzbach and Miriam Goldstein.
LEDDEN-MINOR-In Point Arena, February %.
1891, by the Rev. d. Munro, Il. W. Gledden and
Jennie Minor.
VOLZ-AN THES-In this CITY, February %. 1891.
by the Rev. John Gray George w. VOlz and Annie
j. Antilles. both of san francisco.
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AN ALLEGED FORGER.
A Runaway Marriage and Flight Of the Hus
band to Australia.

runaway marriage ana FNgnt OF the Hus-
band to Australia.
NEW YORK, Feb Pa dispatch has just
been received from Toronto announcing tie
flight to Australia of Dugald McMurchy, a
son Of the principal Of the Collegiate Insti-
tute of that city, and junior counsel in
the Birchall murder trial. Charges are
made in Toronto that McMurchy is q
foIger. He left Toronto February 18th, ac-
companied by Miss Lucia Lee. a daughter
of Arthur B. Lee, the head of the hardware
manufacturing firm of Rice, Lewis & Son
of Toronto. When the runaways arrived in
this city Miss Lee vent to the home of
an aunt living here, and McMurchy
engaged rooms at the Windsor Hotel. On
February 9th they were married by Rev.
Dr. Morgan of the Church of Heavenly
Rest. On returning to the hotel they were
met by McMurchy's brother, who urged
McMurchy to return to Toronto and meet
the ugly stories which were being told
concerning him. February 18th he took the
Toronto train with the brother, but it is be-
lieved that he left the cars at Albany and
took west-bound train for San Francisco.
Mrs. McMurchy continued to Toronto,
where she learned of some of her husbands
misdeedS.
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Proposed New FACTORY at Marvaville.

MARYsvILLE, Feb. &c. E. Gates, Gen.
eral Manager of the California Fruit Pack
age Develo pment Company, is in town en-
deavoring to establish box factory COM
pany here. He represents that he has
patents for fruIt-boxes affording superior
advantages. and expects to turn out large
quantities for the California trade. The
company will locate some place very soon
and in two months be in operation. 1t will
employ from fifty to $50 men. Stockton and
Oakland have been considered good locations,
but Mr.. Gates favorS Marysviile. 1t is
nearer the supply Of sugar-pine which is
used in the boxes. A number of citizens
are interested in the proposition and it is
possible good inducements will be offered
The factory will be fine thing for this
place
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The washington Bribery Scandal.

OLYMPIA (Wash.), Feb, 26.-The House
this afternoon. considered the report of the
special committee appointed to investigate
the charge of bribery made against Harry
A. Clarke by John L. Metcalfe, IN the re-
cent Senatorial campaign. The report of
the committee, submitted yesterday, finds
that Clarke offered bride. and it requested
the Grand Jury to lndict him. 1t censureS
Metcalfe for soliciting and accepting the
$500 bTibe. which lie displayed before the
House and afterward handed to the Speaker.
The resolution introduced yesterday expell-
ing Mecalfe from the House came up this
to 80,
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Suing a Railroad President

TACOMA (NNash.), Feb. 26.-The Northern
Pacific Railroad Company has begun
suit in the Superior Court against G. W.
Hunt, President of the Oregon and Wash
ington Territory Railroad Company on
promissory notes aggregatiug S135, 600. At
the same time the affidavit of General
ing Hunts absence from the State and ask
ing that an attachment issue against his
property. A bond for $40, 900 was filed.
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suelling,s Groundless sensatinn-

MERGED. Feb. 26.-The little town Of
Smelling was all excitement yesterday over
the runor that the body of Wesley Logan,
who killed himself February 18th. had never
been buried or that it had been stolen since
burial. Leading citizens teleph0ned to the
Coroner for permit to look into the mat
ter, also to Clough & Nordgrep, the under
takers who buried the remains, to come
over. A permit was granted and the under
takers went over, orened the grave and
found the body unmolested. Since the muir
der Of John Iyett, near Smelling, the citizens
there have been very exctable and auy lit
tie story started spreads like wildfre and
causes great excitement,
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TREASURER HUSTON.

a Report That He Has rendered His Resigna-
ton to the President.
WASHINGTON, Feb. pa report says
that United States Treasurer Houston has
again rendered his resignation, and that it is
verv probable that it will be accepted. H.
health is stated to be the reason.
Neither the President nor Treasurer Hus-
ton will confirm or deny the report that Mr..
Huston has rendered his resignation.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. g. "A Sentinel
special from Evansville says: A private
dispatch from Washington announces that
j. A. Lemeke. ex-State Treasurer of Indi-
ana, has been appointed United States
Treasurer, vice Huston resigned.
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MARYsvILLE, Feb. 26.-George Bihlnan,
a well-knOwn farmer of Live Oak, Suffer
County. to-day swore out warrant against
Charles Luekelr. his neighbor. charging
him with malicious mischief in cutting the
levee and causing the compliments land to
be overlooked. He had Theodore Luckele
arrested last week for a similar offense.
This is the outcome of a neighbors' quarrel
levee questions. The defendants were ad-
mitted to bail and will be tried early in
March. Luckele admits cutting tn e leyee,
but disputes Bihlman's right to attempt to
control the natural flow of water.
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SACRAMENTO. Feb. 26.-The aged Mexi-
can, Estevan Rubio, who was run over by
the Pacerville train at Eleventh and r
streets yesterday, died in the Receiving
Hospital at $50 o'clock this morning. He
remained in an unconscious condition from
the moment he was brought to the Police
Station to the time of his death. The body
was removed to the Morgue, where Coroner
Clark will hold an inquest this evening.
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The Senate.

SACRAMENTO, Feb 26.-At the opening OF the
Senate this morning DIay made a motion, which
prevailed, that each Senator should be allowed
to name Que bill 10 90 on the special urgency HE:
II there ten objectors to the first bill named
the Senator is TO be allowed 10 go on until ne
comes 10 one that is not objected to by len.
McComas named the Pomona County DIVISION
Bill. CARPENTER objected stIenuously, put couIu
not secure the required ten obJectoIs ost,Vih
named Mutual Insurance BIZ. George VIE
Jams named a bill rel ealing Section @3' Oh 'he
Penal Code. II this bill IS passed. IL VIII oPeh up
all the faro and other games OF chance bailey
bill creating san JaclnIO County, which was
made a special oTaer for mis- morning, was con-
Iinued I'LL tomorrow at II O'CLOCK. ,,,,icp nor
Crandal's bill was finally passed, "Hlcn pei-
mits a married woman TO become an eAecutilA'
and the authority Of an eNeculilA Wuo M'ts ul-
married when appointed Is not eAtinsulSned or
nffected by her marriage The father or lie
mother OF minor child under the age OF IA
wears If found 10y The court competent 10 dIS-
charge the duties of guardianship, l. entitled 10
be appointed as guardian OF SUCH minor child In
preference 10 any other person.
When lie Senate was called 10 order after re-
cess the ColuSa County Division BIZ was taken
up Oh Dfay's motion 10 make special order for
tomorrow morning after the reading OF the
Journal The motion was defeated.
Fraser moved TO make il a special order Tor to-
morrow afternoon. The motion was lost and
The bill was read thiId time. 1t was finally
passed by d vote Of 20 10 IL. The vote stood a:
follows:
Ayes-Bailey, Banks, Britt, Broderck, Byrnes
Campbell Of SnlanO, Campbell OF Sskiyuu, Gran
dali. Dargle, Everett Goucner Hamiil; harn
Preston, Surague. Streeter VOORHEES,. WEIGH,
Wilson. William Ii. Williams, George IL. Will
Jams. 49,
Fraser, Heacock, Mead, Ragsdale, Shippee,
Simpson.
Campbell, who has stood with the antI-dlylsion
neu all along, changed at lie last moment and
voted aye. Oslrom voted aye aud moved for a
reconsideration.
AT the evening session of the Senate the Con
after a brief discussion IL went TO third read
ing The reading of The Assembly bills was then
taken up.
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IN THE POTTERs' FIELD.

Burial of the Body of the Cook of the Wrecked
Elizabeth.
SAN RAFAEL. Feb. 26.-The body of Alb
Hee, the Chinese cook of the ship Elizabeth,
found on the beach, still lies at the Morgue
After the recovery of the body Coroner
Eden telephoned to Chinese Consul Bee as
to whether the Chinese Six Companies
would claim the remains. The answer re-
ceived was that a Chinese representative
would be sent here to look the matter up.
Inns morning the Coroner again called the
telephone into requisition. and Consul Bees
answer was to bury the remains in the pot
ters neld at the expense OF the county,
which will be done tomorrow.
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Drowned in the Breakers.

Los ANGELES, Feb. pa boy named
William Wright, aged II years, living In
this city, was drowned at Santa Monica
this afternoon. He had been out sailing in
skiff with man named Robinson, and
when coming in the boat overturned in the
breakers. Robinson swan ashore. and
Wright is supposed to have been struck by
the boat and went to the bottom. The ac-
cident was witnessed by two men. bpt
nothing could be done. The body has not
yet been recovered
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The Surname Cnnrt Rin

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The conferees
on the bill to relieve the United States Su-
preme Court have agreed on the measure
framed by the Senate. The salient features
are provisions for the appointment in each
circuit circuit Of nm additional United States Circuit
circuit of Circuit Court of AnneaIs In
have final jurisdiction in many Classes of
cases on which appeals are now allowed TO
60 to the United States Supreme Court.
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ST. HELENA, Feb. 26.-S. A. Scott, store
keeper and gauger at the Government
bonded warehouse. is preparing for ship
ment 723 packages of brandy, the largest
Quantity of brandy ever shipped from this
warehouse at one time. The brandy belongs
70 70, b. Dreyfus & Co. and is from the dis
tliiery OF W, b. Bowen, and is to be shipped
Over thirteen hundred packages Of brandy
leave the St Helena warehonse this month.
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r. du BoIsgobey. French novelist, died in
Paris yesterday. He. Adolphe BelOt and Emil
Gaborau were writer's OF The same class Of
Overwhelmingly, detective stories; but aside
from these, Du BoisgObey wrote other WORKS.
Among his detective stories, which attracted a
great deal OF attention, are 1.-The Old Age of
N. Lecoq." The Severed Hand" The Lottery
Ticket" 1.-The Mystery OF an Omnibus" 'Pied-
ouclTe" and 1.-The Matapan Affair."" All his
works were translated into the English language
and be had many readers In the United States.
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Pennsylvania EMPLOYEES.

PTTTsBURG, Feb. %. = The Grievances
Committees of the various organizations of
the Pennsylvania system received from the
company's officials to-day a detailed answer
company would equalize matters. 1t was
received with apparent dissatisfaction,
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Rev. Thomas Il. Dewing. who recently arrived
from the East on a visit 10 his sons al East Oak
land, aud who was in0uced to accept The pas
toraIe OF the Presbyterian Church at Roseytlle
Placer County, three weeks ago, died at that
place on Wednesday from la grippe after a weeks
Illness. ut the age OF 63. Besides the three sons
at East 0akland-Archibad A, Samuel and
Charles-Mr. Dewng had a wife ana Two daugh.
lers In the East. who were 10 join him shortly.
The sons have gone to RoSevile, aud Will bring
back their fathers remains for burial at OAK,
lauh
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however, showed that the shooting was acct
dental. The men had been to dance and
drank heavily. When they were about TO
go home Bradford Roberts drew his re-
volver and struck n table, when the weapon
was discharged. The ball entered leg of
his brother Charles, who was engaged in
putting on his overshoes near by. The ball
fractured both bones of the leg below the
knee
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Arrested for Emhazzlement

PORTLAND, Feb. 26.-Victor L. >McKib-
ben. depot agent for the Northern Pacific
Express Company in this city, was to-day
arrested at the instance of the American
Surety Company of New York, and charged
with embeZzling package containing IS II.
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Assemblyman BRUSHES Wife, 1r;rro,

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26.-The lady who
was mentioned in the dispatches as having
been fatally injured in a railroad accident
near Richmond. Ind, and referred TO as
Mrs. j. C. Busian." is Mrs Jud c. Brnsie
wife of the Assemblyman from Sacramento
County. She has been visit ing in the East
sew eral weeks.
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LIVES IN DANGER.

Two Buildings, With Their Occupants, Buried
in Snow-Slide.
CRESTED BUTTE (Colo.l, Feb. GO - A
snow-slide swept over the Bullion King
mine at Irwin yesterday, carrying the board
ing-house and the Superintendent's dwell
ing down. Mrs. Ripell, Mrs. Ed Clark and
child and B. f. Smiley are still buried in
the slide and there is little hope of their re-
coyery alive
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COLONEL SAMUEL R. srNvrR

Colonel Samuel b. Sumner Clerk OF the Su-
preme and Superior courts of Fairfield County,
Conn., died at Bridgeport yesterday at the age Of
go years. He was brother of Charles A. Sum
Der OF this city, with whom lie published a vol
ume OF poems,
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NEW YORK, Feb. 26. = Bob Fitzsimmons
seems very averse to making match with
Jim Hall, who came all the way from Au-
stralia to San Francisco to meet him. The
other night, however, Fitzsimmons said, 81
people that cali whip him."
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Worlds Fair Rnrnann

CHICAGO. Feb. 26.-It is unofficially
stated that Worlds Fair Commissioner
Skiff of Colorado has accepted the position
of Chief Of the Bureau of Mines and Min
ing. Chief Buchanan of the Bureau of Az
rculture has been placed Temporarily In
charge of the livestock exhibit.
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Petaluma's Improvement Association

PETALUMA. Feb. 26.-The Petaluma I'M
provement Association organized here
Wednesday night. During last night and to-
day over 100 citizens have become members of
the organization and ii is believed that be-
fore the week ends the membership will be
increased to go.
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PASADENA, Feb. 26-Miss Minnie Dix OF
Linda Vista. suburb of Pasadena. at
tempted suicide this morning by shooting
herself in the forehead with pistol. The
ball glanced off, intlicting a severe scaIn-
wound. Dependency caused by poor health
is the reason assigned for the attempt. She
will recover
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Stahhed in the Arm

PETALUMA, Feb. 26-Last night about
10 o'clock. Frank Bassett. gardener of This
city, was seriously stabbed in the right arm
between the elbow and the shoulder NV
Henry Stewart, laboring man. The latter
was trying to force his way into Bassett's
house at the time of the cutting. Both men
had been drinking Stewart was arrested.
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Senator Hearst.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. = 1t was reported
yesterday that Senator Hearst was dead.
This was soon proven mistake. altbouuh
the Senator was in very bad condition last
night. At 2:9o o'clock this friday morning
no alarming reports have been received.
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Danger of Thawing Dynamite.

SPOKANE FALLS Feb. 26-An explosion
startled the city this forenoon. Some work
men at work near Main and Bernard streets
were thawing ont frozen dynamite. Three
men were seriously but not dangerously
nurt, and the windows in the vicinity were
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Thew We're All DrurL

MARYsvILLE, Feb. 26.-Ward Muse was
to-day acquitted of an assault with deadly
weapon in the Superior Court of Suffer
County. Muse cut Otto Abel in the face in
Nicolaus during the last campaign. Both
men and nearly all the fifteen witnesses of
the affray were drunk at the time, SO the
The jury was out half an hour.
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FATALLY CRUSHED.
Three Men Thrown From Hand-Car and
Run Over

SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 26-This afternoon
three men employed on the broad-gauge
railroad were run over by hand-car and
fatally injured. They were returning from
work and when between the Iona Prieta
Lum ber-mill and Iona Preta the hand-car
on which they were riding was thrown from
the track and passed over their bodies. The
unfortunate men were John Rice, Morris
Griffith and bridge-butlder named Brown.
DR.. Bixly of jacksonville was summoned to
attend their injuries, but owing to the late
ness of the hour it was impossible to obtain
further particulArS.
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George fluffy. ex-Treasurer of Nevada, died at
the residence OF his daughter, Mrs. Tiburcio
a native of Switzerland. "A years old, and a
prominent KNIGHT Templar. He had been State
Treasurer of Nevada for many years, and re-
falling health. -
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Tramns Rob a Resistance

MERGED, FEB. 26.-The dwelling of Mrs.
Rosa Meyers. merchant of MERGED, was
robbed by tramps last evening while the
lady was at her store. The thieves got
away with about $50 worth of iewelry and
clothing. There were no arrests,
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Acc;dorto11v SHIT u;s prothor

RENO (Nev.), Feb. 26. = 1t was reported
to-day that Bradford and Ed Roberts, two
brothers, living at the Junction House,
twenty-six miles north of Reno had boot
Ing scrape last night. Later information,
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Luck and ulI,ol,

SEATTLE, Feb. 26,-Dan Tolton, promi
nent citizen OF Rosalia. fell beneath the cars
at Medical Lake to-day and los. an arm.
and will receive $4,000.
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The Late Senator Wilson

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The funeral sery-
Ices over the remains of the late Senator
Wilson were held at the Hamilton House
at Snow Hill, Nd, tomorrow.
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Indictment Against q Railroaa

SALEM Feb. 26.-In the suit of Mrs. Jane
Clark against the Southern Pacific Com
pany for $4,000 damages for injuries al
legged to have been received in the railroad
accident at Lake Labish last November, the
jury awarded the plaintiff $4,000.
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Stewart Harrison, pioneer of Colusa, died al
that place Wednesday night of pneumonia.
G. w. HALEY. an old and highly respected citi-
zen and pioneer Californian, died Wednesday
at Red Bluff. His body was taken 10 Willows
for burial.
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GENERAL ASA STONE

General Asa Stone died at Winchester, Ind.
yesterday, at the age OF 73 years He was yery
prominent III the military aunals Of Indiana. and
for five years during the civil war was Quarter.
master General of that State.
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though there was no discussion. General
Superintendent Watts still hopes there will
be no trouble, but says there is no telling
what may happen.
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Dealers in Opium.

Eight Chinese shop keepers were arrested
last night by Sergeant Price and posse for
violating Order 20S5 of the Board of Super
Visors, prohibiting the sale of opium except
upon prescription from a reputable ply
stefan. Seven of the arrests gave cash bail
in the sum OF $3.50.