The herald., 1898-09-23
ABOUT THE STATE

The Jury in the case of Widber, the de-
fauting treasurer of the city of San Fran
cisco, was completed yesterday. and after
| the delivery of the charges by the district
attorney, the case went over until today.
The San Francisco grand jury met yes
terday and considered the case of the
wreck Of the house of Dan Thomas, ne
gro, by a mob of Tennessee soldiers. In
dictmerts may be found against some Of
the rotous volunteers.
| G. Aragno, a maccaroni maker Of San
Jose, while attempting to board a hovng
| train at Santa Clara last evening, was
| thrown to the ground, struck by the car
steps, sutained a severe scalp wound, got
his hand on the rail, and lost two fingers.
San Frarcisco's city and county treasurer
| has filed his report for the fiscal year end
| ing June 3d. 1885, 1t shows that the total
| amount of taxes paid in during the year
was s5,4s2,55S. The expenses of the tax
collectors office during the year were
| $60,15s
| The old man-of-war Mohican, now at
Mare island will go out of commission in
about two weeks, and 1t is doubtful if she
will ever see service again. The Mohican
was aground at Honolulu, and the pumps
| were kept pretty busy on the voyage to
| this port.
| Justice Belcher has handed down a de-
cisfon in favor Of Mrs. Florence Blythe
Hinclsley and her former guardian, Mrs.
| Kate Perry-Byrne, in the suit brought
| against them by George S. Wright for $4,000
The judge finds that neither Mrs. Byrne
nor Mrs. Hinckley made legal or binding
contract to pay the amount specified to Mr..
| Wright.
A San Francisco laborer named Flynn
| was preparing blast at Ninth avenue and
| P street yesterday. He had drilled a hole
| in the rock, inserted a small quantity of
powder and was tamping 1t down with a
stick, when 1t exploded. The conclusion
| broke the stick in two pieces. One piece
| transfixed the laborer's neck, killing him
| almost instantly.
The gunboat Yorktown, which hast been
| lying at Mare island for several months
will be placed In commission in about two
| weeks. Repairs to the vessel are going on
| as rapidly as possible, and it is expected
| that she will be brought to San Francisco
In fortnight. and after getting her coal
on board, will sail to the Asiatic squadron,
possibly to Manila.
Henry l.. Buckley, a we'll known GRIM
inal lawyer, died suddenly at the Sacra-
mento Sisters hospital yesterday, after a
| brief Illness. He was twice elected district
attorney, was city attorney and for two
terms police judge of Sacramento. De-
ceased was a native of Boston, aged As
years. He came TO California with his
| parents when a child.
The second trial of the Plyler mayhem
case began yesterday at Santa Cruz, jury
| having been secured after 1850 talesmen had
been examined. The defense made vigor-
| Gus fight against admitting In evidence the
stenographic report Of the testimony of
| Charles Harris. the complainant, who can
not be found. The defense contends that
| the accused must be confronted by his ac-
cusers.
The San Francisco Democratic munich
pal convention last night made four addi-
tional nominations for city and county Of
hcers, as follows: John H. Grady, auditor;
DR.. Washington Dodge, assessor; Theo-
dore F. Bonnet. sheriff E. F. Fitzgerald,
public administrator. Three Of these NOM
lnees are at present holding office, Dr..
Dodge being supervisor, T. F. Bonnell tax
missioner. J. H. Grady was formerly tax
collector. The convention will hold an
other session tonight.
The Republican convention Of Napa coun-
ty was held at st. Helena yesterday The
following nominations were made: As
semblyman, Eighteenth district, Owen
Wade, st. Helena; sheriff, Robert A.
Brownlee. Napa; county clerk. N w. Col
Inns, Calistoga; assessor. II. NJ. Meacfam,
Napa; district attorney, Thomas D. Berry
Napa; treasurer and tax collector, l.. r.
Hayman, Napa; auditor and recorder. Rob-
ert Corlett. Napa: superintendent of
schools, John Imrie, Napa; coroner and
public administrator, r. M. Kyser, Napa
surveyor, J. N. Graham. St. Helena.