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The Pacific Bee from Sacramento, California • 7

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SACRAMENTO WEEKLY BEE OCTOBER 12 THE AUSTIN-WILTlN SENSATION A BORLAND KLSKAIION CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION COAST DISPATCHES HE WEEKLY BEE Anstin's Money Traced to Ellie Wilton San Francisco Oct 8 Home of tli9 missing funds due the city from the lato Alex Aus in have heeu traced to the posstssion ol Elite Wilton the actress now in Englaud Pi net death letters have been received here from her which will throw light on the question of what became of a great portion of the estate ot unaccounted for Miss Wilton has telegraphed to have the letters dtstioyed Jennings Cox partuer of Alex Austin ia the brokerage business has beeu cited to appear btfore the Probate Court to-day to divulge tlie contents of the It tiers or surrender them to the Administrator It is stated that the Tu'dic Administrator has I raced between $3C00U and $35000 toMis3 Wilton The Fnunee Committee of the Board of 8' pei viscra succeeded in tracing all but about $00000 of the money and it seems probable that daylight is to be let iu upon the whereabouts of the remaiuder Miss Wilton has 1000 shares of bonanza stock which she drew the dividends on The stock is either at the Nevada Bank or at Walker and will probably he levied on as part of the Austin estate It is said that Miss Wilton expected to be married to Mr Austin on her return from Europe Fllie's Icttcrs In the Hands of tlie Slierilf-Slie is I lector I'd to be Engaged to tlie ex-Tux Lame Johu Condon Patrick 7 Apportionment and Representation Janus Murphy Abraham Freeman Htudolph 8 tewing Wm John West Hubert Crouch John Witkes Thomas McConnell Daniel Inman Edmond 11 Mi-oellautous Subjects Dean Bernard Kenny Charles Ezra Soule Justus Soliomp David Stevenson John Kelly Simou Farrell Raymond 9 Futuie Amendments EliT Blaekmor Jonathan Webster Patrick Dowling Joseph Gorman Conrad Harold William Grace David Lewis Joseph Weller and 9 Schedule -W Moreland It Boggs Peter Joyoe Thomas Harr son Rush McContas Heurv Noubaiter Chas Swenson Alphonse Vaequt-rel William Hughey Charles Kleiue Henry 11 Reporting and Rnfus Shoemaker A Flicker Ayers James aud 6 Privih ges and Henry Larkin Stuart Cowdcn Horace liolfe Barry Litidow Thor-wald Nelson MoCoy Jno It Hitchcock Porter Geo Smith A Gregg Dudley 13 Mileage and Contingent Expenses Hilborn Jno Walker Jno Rhodes Jno McNutt Henry Turner Daniel Tuttle Peter Bell Luke Doyle Jones REPORT OF COMMITTEE Murphy of Del Norte in the Chair The Committee on Rules reported recommending thu adoption of a committee on nil and Homestead Exemption to consist of 9 members recommending that the resolution asking for a special Committee on Judicial System be not passed and that the name of the present committee be the Committee 011 Judiciary aud Judicial Department Also that the resolution to have each committee appoint a Secretary from among its own members be furred to the Committee on Mileago aud Contingent Expenses Report of committee adopted RULES ADOPTED The rules offmed by the special com-mitleo were read amended and are in process of adoption seriatim The Convention shall meet at 10 every day and take a recess from 12 to 1 AU committees shall be appointed by the President unless tho Convention otherwise specially directs No poraon allowed 011 tho floor except offioers attaches and reporters unless by special invitation of the Convention or the President No membor outsido of the bar of the House allowed to vote No committee shall sit while tho Convention is in session without leave No member shall receive pay for any week day ou which ho has not actually attended the Convention except iu case of sickuess or when ho is absent on committee duty No smoking allowed in the hall Except by unanimous couseDt of the C'ouvention tho Assembly Chamber shall not be used for auy other purpose during tho session No increase of pay shall be allowed to any officer of the Convontiyn except by unanimous consent Fivu hundred copies of each proposition or resolution embodying matter pioposed to bo iutroduoed into the Convention shall be printed Other rules are tho usual parliamentary rules Discussion of this subject and amendment took the entire forenoon aud then they were not one-half through when a recesss was taken until 1 San Francisco Oct 8 Jennings Cox the former business partner of the late Alex Austin was cited to app- ar before the Probate Court this morning and answer regarding the property of the late Austin supposed to he in his possession and show cause why he should not sunender the samo to the Public Administrator Neither Cox nor his counsel iippi ared in answer to tho citation and tbe case was continued until tomorrow The citatit is due to the pos session by Cox of letters from Ellio Wil-tou and tier sister Mrs Bogart Iu the meantime the letters have been obtained under writ of replevin There are 17 of them and they are now locked up iu the safe Tho friends of Miss Wil-the ton admit that Austin undoubtedly made her presents of money but uot of any great extent They also assert thnt they (Austin and Miss Wiltoni were to have been married on the return from Europe nearing tbe goal A dispatch to the Boston Herald says that Hanlon came dose ontoatngand bad to row lei-urely Had Courtney continued he would have won by five or six lengtLs bnt be stopped and allowed Haulon to proceed and then pulled aloDg himself in season to lose the race by half a length lnci lie Mail Coni puny and Panama Railroad New Yoek Oct 7 It is understood an effort is to be made to re-arrange the fixed charges to be paid the Panama Railroad Company by tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company It is claimed that in addition to the $75000 agreed to be paid each month by the Steamship Company the lighterage and other extra charges in September increased the total indebtedness to the Panama Company for that mouth to over $100000 To settle this matter the Pacific Mail Executive Committee proposes that a special committee from each company be appointed A Massachusetts Incrrzia Borgia New Yohk Oet 7 A special says: Westfield Massachusetts is excited over the alleged puiaoning by Mra David Drake of her daughte aged 17 The suspected murderess is a strange person accused of opium eating and fits of insanity and is now living with her third husband Her first and second husbands are said to have died mysteriously aud a eon by the first husband is tried to have been found dead in his bed after retiring in apparent health the woman having learned that his presence would he an obstacle to her second marriage Tlie Iinliana'JFIccf ion Indianapolis Oct 8 The election is progressing quietly wifi indications of a very full te being polled There are threo full tickets for State offioers and legislators and three candidates for Congressmen in al the districts except the Seventh IudianapoliB aud Twelfth Fort Wayne Districts In the fotmer the Democrats endorse Dr Do La Mater the National nominee and iu the latter tbe Republicans vote with the Nationals for Studebaker Comparisons will be mado on the Secretary of State with the vote cast for Governor in 1870 The ticket beiug very long it is probable that returns cannot be obtained until late This Ohio Election Cincinnati Oct 8 The election is proceeding quietly The vote will be heavy The the emie Indian Mar Omaha Oct 8 A dispatch received from Thornburgh says the Indians have beeu scattired Tho dispatch coi firms previous telegrams but gives nothing later Captain Alauck was forty miles behind the Indians Major Dallas with one hundred men start from Ogallala yesterday to overtake Thornburgh Col Carleton from Camp Robinson bas by this time reached the couutry between Snake Creek and Niobraro river through which the Indians are expected to pass A Sidney (Nebraska) dispatch of yesterday says a courier from command on Snake Creek repot ts that advance discovered the scouts of the Cheyennes on the night ol October 3d thirty-five miles southeast of Snake Creek Station If uot discovered by the Cheyennes Carletou intended to engage them the next day IIouthc Spirits Blot nletl Tnnder-hilts Will Nlw Yolk Oct 8 In the Vanderbilt will case to-day Mr Fletcher Bishop testified that in 1872 the Commodore told lie that he had a revelation from his dead son George Ho said that George advised him to make William head ntau as girls did not know how to take care of money and Cornelius was an invalid also He said Cornelius was delicate and incapable of attending to business and might be place in an asylum In 1871 the Commodore told witness that his wifu bad Icon revealed to him through spiritual doctora aud she advised him to give the principal part of his property to William who would take care of it Yrllua ever at Memphis Mkmuiiis Oct 8 The wiather is settled and warm which is favorablo to the further spreading of the disease From 0 last evening until noon to-day twenty-two deaths were reported by the undertakeis AT NEW OllLEANS New Ohleanh Oet 8 Deaths 49 cases reported 18G Total deaths 3201 cases 10780 Weather cloudy and threatening rain Tlu Bankers' Iteiimnstrnte New Yonn Oct 8 A remonstrance has been sent by the olearing house to Secretary Sherman against his recent order requii ing senders of National Bank currency inteudi for redemption to pay the expressago on it in advance Tlie Nnntn Crux Insurrection New Yohk Oct 8 A dispatch announcing that the insurrection in Santa Ct uz is drawing to an end eaya that French and English men-of-war are protecting the towns while the Spanish soldiers aud loyal volunteers are scouring the country Occasional contla-grations are occurring but tho majority of the rioters are attempting to save themselves by flight Many of the loaders are in custody Seventy sugar estates are reported burned and tbe report that half of Frcderickstadt is iu aahes is confirmed Necouil Adventists ('oni'erem-c New York Oct 8 reparations are makiug by believers iu tbe prcmillutial advent of Jesus Christ for the conference to be held iu the Church of the Holy Trinity in this city Ootober 30th and 31st and November IhC A cireular has been issued setting forth the object of the conference and givtug tho names of tho bishops professors ministers and others who unite iu approving the call Isabella Ancona Michael licesc's Alleged Widow New York Oct 8 Tho Panama Star Just received says that a claimant has appeared for portion of the immense fortune left by tlie late Michael Reisc ot California in tho person of Isabella Ancona a nativo of Panama She chums to have been tho wife of tho deceased millionaire and that lur Sou Ricardo is their louilimate nlVsniing A Very Iteveroinl Mining Swindle A few months sgo the Excelsior mine Globe District Arizona was presented by Mr Reagan of Oakland to Rev Smith then President of the Hesperian College of Woodlaud Yolo couuty Rev Martin of the Santa Rosa College aud Ii A Grant as a free gift to advanoe the cause of the Christian or Campbellite Church with which all parties so far named are connected The mine was incorporated in July last aud 100000 shares of stock printed Dr A Strong practicing physician of Woodland ami member of the Christian Clmreh was giveu 23000 shares 10 sell to procure a working capital In return he waa to furnish as such working capital $G000I the overplus which he should rec ive to be his commission Dr Strong disposed of 11000 shares Rev II Smith sold about 1 500skares and Reverend Martin is said to have sold several thousa shaies Tho nominal price waB $1 per share but much: of it was sold below tins figuie As Dr Strong facetiously tcBtitbd in the course of a suit before the District Court he sold Bomo for six hits some for a dollar but to elders aud preachers he sold for four bi's Dr Strong after receiving the 23000 shares made a visit to tho mine and made glowing reports saying that the ore assayed as high as $4500 to the ton and that there was rum $3000 to $10000 on the (lump Ou these representations number of people mortgaged their property aup raised money by other liko means and invested in Dr pocket Some of the more cautious made' up a purse of $500 and sent a confidential agent down who reported that tlie mino was Avorthless as also was the ore on the dump aud that the whole thing was a swindle This burst the bubble and Dr Strong brought suit against certain persons to recover money on notes given him for stock The first of these lias beeu reported adversely to bis interest and fie talks of taking it to thu Supremo Court The other person forming ilie company declare that they are not responsible for I)r Sno statements iu reft renco to the mine and one of them Mr Smith says lie is $200 out of pocket and that all the money I10 received for stock has been paid out for working the mino The mine was lately sold for the meagie sum of 5 on an execution for a debt of some $210 MEDICAL Tlie Centaur Liniments are of two kinds The NV liite Is for the human family the Yellow is for horseB she aud other animals Testimonials of the effects produced by these remarkable Preparations are wrapped around every bottle and may be procured of any druggist or by mall from th olfioeof Thb Ckmaub Company 40 Dcy street New York City m28-ly III Murray A Iituinau's llerlda Water the most debilitated and nervous can find relief uBed freely in the water of the bath itB effect is almo marvel "im ftn strengthening and bracing and with all so exquisitely agreeable WATCHES CLOCKS JEWELRY SAMUEL JELLY WATCHMAKER And impoktkw of jew rware ete 120 I street Between 4th and 5th South side Sacramento Particular attention given to limmfaeturtng Jewelry and repairing Clocks Watches Jewelry eto olO-lm WACSHORST LEADING WATCH JEWEIRY House of Sacramento UAS lr THE FIX- E8T amortmentH of Watches Clocks Jewelry 8ilvcrwar etc to be found ou the Pacific Const UAh I import my Goods direct from the niuiifactofien in Europe and the Eastern states I aiu enabled sell for prices below those of other Houses No 70 Hitfii of Town Clock 06dm OILS ETC WHITHER FULLER CO Manufacturers and Importers of PAINTS OILS WINDOW GLASS Doors Windows aud Blinds Wall Paper Moldings etc 2H li Mtreet Nflcriiiicnto o3-ln REDDING ETC FIFTH AND Walnut Chamber Suites fcxliisioia himI oilier I W'finlrolH'M bilcbnrls (Hhiaists Me Kir In new styles received nd eff red very LOW At (onsroc ii'M o3lm Haeranaeno AGRIITJI TURAI I1 CLEM ENTS MARCUS HAWLEY CO Importer and Inlrsale Dealer in HARDWAREps Engine Agricultural Implements pottHldo raw Mills 45 ami 47 Sscrimeuto Also corner Besle and Market streets San i'rsnclsco sl3lm lyy' BAKER HAMILTON Sacramento and San Francisco Jlmporfcers anti Manufacturers of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS' Machines and Hardware oA-lm put Any worker rin make 112 a day at IXuLl home Costly Outfit fres A ilurth Tbiib At Co Augusta Maine m4-ly (pc (flJA Vtr day at home Bamplou J)j 10 4iU worth $5 fine Address SriN-un Co Euttland Mitne 1 int-ly week In your own town Terirs and fa outfit free Address il Hillitt Jir Portland Millie inl-ly TANI'FIS no (TIM'S FA 4' II will be paid ft two or three cophs of the llkK ol date of 1) 137S Lesve at this ofite'o kYTAimll-SIHI TUNS OF KVISIN 7 Grapes and Figs Apply to Goo A I) 148: ti 8a "Nt-iwdiiw FOREICN NEWS Resignation oi the Hungarian Ministry Vienna Oct 7 The resignation of Von Schell the Hungarian Minister of Finance will probably take effect immediately The question of the acceptance of the resignations of the other Hungarian Ministers will probably await the meeting of the Diet It seemB that Count Andrassy is disposed to put off the assembling of the Legislature until some time in November by which time it is hoped the Bosnian question will be settled The Emperor of Austria on his return to this city from Godalls will grant an audience to leading members of the Austrian Parliament on the subject of the reconstruction of the Ministry Tlie Glasgow Bunk ami Builders London Oct 7 The excitement over the collapse of the City of Glasgow Bank has subsided The name of the firm of ship builders which failed on the 1st inst is Wm Simons A Co of Renfreu The other ship builders are likely to find help that will enable them to tide over the crisis It is now believed that the assets of the heaviest depositors of the City of Glasgow Bank will turu out better than at first hop'd with the exception of those of Smith Fleming Co and their Indian houses which are iu a very bad condition Itussla's Course lirridcd Oil Berlin Oct 7 A dispatch from St Petersburg says: If the Ameer is beaten and bis territory annexed to England BuBsia will occupy Merr and Ebathks in Southern Turkestan near the Afghan borders The Afghanistan Trouble Simla Oct 7 Indian newspapers publish reports of the(captnre of Ali Musjid Theie is no official news of the occurrence and the report is contradicted Toil liollke's Kesignatiou Contradicted London Oct 7 The report of the resignation of Field Marshal Count Von Moltke is contradicted Fears of War Betnceu Turkey ami Iteturn of the Turkish Envoy London Oct 8 There is an impression in Hungary that Austria is in danger of drifting into a war with Turkey Hence the anxiety to prevent operations against Novi Bazar A correspondent friendly to Andrassy resents and repels the Turkish charges that wAustriau troops have done their work with needless severity and cruelty and says Buch charges are not in keeping with the professions of anxiety to maintain relations of friendship and alliance with Austria Carothedori Turkish special envoy to Vienna leaves that city to-day for Con stantiuople The Turkish Fun vent iun and the Hungarian Crisis London Oct 8 Count Andrassy last week assured the Hungarian Premier that the conclusion of a convention with Turkey was regarded as a moral certainty Its failure is likely to have a great influence on the Hungarian crisis Turkey Wants Austria to Stand by Her Agreement London Oct 8 A Vienna correspondent writes that consternation lias been produced in Count camp and considerable irrita-tion in the public miud by the Turkish circular requesting the powers to compel Austria to conform to the declaration of her plenipotentiaries at the Berlin Congress Denmark's Polities Copenhagen Oct 8 The session of Chambers is expected to be very stormy The majority declare they intend defeating all the measures of the Government including the budget HOME NEWS Aekliu is Not Exonerated New Yohk Oct 5 The New Orleans speoial says: Acklin left this morniug for Lis home on Bayon Teche This move is regarded as significant although the committee is still reticent Prominent politicians say there is but little doubt that he will be retired wholly from the ticket for if he were innocent altogether of the charges the committee would have so declared him It is much to be doubted whether the result of the investigation will ever bo known except in so far as it affects Acklin politically for so many prominent families are innocently implicated that tho entire truth will probably be forever concealed It is thought that the festive Acklin will nevertheless be quietly and gracefully dropped into Stygian obscurity A Lively Tribune Sensation New Yohk Oet 5 The Tribune says editorially: On Monday we purpose presenting a full explanation of the system of cryptography employed in secret tclcgraphio correspondence between the Democratic managers in New Tork and their confidential agents in the disputed Southern States together with keys by which these puzzles are solved and an account of the manner in which the long-sought solution has beeu reached This will be promptly succeeded by the Florida correspondence and its translation accompanied by such narratives as may be necessary to elucidate the transaction to which it refers aud telegrams from other States will follow in due course The whole number of dispatches in our possession number 400 and if we exoept the Oregon series with which tho public Is sufilciently fiD miliar only an insignificant proportion of this groat mass of documents hasovor seen light in any shape Tin lluiiloii-Sourtiiey Neil New Yoiik Oct 5 There is groat excitement in Auburn and it has been proposed to drive Courtney out of town witou ho returns Edward Rankin of the Boston Herald claims that tho race was lust by Courtney ceasing to pull at a critical moment wlnu SEVENTH BAY Saturday Oet 5 Stedman of San Francisco after the journal was read called for the full reading of the journal as mistikes had before been made by the Secretary in noting the ayes aud noes on roll call Lost Beerstecher moved that the journal be printed by the State Printer aud that five copies be p'aoed upon the desk of every member tho morning after the proceedings Afterwards amended to have two copies iu place of five Ileferred to Committee on Contingent Expenses A ri solution was introduced that a committee of five be appointed to report definitely on the subject of ashort-hanel reporter and his compensation Laid on tho table A resolution was introduced instructing the State Printer to print 500 copies of the present Constitution of tho State and the Constitntoual Conventiou Act auel that two copies bo laid on the desk of each member A motion that 500 copies of the Constitution of tlie United Slates be priuted for the use of members was also made Both were witwdrawn when it was found that tho two Constitutions iu pamphlet form were already 011 many of the desks SMITH THOMPSON ELECTED A DELEGATE The hour for tho special order the election of a delegate to fill the vacaucy caused by tlie resignation of Thomas Morris of Sun Francisco having arn ed Judge Ilagar withdrew the name of Judgo Burch aud was followtd by Col Barnes who withdrew the name of Reuben II Lloyd llrmvn of arose to explain how lie should vote Ho thought that tlie man to fill a vacant position should be iu accord with the views of Ihe people whom he would repnsent and he therefore would vote for Shaipstoin After the roll was called it was found that tlie total number of votes cast was 131 necessary to a choice CG Of this number Thompson received 70 and Sharpstein Cl and Thompson was declared duly elected a member of the Constitutional Convention Yesterday Byron Waters explained his vote for Lloyd by sayiug that though he appreciated tho fores of the argument used by the Workingmen of San Fraucisco he thought Lloyd the best man nominated for tho position and he would accordingly vote for him To-day he cast his vote for Sharp-stein ns against Thompson Mr Thompson was brought before the bar of the House look tho oath of ofiico and was conducted to a seat WEST MARTIN ELECTED To fill tho seat left vacant by the death of Henry 11 Haight Van Dyke Dominated West Martin James of San Francisco held that as the Non-Partisans had not oonsidcreil tho rights and justices of the people and the di legation of Sau Francisco he did not consider that the claims of tho Alameda delegation were entitled to any consideration and he therefore nominated Thom Reynolds of San Francisco nominated noble friend of the people and uncompromising foe of monopolies Leland Several scattering votes were cast by persona who seemed desirous not to express themselves Bon Butler received two Williams of El Dorado two Mary Walker one Beecher one Stanford two etc Tho vote stood 87 for Martin and 3 for Thom the votis bi ing with the exception of these scattering Martin was called for to take the oath hut it appears he left town this morning ou business ELECTION OF STRONG For tho position made vacant by the death of Hardwick of Mariposa aud Merced Strong of Merced aud Lap-ham were nominated Strong received 107 and Lapham only 3 mauy of the members either not voting at all or casting scattering voles for Theodure Tilton dims Webb Howard Teter Donahue etc Mr Strong was brought btfore the bar of the House and Bworu in Adjourned till Monday at 1 EIGHTH BAY At 1:15 this afternoon the Convention assembled Roll called and quorum present Judgo Belcher Chapman of Butte Bcliomp Winans Dudley of Sau Joaquin Hall Farrell Van Dyke Shatter Welliu and Hitchcock wero each granted one leavo of absence Col Barnes obtained leavo till Wednesday and Strong of Merced till Thursday Journal of Siturduy read and approved Judgo McFarland of Sacramento in the Chair ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES The Committee on Rules and Standing Committees reported recommending the appointment of these committees in addition to tlioso already made: Agriculture Manufacture and Commerce 11 Mining 11 Tanloning Tower 9 Harbors etc 9 Labor aud Capital 9 Engrossment anil Enrollment 7 By a vote of 12(1 to 4 a special committee to consider the Chinese question was added to the report Still iu session NINTH BAY Toursday Oct 8 Roll pallid a little after ten Hugo in tho Chair Minutes of yesterday read and approved COMMITTEES APPOINTED President Huge appointed the following Committees: Preamble and Bill of Walter Van Dvko Wm Van Voorhces llirara Mills Jacob Freud Charles Rin-gold Alonzo Noel Joaiah Boucher Jones and James 9 Right of John A Eagan Johu McCallum Garvey Glasscock Sweascy Edward Evey Hugh Walker Townsend Wyatt Cross and James Caplos 11 Judiciary and Judicial Samuel Wilson Ilenry Edgurton David 8 Terry James McM Shatter William Graves Iaaao 8 Belcher Dudley John A Eagan Voluey Howard Alexander Campbell Jr T'n 11 George Smith George Stoele Thomas Iaine Hilborn Byron Waters Presley Dunlap Edmund Barry Cba lea 19 Military Affairs II Barnes Sam A Hollins Hamlet Davis John Sted-man William 8 Moffat Smith Joel A Harvey George Ohloyer Joseph Brown outer Thomaa Estey-11 Joseph Winans Augustus Chapman Edward Martin Morso Jamta Iloynolds Dennis Herrington Lampson John Mansfield Hcustia-9 City County atul Township Organizations John 8 Hager Eugene Eaweett Thomas McFarland Cliltts Barbour James Halo Hall Georgo Schell Tinuin Patrick Reddy Horace llolfo William 11 I Barnes Samuel A Holmes lliiam Mills Johu McCallum Abraham Freeman 15 State Institutions ami A Overton Walter Van Dyke I A It Audio Janus It Kij- Hugh It THE CHRONICLE'S Til Jury LIBEL SUIT Disagree and charged are Iis- Teu for Conviction Two for Acquittal By Telegraph to the Bee Flacerville Oct 5 The jury in the 8argent-Page-De Young libel suit came in this morning asking to be discharged and claiming that there was no possibility of an agreement The jury stands ten for conviction and two for acquittal The latter two favor acquittal on the ground that the prosecution had no right to bring action in El Dorado county The Court sent them in charge of an officer to breakfast and refused to discharge them until they had further deliberated LATER The jury came in at 10 declared it could uot agree aud was discharged All thb cases were then continued for the term SIFRRA NEVADA A 1 1 BIGHT Dan BeQuillc Visits tt anil Giv Keiort Virginia Nev Oet 5 The Euterprise of this morning has Ihe following wntleu tiv Dau De Quill In company with Superintendent Osbis-tnn of the Gould A Curt and Best A Belcher and Geo 1) Roberts the weh-know i stock operator an Eotorpi ise reporter visited the mine (Sierra Neva la) at 11 yesti rday morning armed with tho necessaav permit from the Superintendent Foreman Osborn was about the first man met at tho works and lie No 1 was nailed There is no truth in the storv of his having been disenarged Ho has obtained leavo of absence for two weeks aud left last night for California where he will take unto himself a better half Getting aboard the order was given cross cut or rather the small drift run some time since as it has uot yet arrived at the dignity of a crosscut Entcriig this opening it was Been at a glanoe that it had not been ixti-nded since our last visit save by tlie intermic-t nt diggiug of visitors after samples In tho face of the drift aud close against the Lorth side a hole had been dug through a stratum of black decomposed material which presented the appt aiauce of a layer of black clay Hack of tlna dark stratum and standing full iu the face ol tho small hole lug through it was seen the front of some rock that was so hard that to strike upon it caused the pick to ring In striking the pick against this rock it might easily have beeu mistaken for porphyry At a point of the west wall a miner taking the pick in hand however soon made an opening into the apparent boulder when it was found to be SOLID QUARTZ Ore samples were taken of this suspicious lool ing stranger and the three assays following made by Wiegan A Co show his quality: No 1 $153 75 No 2 8115 53 No 3 $144 77 The hlaek stuff that presented tlie appearauce of clay was found by assay to be a mere mass of decomposed black suluhuret ore one sample of which went over $700 and another $300 The sain pits taken out of the hard rock imbeddid in this black stratum vero from the furthest point yet reached by any ore to the west in this crosscut and consequently in the ore body There is surely nothing there to scare any stockholder though it might make an outsider feel a little auxious If this is the kind of a west fall they havu in the Sierra Nevada we have too much of it From tlie bottom of tho incline the experts report tho mine at that point looking even better than aulbipated They say there is no danger of there not being found plenty of rich ore behind the priseui face Ore taken by digging through the rock there assays $111 77 Tlie whole formation at the bottom of the incline shows stronger than at any point above Every visitor to the mine was permitted to go where he pleased and break off ore samples KAN I'lt ANI ISI llicil from Ilia Injuries A crest of a A Itoiiiioa Suit San Francisco Oet 5 Charles Watson dn last night from injuries received last Monday Ife became engaged in a fight with proprietor of the Western House 132 Steward street and wa- thrown from the balcony A charge of murder has been mado against Keesen Ja ues Boyle who was conmcted with the recent shooting sciape which occurred near tho Mi-sion in which young Von Schmidt kilted the hoodlum Merkle has been arrested on a charge of assault to murder for his share in tlie affair In the case of vs llood being a suit for a slice of th Bonanza the Court this morning non-suited A Schism in IIip Baptist Theatrical lialloch Illumed lur It San Francisco Oet 7 Tho San Francisco Baptist Association including churches throughout ihe State ou adjourning last year called the xt annual meeting for to-morrow night at the Fifth Baptist Church In tho meantime a schism seems to have arisen in the ranks and it is prohibit' tin re will he two meetings held instead of one The si-O'ding party have called a meeting to assi tnble at the Metropolitan Temple I KjIIucIi pastor and it is expected that tho proceedings at both places will be of a lively nature It is understood that the First Baptist Church of this city which is pronounced in its adherence to tho original programme is disposed to lay Ihe blame of the division to tho pastor of the Metropolitan Temple Church A Mulder I'nislied to Death Bruei neil San Francisco Oct 8 Alexander Ruth a molder employed at the Union Iron Works was killed last night by a mold of au engine bed that he was assisting in moving falling on him Ho was a native of Ireland aged 21 Tiio tody nf an unknown man evidently a sailor was found floating in the hay off Broadway whaif this morning Hunk nf I'uliforiiiu Fleets Gran Io ul Masons San Francisco Ort 8 Tbe Grand Lodgo ol Masons convent this morning At tho annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bank ot California to-day the old Board of Dnveuns wus ro-i lecteu Adam Grant being chosen to till the vacancy occasioned by the death of Michael Reese Net earnings of tho Bank for the year $527000 Nothing was said about declaring a dividend it being understood that the policy of the bank is to accumulate a strong reserve fund TILAHL (Ol'NI'V A I uul ami a Tlie Result I'stial Hanford (Cal) Oet 7 Richard White was accidently shot through the trachea and aosophagns by a German who was examining pistol liito still lived hut tho wouud Is considered fatal incline cai i to lower to the TOAST FAIRS (hieo Cmco October 5 The address before tho Agi ieultural Society was delivered on Thursday evening by ltev Briggs of Sacranunto ami attracted the hugest crowd that has assemblid during Fair week The running race half-mile and repeat between Minnie Brighton and Jim Brown commenced yesterday afternoon was postponed till to-day on account of darkness coming on There is also a purse of $50 offered for a ten mile pedestrian match this afternoon Jose San Jose Oct 5 The first race yesterday was for a purse of 1800 for tlie 2:30 class Col Lewis having entered for it only Rustic and Hayward Chiof appeared to contest the ra aud Hayward Chief was subsequently ruled out heeauso of an unpaid en-traueo fee at Bsc amento Pools sold $25 on Col Lewis $5 on Bostic Col Lewis won the first heat in 2:19 trottiug tho last three quarters at a 2:10 gait Bustic was distanced The second race was for disinct horses 2:30 class for a purse of $400 Brickfurd won the first luurtii aud fifth teats Muggins the second ami Chicago the third Time 2:33 2:35 '4 2:30 '4 2 34 '4 Hist race is a free for all in which Fullerton Occident Doty and Nutwood are contestant San Josr Oct 7 Saturday tho Santa Clara Valley Fair came to an end This meeting is looked upon as by far the most sueci saful that the society has seen The last race of the week was between Fullerton Occi dent and Nutwood Pools previous to the first race sold $100 on Fullerton $7U on Occident aud $25 on Nutwood In the first heat at the quarter Occident broke and fell far behind At the half Fullerton led Nutwood by length Occident a distance behind In tlie last half Occident trotted well and came iu a good third Fullerton won in In the next heat Occident broke 011 the turn and Fullerton kept his load winning iu 2:20 '4 Nutwood came in second but lost Ins place for running The third heat was won by Fullerton as easily as tbe others iu 2:19 Siiu Siskiyou 1'reka Oet 5 Tlie first raco yesterday was running and was won by Boston Boy iu two straight heats defeating Siskiyou Boy Kirby Smith aud Jack Minor 1:57 2:03 Tho second race running for horses that had never competed for public money was won by Kate Kirby in 2:10 2:17 Thursday night tlie annual address was delivered by Edgcrtou Last night tho annual bail took place The first race Saturday was running mile heats and was won by Scamper-down Ida Hammond being distanced on the second heat 1:57 1:50 The next was liulf-milo hums two in three and waB won by Nellie Hawkins in Iu addition there were numerous quai ter and ether races Reno Reno Oct 8 The fifth annual fair of tho Nevada Slate Agricultural Mining and Mediant-eal Society opened here yesterday with a larger attendance than is usual on the til st day Tlie first race in tho afternoon was for the Balliuette stake a dash of a mile and a half aud wu3 contested by Jennie and Blossom both belonging to Baldwin Jennie won in 2:43 Tho second was a mile and repeat between Lottery and Genita formerly Elie Lottery won in 1:45 1:49 Tho third raco was also a mile aud repeat hetwem Emma Skaggs Smith and Bill Hazel Tools Skaggs $20 Hazel $7 and Smith SI Skaggs won the first heat by a length in 1:49 Tho second heat site won also in 1:4714 beating Hazel however only by a head The fourth race was a two mile dash between Lotte ry aud Clara Lottery sold favorite three to one On the first mile tlie horBca passed under thu wire ok and neck in 1:44 Down tlie quarter on the second mile Clsri look the had and monMimd it winning by hall a length 111 3:04 Tlie new vilion built at a cost of $7 si is admired by all and is being rapidly filled Friday we have a military tournament UOORLAND Stale Meeting of tlie CamplM'llltc Woodland Oet 7 The State meeting of the otherwiso known as or has been iu operation hero for ten (lays Sunday was tho great day ot tho meeting There was au almost continuous line of vohiolos to and from tho camp ground one aud a half miles north of town during thu entire day Not loss than live thousand persons visited tho ground and fully twenty-livo hundred took dinner at tlie free tables A dozen or wore of tho leading prtachera of the denomination havo assisted in the services About forty liavo beeu added to tho Church Tho meeting is to continue through this week Afternoon Session At one the Convention re-as-sembled and the discussion of the rules commenced again Rule 30 reads: a question is indefinitely postponed the same shall not he again introduced during the session of the Barbour argued against this sayiug it would open an excellent opportunity for au uuBcrnpulouB majority to gag the minority Estee denied that there was intention or any opportunity offered to grg aud stated that Barbour always thought on every subject that somebody was trying to sit down on himself or his friends Barbour thought Estee and the Committee exceedingly thin-skinned if they thought everything said or intimated or auy statement made that a thing might occur referred to them He made no accusation against any one He only stated what he thought could be (lone Vaiious amendments were offered to this aud the roll was being called on one of them when the Bee went to press NEVADA The Republican Con vent Ion N'oni-I Grasshoppers-Campaign tries Tho Republican Convention of this county last Saturday nominated Farrell for the State Senate and A Nicholls Clark and Whittier for tho Assembly They pledged themselves for Jones for the United States Senate agaiuet interference with the present mining tax law for legislation regulating freights aud fares and to do away with railroad discrimination The weather is extraordinarily warm for this reason Tho couutry is covered with grasshoppers The campaign head-building has commenced ami a candidate wus knocked down and kicked in the head yesterday till be looked like a man who had been interviewed by a steam powor agricultural machine Talmage Clinmplnmi tlie Chinese New York Oct 7 Talmago preached on tho Chinese question yesterday He considered the Chinese as good as any foreigner The system of education was more general than that of any other nation They all could road and write Their morals were good and tin re were no Chinese in tho alms or pest-houses The bankers and manufacturers and business men in California said that Chinese hud achieved more wealth for California than all tho mines of Dakota and California included Notwithstanding all that what treatment did they get in this country? It waB not an unusual thing as they lauded at Ban Fraucisco for them to go through a Btorrn of brickbats Each ooe of these Chinamen was compelled to pay a tax ot ten dollars for entering the country They had paid already $15600(10 to get into this country Their religion was every day insulted They had to pay three or four dollars month for working in the mines If they did pay it they were not imprisoned but were killed that was all They hod paid ninety thousand dollars for schools in Sau Francisco yet their children were not allowed to enter them tell you" said Mr Talmage wo givo those ntuu equality and citizenship and freedom of the ballot-box privilege to have the religion they like the best and tho privilege to come and go as they choose God will chastise this nation as never Singular Divorce Fane On Friday afternoon the wife of Honry Channing Beals San Francisco was di-vorotil and allowed to take hor maiden name Mary Ward In the evening she was marritd to Gardiner tho father of hor two younger children and in au hour after she died of Bright's disease of tho kidneys from whioh she had for soino months been suffering The ilecrco of divorce was hastened for the purpose of legitimatizing the children Among tlie singular occurrences of tho present season is that there are but four Sundays eneh in tho longest mouths of July nnd August whilo the shorter months immediately preceding liLdauc ec ii: Luvccich flu Sunday-.

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