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-;\u25a0 The willof John H. Headers, who recently com-
mitted isuicide/ has \been ,filed fox probate. 'Heleaves $800 worth ofproperty to his mother, sisteracd adopted daughter in equal shares.
John 11. Headers' Will-
The official badge adopted by. the. Committee ofManagement of the Twentieth National EncampmentIsnow for.sale In the different stores of this city.Itis the well-known Q.A.B. Star, suspended from aCalifornia grizzly bya red, white] and blue ribbon.Besides beiDg the.officialbadge,' ithas tbe merit
'otbeing the only badge manufactured inCalifornia.
GRAND ARMY NOTES.The Protestant Episcopal Old Ladies' Home has
applied, to the Soperior Court for permission tosell two:50-vara ilots,' corner of Washington andBaker and Washington and Lyon streets. Theselots are,unimproved ? and
'cost the Home consid-
erable < outlay/ for jtaxes. ,The J'officersIdesire tobuild.a!home Ifor the inmates, and desire to sellthese lots to raise the money. . ;
Protestant Episcopal Old Ladle*' Home.Bheriff rA.;Huntley, of Placer county, lodged
two offenders Sin the City Prison last night ,enrente toSanIQuentin— rHarry Burns and;GeorgeThomas, toserve one year each forrobbery.
En Borne toSan Quentln.
Republican LPrecinct IOrganization.The Republican electors of Precinct 10, of the
Forty-second :Assembly Dietrich organized Jaly19th by the \u25a0 election of
-the T following officers :
XG. McMnllin,President; A. T. McGrew, Secre-tary; Executive Committee— John Forsyth; Wm.Warren," Evans Batton,- B. F. Hulbnrt and A.Norton. :. William J. Kelly was elected a delegateto the District Convention. ;
Alexander Grant, a native of. Nova Scotia, sin-gle,'aged thirtv-four years, by occupation a car-penter and residing at No. 959 Mission street, and'Josiak'l K.
-Porter, a native of Missouri, aged
thirty-fiveyears,' married/, by occupation a horse-dealer and livingat • 1044 Howard street, were ap-pointed on' the regular police force at the lastmeeting: of the: Board of Police Commissioners.
New Policemen.Mr.D.H.Barnaby of Owego, N.V.,says that his
daughter was taken with a violent cold which ter-minated withpneumonia, and all the best physiciansgave the case up and said she could live but a fewhours at most. . She was in this condition when afriendrecommended DB. Wtf..'HALL'S BALSAUFOB THE LUNGS, and advised her to.try It. Sheaccepted Itas a last resort, and was surprised tofindthat Itproduced a marked change for the betterand by persevering a permanent cure was effected.
A Core ofPneumonia.
A musical and literary entertainment will begiven this evening at IrvingHall by the YoungWomen's Christian Temperance Union for thebenefit of their kindergarten work.
TO AidKindergartens. Yesterday afternoon at the annual meeting ofstockholders 'of the Spring Valley Water Worksthe following Trustees • were elected : CharlesWebb Howard, Charles Mayne, J. D..Fry, JosephDurbro%, James H. Goodman, George W. Beaver,S. C. Bigelow. Atameeting ofthe Trustees later,Charles Webb Howard .> was elected President ;Charles Mayne, Vice-Preeident ;Wm. Norris, Sec-retary, and Wm. Brooks, Assistant Secretary.
Spring Valley Water Works.Articles ofincorporation have been filed by the
Wave Power Company ofSan Francisco, who pro-pose tobuy and sell patent ;rights to build, erectand maintain ditches, reservoirs and stand-pipesfor collecting,' storing and distributing salt waterand to sell the same. Capital stock, $1,000,000,in $10 shares.- Directors— W. H. Birch, J. W.Lucas, J. C. Layton, E. T. Steen and J. J. Haley.
Wave Power Company.
George Sloan ofWillard, Green-county, Mis-
soari, has written a letter to Judge Coffey inquir-ing the status of the Blythe estate. He says hismother was a sister of the late Thomas H. Blythe,and he wants toassert his claim to the estate.
Another Blythe Claimant.
A certified copy of the meeting of July 19,1886, held by the Omnibus Railroad and CableCompany, was filed yesterday with the CountyClerk, showing that the number of Trustees hadbeen reduced to five,and that there were 10,000shares of capital stock. The following Directorswere elected: Daniel Stein, E. Hull, C. D.O'Sullivan, Gustave Sutro and E. Le Roy. .
Omnibus Railroad Election.
Inconsequence of the large number of passen-gers bound forPortland, Or., the O. R. &N. Com-pany, have been obliged to increase the sailings ofthe steamers between the Sd and 18th of August,during which time they willsail every third day in-stead of every fifthday as previously advertised.The attention of passengers is called to the Com-pany's new advertisement changing the time, andto the necessity of calling at the ticket office andmaking arrangements to conform with the new sail-ingdates.
Tbe Oregon Steamer*.
I The Precinct and County Democracy met lastnight at Haddy's Hall, T. M. O'Connor, Presi-dent, in the Chair. Matt. J. Sallivan, of theAdvisory Committee, reported that the Committeehad met with the Democratic State Central Com-mittee ',in regard to the differences in the Demo-cratic party in this city,bat nothing had beenaccomplished. Walter Ferral and Hon. John S.Enos addressed the meeting, .and both denouncedbossiam.
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County Democrat*.
Mrs. Miller,proprietress of the"
Blue Anchor"
Saloon, at Washington and East streets, while ia astate of delirium yesterday afternoon, ran amuckalong the water front as far as Merchant street ina half-clad condition, when she was taken incharge by the police and brought to the ReceivingHospital. The unfortunate woman was attackedwith violent epilepsy there, and being over fiftyyears of age it was a pitiable sight. When shehad recovered, her husband and friends havingbeen apprised of her whereabouts, removed her toher home.
Epileptic at Large.
j Stephen Reif, a riotous German, cat such a fig-ure in the Police Court yesterday morning as maywarrant his commitment for insanity. Severalnigbta ago he created an unusual disturbance inthe neighborhood of Googh and McAllister streetsby threatening very boisterously to murder hiswife, a domestic, whom he has terrorized for a longtime, end whom Officers Donneltan and Hartersaved only Tuesday night last from a vicious as-sault at her husband's hands. Hewas arrested andtried yesterday, bat so remarkable was his con-duct in the halls of justice tbat itwas deemedbest to examine him for lunacy before the Com-missioners.
A «;razy Teuton.
Dr. W. Everett, formerly attached to the UnitedStates Army,gave a very interesting lecture be-fore the Geographical Society, at their rooms, No.411 Post street, last evening, on Alaska. Thespeaker been sent on a tour of exploration bythe Government, inthe Summer of1881, and hadtraversed the whole region from the vicinityof Bit.St. Elias, at the headwaters of the Yukon River,down the system of numerous lakes, lagoons,passes, trading-post?, etc., for 2,400 miles, to themouth of the said stream, where its low deltaempties into Bearing Sen. The lecture was re-plete with incidents of adventure with savages,boat accidents, lonely travels without a singlecompanion, malarial fever, and various horrors ofexploration inan unknown eerni- Arctic land. Itis a region of most stupendous scenery, ruggedmountains, glaciers, dense forests, avalanches, abold, broken coast, myriads of fat salmon of hu-man size, elegant river fishing, but very difficultto mine for metal, as the frozen ground andtangled roots preclude sluicing. The explorer meton some occasions as high a temperature as 100deg. F. and over, fromradiation frommica bluffson the Yukon ofthe Ban's rays. Agriculture is,however, impossible inany part of Alaska proper,on account of the intense humidity from constantrainfall. Hay can never be cultivated, althoughgraßs is abundant. Itis an artists' pasadise forscenery. •:-, >
An Alaskan Trip Detailed Before tbeOeoeraphlcal Society.
THE YUKON RIVER.
This body met last night at Haddy's Hall, Geo.Roach in the Chair. Andrew Fay sent a com-munication asking to have his name withdrawnfrom the union, and the request was granted. Acommunication was received from C. Brorath,Secretary of the Batchers' National ProtectiveAssociation, St. Louis, congratulating the Uniononits success. Charles Lanbocker and Eva Brittanpresented sworn statements to the local Unionsetting forth that they had not purchased Chinesepork since AprilSO, 1886. Herman Gadstatt ofthe International Cigarmakere' Union addressedthe meeting, and asked the batchers tostand bytheUnion in the fightagainst Chinese labor.
Butchers' Protective Union.
I,The California Tarf and Billiard Exchange re-opened last evening, under circumstances thatpromise a bright future to the old landmark ofpatrons of the green cloth. The new tables, car-pets, hangings and fami tare gave the room abrilliant appearance, and an immense crowd wasinattendance all the evening. J. F. B.McCleeryand Ben Saylor played an exhibition game at theeight-inch balkline, which attracted much atten-tion, and won them considerable applause. Thegame was 150 points, and was won by McCleery,who ran out in the 16th inning, when Baylor'sstring bad 117 buttons shoved up. The winner'saverage was 9 6-16—very 'good for an exhibitiongame. -After the game, McCleery gava some mar-velous \u25a0 exhibitions |of trick and fancy play, andIRen the tables were*thrown open. for. the use ofthe houso patrons. """". ""_
An Event forBUllardlsts.
AWhole Block De*lro7Cd-I>OM at Lemi{'; Fifty Thousand.
\u25a0 A few minutes after 10 o'clock last night a firewas discovered in Alameda inthe block boundedby Walnut street and Encinal avenue and occupiedby J. S. Bennett's furniture factory, Barber's plan-ing mill and his lumber yard.' The fire gainedsuch headway as todefy all the efforts of the fire-men, and inspite of allefforts the entire propertyinthe block was destroyed. The loss is estimatedat $50,000. The heat was intense and itwas onlyby great efforts that the flames wereconfined to theblock. The Porter Grammar School narrowly es-caped destruction. The fire is supposed to haveoriginated in the boiler-room of the furniture fac-tory. A hook and ladder- company from EastOakland came to the assistance of the citizens anddid valient service. The loss iapartly covered byinsurance.
FIRE IN ALAMEDA.
Captain Jeff Powers, Inspector of the first nightwatch, was on board the Gaelic on the night ofJane 28th. Mrs. Slicer came aboard between 7and 8 o'clock, and he remarked that it was an nn-nsual hour forher to come on board the steamer.She explained that she had forgotten her keys.Witness corrected himself and said that Mrs.Slicersaid that she had forgotten her puree in the stew-ardess' stateroom. She was below about twenty-fiveminutes. On returning to the upper deck shespoke aboat her parse, which ehe said contained$15. When she left the steamer she had two smalljars in her hands, which she said cpntained jelly.Witness did not examine the Inspectress, aa itwasnot his business to search women. He saw opiumin the room of the stewardess the next day. Hedid not think any person visited the stateroomfrom the time Mrs. Slicer left ituntil the time theopium was found. He went next morning to Mrs.Slicer' b to get the keys ofthe stateroom, bat Mrs.Slicer said the stewardess had got them thatmorn-iag. On cross-examination Captain Powers saidhis duties were on the main deck, and he was notina position to see who went into the room of thestewardess daring the night.
C. M.Johnson, apolice officer, testified to hav-iDg been at Mrs. Slicer's house with OfficerFogarty and an Alta reporter. .His testimony onthat point was the same as that of Mr.Fognrty.
Mr.Towle made a speech in which he reviewedthe testimony and asked that his client be dis-charged. District Attorney Hilborn spoke againstthe motion, which Commissioner Sawyer denied.The case was continura until this morning at teno'clock, when Mrs. Slicer will be pat on the wit-ness-stand.
INSPECTOR POWEKS TELLS HIS STOBY.
W. J. Tinnin, the first witness examined, saidhe was Surveyor of Customs of this port. Heknew the defendant, Mrs. Mary Slicer, who was aGovernment Inspectrees in the latter part of Junelast. Her duties were to examine female passen-gers and see that they did not bring ashore duti-able articles. Mrs.' Slicer was on duty after thearrival of the steamer Gaelic at this port in thelatter part of last month. Acting oninformationreceived, witness saw Mr.Fogarty. Here counselfor the defendant objected toanything that mightbe said by "Tom, Dick or the devil," to whichstyle of language Commissioner Sawyer mildlyob-jected. . Inthe forenoon of June 28th witness andMr.Fogarty lunched together, and on going upSecond street, between Bryant and Brannan, theymet Mrs. Slicer and Mrs. Guffin, the stewardess ofthe Gaelic, the- two ladies apparently havingsomething concealed about their persons. Thiswas the forenoon of the day on which Grant wasarrested. Officers Sharp and Shepherd were withwitness and Mr.Fogarty when the Inspectress andstewardess were met.
On cross-examination Surveyor Tinnin said therestaurant at which he had lunched was onSecond, bf txeen Brannan and Bryant; the time oflunching between 12 and 1o'clock p. si. Made noexamination of Mrs. Slicer, but thought her man-:ncr and appearance were suspicious.
OSTICEB POGABTT TESTIFIES. • ,John T. Fogarty said he was a Deputy United
States Marshal. On June 28th he was coming upSecond street with Surveyor Tinnia, and they metMrs. Slicer and Mrs. Guffin, the latter and the la-epectreee evidently „being on their wayup; from,
the MailDock.'-. Tbe women looked bnlkj-,or «s'ifthey had something concealed about their per-sons. After dinner witness went toMrs. Slicer'ahouse, where he saw a man nnder suspicious cir-enmstances, who afterwards proved to be JohnGrant, arrested that night by witness foropinmsmuggling. Witness caw inMrs. Slicer' s house aserving-woman, the man Grant, and a woman wit-ness thought was Mrs. Slicer. After placing Grantand Frederick Brandt inprison, witness returnedto Mrs;Slicer's house. He and F. S. DvFree, anAlta reporter, went into the house, leaving Offi-cer Johnson in the roar of the.building.Mrs. Slicer, who had been inbed, insisted thatwitness was a Mr. Edmonds, and he told her thathis name was Fogarty, and that he had arrestedGrant in coming from her honse, and had alsoarrested Brandt.
-She said she did not know
Brandt. She said she had steamship men lodginginher house, and they might have opium. Mrs.Slicer refused to give the mynee ofher lodgers.
On cross-examination witness said it was 12o'clock at night when he returned to Mrs. Slicor'shouse. Thought she said something aboat beingsick. When he met Mrs. Slicer and Mrs. Guffinon Second street, he thought there was somethingsuspicious in their looks and manner. Didnotexamine them ;thought it better policy to givethem rope. Witness was satisfied that he sawopinm being taken from Mrs. Slicer's •house ;found it on Grant. He saw the serving-womanand Grant moving in the honse ;also a woman hesupposed to be Mrs. Slicer. The latter had pack-ages inher hands.
BtJEVEYOB TINHINON THE STAND.
When the hour arrived for the examination ofSirs. Mary Slicer, under bonds on a charge ofsmuggling opium, there was a delay of aboattwenty minntee, caused by the absence of UnitedStates District Attorney Hilborn, who was engagedin another portion of the Appraiser's Building.During. the delay there was a sharp exchange ofwords between JohhT. Fogarty, Acting DeputyUnited States Marshal, and George H. Towle, theattorney who has appeared for all the smugglers.Fogarty led off with:"Iunderstand :you ap-plied some strong language tome the other day.'lam not
'a liar
'or'a perjurer,' and ifyou -use
such language again Iwillhold you responsible."Towle countered by declaring his willingness tomeet any responsibility. He afterward stated, insubstance, that in the Gnfilncase he had said* thatFogarty on the witness-stand had made statementswhich were not borne out by the facts of the case.
."The papers," said Fogartv,' "quoted you as hav-ing used the words 'liar' and 'periurer,'" towhich Towle replied, witha strong insinuation,that reporters were not infallible, and, infact,had been known ina very few instances not tobereliable.. About this time Commissioner Sawyerputinan appearance, followed by United StatesDistrict Attorney Hilborn, and the examinationwas commenced.
Surveyor Tinnin on the, Stand— Officer Fogarty's Testi-mony—A Late Hour for Visiting the "Gaelic"
—The Forgotten Purse.
EXAMINATION NOT CONCLUDED.
The Case of Mrs. Mary Slicer, LateGovernment Inspectress.
THE SMUGGLERS.Besnlar neellns of the Board— Settling
\u25a0 Up the Year's Bills.*'
'J The regular meeting of the Board of Education.1 ss held last evening, at which all were presentiH»pt Director O'Brien. !Ji :Communications were received ,from Mrs. Y.E.Litton, resigning her position as teacher in the;fowell-street .School ; from J."N. Sibley, lateJteacher '; in '
the Boys' High School, 'protestingagainet the recent action of the Board inremovinghim from the school ;. from, Ettie Shannon, re-signing from the Department ; from Rose E.Hooper and J. M.Bobineon, asking for positions\u25a0b teachers of stenopraDhT.*rts^Wyff»lt*gi^IMi6B Ernestine J. Arnold was appointed as-sistant teacher of bookkeeping in the CommercialSchool.$ The salaries of assistant teachers in the Boys'High School were fixed at $150 per month. .I-The Finance Committee reported favorably onbills amounting to f1,843 23, and demands wereordered drawn. ...?The report of the Committee on Classificationwas as follows: That 11. H. Hazleton, assistantteacher in the Denman Grammar School -begranted two months' leave ofabsence ;that G. M.Sibley be granted leave of absence tillSeptemberIst;that :Flora Yandenberg be assigned to a va-cancy; that Maude M. Wood be appointed to thesubstitute class as a reward of merit ;that theschools be closed August 2d and 3d. Adopted.IA bill of 5400 for maps was brought up aadordered paid; also abillof $1,206 for repairs tothe Bartlett School.iThe report of the Printing Committee showed
t that during the year $3,040 60 had been spent.\u25a0 £The Special Committee on Decorating tbeSchools daring the Grand Army celebration wereauthorized to decorate one school oa the line ofthe parade at an expense not to exceed $50.r The Board then adjourned.
GRAND ARMY REPUBLIC.Important Meeting of the General
Committee on Management.
TROUBLES OF THE FINANCIERS.
The Parade at Night—Attempt to Muzzle the Press-Miscellaneous Information for Comrades— A
a Miserable Canard Nailed.
Ata meeting of the General Committee on Man-agement, held last evening, Comrade Backus pre-sided, with Comrade Bartling as Secretary. Aquorum was barely present at the opening, bat thenumber was augmented during the evening. Min-utes of the last meeting were read and approved.
The Naval Legion announced its intention toform aPoet, and Department Commander Smed-berg said a charter would be granted on applica-tion.
'Colonel McElroy and Kate B. Sherwood, repre-
senting the National Tribune of Washington, an-nounced that they would hold headquarters at theOccidental during Encampment week.
The Mayor of Oakland formally extended ahearty welcome to visiting Comrades Monday,August 9th, which was accepted.
The Chair announced -that no information hadbeen received from San Jos6 relating to the pro-posed trip of Comrades to that place daring theEncampment ;that no notice had been taken ofthe communications sent, bat, on the contrary,the committee's action had been treated wuhsilent contempt. Considerable justifiable asperitywas indulged inby different members inrelationto the matter, and there seemed to be aunanimoussentiment that the committee's overtures had notbeen properly treated. The Secretary was in-structed to write and ascertain if itwas incon-templation on the part of San Jose citizens tore-ceive and entertain visiting Comrades on August10th, otherwise different arrangements would bemade to fillup the time with something else inthewayof pleasure for visitors.
Adjutant-General Cosby formally announcedthe acceptance of the Governor and his Staff tobepresent at the crand parade, August Sd.
Commodore Belknap, at Mare Island, sent a let-ter of regrets, in which he gave his reasonsnot being able to furnish any marines to para wwith the Grand Army.
Comrade E. B. Thomas, of Lincoln Post, wasadded to the Committee on Campfire.
THE PAKADE AT NIGHT.
The Grand Marshal announced the followingorder for the night parade :Form on Montgomery,withright resting on Bash, thence toMarket, toLarkin, to the Pavilion.
The Society of the Army of the Potomac wasgiven the sum of $50 forincidental expenses.
Comrade Charles E. Wilson stated that bids hadbeen adverslsed for furnishing refreshments onthe steamers on Excursion Day ;that the head-quarters of the committee had been fixedatEaston&Eldridge's office. He asked that the earn of$100 be famished the committee for contingentexpenses, which was granted.
Comrade J. M. Davis gave a verbal report of afavorable character regarding arrangements forthe coming entertainment on Wednesday evening.
Comrade Giesting made a report in relation tothe Flambean Club, which will give an exhibitiondrillon VanNess avenue, near Fulton street, to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. He also stated thatthe Club would be in appropriate uniform andhave a large number, of appropriate pyrotechnicdisplays on the night
'of the parade, 'with' which
the Club would proceed tocreate a"
boom."'
TROUBLE OF THE JTINANCIEBS.The Finance Committee reported favorably, to
which Comrade Backus added that the AuditingCommittee had carefully examined the accountstbuß far rendered and found everything correct.He thought that with the assistance of the publicpress many tubscribers who had not yet paid theirdonations mightbe induced to do so. It was theintention of the Committee to soon publish thenames of those whohad subscribed and he regret-ted to say that from many whom the committeehad hoped to secure subscriptions none had beenobtained, and as the parties referred to were re-garded as patriotic citizens, the fact that they hadnot subscribed anything was the*more lament-able.
Comrade Litohfield, of the Finance Committee,stated that all the street railways had subscribed,bat one of oar large hotels, from which a liberalamount was expected, hadnot yet pat its name onthe subscription-book. He said that he wooldnee every endeavor to get such subscriptions ashave not yet been paid before the Ist of August.He also proposed to give the names of the hotelswhich had subscribed, and the amounts, but theproposition was immediately opposed by many, ina quiet manner.
Comrade Backus at once arose and stated that itwas very wellunderstood that the hotel which hadnot subscribed was the Lick House.
Comrade Litchfield confirmed this, and said thatwhile the Lick House had not absolutely refused,stillhe would not call again upon th9proprietor.The Palace, Occidental, Baldwin and Ross Househad all liberally subscribed, and smaller hotels,he thought, had given according to their means.Comrade Litchfield had worn oat four pairs ofboots in the past four months, and he was gettingtired ofhis labors. Ifthe Committee desires theservices ofany other for the purpose, ha wasquitewillingto relinquish his position as Secretary ofthe Finance Committee.
Comrade Salomon suggested that the action ofthe Lick House should be made known to Com-rades who willcome..Both* Comrades Holmes and J. M. Davis depre-cated any action tending toprovoke a farther re-fusal on the part of the Lick House to subscribe.
MCZZLINO THE PBESS.
Comrade Eggleston moved that itwas the senseofthe committee that the press should refrain frompublishing anything aboat the discussion, butitwas quickly subdued by opposition from ComradesStuart Taylor, Mason Kinne, J. M.Davis and Ed.S. Salomon.
The Committee on Hotels and Accommodationsreported that outside of hotels and lodging-houses the committee was able thus far to secureaccommodations for 8,000 people.
Comrade Staples reported that a competentcaterer had been secured to perform his dati<w inconnection with the grand banquet and placedunder a bond ot $5,000 to fulfill.
Comrade John T. Catting of the Mechanics' Pa-vilion Committee made a verbal report ofa favor-able character with respect to many details whichhave been and are being arranged to place the Pa-vilion in proper condition forEncampment week.
Comrade' Salomon reported that at the nextmeeting fallplans of the Committee willbe pre-sented.
Comrade Cashin, for tnelCommittee on Streets,presented a report which from time to time hasalready been presented to the Alta'3 readers.
Comrade Kinne spoke aboat the mannfactnre ofan almost fae simile Grand Army badge whichis being extensively sold in this city. Unlessthe manufacture and sale is stopped by somemeans the wearing of the badge referred to willlead toendless confusion, as many entertainmentscan be attended by any one wearing the badge.The Chair was authorized to act in the premisesand to take allnecessary steps toprevent the man-ufacture and sale of such badges, even to securinglegal aid.
A resolution was \u25a0, adopted authorizing the De-partment Commander not toassign the so-calledNaval Legion toa position in line of the proces-sion on Parade Day.
The Chair instructed all sub-committees whichhave not already made written reports to havemch '.prepared for presentation next Wednesdayevening,' as the same was ofparamount importanceto the General
'Committee to enable itto act in-
telligently upon matters.\u25a0 The committee then went into execntivn session.
\u25a0 ;thx press ooancirrxx.The Press Committee met last evening and com-
SCHOOL MATTERS. pleted all necessary arrangements that could baeffected pertaining to its duties. Next Wednes-day evening there willbeheld a general meeting ofthis committee for the transaction of business, atthe Press Committee rooms, Nos. 3, 9 and 10Grand Hotel, on which occasion the headquartersof the committee there willbe open and allmem-bers are arced tobe present.
Tweaty-two years ago yesterday Alajor-GaneralMcPheraon, commanding the Army of the Tan-neeeee, was killed ia front of Atlanta whilere-pulsing an attack of the Confederates under Hood.The engagement was one of the hottest which tookplace daring the campaign about Atlanta, and aaeye-witness to the scene told the Alt.v's represen-tative yesterday that when an aid-de-camp rodaup to Sherman and excitedly informed him thatMcPherson was killed and the left wing of thaMilitary Division of the Mississippihopelessly demoralized, that Sherman said.Who is in command f" Upon beinginformed that it was Logan. "Old Tecum-sah
"broke out with **
Go back young man, it's all*}***•.Inever believe anything Ihear and onlyhalf thatIsea." Hia Judgement of Logan wascorrect, for "BlackJack" and hia gallant armysoon repossessed themselves of the earthworks andbravely held the line intact, insuring tbe ultimatacapture ofAtlanta.
JUSCZXLAN'IOCS SOTXS.The grand arch on Market street isbeginning to
assume symmetrical proportions, which, added toits majestic appearance, attracts the attention ofhundreds of Grand Army visitors now inthe city.
Yesterday headquarters ofthe General Commit-tee were decorated with banting, flags, etc., andnow present quite a holiday appearance. Bockof the Chairman's desk there are grouped andfestooned two large camp flags withthe G. A. U.badge suspended inthe centre. The gas fixtureshave groups of small flags about them, and longpennants of red, white and blue banting reachfrom the central chandelier in almoss everydirection.
The Army of the Potomac willhold ita banquetat Pioneers' Hall instead of Odd Fellows'. Tick-ets for the occasion to members of the organiza-tion willbe (3 each. Ithas been decided to tar-nish fiftytickets toprominent citizens who maydesire to attend at a cost of f5 each ticket. Theyare forsale by the Secretary, Colonel W.B. Par-nell.
The W. R. C. of Lincoln Pose willgive a recep-tion to visitingmembers of the organization oathe afternoon and' evening of Saturday, Angaat7th.
ALoyal Ladies' League, No.5, has been organ-ized inOakland. The officers are :Drosilla F.Winchester, President ;Margaret M. Little,Senior Vice-President ;Mrs. N. J. Smith, JuniorVice-President ;Kate W. Keincehl, Treasurer ;Carrie E.King, Secretary ;Madge Ash, Conduc-tor ;Priscilla J. Dakes, Guard ;Mrs. Sarah York.Chaplain.
-The Delegation from Department of New Mexi-co willhave headquarters at the Brooklyn Hotel.On the return of General Sherman, Lyons and
Appomatox Posts of Oakland willtender that dis-tinguished soldier a reception.
A large number ofbills wereyesterday examinedand audited by the Auditing Committee, havingbeen found correct.
Last evening four hundred male singers met iaEintracht Hall on Post street and rendered sereralchoruses with good effect. Next Sunday, at 2o'clock, there willbe a general rehearsal by malaand female voices.
A MISZBABLX C.UVAIiD.There is a circular being distributed throughout
the country severely reflecting on General J. ilaJ-ieon Drake, of the Veteran Zouaves, Grant Post,No. 93, Department of New Jersey, in whichhe Ischarged with alzno&t every crime ia the militarydecalogue. Itis alleged to be the work of jealonarivals insome of the Grand Army Posts of Ns-vJersey and contiguous ones. If such ia the case itshows-ft-total lack of comradeship and
'disregard;for those principles which govern the Grand Armyorganisation. Among other things the circularcharges General Drake withcowardice and lack oCsoldierly qualities, statins, among othecthings, that he appropriated money collected by thecommand to his own personal uses ; thaShe WBB despised by all the best people in the cityof Elizabeth, N. J.; that he terrorized hia men ;that he insulted the memory of General Grant bytaking his name for the Post ;that he hurrahedfor Aithur when Garfield was assassinated and wasmobbed forit;that he and his command had beaapromised royal receptions throaghont the coan-try by veterans, who, if they knew those things,would treat him with contempt. Iaconclusion,the circular requested all soldiers and sailors,veterans of the war, to refrain from*making anydemonstration In his honor or that of hia com-mand until they investigated the truth of thesacharges.
The matter is characterized by the Elizabeth,N. J., Eerald in an editorial as abase and men-dacious falsehood, and declares itto be the workof unprincipled men. The New Jersey edition of.the New York World claims that General Drake'srecord as a soldier, which it has examined, iswithout a blemiah, and one of the best.
Tbe HeAice Inqueas.The Coroner willhold an inquest to-day apoa
the body of Patrick McAtee, who died on Sundayfrom concussion of the brain, caused by a falllastThursday at bis home on Fourth, near Misstoastreet. He was at one time sole proprietor of theold Bella Union Theatre.
ObermeTer'a Oeai&.The Coroner's jury, called to an inquest ovac
the body of Frederick Oberineyer, who mat hiadeath by falling from a hearse on Tuesday last,returned a verdict of accidental death ye«:orda/afternoon. Be was a native of Hamburg, aae Jfifty-four years.
.liartinKelly',Coolest.The quo warranto proceedings of Martin Kelly
against the Board of Fire Commissioners, to da-cida the right of Kelly to a seat in the Board,will be called in Judge Magoire's Court thijmorning.
John P. Bell, special counsel for collecting de-linquent taxes for 1374-5 to 1379, has filed his ,report for the past jear. He has collected 12,-069 45, and after deducting his commissions, hapaid to the Treasurer $1,761 68.
There will be a meeting of the Board of FirsCommissioners next Saturday afternoon, at 1o'clock, for the purpose of investigating chargesof drunkenness and dereliction of doty again*;two members of the Department.
13.478.SAN FRANCISCO, GAL. THURSDAY, JULY 22 % 1886VOL. XLI.
Daily Alta California."7^ AMUSEMENTS. ___ 7~
The Handsomest and Leading Theatre.aj.Barman Lessee and ManagerEvery Evening, Except Sunday. Matinee Saturday.
LAST WEEK BUT ONE.MODJESKA !MODJESEA !MODJESKA I
Supported by an Excellent Company.
This Thursday..... ....and ....Friday EveningsADBIENNE LKOOUVBEUB.
Adrienne ". ModjsekaSATURDAY MATINEE—CAMILLE.
Saturday Evening (by request) MABYSTOABTNext Week, Modjeska's Farewell.Monday and Tuesday Grand Production !
ODETTE. ODETTE. ODETTE.Wednesday
_...DONNA DIANAThursday AS YOO LIKEIT
Seats for Last Week on Sale To-Day, at 9 a.m.Monday, Aturust 2 ....A.M. PALMEB'B CO.
BALDWINTHEATRE-EXTRA.BPEOIAL EVENT1
Wednesday Evening Next July 28thTestimonial Tendered by
UODJESKA! MODJESEA 1—TO TH*
—N. 8. G. W. )If.S. O. W, £ GOLDEN GATE PARLOR. NO* 29.N.8. G. W.)
*Under the Patronage of
Gen. W. T. Sherman, (*ov. Ssoneman, Gen. W.H.Almond, Hon. 3. B. Hager, Gen. B.P. Hammond,Gen. W. 11. Barnes, OoL C. F. Crocker, Judge 3. F.Sallivan and others. For this occasion only,Morel-lo's Beautiful Comedy. <
DONA DIANAt DO>'A DIANAtSeats on Sale This Morning.
ALCAZAR THEATRE.O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell.
OEO. WALLENBOD ManagerWILLP. ADAMS Treasurer
CONTINUED BUCCEBa I THIS WEEK ONLY!MATINEE SATURDAY.
MISS JEFFREYS LEWIS!MISS JEFFREYS LEWISI
Supported byc. j.bvckley, j.n. long,'geo. obboubne, l.b. btockwell,
and ED. FOY.Inthe Great Emotional Drama*A DESPERATE OAMEt
THE SAME POPULAB FBIOES.25c, 60c, 76c. 25e., 60c, 76c
£gr- Next Monday Evening. July 26th.—KATECASTLETON, in the funniest of allcomedies,
CRAZY PATCH!CBABLIEBEED has been specially engaged to
rapport MISS OASTLETON— his fnrewell per form-ences.
BUSH-STREET THEATRE.ft.B.LEAVITT... ProprietorCHAS.P. HALL. Manager
THIS WEEK ONLY1Every Evening at 8. Gala Matinee Saturday,
BRILLIANT SUOCES3 OFThe Charming YoungArtiste,
BELLA MOORE!A MOUNTAIN PINK!
AStory ofHome-life Among the Moonshiners.IST" POFULAB P810E3..A
-Monday July 26th,
IST-MAIKD'S MINSTRELS!-^A NEW DEPARTURE ! Seats Now on Bale.
CALIFORNIA THEATRE ANDEDEN MUSEE.BANKIN & CO ProprietorsCLAYM. GBEENB Manager
AN ASSURED SUCCESS.HOW CAN WE DO. IT I_.Jj^-LI_.Jj^-L <\u25a0
MABVELOUS WAX FIGURES ANDAGBEATPLAYFOB ONE PRICE OF ADMISSION.
THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEIITHE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII
AND THE GRAND ABT EXHIBITIONABE ENTHUSIASTICALLY ENDORSED
BY PBESS AND PUBLIC 1
GBEATEB NOVELTIES TO COME.76c. 50c 25c.
NOTICE.THE EDEN MUSEE will be Open to the Public
Dally from 11 A.M.to 6P. M. Admission, 60 Cents.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.Mission street, above Third.
WM. McOALLUM LESSEE AND MANAGERWm. Nakxabt Business ManagerThe Great Event of the 20th National Encampment,
G. A.B. The greatest Military Spectacle EverPresented in San Francisco, Monday, July 26th,Every Evening, Including Sunday and SaturdayMatinee.JOS. R, GRISMER AND PHOEBE DAVIES!
Sustained by a strong company, including severalEastern people, in toe great militaryspectaculardrama and Union Square, Mew York,success, foundedon incidents of the late war,by Elliot Barnes, en-titled,
—THE FIELD OF HONOR 1—Grand MilitaryDisplay, New Scenic Effects. TwoCompanies of Military. Full Brass Band. RealisticWar Pictures. News of the FiringonFort Sumter.Departure of the Troops. The Camp Fire. All theOld War Songs. Great Battle Scenes. Grand Deco-ration Day Scene. Engagement of the Star Trio.
Cg^Popnlar Prices— lsc 25c, 35c, 60c, 75c. BoxOffice now Open for the Sale of Seats.
TIVOLI OPERA HOUSE.Eddy Street .£;::..;.;... Near Market.ERZLINQ BROS Sole Proprietors and Managers
EVEBY EVENING THIS WEEK !
GBAND SUCCESSFUL PBODUOTIONIOfthe Latest Comic Opera Furore,
THE GOLDEN HEN.WITH
Helen Dfogeon, Louise Lelghton,Mamie Taylor, Henry Norman,Ed.Stevens, A. Messmer,
T,W. Eckert, etc., Inthe Cast.FIRST-CLASS APPOINTMENTS!
GBAND CHOBUS, OBCHESTBA AND ENSEMBLE.Admission 25 cents, Reserved Seats 50 cents.
THE GEE ITCYCLOBAMA OF THEXST BATTLEOF GETTYSBURG -S3Open Day end Evening. Hours—lo A.M. to 12 M.;
1P.M.to 6P. M.;8 P. M.to 10 P. M.Admission 1 * 25 Cents
MEETINGS.t3T"Annual Meetiur.— The Annual Meet-
ot stockholders of the Hakalau Plantation Companywillbe beld at the office of the Company, 327 Marketstreet, on Monday, August 2, 1886, at 11 o'clock a.».. lot the purpose of electing a Board of Directorsto serve for the ensuing year, and such other busl-S^?vMmi!f br°ißht before the meeting. Transfer?£?*? vWIU b*closed on Thursday, July 29th, at 3o^clock p.m. E, H.SHELDON, Secretary.
~.^l°rfflcwe of the Kiadon Iron and toco-
SS^IJLW?r.v"* T̂he annual m«ettng of the Stock-eBi??on Iron \u25a0"d Locomotive Works
r?J£ «ffl°nMONDAY, August 2,1886, at 11 A.M.,
£L£?.£ft? ot the Oompany, southeast corner ofSS&EUtZ?? "S"66*8' Baa Francisco, for theelection of Tnuteesfor the ensuing year and thetransaction of each other busln«,.7at may come be-fore the meeting. l.B. MEAD. Secretary.
t^-Notice to ameers '.-Grand Testimo-nial Concert to the Grand Army of the Benublic •1,000 voices ;orchesfra 100 pieces. The Oommitteeon Entertainment have arranged for a MonsterOoncert to be tendered to our m«ny snestn on theevening of August 4th. announce the FIRST GRANDBEHEAB3AL for SUSDaY, JULY 25th at theMECHANICS' PAVILION,at a P. M. A furthe?call Iselfomade at this time to ALLGOOD BINQEBS and TBUE AMERICANS to jimthLrehearsal"and swell tbe chorus at the entertainment Theprogramme willconsist of patriotic airs and appealsespecially toall good citizens of the Republic Thegenerous response of lha various foreign tingingsocieties induces thi« Committee to urge n^on thenative-born the importance of not being out-done inpatriotism byour adopted citizens.
J. M.DAVIS.Chairman.A. J. VINING,
-Secretary Entertainment Committee.
\u25a0 MEETINGS. }
\u25a0 rar*Annual Bleetlne.— The .annual'meet-
ing of the Stockhelders of the Virginia'and IGoldHillWater Company, for the election of Trustees toserve for the ensuing year, and for theitransactionof such other business as may properly come beforethe meeting, willbe held at the office of the .Com-pany, Boom 67, Nevada Block,'No.
-309 >Montgomery
street, San Francisoo, California, on THOBSDAX,July29, 1886, atone o'clock P. M.
Ban'Francisco, July14, 1886.-\u25a0 .- W. W. STETSON. Secretary.
j gr-South San Francisco Dock Company,—A meeting of the stockholders nf the Bodth SanFrancisco Dock Company willbe held at the office ofthe Home Mutual Insurance Company, No.216 San-some street, San Francisco, on THURSDAY, July22, 1886, at 12 o'clock M.,for the purpose of takingaction on the assessment of|the Company's propertyfor grading Kentucky street and Bailroad avenue.Byorder of the Boardof Trustees. « -.
J.F.HOUGHTON, President.Chas. D.Wheat, Secretary. .|3P~ The Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of tbe Merchants 1Exchange Bank of San Francisco,for tbe election of Directors, and the transaction ofbnßineso, willbe held on TUESDAY, August 3,1886,at 2;30 P. M.,at No. 320 Sansome street, Boom 9.
G. H. KELLOGQ. Secretary.Pan Francisoo, July 14,1886.
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effcecurity Savings Bank, 828 Mont-gomery street— The annual business meeting of thestockholders of this bank willbe held on MONDAY,Jn'y 13, 1888, at 3o'clock P. M.,at the office of thecorporation. S.L.ABBOT, Jb., Secretary.
Ban Francisco. July 1,1886.ErT*Dr.1.K.JTnnk, the celebrated Temper-
ance lecturer, prominent leader of the ProhibitionParty and Editor-in-chief of the
"New York Voice,"
willacdrees the people on"
The Great Issues of theDay" InPlan's Hall, THUBSDAY,at BP.M. Allin-vited. Admission free.
Meeting.—
The Annual Meet-Ingof the Stockholders of the Pine ManufacturersCompany for the election of Directors and the trans-action of such other business as may be brought be-fore the meeting, willbe held at] the office of theCompany, Inthe city of San Francisco, on MON-DAY.July 26, 1886, at 2o'clock P. M.
Ban Francisco, July10, 1886.A. THAYEK,Secretary.
SUMMER RESORTS.T IIiDLE HOUSE, SANTA CRUZ, ON THEXJ Beach— Large, sunny rooms; fine ocean view;excellent board; new management. \u25a0
- . .
ST. CHARLES HOTEL., (Formerly"
Kohl-moos"), cor.Second and Bailroad aven., Alameda,
OaL a F.MILLEB,Prop., formerly of"
Park Hotel."
MAKE WEST HOT SUtPHUK ANDIronSprings.
—New management; !
-new attrsc-
tractions; the onlySprings on the Ooastthat employsaband of music for the season to entertain guests;concerts every day; popular prices willprevail.
CHAS. L.A. SCOTT &BRO., Proprietors.
SEASIDE HOME,on tbe BluS overlooking theBay and Beach, Santa Cruz, Cal.,Mrs. F.LEWIS,
proprietress. This is a home In every respect; itslocation is the best in the city and the table Issup-plied with the best the maket affords; within a stepof the street cars and both railroad depots.
TiHK POPE HOUSE, Santa Cruz, Cal.— Thispopular boarding-house having just been re-
fitted and refurnished throughout, is now open tothe public,and is under the management of the un-dersigned. A number of cottages have recentlybeen erected on tbe grounds for accommodation offamilies. Alawn tenis and croquet ground has beenadded to itsmany attractions. Street cars pass thedoor every few minutes for tbe beach. .Free car-riages to and from the house. E. J. SWIFT.
UZERAIS HOUSE, SANTA CRUZ, OAL,—This familyhotel ismost central in town; within
half ablock of Post, Telegraph and Express offices;street cars pass the house for the beach and bathhoases; large and copacloas grounds; ihammocks,swings, croqnet grounds, and other amusements forthe pleasure of guests; no Chinese employed; nobar attached; attendance at all trains; terms moder-ate. J. TBUST, Proprietor.
PAKAISO SfKINGS, Monterey 00., Cal.—The Carlsbad .of-America
—New *management.'
New improvements. The most beantlfnl ;most in-vigorating ;most easy ot access of all Summer re-sorts ;1,500 feet above the sea level. T*ke San Josecars 10:40 A.M. and arrive at Springs for dinner.B:Bryant, M. I)., Resident Physician. J. G. FOS-TEB, Proprietor. Telegraph, Express and Post-office.r\ILKOKHOI'SFKINGS—BOOPi TENNANT,VJT Proprietors and Managers— These celebratedSprings, situated ina spur of the Coast Bange, 12 mileseast of Gilroy, are NOW OPEN FOB THE SEASON.Acomplete renovation has been made throughout, andthe whole place has been put in delightful order.BATES STRICTLY SEASONABLE TO ALL. Postoffice. Wells, Fargo & Go's Express and TelegraphOffices on the premises. Take the 10:40 train (daily)from depot, corner Fourth and Townsend streets,to Gilroy, thence by stage to Springs, 12 miles.
v^j^^^Jfa-^ygii-iajiAll Firstclass Bestaa.
NabobSauoe.HAT FACTORY.
SILK AND FELT HATS MADE TO OBDEB ANDmodernized: samples on band; cleaning and 117-izig..TH.GUUNWALD *
CO.. 5 Post Street.
Toseitelßii TreesExcursion Kates Bound Trip, $30.
Ko all-nights traveling A3 ON OTHZB ROUTES 1ONE day's time the shortest The only line thatCANand does make round tripInFOTJB DAI9I
THOS. T.WALTON,Gen'lAg*t,
No. 138 Mo»t«om«ry Street, 8. ».