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Show PACIFIC COAST NEWS.! I'll 1ST DISPATCH. lALII-'OUSlA. San Fiancieo, 1'G Jude Sawyer, tc-day, pent Fred Miller to the county court tor trial on three uharges of assault as-sault with an intent to murder Samuel Keller and wife, lising his bail at $l,lju0 oil each charge. This is Ihe man who went, as is supposed, to throw itiurialiu )ucid on his wife. It turns out that he was playing the Officer Offi-cer when lie pretended to swallow the acid himself. On being arrested, he evidently expeeted to sent to the hospital, from which he could escape. Charles Harrison was sent up for forgery for-gery and Andrew Dutcl, an old biind man, who was convicted in the police court of an assault and lined 100, has been pardoned by Gov. Booth on the petition of Judge Sawyor and others. The funeral of Wong Hong, son of the president of the ising Vong company, com-pany, was largely attended by the Celestials, Ce-lestials, to-day, with a number of Caucasian Cau-casian spectators. The mourning was done in style by an able artist, and the procession was headed by a Chinese herald on horseback, with (bur bands of music, fifty-eight hacks and five express ex-press wagons loaded with provisions and flowers. Tho procession created a sensation on the strcols. The wind lias shifted to the north and the clouds appear to be L-rowing lighter. The gamblers, in view of the expected ex-pected raids by the police, under instructions in-structions from judge Stanley, have taken extra precautions to prevent surprise. sur-prise. The proprietors of tho leading houses havo employed cx-policcmcn who know all the officers connected with the force, to watch for policemen police-men in disguise and notify tho gamblers gam-blers in advance of their coming. The Keystone mining company has declared its third dividend of three dollars per share. The San Francisco members of the legislature mot in excoutivo session this afternoon to canvass the waterworks water-works bill now before the legislature. Yesterday afternoon Willie Barry, seven years old, was killed by the caving cav-ing of the bank of a gully on Buchanan street, where ho had gone to recover his hat thrown there by a nlavmate. His body was dug out in a few minutes, but lifo was extinct. A running match between "Pill-box" and "Thad. Stevens" for 1,500 for two miles and repeat at the Agricultural Agricul-tural park yesterday afternoon, was slimly attended. Tho first and third heats were won by "Thad," second by "Pill-box." Timc-LO.n, !i:57J, 3:501. Nothing doing in stock on the street to-day. Market is expected to remain re-main quiet until after New Year. The quicksilver mines in and about Pope valley are attracting considerable considera-ble attention. Over $100,000 worth of quicksilver has becu taken from the Phoenix and shipped. Other mines aro being .worked successfully. Vallejo, 20. The Calestoga railroad rail-road if, all right and connects with Ihe boats for San Francisco. The railroad from here to Sacramento will be in running order to-morrow. Paehcco, lit). Joel Mstes, who holds a claim near Mount Diablo, shot and instantly killed a Spaniard to-day who was herding sheep. He had driven them on Kstcs' land, who warned him lo desist or ho would have liim taken before a justice, whercupoa the Spaniard, who was armed with a club and knife, attacked him. Fstes kept out of his way as long as he could, being crowded he shot him. Stockton, 20. A. li. Alard died last night from an overdose of mor-1 mor-1 phine. lie has been subject to palpitation palpita-tion of tho heart, and that ho took morphine to quiet himself and by mis-1 mis-1 take took too much. SECOND DISPATCH. CALIFORNIA. Los Angeles, 20 Tho funeral of Hon. Murray Morrison took place this morning and was largely attended. A Bronson and M. Whitney, well-known well-known lawyers, are candidates for district dis-trict judge, made vacant by the death of Judge Morrison. San Francisco, 27. The contribution contribu-tion boses of St. Joseph's church were carried off by burglars on Christmas night. Major V!. W. Pedadly has been appointed organizing officer for tho California State Church Labor Union. Major Alvord has addressed a note to each of the gentlemen appointed on the committee to investigate the project for bridging tho bay for railroad purposes, pur-poses, calling on them to meet as early as possible and organize for tho work. Gov. Stamford, in a letter to the committee, com-mittee, says if the city will aid the project pro-ject by a donation of iOO.OOO in bonds the Central and Southern railways would, if the people desire, co-operate with the city in this public enterprise. San Francisco, 27. Tho coroner's jury in the case of Michael Higgins, alias Ked Mike, returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death from accidental drowning, by falling into the bay at Holway wharf while intoxicated. intoxi-cated. The evidence did not confer in the general suspicion of foul play. Tho first stone of tho new city hall above the foundation walls is to be laid to-daj'. Charley Brown, alius Peterson, one of the murderers of tho two Chinamen China-men in the boat on lugct Sound, who was arrested here some days since, has confessed the full details of the murder, mur-der, but denies that he killed either of the victims, laying tho entire guilt on his partner, Davis. It commenced raining late last evening even-ing up to S o'clock this morning, i 72100 inches had fallen, making a total for the scasou of 17 11-iOO inches. The wind is now fresh from the south-east and raining steadily. It has transpired that during the administration ad-ministration of governor Ilaight, a difference arose as to the action of tho j board in some matter, and the gover-j gover-j nor investigated tho question of his power to remove the board and ar-jrivcdatlheconclusionth.it ar-jrivcdatlheconclusionth.it his power 1 was unquestionable. Tho difficulty was arranged and the removal was : therefore undesirable. Tho Bed Men's savings bank having hav-ing been largely patronized, winds up ; soon after the new year. There has 1 been no loss and it is not a failure, but : merely a retirement from business, j Tho officers of the Baymond ec Ely : company stale that tho receipts of the ; company have becnconsiderahlyunder-i becnconsiderahlyunder-i rated by a morning paper. After puy-! puy-! i:-:g ihe last dividend they, have a sur-I sur-I plus o1'.2,hui) instead of10,0tn as ; reported, and for the lirt two weeks of , tlic pre.-ent month received from the mine in bullion $0iJ,h(M instead of . o-",uOi. Mining SlocK. Sau Francisco, 27. 570 Fureka Con., 2-2:, 22', 22', s. ;!0, 221, b. lu, 2u, b. ;:u. 7oO Minnesota, (''., 7, . J. 70.) Baymond &. Fly, NO, 7yj, SO, b. 30, M, 7M, 7., 7'Ji, SO, b. 30, 7S. 120 Con. Virginia, 10j, IG. .30 Mahogany, 2o. 'JIO Meadow Valley, 24J. b. 30, 24, s. o, 24, b. 10, 24. ISO 0. II. T., 7j, b. 30. : 30 Crown Point, 410, 417, b. 3'J. 40 Bellevuc, 16'.. 310 Chariot, 20, 2v, s. H, 2'.'',, b. 30, I 2.H. ! 440 War Eagle, Si, b. 30, si, b. 30, ; s. j 100O Phoenix, li, 5, b. 30, OJ, b. 30, 00 Eureka U. V., 2L i 4 lo Washiozton it Crooie, 41,, lfJ, 1 Gold & Curry, llu.b. 30, in", i Iln, in. 1 13, b. 30, 112. j'jo Golden Chariot, ', b. 30, 1" b. 30, 'Jt. 260 KliuJOTJ, 2!, 2lA,b. 30,2i-V-Oj, 1 2'ii, b. 30, iy, l'Ji, 2ii, b. 3o. |