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Show Sun Frnn cisco Blacu Lis! Silver A otcs. San Francisco, S. The evening papers print a list of 3,227 names, alleged in the report of the finance Committee ol the board ol supervisors to havo cast illegal votes at the recent general election in this city. Nineteen Nine-teen hundred and eighty-seven are foreigners, 1,003 being Irish, 3'JD Germans, 117 English, the others being variously distributed as to nationality. na-tionality. A casual examination of the list shows the names of many prominent citizens and old residents of nil walks in life, whoso right to suffrage has becu unquestioned for years, iiu'ltiding both native born and naturalized citizens. Tho county clerk, himself, figures in the list; also a prominent member of the democratic dem-ocratic state central committee. The work evidently has teen very caro-le;s!y caro-le;s!y performed, and tha list will ! probably be largely reduced on close criticism. I The Nevada bank has closed the sale of one million ounces of fine silver to the government. Tho terms ' are withheld. j A committee of expertj and promi- nent mining men and operators are : to day exploring tho newly opened 1650-foot level of the Consolidated Virginia mine. Their report is awaited with the greatest interest on Caiiforniastreet, and is expected to set at rest various routradictory stories set afioat concerning the prospects of the mine. , |