The Election of Coroner.
EDITORS MORNING CALL: - To-morrow evening, the Board of Supervisors will select a Coroner, Resident and Visiting Physicians. We understand there are several applicants who are every way worthy of filing those positions with ability. We trust the Board will use some discrimination in the matter, and not, by the solicitation of any member, thrust on the people old dilapidated characters who have in times gone by grown plethoric on the public pabulum. Neither should they give those positions to carpet-bag gentlemen who may possibly have some relative in the Board. There are eminent, qualified applicants to select from, who have been here for years, who are identified with the interests of the city, and who will confer honor on the position.
CITIZEN.
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'TAKE ONE!". - There is a ready card writer at the Fair, who plies a brisk business in writing visiting cards for spectators. When business is dull, he pencils in beautiful characters, on a blank piece of Bristol board, the words: "Take One," hoping thereby to distribute samples of his lettering. They were distributed in a way he did not count on. Some wags got hold of them, and placed them on several dishes of fruit, fastened them to sample bottles of wine, and other portable articles. Innocent visitors were only too ready to comply with the invitation, and commenced "taking one" until the articles disappeared rapidly. The joke was detected, and the free list suspended.
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SUFFERING FOR OPINION'S SAKE. - Joseph Murphy was convicted yesterday, in the Police Court, of having committed an assault and battery on Mr. Pardui. Pardui is a musical carpenter, and officiates sometimes as a chief musician at a one-fiddle dance. He was called up from his bed, a few evenings since, to play for a dancing party, and on repairing to the house, declined remaining, for the reason that his opinion of the house fell short of a high standard. Upon intimating this, Murphy approached him, told him he might go home, and at the same time struck him two blows over the right eye, cutting a gash that required the needle and thread of a doctor. Murphy was required to appear on Monday, for a sentence.
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DIDN'T CONVICT HIM. - Ah Cong was discovered with a photograph album in his possession, containing pictures of American ladies and gentlemen, to the exclusion of celestial beauties, which fact, taken in connection with the subject of Chinamen's admiration, being considered incongruous, there was room for suspicion that Ah Cong had obtained the album surreptitiously, for the purpose of converting it into money. The property was identified and reclaimed by the owner, but John said he had found it among some rubbish, in the rear of Sacramento street, and for the want of proof to even help the presumption raised by the possession of the property, he was discharged.
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POLICE COURT. - The docket of yesterday morning presented only fish of a very small fry. The proceedings were not worth their writing up. Ah Tack, the cigar thief, was sent to the County Jail for thirty days. Ah Hong, for a misdemeanor, was fined fifteen dollars, or to be imprisoned seven days. Solomon Seide, fined twenty dollars, or ten days in jail, for peddling without a license.
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CHINESE BANQUET. - The President and officers of the Ning Yong Company request the pleasure of our company to a Chinese banquet to be given to-morrow at three o'clock. So reads the handsomely printed card of invitation, issued and signed by "Ah Wee, Inspector." We shall do ourselves the honor, and the Company the happiness, to save up a desolating appetite for the occasion.
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THREE CHARGES. - Peter Daley was arrested last night, and held to answer to three separate charges of violence done the peace and dignity of the State -- one of using vulgar and obscene language; one of assault and battery; and one of assault with a deadly weapon upon Lizzie Hartford Peter Daily had better go slow, if he would gain the love and esteem of this community.
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STOLE A PUMP. - William Wesley was yesterday convicted in the Police Court of stealing a No. 2 Douglass pump, worth three dollars and fifty cents, from the front of the store of G. W. Snook, on Montgomery street.
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