AMERICA.

Southland Times, Issue 1214, 22 February 1870, Page 3

AMERICA.

By the Voyager, which arrived at Sidney on the Bth inst., we have San Francisco news to the 29th December. One of the boldest and heaviest burglaries and robberies ever committed in San Francisco was accomplished on the night of the 28th December, in the office of Jb\ Newberger, No. 528 Montgomery-street, near the corner of Clay-street. The burglars obtained access to the building, which is a frame one, by ascending a flight of stairs leading from the street. They forced open a door in the printing office, passing through that to a small roof in the rear of the broker's office. There they opened a skylight, put a ladder down and descended. No one slept in the office. The thieves were armed with three short crowbars, bent at the ends, and pointed for purchasing and prying. They succeeded in knocking a couple of holes through the outer door of the safe, which was one of Tilton and M'Farland's make, forced back the bars, and opened it. Then they served the inner door in the same way, and had free access to the money drawers. From these they extracted all the coin and greenbacks and carried them into the back room. The amount taken was $5,700, about $2,700 in silver coin, and the rest in gold coin, greenbacks, and Japanese-Merican coins. They were unable to carry all the money, and left about $250 in silver coin in the trays. They also left the bars, one of which was broken, and the leg of a pair of pants in which they had carried the bars. An officer on the beat at the time, says he heard a noise about 2 a.m., which attracted his attention, and that he crossed the street and looked up-stairs, but could see nothing. Chief Crowley and the detective officers are at work to discover the burglars, if possible.

The third anti-Chinese meeting, called by Thomas Mooney, was held at Congress Hall, on Saturday evening, 2.5 th Dae. Me Mooney delivered the first address, contending that the coolie trade had already become as bad as the slave trade ever wa3, and that it 3 effects upon free labor must become equally disastrous. He stated that a grand mass meeting would be held in Platt's Hall, to which all women who sympathise .with the movement are invited. The sum of $10 000 would be necessary to carry out the plans of the committee, to send agents to Sacramento and Washington, to urge favorable legislation. The meeting was then addressed by Dr Browning and Judge Heslep. The last-named speaker intimated that the members of the Legislature from this country were not very reliable, andin plain words were "on the -make." Police officer Taggart called thespeaker to order, and raised a cry against himself of "go soak your head," " put him out," " take your seat," " dry up," &c. Heslep responded that he was never interrupted at a public meeting in his life except by some one connected with a public office. Mr Mooney again addressed the audience, and the meeting adjourned. A San lfrancisco . paper states : — The attention of the proper; authorities ia called to the challenge which Joe Coburn, who styles himself Champion of America, has issued to Tom Allen, to fight him a battle for $10,000 a side in this State, or if he thinks the sum too large, he offers to fight him for $2,500, and pay his expenses to this, State and back. Here^ is the open declaration of a man that he intends to violate the law, provided he can induce another man to be his associate in the felony. There ought to be a law to punish a man who can be convicted of challenging another man to fight a prize fight. It might operate as a wholesome check on the disgraceful and brutal custom.