Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-23
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

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from San Francisco exchanges of April 22d.l
There are now on the way and loading
for this port ll3, 900 tons of tonnage
The South Pacific Coast Railroad will
run regular trains through to Santa Cruz in
about ten days.
The steamer City of New York is at
hand from Sydney on schedule time. She
brings the usual cargo.
The Southern Pacific is nearly finished
to a point thirty miles the other side of
Tucson. Colonel Gray is completing the
survey from San Antonio to FL Paso.
The extended cold weather this spring
has delayed sheep. shearing, and the de-
liveries of wool have been therefore re-
stricted. The arrivals are now becoming
free
|. j. NJ. Bassett, publisher of the Golden
Era, was arrested yesterday on a charge
of libel preferred by Rodman NJ. Price,
based upon an article published in that
paper April 10th.
Sir Arthur Kennedy, Governor of
Queensland, Australia, was among the
passengers of the Pacific Mail steamship
City of New York, which arrived here last
night from Australia.
The appeal papers in the case of L. j.
Cannon, sentenced to six months in the
House of Correction and to pay fine of
81, 600 for having used incendary language,
were filed in Department No. ii of the
Superior Court yesterday. Judge freedom
will hear the case May LIST.
Now that the Legislature is no longer in
session, and communistic agitation has
practically ceased, there is disposition to
invest in all first-class local dividend secu-
rites. Prices show an advancing tendency
Confidence is evidently being restored, and
capital is coming out of its hiding places.
The meeting and organization OF the
Board of Railroad Commissioners have
been postponed until May Sd, owing to the
inability of Commissioner Stoneman to
leave Los Angeles at the present time.
Workmen are now engaged in fitting up
rooms for the use of the Commissioners in
the Halleck building on Sansome street.
The Quarantine Officer reports that vac
cination has taken on 81 of the 70 cabin
passengers on board the City of Peking 20
show signs of recent vaccination, and s
have had the small pox. The white crew
and Chinese passengers are being trans
ferred to quarantine hulks preparatory to
bringing the Picking to the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company's dock. An effort is
being made to obtain permission from the
Secretary of War to use the barracks on
Angel Island for quarantine purposes.
An attorney -at-law was indulging in one
of his fiowery harangues before one of the
Justices of the Peace day or two ago,
when brother attorney suggested that he
might be punished for contempt for his
incorporate speech. TIE Justice over
heard the remark, and picking up four
pound paper-weight which was lying on
his desk, remarked There will be no
contempt of this Court as long as l have
this paper-weight." The attorney who
was addressing the Court Immediately
moderated his tone of voice and senti-
ments.
George W. Henning, member of the
Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association, has
written letter to Postmaster Coey, ask
ing what assistance California can give the
colored population of the South. The let
ter says that Kansas has %, 600 of these
persons already, and cannot take any
more. 1t is expected that 80, 1000 will
leave the South during the summer Mr.
Henning suggests that some could be
brought to California under labor con-
tracts, or in colonies to take land for
which the money will be forthcoming. 1t
is requested that Postmaster Coey speak
to some of our prominent citizens on the
subject.
A private letter, dated Shakespeare,
April 18th, received in town to-day, gives
vivid account of the insecurity to life
and property in the southern belt of New
Mexico on account of Victoria and his
Apaches. Prospecting parties go out in
strong force and armed. The United
States colored cavalry appear to be worth
less against the enemy, and there is ca
gu5 in the scalp market in consequence.
The letter continues "The Apaches are
worse than ever. Victorio defeated the
niger troops the other day, killing twenty
five men and seriously wounding Captain
Carol, who was in command. Were it
not for the timely arrival of Major Nc
Lehman, with troop of the Sixth Cavalry,
Carols command would have been ex-
terminated There is some talk of calling
out volunteers"
A lady visiting matinee performance in
this city recently had the misfortune to
have her purse stolen. Among its contents
were a visiting card, some trivial trinkets
and loose change. A few days after
stranger called at the office of the lady's
husband, and, after making some pertinent
inquiries, produced the lost purse. He
stated that he had attended certain mat
al l..
seat, thrust his hand in his outside coat
pocket for his opera glass, when he drew
out the identical purse. The man was
considerably surprised, and on opening the
purse he found the articles above enumer-
ated, minus the money. By means of the
visiting card he discovered the owner.
The theory OF the robbery is that the thief,
after abstracting the money, had dropped
the purse into strangers pocket.
Charles Croker, President of the South
ern Pacific Railroad, recently purchased
the Cosmopolitan Hotel property, at the
corner of Bush and Sansome streets, and
the impression prevails that the railroad
company intends to move their main offices
into the building That is not the present
design. Mr.. Croker purchased the prop
erty and 50-vara lot adjacent as an in
vestment, believing that it was good
time to buy real estate in San Francisco.
He has adopted plans for converting the
main floor into spacious and convenient
storerooms. Already merchants who re-
gard the location as good one for whole
sale business have applied for storerooms
in the building. The offices of the Central
and Southern Pacific Railroad Companies
will remain at the corner of Fourth and
Townsend streets. If the building in
which they are located could be sold to
good advantage the offices might be moved
nearer the business center of the city