Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-04
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
From San Francisco exchanges Of May Sd

/ From San Francisco exchanges of May 3d.
The circulation of the Odd Fellows Lii
brary in April was 1858 volumes.
Five vessels are in berth for the
Hawaiian Islands, and nine vessels are on
the way here from the islands.
Additional contributions to the Irish
relief fund in this city bring up the total
amount forwarded to date to e., S54 lis
Id.
Rufus Shoemaker has resigned the Sec
retaryship of the Board of Bank Commits
sioners, and j. W. banks has been ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy.
Since the lst of July last 262 vessels
have cleared from thisp with wheat and
flour. At the end of April there were five
vessels in port under engagement to load
wheat.
The commission rates of the San Fran
cisco Board went into effect to-day For
every bill urder 5000, the commission is
81, and one-half of one per cent. over that
amount.
To-morrow's steamer for China will take
between $3.50, 600 and $500, 000 in Mexican
dollars, if all the amounts purchased for
that opportunity CO. and from Sl50,000 to
5000, 900 in fine silver and gold.
The internal revenue collections for the
mouth of April, $780, in the San Francisco
district, amounted to $227, 626 0l-an in
crease of sol, 276 70 over the collections of
the corresponding month in 1879
Two hundred ladies and gentlemen of
the city have signed and forwarded to
the Board of Supervisors a petition request
ing the Board to repeal the ordinance pro-
hibiting the presentation of the Passion
Play.
One hundred and fifty-two actions were
brought in the eight general departments
of the Superior Court last month, upon
which the sum of 81 was collected on each
complaint filed, for the benefit of the Law
Library.
The improvements to the Preside Mill
tary Reservation are being rapidly pushed
forward by Major-General Mcdowell. A
playground has been set apart for boys,
and picnic parties are welcome to the
grounds.
Yesterday the grand Sunday overflow of
San Francisco pleasure-seekers commenced
The boats of every ferry were crowded
from early dawn to dewy eve. Saucelito,
San Rafael Brooklyn, Alameda and Oak
land were inundated and overwhelmed by
a stream of merry picnickers.
The outdoor military drill of the police
force has been resumed with the return of
fair weather. The necessity of this exer-
else, which, few years ago, was roundly
ridiculed, and not without some reason, as
the rank and file then took little or no in
terest in the work. has been fully demons
trated by series of lawless demonstra-
tons during the past two years.
The examination of mortuary records in
connection with the registration of voters
shows that l53 male adults died last month
Of this number, 70 died at their respective
homes in San Francisco, u died in other
towns, 65 died in asylums, and was found
dead in the bay. The number of deaths in
the asylums is surprising, and it is still
more surprising that none died in the Inc
briate Asylum.
A material improvement is noticeable in
real estate, especially in the demand for
business property. The demand does not
extend beyond property that is central and
paying well. All vacant and prospective
business property is still unsaleable, as is
also all property north of California street.
Buyers will only buy the very best prop
erty. Where they have to look to the
future for their recompense, they will not
buy rs rule.
About u o'clock last night Julia Griff
was brought into the City Receiving Hos
pital suffering from dose of ether which
she had taken with suicidal intent She
resides at the corner of Vallejo and Stock
ton streets, where she took the poison.
Telling lady friend of it soon after, she
was taken to a drug store at the corner of
Montgomery avenue and Dupont street,
and there given into the care of officers
Moran and Hanneberry. The cause of the
womans attempt on her life is unknown.
While the Ward Presidents were in ses-
sion at Irish-American Hall yesterday af-
ternoon, Samuel Braunhart, one of the
sand-lot Assemblymen was explaining his
course to circle of agitators on the side
walk A member of the w. P. c. named
Kinney, who had taken part in the con-
versation, started to leave, with the re-
mark: ''Well, you fellows made plenty
of money up there" "You're liar, if
you say so,' said Braunhart. Kinney
charged upon Braunhart, and the interven-
ton of four bystanders alone prevented
fight. A slight blow on the end of Braun
harris nose and a few scratches on Kinney's
hand made up the list of casualties.
Next Thursday evening the first prose-
cution under the Bakers Bill will be
held in the Police Court. William Wester-
field, baker, has been arrested under the
new law prohibiting the employment of
bakers on Sundays. The law upon which
the prosecution is based reads as follows
sit shall be unlawful for any person en-
gagged in the business of baking to engage,
or permit others in his employ to engage,
in the labor of baking, for the purpose of
sale, between the hours of o'clock P. NJ.
on Saturday and 6 o'clock P. NJ. ON Sun
day, except in the setting of sponge pre-
paratory to the nights work provided,
however, that restaurants, hotels and
boarding houses may do such baking as is
necessary for their own consumption" Is
| is claimed that the law is unconstitutional.
The steamer City of Peking brought over
quantity of medicine for use among the
Chinese, pills an inch in diameter and
dainty lozenges half an inch thick being in
abundance Many articles of food are so
cheap in China that it pays to ship them
here. For instance, there were a number
of baskets of eggs, each egg covered with
a coating of mud and lime, in the cargo.
Chinese dried and prepared fruits and GIN
ger were also extensively received. There
were some consignments of oysters cooked
and dipped in sort of varnish. Even
dried fish is brought from China to some
extent. Young lily blossoms and small
bamboo shoots dried are also used for food,
some few cases being invoiced to merchants
here The Chinese curios that are being
received here now do not stay to any great
extent in the city. They are shipped to
the Eastern States, in many cases in bond,
the San Francisco market being over
stocked.
THE PAPER QUESTION.