Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-11
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

tFrom San Francisco exchanges of May l0th.l
Eight clerks were retired from active
service by the managers of the Nevada
Bank on Friday last.
The mustang six days race commences
tomorrow and promises to be quite an in
teresting exhibition of endurance.
The Lick House diniDg-room was opened
as a restaurant to-day. An entrance has
been made connecting the diningroom di-
rect with Sutter street.
The case of Dudley Haskell, charged
with manslaughter for the killing of
Schwartz, is set for trial on the 18th inst,
in Judge Freedoms Court.
In the case of the people of the State of
California VS.. Joseph P. Hoge, an action to
test the legality of the Freeholders' cleo
tion, Judge Wilson, of the Superior Court,
rendered an opinion to-day sustaining the
validity of the election.
The schooner Claus Spreckles took forty
five laboring men on board this morning,
bound for Maui Island, one of the Hawaiian
group. The men go to the island under a
six months contract, and will receive $50
per month, their board and their passage
thither.
Loyal Mexicans residing in San Fran
cisco are somewhat exercised over the pres
sence of one Colonel Gotta, who was second
in command under General Marquis de
Leon. Some think that he is here for the
purpose of raising volunteers or perhaps to
procure arms and ammunition.
The Italians of this city have given up
the scheme to build an Italian Catholic
aI ba 70 tho
property to be in the possession of Board
of laymen, but Archbishop Alemany could
not consent TO it. as the Church does not
empower any body TO hold real estate In its
behalf except the Archbishop.
The United Bar of San Francisco held a
meeting Saturday afternoon, in the Court
room of Department No. 3, II. j. Tilden
presiding, and adopted appropriate resolu-
tions in respect to the memory Of the late
Judge William p Daingerfield. 1t was
resolved that an engrossed and framed
copy be sent to the family of the deceased.
1t was also resolved that a copy be pre-
sented to each Of the Courts of record in
this county, and a committee was appoint
ed for that purpose.
| Colonel w. II. French, Fourth Artillery,
| U. S. A., Brevet Major General, has been
placed on the retired list, at his own re-
quest, to be relieved May 3lst, and it is
expected that Colonel Emery Upton will
be ordered here to take command Of the
regiment. During forty-two years of act
i've service Major General William II.
French has never been sick a single day or
taken leave of absence, and though he
was actively engaged in many battles,
never received wound. He will be re-
tired with the rank of Colonel.
The greyhound Monarch, owned by DR..
Meares, Health Officer, was killed few
days ago by construction train on the
Southern Pacific Railroad. The body was
found lying between the tracks on the
trestle-work on Townsend street, between
Eighth and Ninth, and the head fully
twenty feet distant. The dog was playing
in the street in front of the Health Office
late in the afternoon, when he ran around
the corner of Dupont street, and was not
again seen alive by his keeper. Monarch
was twenty two months old, weighed sixty
five pounds and was out of imported stock
from England, his sire being the noted
| Speculator He took the second prize at
the Pacific Club meeting at Modesto, few
months ago, and the first prize at the Pho
neer Club coursing meeting some two
weeks later. The sum of $3.50 had been
offered for the dog and refused by the
| owner