Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-02
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

From San Francisco exchanges of August 2st.l
Two more cases of smallpox have been
discovered within the last two days, both
fatal and both in the Chinese quarter.
The steamer Granada, which arrived
from Panama Friday, brought 80 cabin
passengers and Go in the steerage.
The records of the Police Department for
the month of July show that during that
time 2,l2l arrests were made. OF this
number ZOOS were charged with drunken
ness.
The steamer S. M. Whipple is to be
placed on the Sacramento route, and will
leave here every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
Among the prisoners at present confined
in the County Jail there are twelve
charged with murder whose cases have
been more or less inquired into.
William Mills, horse dealer, was tried
in the Police Court yesterday and found
guilty of a misdemeanor, committed in
exposing and offering for sale horse af-
fected with CHAMBERS.
Tax Collector Tillson received yesterday
for personal property taxes Coin, S69,.
wv CheChs, 2iOo,OoV. lHeIe Is now IN
the City Treasury s65O,O00, of which
S237, 100 was turned over yesterday.
the schooner La Ninfa, provisioned for
two years and manned by twenty able sea-
men, has sailed under the command of
Captain Mills for cruise to the South
Shetland Islands in search of fur seals.
The American ship Abner I. Benyon is
ready for sea, laden with cargo of wheat
from the Glenn ranch. Since the decease
of Isaac Friedlander, DR.. Glenn has at
tended personally to the transportation of
his grain, for which purposes some of the
largest vessels afoat are engaged. Last
year he shipped 10000 tons.
A novel and substantial foundation has
been laid on the corner of Beale and Mar
ket streets, for the new building to be
occupied by Messrs. Holbrook, Merrill &
Stetson, consisting of four rows of 4-inch
pianking laid at an angle of 40 degrees,
two rows of which extend all over the
lot, and two rows 6 feet beyond the lines
OF the building. On the top of this are
l2xl2-inch timbers, the brick to be laid on
top and between them. 1t is regarded as
an improvement on the old style of pile
driving.
The funeral of Samuel Graves took place
today, under the auspices of the Golden
Gate Lodge of Free Masons. The de-
ceased gentleman was the oldest Free Ma
son in California, and knight Templar
for over half a century. At the time of
his death he was the Bible. bearer of the
Grand Lodge, and owing to his venerable
and respected relationship with the Order
his funeral was participated in by all the
Lodges Arrangements were being made
for the accommodation of the veteran Sir
Knight during the approaching Conclave
at Chicago.
Extensive preparations. the details of
which are nearly comp eted, are being
made by the Grand Commandery of Cali
fornia for the visit to Chicago, and the par
ticipation in the Triennial Conclave, which
commences on the 18th of this month
About 100 Sir Knights, accompanied by
large number of ladies, will leave San
Francisco ON a special train at $40 P. NJ,
on the 10th of August. The train, which
will run on special schedule, will consist
of nine elegant palace sleeping -cars, drill
car and q baggage car.