Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-16
sam FRANCISCO ITEMS.

.r-o,, San Francisco exchanges OF August l5th.l
There are many counterfeit Mexican dol
lars in circulation In this city. They are
OF brass, silver. plated, and well executed
A case of smallpox of ten days standing
was discovered last night at No. 4l3 BUSH
street, the party afflicted being colored
man. The case was reported to the Health
Officer.
w w Morrow who was a day or two
AGO re. elected Chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee, has rendered his
RESIGNATION of that position, and also his
withdrawal from membership in the CON-
mittee. A meeting of the Executive Com
,,,;ttee was held last evening at headquar-
ters. but reporters were told that the bust
ness was strictly private and that nothing
was done about Morrow's resignation.
Two black swans, a rare and beautiful
bird. were received by w. r. johnson,
Purchasing Agent of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company in this city. from Aus
tralis. whence they arrived few days ago.
They were by him given to John 5. Gray,
Secretary of the Harbor Commission, who
placed them in the miniature lake in the
Masonic Cemetery, where they are to re-
main, IL Is DOllCNOi ShNs sASSS "--S s--S
only black swans on this coast.
The Supreme Court yesterday rendered
its decision in the case of the State OF Cali
foruia VS.. William Ashburner, reversing
the Judgment of the Court below, with in
structions that judgment be entered as
PRAYED for in the complaint. The defend
ant is charged with having usurped the
office of member of the Board. OF Commits
sioners to manage Yosemite Valley and
Mariposa Big Tree Grove. and his removal
was prayed for by plaintiffs. The case was
tried in the lower Court last June and a
decision rendered in favor of defendant, to
which an appeal was taken.
There were 400 new registrations yester-
day, making total up to date OF 4, GU.
The total registration by wards is as fol
lows: First Ward, l59; Second, 23S !;
Third, 10; Fourth, 1872; Fifth, 40; Sixth,
I73; Seventh, 300; Eighth, $50 Ninth,
274 Tenth, CPS Eleventh, 925 Twelfth,
779. A centenarian named Peter Josephs
presented himself for registration yester-
day. having walked unassisted from his
residence, No. l4l2 Kearny street, to the
new City Hall Mr.. Josephs was born IN
st. Lawrence county, New York, April ~,
1880. During the war of 1872 he was
river pilot on the st. Lawrence. tie writes
a firm round hand and wears no glasses.
Yesterday, in Department II OF the Su'
perior Court, in the case OF John d. Glenn
etshaw, who was convicted OF having COM
mitted perjury in his evidence at the Coro-
ner's inquest on the death OF Charles DE
Young. and who had been ordered to APP
pear for sentence yesterday, motion Tor
a new trial was made, on the grounds that
the Court misdirected the jury IN matters
of law occurring at the trial, and excepted
to by the defendant, and IN the omission
of the Court to give Instructions TO the
Jury asked by the defendant. The motion
was argued, submitted and denied. a
motion was then made in arrest OF Judg-
ment. and denied, and defendant was SEN
fenced to fourteen years imprisonment IN
the State Prison.
After the most unremitting efforts on
the part of his counsel, J. c. Duncan, who
has been in the County Jail since the 18th
of March, 1878, was at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon released from actual custody,
having given bonds in the aggregate
amount of SCI, 800. There are eight IN
dictments fer forgery and one each for
grand larceny and felony against Duncan.
There were filed ten bonds, with the fol
lowing sureties James Phelan and l.. l..
Robinson, in the sum of So O0O each on
two bonds, and in like amounts ). b. Ran,
dali and J. B. Wattles L. Mcmillan and
j. S. Taylor on two bonds A. T. stanton
and G. Smedberg, Joseph G. Eastland and
Alexander g. Abel. A. A. Cohen and De
los Lake are on two bonds for Sl3. 500
each, and VIM. c. Duncan and G. n. Per-
rine on another one for the same amount.