Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-18
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

From San Francisco exchanges of September 17th-l
The steamer Belgic will be due from
China and Japan on the 2lst inst.
Captain Maury goes out in command Of
the steamer City of Toxic, which sails the
Goth instant for China and Japan.
Yesterday party of Mennonites from
the East arrived in this city on their way
to Oregon, where they are to settle.
Colonel Oscar Woodlands was afflicted
by stroke of paralysis on Monday, and
has not yet recovered from the effects.
The merchandise exports of tie week
were valued at 1868, 642-a decrease of
S4l9, 500 from those of the previous week.
The seven fumigators who have been
engaged in Chinatown for the past SIX
weeks have finished their labors and have
been discharged.
During the month of August the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company loaded and
sent off to the East CO. cars with California
and foreign produce.
Captain Theodore H. Goodman was
unanimously elected Major of the Second
Infantry last night, in place of Colonel c..
F. Crocker, who declined.
Departments Nos. l and 2 OF the Su-
preme Court adjourned yesterday sine die.
The Court will open the next term at Los
Angeles on the 10th of October.
Yesterday was the thirty first anniver-
sary of the arrival of the ship Charlotte,
from Boston. The Charlotte left Boston
on the 4th of March, lS49, and made the
passage in l96 days. But few of the pas
sengers of the Charlotte are known to be
alive.
q The service of distributing standard dol
lars from the Sub Treasury at San Fran
cisco free of expense was commenced on
the 1st instant. Up to the present writing
S24, coo has been sent eff to various banks
in the interior, mostly among the northern
and southern counties, in sums of $500 to
g, 000 During the past sixty days the
Sub. Treasurer has redeemed 100000 in
subsidiary silver and paid out about $780,
600.
r. H. Mcdonald has published pamph-
let, pledging himself to donate the sum OF
500, 600 toward an endowment f md. to q
Board of Trustees or Directors, chosen
from the religious bodies cooperating in
the establishment of Christian university,
TO be made up of the various religious de-
nominations of the evangelical Protestant
faith, for the education and preparation of
students to preach the gospel. The dona-
ton is based, among other conditions, on
the contingency OF another 500, 900 being
raised and being paid within three years
from January l, 1881.
The Board of Health and Major General
Mcdowell held a conference meeting on
Tuesday last, with reference to the selec-
ton of quarantine grounds in the harbor.
The proposed location on Angel Island was
strenuously objected to by the General, on
the ground that the entire island is neces-
sary for military and engineering purposes
for protection OF the city, and that there is
scarcity of water, the supply being hardly
adequate for the present occupants. Cen
eral Mcdowell suggested that, by applica-
ton to Congress, the Beard could probably
obtain lands at Point Tibereaux, Marin
county, which would not interfere with
military operations, and the water supply
there is abundant. 1t is expected the
Board will have meeting with Secretary
of War Ramsey before his return to Wash
ington.
Thursday evening a tall, raw-boned,
lank and dyspeptic-looking individual,
clothed in a wideawake hat and linen
duster, was found in one of the corridors
Of the Palace Hotel trying to effect an en-
trance to room. When spoken to by a
porter he said that he wanted to go into
his room. He was taken into the office
and there retained until word was sent to
the police office. Detective Jones soon
conducted the culprit to the Office of the
Chief OF Police, and there search of his
person was made. The first thing found
was bottle containing preserved cent?
pede Then appeared picked snake,
then tarantula, then more snakes, until
at last seventeen bottles, containing pickles
of this description, had been brought out
and laid on the Chiefs table for inspection.
He said that he had just come from Ari-
zona-which no one disput ed-and as it
appeared that there was no charge to be
made against him, he having room at the
hotel, he was allowed to pack up his snakes
and depart.