Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-08
THE METROPOLIS.
Items Of Interest from San
Francisco

SAN FRANcIsco, November 7th.-Frederiek
Aumann, commonly known as "Bremer
Fritz committed suicide this evening at his
home, II Telegraph place, bv hanging. De.
ceased was aged SO years. He leaves wife
and child. No cause is assigned for the deed
MISCELLANEOUS.
In the first five days of November seven
teen wheat vesssls were cleared from San
Francisco.
The closing cruise of the season Of 1881 of
Che San Francisco Yacht Club, to Mare
Island and return, was success.
The receipts for duties at the Custom
House for tie past week were S263, 406 TO-
making total since January 1st of Sc, 407,-
004 OF.
It is expected that fifteen to eighteen
wheat cargoes will clear ou. this week. Sew
eral commenced loading wheat yesterday
morning.
Fritz Stein, the German journalist, who
has been missing from this city since the 23d
of October, and who left letters to the effect
that he intended to commit suicide by cutting
bis throat with razor, has been heard from.
1t appears that be is residing at San Jose
under the name of Charles Kramer
Hendrick Blumgoist, Russian, was
brought down on the United States steamer
Richard Rush, which arrived a few DAYS ago,
as prisoner. charged with selling whisky to
Indians on Wood Island, in Alaskan waters.
He was brought on shore Saturday by United
States Marshal Poole, on a process issued by
United States Commissioner O'Beirne
J. B. Calhoun. living at Sc Willow avenue,
while engaged in painting some heavy tim
bers in front of the Mechanics Mill, corner
&c al l.
was injured by one of the heavy sticks,
weighing about 900 pounds, which fell upon
his right leg, breakingit just above the ankle.
The bones of the leg protruded through the
skin. The injured man was taken to the City
Receiving Hospital
The revenue collected at the San Francisco
Custom house thus far this year shows quite
a handsome gain over the corresponding
period in previous years. The collections for
October reached the large sum of 1914, ,942.
This is the heaviest total this year. and is
nearly double the collections a few months
ago. In October, 1880, the total was ONLY
| S469, 700. The total for October, 1881, is the
largest since August 1876, when the amount
was S93S, 600. That was the largest amount
subsequent to August, 1872, when the total
was 1914, 800.
Jesse Snyder. who was just entering the
| Baldwin Gas Works when the recent explo-
sion occurred, died at half-past II o'clock
| Sunday night. He was terribly burned about
| tho hands, head and face, and since the ex-
plosion, which happened two weeks ago last
Saturday, until his death, he suffered in-
tensely. He had the most tender nursing
and good medical attendance, but life could
not be saved. Mr.. Snyder was 81 years of
age and an old resident of San Francisco. He
leaves a widow-Mrs. Julia Melville Snyder,
mother of Emelie Melville.
Chief Crowley organized and successfully
carried big raid upon gambling dens in this
city Saturday night. The officers, VINO were
attired in citizens clothes, shortly before 10
o'clock repaired to the localities assigned
them, and the work was so well executed
| that the gamblers, in most cases, were taken
| by surprise, and only few effected their es.
cape. In several instances access had to be
attained by means of ledge.hammer. The
numerous visitors arrested include all ranks
| and callings, from the professional sport to
the confidential clerk and broker.
The body that was found last Saturday
west of the Bay District track, near the
| Point Lobos road. has been identified as that
OF Robert Marshall, a native of Michigan,
| u years of age. He was clerk in the freight
department of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company. He was last seen Tuesday NIGHT
about s o'clock by his fellow clerks, at which
time he was engaged ia the discharge of his
duties. He had bsen failing in health for
few months, and the advice of his physician,
that he would have to leave the city, made
him very despondent. Marshall shot him.
self, the bullet passing through the brain.
AT II o'clock Sunday night officer Coburn
heard noise, ss of numbar of Chiuamen
engaged in row. The sounds came from a
room in the second story of building on st.
Louis alley. off jackson, above Dupont. On
the arrival of the officer The room was found
deserted, save by one Chinamau, who was
found lying on the floor with an ugly knife
wound, just under the blade of the right
shoulder. He was carried to the City Prison
| in blanket. The Chinaman, who spoke
| English well, said that his name was Chun
| All Foon. He refused to give any account
Of the affraY, and professed to be ignorant of
the name or description of the Chinaman who
| stabbed him. At Las this morning, the Po-
lice Surgeon, who had just been summoned,
was of the opinion that the man must die,
the knife having penetrated four inches, and
pierced the lungs. The detectives were work.
ing upon the case at that time, but had failed
to arrest any one for the crime.