Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-15
THE METROPOLIS.
Items of Interest from San Fran
cisco.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Elaborate Celebration of the Frencl
National Holiday.
Etc.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 18th The full Board
OF Railroad Commissioners met again thi:
morning to consider the matter of Ell Dorado
county vs.. the Sacramento and Plaeerville
Railroad Company. Irving NJ. Scotland Judge
Irvine were sworn and examined as TO their
knowledge of the matter. Considerable de-
bate of a heated character was INDUCED in
on the application of Mr. Cadwalader for a
subpoena daces tecum calling upon j. OBJ.
Gum, Secretary of the Sacramento and
Placeryille Company, to produce the book of
minutes, book of corporation debts, stock
book, ledger aud list of stockholders. After
very strong opposition on the part of the
railroad companies. the Commissioners or
dered the subpoena issued.
The French and Swiss celebrated the day
in an elaborate style. They had literary ex-
ercises, procession in the afternoon. and at
o'clock tonight torchlight parade of
about LOCO torches. The fireworks were pro-
fuse. and many buildings were beautifully
decorated.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Reuben Morton, Superintendent of the
Geary-stree Railroad, is lying dangerously
i'll at San Rafael
The observation-disclosures Club has resolved
not to be swallowed up by coalition with any
other party organization.
The name of John Parnell will be submit
ted to the Board of Supervisors next Monday
night for confirmation for the office OF License
Collector.
The British ship Hospodar has arrived in
port with a part of the jate machinery for
the State Prison on board. The duty or the
same amounted to 5,6l5 So.
The Radyinsky brothers have been
dismissed, while Maggie Moore VINO charges
them with her ruin, is in the Aiagdalen Asy-
lun, to remain until her majority.
Ga. Tuesday noon the Central Pacific
freight boat Transit collided with the South
Pacific Coast Railroad ferryboat Newark in
Alameda creek, and damaged her so badly
that she will have to be laid up for repairs.
John NJ Sullivan, printer, imagines tina.
he Is one of the APOSTLES, aad has been COM
mjtted to the Napa Insane Asylum. Laura
Eberare, aged ~, native CT Massachusetts,
and o nurse by occupation, has also been
committed.
TIE Republican Convention has nominated
j. ii. Widber for City and County Treas.
urer, j. f. Cowdery for City and County
Attorney. L. Z. Plat for District Attorney,
DR.. Weeks fer Coroner, s. Tilton for Sur.
veyor, and j. w. Cherry for Recorder.
The money collected by Mr. Moody prior
to his departure from this city, for the pur-
pose Of renovating the ROOMS of the Young
Mems Christian Association. has been put to
good purpose, and the apartments have been
thoroughly overhauied and pat in the best of
order.
The Southern Pacific Railroad is now COM
pleted twenty-six and one-half miles east of
FL Psso, being thirty and one half miles
of Directors of the Central and Southern
Pacific Railroad Companies and leased lines,
number fifteen in all, has been postponed I'm.
til next month.
The Fourth of July Committee has had
long discussion in TIE endeavor to agree
what to do with the fuuds on It's hands. The
majority favor a celebration on Admission
Day. September 9th. 1t was finally decided
not to return the money to subscribers. but
TO pay off the bills and wait week or two
to determine the celebration question.
a Io.ice Of appearance has been fled by
the defendant in the case Of l.. Il. Seavey,
who last month sued Hugh J. Glenn to re.
cover $4,000 damages for the alleged aliena-
ton of the affections of his wife, Grace b.
Durling. a motion for change OF venue to
Colusa county, where defendant resides, has
also been made. Judge Sullivan has not yet
passed upon this motion.
At q regular meeting Of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Territorial Pioneers, held Tues
day evening, the offieers-elect were installed,
whereupon President-elect w. L. CARAT
assumed the chair with appropriate remarks.
Rodman NJ. Price was elected an honorary
member The Association resolved to cele-
brate the admission of California into the
Union in their usual manner on the Och day
OF September next.
Wednesday afternoon an old gray-haired
woman clad in rusty black walked out on the
bulkhead at the foot of Powell street, and,
after gazing despairingly around for few
minutes, jnmped into the bay. She was
observed by Joseph Kane, the Merchants
wharf, and James Sullivan, who put out in a
boat and rescued her just as she was about
sinking for the third time. She was con-
yeyed to the City Receiving Hospital in a
state of insensib;lity. and, after being stripped
of six heavy petticoats she had on, was
rubbed and dosed until consciousness re.
turned and she was out CT danger. The I'M
! fortunate woman, who is about so years Of
age, positively refused TO give her name. resi-
| uenc5 or IIt eAusc uL ICF attempt az se!I-
| destruction.
| Sixty laboTers have commenced razing the
ihree-story buildings on the southwest corner
Of Pine and Sansome streets. The lard on
ehich they were located was known as a
portion of tho Biumenberg estate. For the
| last FIVE years it has been owned by Senator
James G. Fair. the property is to be
improved by the erection OF massive struct-
ure The edifice is to be constructed lar2 ely
of brick and iron. 1t will be five stories in
hight. The fronts of the FIRST three stories
are to be constructed entirely Of iron and the
other two of brick. The building will have
nearly 100,000 square feet storage capacity.
1t viii be divided into four stores and used as
such exclusively. from ground floor to roof.
The hight Of the structure above the side
walk will be IS feet The heavy brick ce.
mented roof will be covered with thick
sheeting Of tin. One hundred and eighty
windows, all of French plate glass, will fur.
nish an ample supply of light. Every means
will be used to render the structure absolutely
freproof. An elevator Of the latest ard
most approved patent will be erected in each
store. The ironwork is being turned cut at
the San Francisco Rolling Mills, aud not q
dollar will be sent abroad for any of the ma
terials required The total cost of the Fair
Block " will fall little short of $3.50, COO, aud