Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-19
SAN FRANCISCO.
Items Of Interest from the Ne
tropolis.

Items Of Interest from the Me-
tropolis.
San FRANoIsco, October 1S5h.-While the
British ship Friedburg was discharging rails
at Oakland wharf, the sings slipped, and
three rails went through the ships bottom.
She sank in water just deep enough to cover
| her hull.
GRAND ENcAMPMENT, I. o. 0. F.
The Grand Encampment. I. o. o. F., met
to-day. Committees were appointed, and
the Grand Patriarch read his report. Two
new Encampments were constituted during
the yeaI-at Gait and Susanville. The re-
port recommends the attachment of an en-
dowment feature to this branch Of the Order.
The Grand Scribe reported that the Encamp-
ment at Ukiah had surrendered its charter.
FURTHER ENcAMPMENT PROCEEDINGS.
The Grand Encampment, I. o. O. F., re-
convened this afternoon. A Committee of
Instruction on the unwritten work was ap-
pointed. Grand Representative Randall
read report, showing that the increase in
the Order during 1880 was 16, 154 giving
total membership of the American Order at
456, ,042. which, with the membership in for
eign countries, makes the total strength of
the Order nearly half million. The Com
mittee on Endowment recommended sys-
tenn looking to the payment Of $1,000 at the
death of member in good standing Ad-
jcurned till tomorrow. This evening the
Encampment degrees were exemplifsd.
STATE PRISON CHANGE.
At the regular meeting of the Directors Of
the State Prison to-day, the resignation OF
Mr.. Pockman was accepted, and General
John McCosab was unanimously elected
Warden of the Folsom Branch Prison.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Imports Of treasure by the Panama steamer
yesterday were S26. 200.
The total subscription 60 date for the Ga
field monument fund is $S,012 90.
Bets are freely mads that in the yearling
races next Saturday as good as three minutes
will be made.
Major White and Mr.. McGranahan are
expected in San Francisco soon to prosecute
the religious revival work.
Four hundred and one Chinese passengers
arrived on the Pacific Mail steamship City of
Toxic, from Hongkong, Sunday.
The work of increaing the assessment roll
in accordance with the order of the State
Board of Equalization is nearly completed.
The Grand Chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star is now in session in this city.
The report of the Grand Matron shows a
membership in the State of over $500.
A number of prominent Germans met this
evening and took steps to establish a Gre
matory In this city and suburbs. 4 commit
tee was appointed to draw up constitution
and bylaws for the Association.
The Auditor has made a statement to the
State Controller of taxes collected for the
quarter ending September 30.h The state
ment shows total collection of S13, 615 q,
of which sum s11. .96S 70 is on account of
poll-tsxes.
WI Adams, proprietor of the California
Mills, to-day called all his workm to.
gether, and although he lost his ali in the
fire, paid them in full to the day of the FIRE.
The employees have published card ackaowl-
edging bis honorable action.
Hon. Charles A. Washburn, late Minister
to Paraguay, lectured this evening at the
Chamber of Commerce before the Social
Science Association, on the subject of tie
restoration Of the American commercial
marine. The attendance, though small, was
appreciative.
The long overdue feet is making better
time. The winds and waves are evidently In
favor of ships in the Pacific bound this way.
The arrivals for the past week embrace "a
ships. most Of which were chartered prior to
arrival. In the meantime there have only
been Is departures.
Thomas OMalley and William Griffin, boat
| men, found the unrecognizable tody of man
floating in the bay, half mile eff Alcatraz,
Monday afternoon, and towed it ashore. The
features are much macerated. and the only
marks by which the corpse can be identified
are dancing girl tattooed on the right fore
arm and an anchor on the left hand. From
the attire the remains are supposed to be those
of a sailor.
d. J. A. Gills and Wilhelmina Freese,
who few days after their arrival in this city
from Brooklyn, New York, were arrested
upon warrants charging them with adultery,
were called for examination in the Police
Court yesterday, when the Prosecuting At
torney stated that for want Of competent
proof to establish the marriage Of Gills and to
sustain the allegation in the complaints
against the defendants, the people would
have to abandon the prosecution. The mo-
tion to dismiss was entertained, and the de-
PENDANTS discharged.
A lad of IL years, named Charles J. Crow
ley, residing with his mother near the juno
tion of Miguel and Farmer streets, in the
Fairmount tract, died Monday from lockjaw.
On the Sth instant the boy was riding on the
brake of one of the Southern Pacific Railroad
cars near the confines of the Mission, when,
in his haste to dodge an aggressive brakeman,
he fell between the rails. The entire train
passed over him without his being hurt until
the last car was reached, when his foot was
injured by coming in contact with the brake
rod The injury was not thought serious at
first. but catching cold. it generated tetanus,
resulting in death.
Christian Eberle, an emigrant, purchased
third-class through ticket of the Erie Rail- |
road agency of the Central Pacific in New
York on July 80, 1880 timetable known
as a folder" was furnished him, which, |
upon consulting at Sacramento, he found al !
lowed him four hours in the capital-from
his arrival at $3.50 P. NJ. until $3.50 Upon re.
turning to the depot at about o'clock he !
found that the train had departed, and the |
next day he was forced to pay So passage !
money He sued for damages and costs in
the justices Court and was awarded by JUS ;
tics Clough the sum of 81 for expenses in !
Sacramento, IS for his passage, and 81 for
loss of his baggage.