Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-19
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A Days Happenings at Sar
Francisco.
ECONOMY IN CITY AFFAIRS
Actions of the Boards Of Supervisor
/ and Education.
Etc-..................E Ste. Etc
SAN FRANcIsco, July 18th.-George 4
Katzsnstein, Right Worthy Grand Templal
of the United States, was rendered a recep
ton at B'nai Birth Hall tonight By the
Lodges Of San Francisco ana representative
Of the Order from the interior. There was 8
large attendance, and the occasion was one Of
much interest to members of the Order.
BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS AND EDUCATION.
| The reign OF economy in official circles wss
eyemplifed at meeting of the Beard Of SUI
pervisors and Board Of Education this even
ing. The former knocked eff Sl2, coo by re-
fusing to order duplicates of the assessment
roll. and also 9 urthersaviag of $500 monthly
| by allowing dogs to run untagged. They also
passed an order compelling all county officials
| TO send in sworn acquisitions for stationery,
etc. TGey also passed a resolution that
| unless the Gold and Stock Telegraph Com
pany would fur nish various city offices With
telephones free of charge they should be
obliged to take down their poles and wires
The Board OF Education met and discharged
number Of teachers. Both Boards also
testified their regard for President Garfield.
the Supervisors by changing the name of
the Recreation Grounds to Garfield Square,
and the Board of Education by giving the
Broadway Primary the name of the Garfield
Primary School.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Treasurer paid out Sal, 500 in stand
ard dollars last week. against S1l5. 900 for
the corresponding week last year.
The receipts for duties at the Custom
House for the past week were Sl75, i56 Is.
making u total since January LIST OF So. 429 500.
The money at the Office of the Sub-Treas-
urer in this city is being counted, with a view
OF turning over the offics to the nrw Sub
Treasurer, n. w. Spaulding.
At the oakland grounds Sunday, the six
tenth game of base ball Of the new Cahfor.
MIA league was played The Mystics made
ten and the CALIFORNIA; four.
An iuebriated individual, Commonly known
as Med the Boatman," while under the in
fuence OF the ardent about lao Sunday
morning. walked out Of the window of his
room on the second floor of the building at
the northeast corner Of Fourth and Berry
streets, and in his rapid descent to the side
wax, fractured his Left leg and sustained
other physical damages.
The lat steamer from China, the Oceanic,
brought to this port more than GEO Chinese
immigrants, hence the Custom House officers
were required to do soma pretty lively work
in the way of searching for smuggled goods.
The result of close inspection was the seizure
contained between 1,S00 and 1900 silk hand
kerchiefs. The struggled goods have been
stored away in the Custom House, and will
be sold by public auction.
At the pigeon-shooting match of the Cos
mopoiitan Club Sunday, at San Bruno the
shooting was poor. A strong north wind pre-
vailed, and this initiated against the shoot
ers, as most of the birds were incomers. Out
of twenty-one shooters only one. Alexander
Yourg, killed twelve birds Marley, Cord
and Rover got eleven each. Shorter and
Catcher got ten each. Marley beat Cord on
the tie shooting by FIVE to four, and Rorer
beat Day by four to three. Cord and Rover
divided.
Eighty cases of violent deaths were re-
ported at the Cororers office during the six
months ending June 30 b. Seven of the
cases were homicides. Six arrests followed
IL I'll -
arrested were acquitted On the ground Of
self-defense, and the other three are awaiting
t-ia,. There were 81 suicides, of the follow
ing nationalities United States, u; Ger
many, z; ireland, 4; France, England and
China each Austria, Scotland, Belgium,
Canada and Holland. l each. The deaths by
accidents numbered 80.
The California Schuetzen Club and the
Turner Schretzen held their regular medal
and psizs shooting a. the Alameda Schuetzen
Park Sunday with the following result:
California Schuetzen Clnb-Chanpion ard
firstclass medal, Philo Jacoby, $50 rings;
second class medal, p. Brooks, $50 rirgs !;
third-class medal, Mr.. Schulz, $50 rings.
Jacobv. 400 rings; second prize. L. Momen-
thy. 365; o. Burmeister. 1888; fourth, G.
S,geher1, 319; fifth. Mr.. Fenking, 314;
sixth. Mr.. Wagner; seventh. j.. Herr !;
eighth, William Heber; risth, Mr.. Seydel.
Alta meeting of the San Francisco Bicycle
Club held last Thursday evening, Messrs.
James w. Kerr, Morris Feintuch, Eugene
K. Sykes apd Harrison A. Jones were elscted
members. The communication from the
State Board of Agriculture inviting the Club
to participate in bicycle tournament was
taken up, and should satisfactory arrange
meuts be made. from twelve to sixteen gen.
III 10 ,,,f 70
will probably take place next September in
Sacramento, during the State Fair. Ga mo-
ton of Chsrles a Butler. the Secretary was
instructed to respond to the above COMMUNE
cation.
Local sportsmen, particularly those belong
| ing to the Schuetzn Yereins, are jubilant
over the prospect of tournament in this
city, and in which the Independent Verein of
New York will be represented. An invita-
ton has been issued recently to the Eastern
sharpshootsrs, and at las. accounts it was
very favorably entertained, so that there is
a. present every reason to believe that the
proposed Tournament will come OFT. The
| date has been left to the pleasure of the visit
ing sportsmen, and arrangements will be en-.
tered into touching visit TO this coast some
time next year.
In the White Griffin rowing contest on
| Mission Bay Sunday. three miles in single
souls. the stakes were $500. The men are
amateurs, but the stakes made them of pro
fessional rank. Betting was two to one on
White, his friends forcing the pools up. Had
the course been mile or a mile and hall
the race would have been close; as it was
Griffin wen by waik-oyer, so far as the last
mile was concerned. The start was made al
l1:20. from point close to the Third.stree
wharf. White took the lead instantly, anc
when the Pioneer Boat Clubhouse wa
passed led by length of clesr water. Grit
fin was rowing nervousiy, but settled dowr
to telling even stroke soon after passing III,
end of the wharf When Griffin righted tn
stake-boat he let out link and spurted VI
until his bow Tapped Whites outriggers
White first started 10 turn in and thel
changed his mind and turned out. His steer
ing became uncertaia and his stroke fell off
Gr.fin kept M bis squirt, and the turn wa
made with Griffin fairly ahead and rowin
the better ef the two. From that on Whit
lost his grip" entirely. and Griffin gaine
constantly Griffin rowed to the finish il
good form, and increased his lead until thirt
lengths of clear water rippled between hi
boat and that of White The finish was mad
in 23m. and 10, The course is called thre
miles, but is probably considerably short Q
that.