Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-08
SAN FRANCISCO ITEmS.

ltrom San Francisco exchanged
There is host OF applicants for the Prin-
cipalship of the High School.
The evidence in the Hopkins estate case is
"ow all in and the arguments begin next
Wednesday.
Judge Allen yesterday granted Elizabeth
J. Starkeather divorce from Herbert j.
Staikeather, on the ground OF failure to pre-
vide.
Solomon jacobs and Miss B. Brown went
out driving. The team ran away on Devisa-
dera street, near TIE Hebrew Orphan Asy-
lum. and both were thrown out. Miss Brown
was severely injured hbout the spine.
There were four alarms Of FIRE Wednesday,
The only FIRE of moment was at 30t CONNER
ciaf street, where saloon, salt depot, shoe
shop and cooper shop were burned Loss,
several thousand dollars; partly covered by
insurance.
Frank Rooney. President Of the Searnen's
Protective Society, who was reported missing
and was thought to have been "shanghaied,"
has been found all right. On Monday last he
went over to Ssucelito to select picnic
grounds, and remained there a couple of days.
The officers of the Mechanics Institute
have fled an application with the Board of
Equalization for reduction in their assess
ment on their real estate from $19S, 500 to
S125, COO; also for reduction of the assess
ment on the Exchange building from S7j, 900
to S25. 900.
About half-past 10 o'clock Wednesday night
Vincent Covavioh dropped dead in the lib
erty Chop House. at - Vallejo street. He
had just drank a cup of tea in the place, and
as he reached the end Of the counter in pass
ing out toward the door he fell and expired
almost Instantly.
The bark G. 0. Whitmore, Captain Joseph
Shillaber, has just completed remarkable
run TO Gulymas, from this port, making the
trip. heavily laden, in thirteen days. The
Whitmore came to this coast about year
ago, and made a very quick voyage TO Viadi-
vostock. Siberia. She was then chartered
for freights and material for the new railroad
from Guaymas, and has made one quick run
70 that port, besides the trip just completed.
Both these trips were made in about two
days slower time than regular steamer pas
sagea.
The Secretary Of the Society for the Pre-
yention of Cruelty to Children reports that
forty-seven cases Of cruelty, involving eighty
one children, have been reported during the
past month. Forty-one cases were investi-
gated. Consultations were had ia FIVE, ad-
vice given in eight. and warning in four One
child was sent to the Industrial School, four
IONti -Sa ~ IiiN4A HaiSi.ics bsiiSC SEIb " titt
Boys and Girls Aid Society ard two sent to
the Ladies' Protection and Relief Society.
The receipts for the month were S2I0 and dis
bursements S1l0 so.
Some time since A. c. Stoidari was ar
rested on charge of having stolen $500 from
james Jameson, and Stoidard and ALose
trisbie were arrested on . charge OF having
stolen so from c. c. Nichols. The crimes,
il was alleged, had been committed in obtain
ing the money by trick and device, the osten.
sible purpose for which the money was OBJ
tanned being the procuring Of certain medical
aid for the compliments, which il is said was
not procured. When the cases were called in
the Police Court the Prosecuting 4 ttnrney
stated that with the testimony at the COM
maud OF the people = prosecution could not
be maintained, aud therefore he would have
TO ask for dismissal. TIE motion was
granted.
The arguments in the case of Lux & Miller
against Haggfn & Carr were resumed before
Judge Brendige of the Supsrior Court Of
Kern county, in the Court-rnOm Of Depart.
ment No. 2, in this city, on Wednesday. This
is known as the Kern county water case, and
it Is tried here for the convenience of the at
torneys. 1t is one of seventy similar suits, to
test water rights between farmers and cattle
raisers. The main proposition involved is
water from the riparian owner Of the land
below, through which the water would natur-
ally How, and it it is considered one of the
most important suits ever tried in this State
Forty-nine days were consumed in the taking
OF testimony in the Gaze in Bakersfield and
week has slready been spent in arguments in
this city
A few days sincs an undoubted attempt at
kidnapping was made In open daylight
on Kearny street, between Sutter and Post.
The innocent victim Of the intended abduc.
ton was the ipfant daughter Of I. L. Knapp,
Of Santa Barbara. The child is a bright
little girl, about three years Of age. and when
out walking with her father il is her custom
to trip along short distance in front of him.
Being very attractive, many persons often
notice and speak to her as she passes aloag
0n the day of the occurrence, shabbily-
dressed fellow noticed the child spoke to her.
and then took her ia his arms and started !
rapidly down the street Mr.. Knapp, how
ever, saw the man. and Fastening after him |
took the child away, giving the man blow |
with his cane as token OF remembrance, and |
allowed him to depart, after vainly looking !
for a police officer. Mr.. Knapp described |
the fellow as a tall, stout, shahbily dressed |
individual, having only one eye. He had /,
never seen him before, and has not seen him |
since his attempt at chil1-stealiDg.
In the habeas corpus matter of Charles |
Byrne, who recently secured writ to recover |
p session Of his daughter Emma, Judge |
Allen dismissed the writ and remanded the |
girl to the custody Of her father 1t YVES |
alleged in the petition that the young lady |
was Illegally restrained of her liberty by !
Mrs. Parent, at No. PIG Shotwell street. |
From the evidence it appeared that there bad |
been troubles in the Byrne family. The |
father was represented as a tyrant. and he |
accused his daughter of recklessness. Some |
time ago she entered Mrs. Parents house as |
a servant. She swore that she was over II |
years of age, but sister swore that she was |
a year younger. Judge Allen said that the |
father was entitled to the custody of his child |
until she was of legal age. and be had no dis |
cretion in the matter. His duty was to re- |
mand her to her fathers custody. He warned |
the father that in the event Of his cruelty, !
the Girl should have guardian appointed by |
the Court Tue girl refused TO go home with |
her father, and cried bitterly as he led her
out of the Courtroom. She finally walked |
away, still crying, with her elder sister.