Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-21
SAN FRANCISCO.
Items of Interest from the Me-
tropolis.


ireland, and an Ant;-rent League was organ-
izad. About 200 persons were present. Res
olutions were adopted opposing the payment
of rents either in ireland or America, and
speeches were made by several in advocacy
of the resolutions. Among those present
were several prominent Socialists of the city
While strong anti-rent addresses were being
made the owner Of the hall made his appear
ance snd claimed his rental The sum re-
quired was paid, but the meeting adopted
resolution to pay no more rents in future.
The meeting adjourned for one week.
THEATRICAL MANAGER ARRESTED.
Charles Z. Locke, the well known manager
OF the Bush-street Theater, was arrested this
evening on three charges of misdemeanor-
that of carrying on at his theater gift en-
tertainment. He promptly furnished bonds.
SUDDEN DEATH.
H. 81. Platt, Deputy Coroner of this city,
died quite suddenly at his lesidence at $50
this evening, of pleuro- pneumonia. De-
ceased was member of Company f, Ma.
tional Guards, and also member of George
H. Thomas Post, G.. A. r. He was native
of New York, aged SS years. He leaves
wife, but no children.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The autumn exhibition by home artists
opened Saturday evening.
Eight jurors have been secured in the Doll
mer indecent assault case.
The subscriptions in this city for the Vet.
erans Home now exceed 5000.
The home fund for the Veterans Home is
TO be deposited with the Bank of California
The Garfield monument fund is to have
benefit at Bay District Park on Thanksgiving
Day.
The chief Chinese lottery agencies have
closed for time under orders from the Chi.
nese Six Companies.
The new Republican County Committee
has held meeting. and discussed in detail
rules for its government.
David D. HardenbrooL. paralytic, shot
himself through tine heart in the rear of his
candy store, 306 Francisco street, Friday
night.
Michael Thompson, charged with felony,
in tearing up warrant for his arrest, has
been discharged, as he V as laboring under de-
lirium tremens at the time.
J. n. Harrison was found dead in his bed
at 5 Market street, Saturday morning. He
had been dead two or three days. It was
case of suicide by morphine.
Ex-senator Sharon is q grandfather. A
dispatch from England received last night
states that Sir Thomas Hesketh has son
and heir, born yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock.
The Immigration Association has been
again in session. J. r. Kelley, w. n.
Hawley, VIM. l.. Merry, w. Steinhart, Jas.
Duffy, t. L. Barker. VIM. Banding, A. r.
Briggs and j. V. Webster, were elected Di-
rectors.
The fishing smack Pirate has been lost off
the Heads, and JOS Csrdello, Antonio Be.
and w. G. Partlow were drowned. The de-
bris of the wreck foated in shore and was
Friday evening David Garvey stabbed
George Scott in saloon at Folsom and La.
guna streets. He also stabbed his cousin,
another "David Garvey." Both men lie in
e critical condition. Whisky was at the bot
tom Of both cases.
The approach of Christmas and New Year
is already manifesting itself. Preparations
are being made in the different quarters Of
the city to anticipate the times and avoid the
rush that has hitherto developed itself at that
season, which this year is expected to be unu-
ally large.
At q special meeting of the Board of
Health, because of the crowded condition of
the City and County Hospital it was re.
solved to refuse admission to all persons suf-
fering from chronic diseases of an incurable
character. All such are to be sent to sep
arate building on the Twenty.sixth Street
Hospital lot. James Z. Bowman has been
to inspect Chinatown and report
on its filthy condition.
There are grave reasons to fear the loss of
the fishing-boat Pirate and five souls outside
the Heads. The missing craft, plunger
about 2S feet long by 9 feet beam, left this
city Tuesday morning, having on board w.
@. Partlow, lighthouse-keeper of the South
Farallone Islands; Joseph Cardello, the
owner of the boat; and Antoine Berzig, Gia-
tano Ponelli and Vincent Valsnciano, the
fishing crew. Cardelle and Partlow were old
friends, a 12-year-old son of the former hav-
ing been on the island with the latter for some
time.
Yesterday morning, at the House of the
Sisterhood of the Holy Family, on Hayes
street, two ladies made profession Of the
religious life for the period OF one year. The
rules of the Order are that those who desire
admission to It's ranks shall serve noviate of
two years that then, if satisfied to continue
the life, they shall be placed upon probation
for five years longer taking VOWS for twelve
months each year until the prescribed time
shall have elapsed. Then if the postulants
are desirous of making the final vows for life,
and the ecclesiastical authorities are satisfied
that they are fit persons, they are fully ad.
mitted to the Sisterhood of the Holy Fam
lily. The ladies above referred to yesterday
entered upon the second term Of probation.
In the Probate Department of the Superior
Court this morning letters of administration
were granted to the Public Administrator in
the case of the estate of Margaret Mcintyre.
It appeared. during the hearing of the case,
that Mrs. Mcintyre kept boarding-house ia
Storey county, Nevada. and had managed, by
loaning money and by frugality, to accumu-
late about $50. GOO in cash, of which s31, 325
were on deposit ia this city in different banks,
the remainder being on deposit in Sacra-
mento After the death of Mrs. Mcintyre
an examination of her effects discovered bank
books, certificates of deposit aggregsting