Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-23

/ San francesca, August 22l-A large fir
broke out about 11:2o this morning in Ros
| alley, Chinatown. As usual in this locality
the fire was Troublesome oae. but the Fir
Department did good service AID soon hal
the flames under control. Several building
were Quilted, the damage probably reachin!
5000. Felix Desmond. fireman, was con
siderably injured about the head. The sceat
as described By the officers was panic itself
The two upper stories, in width about 30 fee
by 100 deep, was partitioned off in cell-likt
| rooms. and flon these poured some Coz
Chinese men and women in the most scanty
attire, and crying out for assistance il
their terror. Not moment was giver
single soul to gather his goods,
but all hurried out pell-mel, in time
to save their lives only. The whole ia.
terror, with its numberless wooden partitions
and not single fire-wall, was seething fur
mace before a single stream was turned on,
and despite the flood poured in. the burning
mass was not quenched but burned itself out.
The escape of the horde of dodgers was mi
raculous. The building was owned by All
Fook. His loss is about $4,000, fully In
sured. The upper floors were occupied as
gambling dens, bagnios and lodging quarters
The total less to building and occupants was
about s15. COO, while hundreds Of dodgers lost
all they possessed. The fire originated in a
kitchen on the lower floor.
DEATH FROM MORPHINE.
a man died in the clearinghouse, 60
Fourth street, this afternoon, from the effects
of morphine. A card was found in his room,
on which he gave his name as Charles He'll, a
Swiss. He was comparative stranger in
the city, and had been working at odd jobs,
bat was recently out of funds.
a cANARD.
The account in the Examiner this morning
of the return to the city of ex-County Clerk
Stuart proves to be canard. Stuart has
a brother-in-law here who Il asely reese mbles
him, ard on that slight foundation the su.
perstructure of the sensational nonsense was
reared.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The total registration up to the close Of
business Saturday evening Including changes
of residence) was 6,5fS, which indicates that
the whole number up to the close of regstra-
ton on Tuesday night will be somewhere
between 5000 and 5000.
In the coming regatta of the Pacific
Yacht Club, on Admission Day, the follow
ing yachts will compete: Nellie, O'Connor,
Aggis, Annie. Ariel, Clara and AZalene. We
have placed them in the order in which most
of the yatehsmen think they vii. come in.
The San Francisco Yacht Clubs regatta
for small yachts ard failboats from II to 50
feet in length comts off on Saturday, Sep.
tsmber 80. The committee will classify
boats according to length on deck, making
class for each five feet, and appropriate
prizes will be given TO the winners in each
class.
E NJ. Fry aud 0. Livermore, appraisers
of the estate of Charles De Young, deceased,
have filed the following report in the Superior
Court, Department Probate:
Moneys belonging to the deceased which
have come to the hands Of the executors. 053 90
TWo-thirds interest in the Chronicle build
ing, northeast corner OF kearny and
Bush streets, together with the presses,
engine machinery, type, fixtures. books,
pictures and all material necessary for
the publication OF the paper .......:.. s1,GeG ee
Two thirds interest in the outstanding
book accounts. ............... 10000 90
Jewelry, watch chain, locket, sleeve but
tons, scarf pin and clothing ............ 200 90
Slddle-horse and equipments. ........ -. $50 90
: Association ............... 800 90
Two thirds interest III lots u and a, in
block 5, of the University Mound Sur
yey, San Francisco. .................. IS 90
Total .................S $40, 705 IL
The signature of f. B. Taylor, one of the
appraisers appointed, is not attached to the
inventory.
The Cosmopolitan Shooting Club held its
last shooting match on Sunday, at San Brun /.
The following were the scores for the go d
medal-12 birds q yards rise: O'Brien, 4 /;
Funcke, IL; Graham, s; Louenberg, 5;
Gazslle, IL; Brooks, II; Briggs, 10; Golcher,
10; Ault, s; Pullman. IL; Maskey, 8:
Higgins. o; Rix, 10; Muller, 81; Young, 7;
Shorten, a; III. Il. Brown, 9; Bohan, Ii ;
s. Ties on eleven-Funke, IL, II, 10; Ga
zelle. 90, 90, 10; Pullman, 10, IL, 10, 10, Il,
10; Brooks, 10, II, 10, 10, 10, 10; Bohan, 10,
10, 90. Ties On ten-Briggs, 10, 10, 10; Col
cher, Oh, 10, 90; Rix, 10. 90, co. Ties on
uine-H. Il. Brown, IL, IL, II, II, II, 90
Msskey, IL, IL, IL, 10. II, 10; Higgins, 10,
IL, IL. They tossed for the ninth prize and
Brown won. After the ties had been shot off
aad the match ended, Judge Rix, President
of the Cosmopolitan Club in the name of
that club. issued challenge to shoot match
at twelve birds, twenty-one yards rise. fifteen
men side, with any Club in the State be-
longing to the California Sportsman's Asso.
citation; each clnbto put up s25, to which MIR.
Cunningham, proprietor of the grounds would
add S25 for q medal, which would become the
property of the club winning il three times
| in succession. The challenge was az Gree &C.
cepted by Crittenden Robinson. on behalf q
tn, California Club, and the 18th of next
m nth fixed as the day on which the match
s4ould be shot. San Bruno is the ground
chosen The match by sides, four birds, re-
suited in these scores OBrien side-O' Brien
4, Maskey 4, Brooks 4, Funke 2, James
Golcher 4, Pullman 3, Buckley 2, Black 4,
Muller 8, Shorten 3; total 80 judge Rix's
side-Rix 3, G. Robinson 4, Walsh 4, 3.
Bcown l, Stackpooe l. Ferguson 4, Ault {
Noble 2, Liddle 4, Higgins . total 26 After
the match Judge Rix and O'Brien chose
sides for friendly match at four birds, which
resulted in q victory for O'Brien's side by
four birds. A sweepstske at six birds was
then shot off, Crittenden Robinson and
Roche dividing first and second money.
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