Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-30
SAN FRANCISCO.
Items of Interest from the Me-
tropolis.
SHOOTING AFPRAY IN A SALOON
The Election of Mixed City Ticket
Probable.

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the arrival of the fire department dense vol
umes OF smoke were pouring out of the up
per windows and roof of 207 and 200 Sutter
street, occupied by Ackerman Bros, crockery.
fancy goods and furniture dealers. The fire.
which was on the top floor, was soon under
control, but on account of the inAammab!e
nature of the stock on that floor wooden.
ware, baby carriages, light furniture and
mirror framesl it was almost totally destroyed,
to the value of from $780, coo to 10000. The
stock on the third floor, mostly china and
glassware was damaged several hundred dol
lars by breakage. The fre-patrol did some
excellent work in covering the upper floors,
and much on the lower ones, in very few
minutes.
SERIOUS SHOOTING AFYRAY
About s o'clock this evening James +.
johnson, lately from Alaska, entered the
saloon Of John Sullivan on Washington
street, between Montgomery and Kearny,
and began a conversation with the proprietor,
who was familiar acquaintance. In a few
moments the conversation grew into an alter
cation, during which Sullivan drew pistol
and shot johnson through the right lung, the
ball passing nearly through the body, infict.
ing a probable fatal wound. There was
rush of police from the neightoIing station,
and Sullivan was arrested; also Terry Nc
Coffrey, who was found in the act of putting
Johnson's pistol into his own pocket The
act seems to have been without material
provocation, end there is some doubt ex-
pressed as to Suliivan's entire soundness of
mind.
MUNICIPAL POLITICS.
The Executive Committee of the Mechan-
les Land League met this evening and took
steps to put ticket for Supervisors and
School Directors in the field, drawing from
the tickets already put up by the principal
parties. Close observers of city politics pre-
dict an unprecedented amount Of scratching
and the election of a mixed ticket.
MISCELLANEOUS.
San Francisco's Treasurer has upwards of
81, 260, COO on hands.
The Mexican steamer on Saturday brought
1921, $50 in specie, and the Panama steamer
on the same day brought S47,07
= In the first twenty seven days of the cur
rent month thirty-seven cargoes of California
wheat and -four were shipped.
The California Pioneers have decided to
postpone their Admission Day celebration on
account of the critical condition of the Presi.
dent.
The receipts for duties at the Custom
house for the past week were S110,652 50,
making a total since January lst of 81. 54S,-
757 S4.
Steamers are displacing sailing vessels on
all the short routes. Five steamers arrived
at this port yesterday, and seven on Satur-
day. -Four of those on Saturday were from
foreign ports.
The Zealandia sailed on Saturday for the
Colonies. She carried merchandise to Aus
tralja valued at $50, 200, including 27,O00
pounds of hops, 150 600 pounds of sugar and
200 TASKS of quicksilver
E. Ebert, the leader of a band that fur
nished music for an excursion on the Sauce
Tito Sunday, was arrested by officers Hooper
and Hunter last night for having his son,
lad under 16 years of age, beat the tenor
drum in public.
The reports received by the Pacific Mail
steamship Granada, from Panama, state that
yellow fever is decreasing in virulence at that
port Quarantine Officer Lawlor states that
although the medical authorities at Panama
call it "pernicious fever" all the symptoms
are those OF the regular teVer.
The Russian Pacific squadron will shortly
rendezvous at this port. Admiral Aslambe-
goff's flagship the Asia, is expected to arrive
about Friday from Victoris, g. c., and the
Plastown, Africa and Vestnick will reach
here later from Vladivostock, in Asiatic Rus
sia. 1t is not unlikely that another ship of
the feet will also arrive. These ships are all
iron frigates.
The movements of United States war ves-
sells are buletined as follows: Iroquo;s, to
the Asiatic squadron Tuscarora, to the Pa
cific Station, where she will be employed at
her old work, deep sea soundipgs. Both ves-
sells may be detailed upon the transit Of Venus
expedition in 1892 The training s!oop-of-
war Jamestown will sail round the Horn, to
New York, after undergoing repairs. She
viii then go into the training squadron. The
Adams sailed on an EXTENDED cruise in Mexi-
can, Panama. Peruvian and Chilean waters on
Thursday last. The jamestown and Lacka-
wanna arrived in port on Thursday, the
former from Sitka. and the latter from the
South Ssa.
The Postofice Department has requested
the postal authorities of New South Wales,
Queensland Victoria, New Zealand, Japan,
Hunskong and Shanghai, in making up mails
for the United States via San Francisco, to
send in. direct mails TO this city all letters
directed for delivery here. as well as those
addressed to the States Of New Jersey, Con-
necticut and Rhode Island. instead of dis
patching them as heretofore in bulk to San
Francisco for assortment and distribution i'll
the Postofice. The method now in use in
wolves some delay, and sometimes leads to q
detention Of twenty-fcur hours. there being
only one mail dispatched eastward daily from
San Francisco, and this request will undoubt-
edly be complied with, and merchants and
others thus be enabled to receive more
promptly their correspondence from these
points.
The pigeon shooting at Birds Point Sun
day by San Francisco sportsmen resulted as
follows: Handicap-Precht IA yards), 8;
Myers ga yards, l Slade (21 yards) .;
Jones (21 yards), .; Welsh ga yards, 6;
Nuttree IA yards, 6; Lambert (25 yar6s),
l; Williams (23 yardsl, l Fowler (23 yardsl
6; Sunth (2S yards)., 8; Ferguson l2S yardsh
5; Taylor III yards. .. Welsh, Fowler and
Galindo shot off at three single birds. Fergu-
son missing his third bird, the three gentle
men shot off and Fowler retired on his third.
Galindo and Welsh then shot off at three
pairs, resulting as follows Welsh, 5 !; Ga
Undo (withdrawn), 2 Mr.. Welsh having
gained the first money was declared the
between Messrs. Welcb, Jones, Nuttree and
Lowell. Mr.. Welsh killed three straight,
Mr.. Jones killed one and made a miss, Mr..
Nuttree didn't harm his birds, and Mr.. Low
ell killed two. The California Club shoots at
San Bruno next Sunday. Two weeks from
last Sunday the Cosmopolitan and Gun Clubs
shoot their challenge match and so wind up
the season.
The condition of police officer James Nc
Namara, who was shot through the left eye
and temple, Saturday night, by Timothy
Lynch, who was intoxicated ard whom the
officer was attempting to lead home was the
theme of general discussion among the brother
officers and friends of the unfortunate man all
day yesterday. Many inquiries were also
made as to the probable result of Lynch's
wounds. Police Surgeon Stambaugh is in
attendance upon both of the wounded men.
Officer Men amsra is doing as well as can be
expected. No grounds for fear of fatal re-
suit of the injuries exist, but the loss of his
eye is great calamity and keenly felt by
him. He regrets that it was necessary to
club his assailant so severely. Lynch was
able to talk yesterday morning and expressed
the deepest contrition for his participaucy in
the affair. His injuries were very severe,
although fatal termination of them is re-
garded as impossible His face is terribly
bruised. He said yesterday that he would
rather have been killed outright than to have
awakened to consciousness and be informed
Of the result of his debauch. He claims to
have no knowledge whatever of his actions OF
Saturday night, after leaving down town.