Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-01
- ''THE BAY"
Happenings of a Day at San
Francisco
DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION.
The Printers Taking Hand in The
Political Fight
Etc.

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SAN FRANclsoo, August Slst-A man who
registered his name IS Thomas st the Boz
nanza House, $50 Market street, was found
grcaning in his bed at 3 o'clock this morning,
and was attended to, bat he died at 1:45r. NJ.
The cause Of his death Is unknown.
DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION NETTING.
Tie Democrats held largely attended
ratification meeting at I,ish-Americsn Hall
this evening, which was addressed by a num-
bsr OF nominees. \ considerable portion of
their remarks was devoted to attacks on Hon.
Horace Davis ON account OF speech made
by him at Republican Ward meeting last
night, in which he advertsG to the TACT that
ten Of tie Democratic candidates for Super
viaors are cf foreign birth, and that eight of
their nominees fer School Directors belonged
to one church snd one race, and thss 70 such
sactarian influence should be allowed to so
preponderate in the School Board.
MEETING CT PBiNTERs.
The printers, irrespective of party, he'd
meeting this evening ard iudo9ssd number
of their craft nominated, some by the Repnb-
Ecans. some by the Democrats. for School
Directors and Supervisors. Desmond, Dem
ocratic candidate for Sheriff was iadorsed, on
the ground that his Republican opponent,
Sedgwick, would give the patronage of his
Office to the Cbroaicie, which was stigmatized
as = rat paper aai iaiuicsl to the craft
STEAM QUARANTINE BARGE.
The steam barge for the use Of tie Qaaran-
tine Officer was launched to-day. It is an
improvement in the qparau:ife service that
has beea long needed.
MIscEI LAEroUs
The steamer Gaelic IS expected here FROM
China and Japan about The 1llh o Septemy
ber.
Mrs. Maria Metcalfe, who fell out Of sec
ond-story window in her residence at No. 4ls
Geary street. Monday evening, died OF her in
juries about o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
In the suit of Malyins Woodruff against
Putnam Robson. in Judge Wilson's Court,
yesterday, motion for nensHit was granted
This was an action tn recover money lost by
the husband of plaintiff at faro.
The Greenbaok party and the Womanis
Social Science Association have indorsed the
nomination of MIS- Marian Todd for the Dis
trict Attorneyshir. The Pacific Coast
Womans Suffrage Association also battle for
her.
An inquest was held by Coroner Dorr on
the body of Quan Lem, the Chinaman who
was shot and killed in Sullivan's alley on the
18th instant, the jury returning a verdict
charging Chow Yee and Quan Chez with the
murder.
Judge Rix, in the case of Albert L. Hy-
man, examined few days since upon o
charge of felony, said to have been COM
mitted in furnishing Sadie Iaughran drug
for an unlawful purpose, has made an order
holding The accused to answer before the Su-
perior Court and fixing bail at g, COO
James E, Johnson who was shot by John
d. Sullivan on Monday night, is reported to
be lying in very precarious condition at st.
Mary's Hospital. He is bleeding Internally
In the Police Court the examination Of Sulli-
van is postponed for ono week An applica-
ton for bail was taken under sdyisement.
A. Herbst, Principal of tie South Cosmo-
politan School, was arrested Tuesday on a
charge of battery, said to b--a been com.
mitted on John Pfeiifer, IA sesrs OF age, re-
siding at 1919 Pest street. The complainant,
who is pupil of the school named, alleges
that the accused struck him on the forehead
with cane.
Emile Miller, peddler, whiie riding on
the frart plattoim of KsaFny street car,
fell over and was saved from being crushed
BY the driver se'ziBg his leg and holding him
up till he could put on the brakes. One Of
the wheels was found to be pressing against
Miller's head. He escaped with few
bruises, but had narrow call for his life.
Georgie Grove, the six-year-old son of Jas
Nv 81 he
burg and Twenty-ffth streets, while playing
about the edge of deep pond on Twenty
sixth street, near Church, yesterday after
noon, fell into the wafer md was drowned
The body was recovered late last evening and
removed to the residence of the parents. An
inquest viii be hsld,
In the inquest held on the body of John
O'Leary, the boy drowned OFF Browns wharf,
in South San Francisco, on the 22i of Au-
gust, eight jurors returned verdict of acci-
dental death, and one verdict charging an
slaughter. Harold, it was testified, whirled
the deceased around until he became dizzy,
when he staggered overheard.
The Supreme Court has reversed decision
of the Superior Court of Solano county,
which refused to grant motion for new
trial IN the case of Newco,nhe es al. vs.. lis
dale. The action was brought 60 recover
damages for the destruction of crops, arising
from the defendants having cut levee or
embankment across wilkins slough. The
point 10 dispute was, whether the defendants
were justified in their act, If the same was
necessary under an urgent pressure to save
life and property from destruction. The
Court below instructed the jury that defend
ants were liable if they cut the embankment
TIE Supreme Court reverses that decision on
the ground that the evidence shows that the
cutting was necessary to save life and
large amount of property.
TIE advance in wheat about week ago Is
pretty well maintained, despite correspond
ing appreciation in the cost of transportation
to foreign market. Wheat sold in this
market in July at 81 421 and it was feared
that even that rate might not be maintained
in view Of the large quantity to 90 forward
The more hopeful ones, however, took p
more encouraging view of the situation.
Farmers are to be congratulated that this
CHEEKY view has been measprably confirmed
On the 22d of August wheat had worked
itself up to 81 CD. and two days later it
stood at 81 72I, which is substantially the
figure to-day for prime lots. Thus, inside OF
thirty days, wheat has advanced SOC per Gen.
tai, with every appearance at this writing
that the market will hold its own.
On last Monday afternoon Miss Fields, the
eldest daughter of Chauncey Fields of III
Page street, had s narrow escape from an in.
slant but horrible death. The young lady,
with her two sisters, had ascended to the roof
of the Palace Hotel, for the purpose of taking
in the magnificent view to be obtained from
that elevated point. and was walking along
narrow plank path leading to the center of
the glass roof over the court, when she invol-
unfairly stepped on TO one OF the glass panes.
The frail substance gave way, and but for the
fact that by couple of feet she WAS not far
enough out to escape the first floor balcony,
Miss Field would have fallen $50 feet to the
concrete below and been dashed to atoms.
AS it was, SIZE landed on the balcony, aud
beyond the shock to her nervous system and
some severe gashes cut by the broken glass,
escaped injury.
Thirty-two years ago Yesterday the good
old ship Humboldt dropped anchor near
where Montgomery block now stands, and
800 weary passengers, 101 days out from
Panama, fled on shore. Out of that number
scarcely one-fourth are yet living, and only
twenty iu and about San Francisco. These
have banded Themselves together as the
Humboldt Association, who last night rnet in
annual banquet presided ever by Colonel A.
B. Perkins, Chairman, aud james E. Gordon,
Secretary. There were also present James
Irvine, Jonathan Kittridge, W. S. r Taylor.
B. E. Henriksen, NJ. Spaulding, H. Icksl-
heimer, John Glare, A. ID Starr Also. s.
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