Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-23
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
Exchanges of May 22d.l


There were eighty.seven deaths during
the past week, as compared with sixty
nine in the corresponding week last year.
The British ship Lancashire, Captain
Pier, arrived yesterday from Greenock, and
reports that on February 2Sth A. Stein
brinck, seaman, was washed overheard and
drowned during heavy gale. He was a
native of Germany, aged p years.
The steamer City of Sydney brought
news of the death of Henry A. Kinney, of
the Government School at Waikiki, Sand
y'ich Islands. Mr.. Kinney passed most of
his time in this State. He was educated
at the College of California and at Hamil.
ton College, New York. After graduation
he was teacher at Washington College,
Alameda county, and at the California Mil
itary Academy.
Very few transcripts fled in the Su-
preme Court exceed in volume one depos-
tied yesterday with Clerk Gross, in the
matter of the contested election of NJ. A
Edmonds by James V. Coffey, which is ATS
pages between the covers. Even if this
case is costly to the contestant it should
be fine for the printer, whose bill must be
in the vicinity of between S400 and $500,
estimated at the customary cost OF compo-
sitiop.
Yesterday morning Judge freedom, of
the Superior Court, Department IL, sen.
fenced George III. Messersmi.h to impris-
onment for life. Messersmith, two years
ago, murdered his wife on Sacramento
street, near kearny, by shooting her in the
most heartless and brutal manner. He was
tried originally before Judge Morrison in
the Fourth District Court, convicted of
murder in the first degree, and sentenced
to be hanged. The case was appealed and
new trial granted by Chief Justice Nor.
rison, reversing in SO doing his own ruling
made while District Judge.
Owing to the freight blockade on the
Union Pacific Railroad at the Missouri
river crossing, the Rodgers will not sail for
the Arctic much before the middle of June.
Supplies, with other freight, have been de-
tanned at Council Bluffs, and cannot reach
here to permit the sailing by June LIST.
Work on the Rodgers has progressed rap.
idly, and Lieutenant Berry seems well
satisfied with the vessel The Government
is supplying the crew with all the neces-
saries, and some Injuries, for their long
voyage. The crew is as fine body OF men
as ever shipped. A few were enlisted here,
but the majority volunteered in New York
and other Atlantic ports The regular pay
of the navy is their only compensation.
AS the Secretary of War has decided not
to order teams from the three divisions of
the army TO visit Creedmoor this year to
compete for the Hilton Trophy, project
is on foot to arrange a contest between the
men who would have been eligible to places
in the army team from the Pacific, and a
team of National Guardsmen, for some
suitable trophy or series of prizes. The
marksmen from the Departments of the
Columbia, Arizona and Calf ,rnia, will
assemble a. Tie Pre- i1io about the middle
Of July, and the contests will probably be
arranged to come of early in August In
the meantime the competition for the An
drews Trophy will develop the best shots
in tie National Guard OF California, and
possibly Of Nevada, Oregon and Arizona,
as the contest is open to teams from the
National Guard of the whole Pacific coast,
as well as to companies of the army and
navy. The University Cadets will par
;icipate in the first contest, to come off
next Saturday, and will continue to strug.
gle for the prize till it is finally awarded.
Entries from other States are daily ex-
pec.ed