Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-21
THE BAY. .
Items Of Interest from the Me-
tropolis.
A COOK CAPTURES A SCHOONER.

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A COOK CAPTURES A SCHOONER.
Extensive confagration Prevented by the
Fire Department
SAN FRANcIsco, June 20th.-A private
dispatch from Mazatlan says that the mate
and four sailors OF the schooner Eustace have
arrived there. The cook killed Captain
Hornsby, was confined in the cabin and set
the vessel on FIRE. No further particulars are
given. The vessel left here May 31st, bound
for Mszatlan nth cargo valued at $40, 600.
As it included lot of giant powder, it is
supposed that the cook was blown up with
| the vessel.
Extensive Confiagration Prevented.
SAN FRAEcIsCo, June 20th.-Shortly after
o'clock this morning the Fire Department
was summoned to extinguish FIRE at the
northwest corner of Montgomery avenue and
Lombard street by an alarm turned in from
box 2. The buildings on both sides are con-
structed of wood, two and three stories in
hight, and are set up on stills, SO to speak.
as is also the sidewalk. When the Depart
ment reached the ground the space under
the buildings and sidewalks was filled with
smoke, and it was sometime before the local
ity of the flames could be discovered, aud
then only by cutting holes through the side
walks and buildings. The lower floor of the
three-story frame house on the corner was
occupied by j. Lacoste as wine and liquor
store. His family and another family occu-
pied the upper floors. Adjoining this build
ing on Lombard street were two two-story
dwellings, owned By Mr.. Partridge and
occupied by family named Horn and an
other family and a variety store kept by
Mr.. McGrath. Adjoining the corner on
Montgomery avenue was two story build
ing, on the lower ioor of which was the
Occidental market kept by MIR. Horn and
the upper story was occupied by family.
Next came bakery owned by Mr.. Lamar,
attached TO which was the bakers oven, ETC.,
where the fire is supposed to have originated.
Under the avenue sidewalk was a stable
where horses belonging to different parties
were kept, three of which perished in the
flames Some Of the buildings were consider
ably burned about the lower portion, but
they can all be repaired. The total loss is
estimated from $4,000 to $1,000.
Municipal POlitics-The TichbOrne Matter
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20th.-Politics in
the Republican camp are quite lively to-day.
The County Convention meets tomorrow.
1t is understood that motion will be made
to defer any definite action for month. This
ia attributable to the fact that members of
the Convention are good deal at sea regard
ing the candidates. No slate has been made,
and but few combinations formed, and dele
gates want more time to look around them.
There is also an impression that it is rather
early, on general principles, to put men in
the field; that if nominations are delayed
one month quite time will remain
to make arrangements to bleed candidates,
etc. On the other hand, there are two or
three candidates with strong followings whose
interests would be subserved by immediate
action, and they will undoubtedly endeavor
to bring it about. Ia the Democratic coun-
ellis there is but little stirring. Their primary
does not come eff until the Both instant, and
meantime they are keeping quiet.
The Tichborne matter seems likely to make
more Of a sensation than at first supposed.
General Barnes is evidently strongly i'm
pressed with the belief that the new claimant
is the real article. What strengthens his opin-
ion is the fact that Tichborne, if he may be
SO called. did not wait upon him with any
view to obtaining his services in pushing his
claim. On the contrary, he seems quite in
different on that score, apparently assuming
that whenever he chooses to present himself
to the friends of his early life in France and
England recognition will follow as a neces-
sary matter OF course. His visit to Barnes
appears to have been simply to obtain certain
information as to the best means Of obtain
ing evidence to contradict the report of his
departure from Rio Janeiro in the vessel
Bella General Barnes states that after be-
coming interested in the matter, and submit
ting Tichborne to the most rigid and lengthy
examination, he utterly failed to trip him on
will be in the city within few days, when
he will arrange for a general meeting with
him of representatives Of the press, when
full inquiry viii be invited.
The Gist of the News.
There are only 10 smallpox patients in the
Twenty hospital.
DR.. O'Donnell has named a ticket for the
municipal election. He is on the list himself
for one office.
| A hoodlum, William Nelson, in hoodlum
row Sunday night, at Twelfth and Mission
streets, bit off the nose Of hoodlum Hugh
McCloskey.
| At the sand-lot meeting Sunday. resolu-
tion was passed naming a committee to get
up demonstration on the arrival home of
| Senator Miller.
Bernard III. Meyers, who was arrested in
Sacramento on two charges of violating in
ternal revenue laws, has been held to answer
| by United States Commissioner O'Beirne in
$500 bail.
OF the S51 vessels cleared with California
| -four, wheat and barley from July 1, 1880, to
June Is. 1881, both dates inclusive, 231 have
arrived out, leaving 120 now afoat. One of
these is believed to be lost, and three others
are overdue.
| The Central Pacific Railroad Company
last week requested the owners of the yawl
J Yacht Emerald to send in q bill Of damage
for the running down of the Emerald by the
ferry steamer Capital, and the company
promptly paid the same on presentation.
The crack yacht Consuelo, which, until the
| launching of the Cornelius O'Connor, was
the cham pion yacht in these waters, has been
1 sold by the Spreckles Brothers to Mexican
parties for $1,000. She was twice defeated
] l.. 4ia Q,Cannor althnuch in oil r,re1,;a,,s