Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-01
SAN FRANCISCO.
Happenings of a Day at the Me-
tropolis.
CURT DECISIONS.
SUPREME
Correction in Regard to the Death of
Captain Waddell.


the acts OF ueIouudut IL faioih6 Vic asSeSs-
ment of plaintiff.
Ophir levies an assessment of 81.
NOT THE "NoTED CONFEDERATE PBIvATEER."
Captain w. W. Waddel, who died in this
city to-day, was not, as telegraphed to the
Bee the Waddell of Shenandoah fame, and
later in command of the Pacific Mail Com
pany's steamer City of San Francisco. which
was lost on Tartar Shoals, off the coast of
Central America, but Scotchman by birth,
and General Superintendent of the Occidental
and Oriental Steamship Company. He has
never been in the United States Navy, nor
In the service of the Pacific Mail Company
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
In the case of A W. Bishop VS.. the Coun-
Gil of the City of Oakland, on appeal. the
Supreme Court to-day decided that in all
cities of over TO- 600 inhabitants the author
tiles must provide Justices of the Peace with
suitable offices in which to hold their Courts.
In the case of Charles c. Jencks against the
same defendant, the Court passed upon the
same point, and also decided that the Justice
is entitled to be paid pre- rata each month
of his yearly salary of 1000.
HERoIsM TO BE REWARDED.
The account recently published of the
wreck of the Alice Buck at Spanishtown
having called the attention of the Board of
Trade and Chamber of Commerce to the
heroic deeds of hfe-saving performed by
the farmer boys-Hovious and Hale-at the
scene of the wreck, those institutions pro-
pose to take some means to signify to the
boys an appreciation of their conduct. 1t is
probable that solid gold medals, the size Of
$50 gold piece, Will be suitably engraved and
presented to the brave young men.
THE GARFIELD MONUMENT.
The Garfield Monument Committee met
tonight and appointed subcommittee to
draft plan of organization.
Carlo OF COAL ON FIRE.
The British ship Cattloch. with coal from
Dundee, recently arrived, was found to be on
fire below, to-day. The fre-boat turned sew
eral streams into the hold, and it is believed
the fire is now under control. The amount
of damage is as yet unknown.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The expenses of the Garfield obseduies in
San Francisco were about 50, 800.
A large number of shad have been caught
lately in the bay, but still they sell for forty
cents pound.
The 25-cent contributions to the Garfield
National Monument already paid into the
hands of H. Clay Miller. Cashier of the Gus
tom House, amount to $50.
The ship Oriental has arrived in port from
Hull, England, and reports that a seaman
named William Harvey fell overheard in the
English Channel and was drowned.
At the beginning of the month it was con-
fidently expected that sixty caIgoes of wheat
would be cleared from California in Septem-
Der. The record Ger twenty-nine days of the
month show forty five cargoes of wheat, in
Guiding two from Wilmington, and one cargo
of -four.
Auditor Dunn has received the following
from State Controller Kenfeld 1.-THE Su-
preme Court having decided that an Act en-
titled An Act for the promotion of drain
ag, approved April %, 1881, is unconstitution-
al, you will, therefore, in your computation of
State taxes for III fiscal year omit the rate
of five cents reported TO you as having been
levied for the drainage construction fund.
The following form the Garfield Monument
Committee j. S. Taber, w. W. Montague,
Levi Strauss, w. w. Dodge, f. F. Low, L.
Sachs, Charles Croker, j. Q. Flood, E. L.
Sullivan, Fl. L. Dodge, N. w. Spaulding,
General James Coey. Hon. L. Sawyer, Cen
Heller, James Duffy, John w. Shaeffer, a.
NJ. Ebbert, A. p. Williams, w. L. Merry,
DIR. j. g. Simpson.
The steamer California has sailed for Sitka.
Among the passengers were Commander
Glass and Ensign Woodworth of the United
States Navy. Commander Glass goes to take
charge of the United States ship Wachusett,
in Alaskan waters, and Ensign Woodwork
was, at his own request, assigned to duty on
the same ship. He applied for service on the
Rogers but his application, which was made
at Sitka, was not received by the Navy De-
partment in time to order him to duty on
that vessel. although the Department recog-
nized and officially commended the action of
the young officer in rendering his services.
The State Board of Horticultural Com
missioners met Thursday. Felix Gillet read
a paper on the ravagaes of the codling moth
and remedies for it. He urged the appoint
ment of State Entomologist. Matthew
Cooke, State Chief Executive horticultural
Officer, presented rules for quarantine laws,
under the Act of the last Legislature. The
rules, which provide for the disinfectipg of
trees, cuttings. ETC., were adopted. 1t is
stated that the quarantine regulations will
be submitted to the Attorney-Generalfor his
supervision 1t was resolved that general
meeting of the horticulturists be held early
in the month Of December to consider their
interests in the matter of destroying insects
to fruit and fruit trees. The Board
ordered. after reciting that several counties
have failed to appoint horticultural Commits
,ioners, that the Chief Horticultural Officer
be instructed to make out list of every
county in the State where the codling moth
has made its appearance, and also to make
out list of all counties where scales and
other insects injurious to fruit and fruit trees
have so far made their appearance, and to
report to the Board the extent and nature of
sbe damage done by such insects. President
DyiDelle made an earnest speech urging
vigorous action, and united war upon the
;ruit pests, which are increasing enormously,
and the fruit-growing of the coast is threat
,ned with humiliation.
Thursday night j. L. Romer was shot by
+. l.. Haste, Mrs. Romer had servant
yirl, who left her. She went to her home to
lscertain the cause. Haste was there. Being
he girls uucle.in-law, he and the lady had
nigh words about the girl. The wife reported
he occurrence to her husband, and said she
,nce to Hasse's house and reused him up.
ae came to the door in dishabille, ready for
Jed, but he had his pantaloons on aud pis-
ol in the pocket. Haste says Romer struck
lin in the face, saying, You are the man l
IN looking for" A struggle then ensned, in
which Haste drew his pistol and fred. The
hot struck Romer in the shoulder, but did
lot appear to affect him much. Alter con-
iderable struggling Romer sat down on the
loor and asked for glass of whisky, which
vas given to him by Haste. Alter awhile
Ir. Romer announced that he was ready to
70 home, and Haste walked with him to the
arcade, where Romer entered and went to
lis room, still bleeding at the shoulder AS
lie left Haste be said Now, look out Tor
vourselt will fix you for this. You shot
ne, and 1 will kill you" Haste went out
md looked for policeman, and found officer
Ieahy. to whom he surrendered himself, and
vas taken TO police headquarters. An exam
nation of Mr.. Romer's wound developed the
act that he had sustained only slight injury.
He declined to make any formal complaint
l. a a.