Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-04

SAN Francisco. August Sd - Rev. Mother
Mary Teresa Comerford died at the Sacred
Heart Convent, in this city, to-day, aged 60.
| She established three converts in this State
and had recently returned from Ireland,
where she founded convent to educate
teachers for converts on this coast
POLITICAL MATTERS.
At the Convention of the Yosemite wing of
the Democracy tonight it was decided that
no compromise with the Manhattans would
| be made, and to proceed with the Lomina-
| tions.
The Manhattan branch rejected the offer
of the Yosemites for a compromise on a basis
of 125 to rs delegates, and proceeded to make
nominations. Charles Hubert, ex.City
| Treasurer, was nominated for that position.
The boiling Workingmen assembled at
Humboldt Hall tonight, and adopted a reso-
lation offering to coalesce with the Desmond
wing, each to appoint 80 delegates to the
Convention. II the proposition be accepted.
all the nominations by either branch are to
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mated, to be called the Workingmen's ticket.
CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS.
George w. Peacemaker was killed at Oak
land Point this afternoon, by being caught
between two cars in the Central Pacific Rail
road yard and crushed. He leaves wife, and
five children.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1t is 1umored that the Oregon Navigation
Company Intends to establish line of steam
ers to China.
The California Pioneers propose to visit
Monterey on September 9th. and to remain
several days.
The total amount of taxes collected on per-
sonal property before becoming delinquent
was S524, 800.
The application of the Pacific Powder
Company to disincorporate has been granted
by Judge Halsey.
About 1870 Tuesday night the stable of
NJ. Meyer, No. 92S Folsom street, was en-
tered and valuable bay mare stolen.
John Mannix has been arrested on q
charge of battery on F. V. Steinman, the
Bailiff of the Railroad Commissioners.
p. G. Hawkins, payer, was run over
while at work on Folsom street, near Seventh,
by runaway team, and had two ribs broken
on the right eide.
A youth named Willie Heron picked the
pocket of Miss Ida Salinas of a purse con-
tanning SO on Fourth street, but was arrest
ed by officer Mcguire before he could escape
with his plumber.
Treasurer Shaber paid out 1888, 900 on &C.
count of salaries of municipal employees on
Monday. There is 100000 in the general
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paid on presentation.
Wslter Higgins aud Martin Hayes, minors,
uere ARE sted by officers Burke and Shear for
snatching purse containing 50 IS from the
hand of little girl residing at No. 1925 Jes-
sic street. They were charged with felony.
The Ministerial Union of San Francisco
have adopted a resolution of thanks TO D. o.
Mills for his don alton of S75. 900 to the State
University, for the foundation of Chair of
Mental and Moral Philosophy and Civil
Polity.
At about II o'clock Tuesday night officer
G. i. Bennett found little boy seven years
of age wandering along Minna street. The
little waif was taken to the Central Station,
where he told pitiful story of drunken
father, and mother that had sent him out
into the streets, as she had nothing to give
him to eat The little fellow gave the name
of Willie Rowe, and said that he had had
nothing to eat all day.
The fight between the two Chinese com.
panies, which commenced on Sunday. does
not seem to have been finished up at that
| time, but has been repeated on every possible
occasion since, aud the officers are kept busy
bringing in the bellieerents. Up to the pres
ent time ten have been arrested against
whom charges Of assault to commit muir
der have been booked, and the prospects are
good for large extension Of the list.
The particulars of a first class abduction
case were communicated to reporter who
attempted to unravel the mystery The task
was difficult one, bul after three hours hard
work the journalist succeeded in uaearthing
the facts that the we'll dressed fair young
subject of the outrage was an unfortunate
victim of dipsomania, and that her captors
were her relatives. and that the hack con-
veyed her to the Home Of the Inebriate for
treatment.
There are in circulation in the city some
short-weight eagles which outwardly defy
detection. Three Of them were brought to
money broker. and, when weighed found
to be over 81 short. The method by which
the eagle has been sweated is that adopted
by Chinese in their manipulation of Mexican
dollars The token has been cut in halves
and metal distracted from the interior. The
milling is perfect, and it is only by the
ring of lightness that the fraud can be de-
tected.
Elizabeth Murtha, who keeps a little
grocery at the corner of Third and Townsend
streets. was arrested ON a warrant charging
her with selling liquer without license. On
leaving her store she lockeditup, but scarcely
had she reached the station-house when the
door of her store was burst in, and it was
taken possession of by a gang of hoodlum
boys and girls and young men, who held
high nSs" among the beer barrels, and who
were descended upon by officers kim, Cor
man and Manning, who arrested A. +. Pico,
L. NJ. Aldrich, Bailey II. Beehe, james
Murray, Ben. Joiner, Michael Williams,
John Foley, Kittie Ryan, Kate Smith, and
charged them with burglary in the second
degree.