Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-18
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

| From San Francisco exchanges OF January 17thl
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias convenes in this city February Sth.
A hearing in the Mark Hopkins estate
has been postponed by Superior Judge
Finn until next Saturday.
Sixty-fve new members were admitted
to church fellowship at Calvary Presby,
terrain Church yesterday.
Thus far this year Treasurer Shaber has
collected and paid coupons on the various
city loans now outstanding, to the amount
of SIS, 422.
The report OF the Superintendent of the
Industrial School shows that there were in
that institution December 3lst, ll6 boys
and 6S girls.
Not single case of smallpox was dis
covered on Saturday, only one yesterday,
and none to-day up to 80 o'clock. There
are ROW few over thirty patients at the
Pest-house, and most of these are conva-
lescent.
| There are now in port under engagement
to load wheat forty nine vessels, of 81, 9S4
tons of tonnage, with carrying capacity
/ OF 10000 tons of wheat. A year ago there
were only 10000 tons of tonpsge available
for wheat.
Louis Strauss, brother of Lavi Strauss
and member of the firm of Levi Strauss &
Co, died on Saturday night. Heohad been
a resident of this city since 1851, and has
been actively engaged in business ever
since. The funeral will take place from
his late residence, 62l Leavenworth street,
tomorrow afternoon.
The evils of rot vaccinating as a pre-
ventive against smallpox is deplorably
illustrated in the case Of family residing
in a brick house on the north side of Bush
| street, west Of Powell. Five of the mem
bers of this family mother and four
children-have been stricken with the dis
ease. Not one of them have been vscci-
mated, the mother being strenuously OPP
posed to it.
The Trustees of the Lick estate, con-
sisting OF Richard S. Floyd, William Sher-
man, Edwin B. Mastick, Charles NJ. Plum
and George Schoenwald, have at last made
contract with the Cambridgeport, Mass,
firm of Alvin Clark & Sons for the con
struction of an achromatic astronomical
object glass having thirty-six inches clear
aperture, for the sum of $50, 600, Sl2 900
OF which was paid on signing the contract
William Partridge, the mining stock
operator, came very near being fatally
poisoned ON Thursday evening last. He
was dining at a restaurant and dropped the
butt of his cigar in his empty coffee cup.
The cup was refilled by an attentive waiter,
who, however, did not see the cigar. After
drinking the tobacco and coffee decoction
he was taken very Ill, and fer twenty four
hours his life was despaired of. Extreme
nausea only saved his life.
On the opening of the United States Cir
cult Court this morning, Judge Sawyer
said substantially as follows In the case
of Clodomiro Gotta, the Mexican revolution
ist, we are not able to come to any conclu-
sion satisfactory to both Judges. Judge
Ogden Hoffman having occupied the bench
with Judge Sawyer during the triaD, and
must rely upon decision of the Supreme
Court. We have drawn up some sug-
gestions to be submitted for consideration
of counsel and leave the matter to the Su-
preme Court to decide.
James G.. Pearson, pionesr, died at his
residence in this city last Saturday, aged
80 years. He was born in Gloucester,
Mass, and educated at Andover College.
Immediately after graduating he was made
supercargo of vessel trading between Bos-
ton and Calcutta. This was about the year
1896 Mr.. Pearson arrived in this city
early in lS49, and at once became identi-
fled with its interests. He was clerk of
the Police in 1852, by election of the PEG.
| pie, and in 1854 was elected Justice of the
| Peace. The deceased was a member of
the Masonic fraternity, the Society of Cali
fornia Pioneers and Secretary of the Society
of Old Friends.