Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-15
THE METROPOLIS.
Happenings Of a Day at San
Francisco.

DAN RANCiSCO, move uDer Ifta. - IHc
Stock Report publishes extracts from a letter
from an officer OF the Arctic relief steamer
Rodgers, dated October 10th at st. Lawrence
Bay, where the ship arrived the day before.
coast about fifty miles from East Cape. with
one years provisions, with orders to sledge
the coast to the north and west as soon as the
ground is covered with snow. The Rodgers
reached latitude re A north. No land was
visible to the nofthward, but to the south
ward q flight of ducks showed there must be
land in that direction.
DONATIONS IN AID OF THE SOLDIERS HOME.
The Lincoln Post, G. A. R., has donated
the sum of $500 from its treasury for the
Soldiers Home. At meeting last evening
the Garfield Post donated the entire sum in
its treasury TO the same object, and the
George FL. Thomas Post will be heard from
Co night, no doubt, with generous contribu-
tion.
FATAL RESULT.
Officer Henry o. ADgill, who shot himself
in the North End police station Sunday
night. died last night at quarter to 10
o'clock. from the effects of the injury. De-
ceased was native of Ohio, 81 years of age.
He had been connected with the police force
for three years and five months.
THE SUNDAY LAW.
A meeting of the clergy Of the city and
vicinity was held at Association Hall this af-
ternoon to concert measures for the better OBJ
servance of the Sabbath and sustaining the
Sunday law. Rev. DIR. Patterson, of Brook
lyn, presided. The report of the committee
appointed some weeks since was read, recon-.
mending the calling of Sabbath Convention
and the formation of permanent Sabbath
Association. Rev. DR.. Williams, Chairman
of that COMMITTEES. supported the recon-
mendations in a brief speech. The subject
was discussed at some length by numbers of
the clergy and others present Pending dis
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
A meeting of the Board of Supervisors was
held this evening, at which the question of
granting the railroad franchises was consid-
cred. A writ of prohibition was served on
the Board, at the instance of Eugene P.
Dewey and w. E. Dewey, owners of prop.
erty on Brannan street, requiring the Board
to appear within thirty days and show cause
why it should not be perpetually enjoined
from granting the franchise to the Bay
Shore Railroad Company The joiut
Committee on Streets and Judiciary
reported in favor of passing to print and
granting franchise TO the San Francisco and
Ocean Shore Railroad Company The Oc:an
Shore Railroad Company's application for
franchise was referred TO the Street and
Judiciary Committees. The order granting
the Bay Shore Railroad Company a fran
chiss to skirt the water front was laid ever
until the next meeting. The order granting
the Southern and Central Pacific Railroad
Companies a right to extend their tracks on
King street, between Sixth and Seventh, was
indefinitely postponed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Grand Jury is still continuing its in
vestigations of the Treasurer's Office.
It is said that the investigation into the af.
fairs of the House of Correction develops
that affairs there are in very bad state, and
that it is probable Superintendent Provost
will be removed.
While in a closet attached to the north.end
police station, Sunday night, officer Harry
Angin attempted to change his revolver from
his hip to his breast pocket. The weapon
was self.cocker, and in some unaccountable
manner was discharged, the ball entering his
left side just below the heart, and, ranging
downward and inward, inflicted an exceed
ingly dangerous wound. He was at once re-
moved to the City Receiving Hospital by his
brother officers, but all efforts to find the
lodging place of the ball were in vain. The
wounded man had but lately recovered from a
1Opo v,eriod IF dioah h.1itx, l,xo ,xs-
tol wound received at the hands of burglars
on California street. The police surgeon en-
tertains hopes Of his recovery.
In relation to the prominent local topic
street railroad privileges and street wire priv
ileges-it is learned that the Street and Judi
ciary Committees of the Board of Supervisors
met conformity Saturday night for the pur.
pose of considering the railroad franchises
pending before the Board. By en- amend.
ment to the order, allowing George s. Ladd
and associates to lay telegraphic and tele-
phonic wires in the streets the parties ere re-
quired to keep the streets in repair in which
their wires are laid and to furnish the city
twenty telephone connections free of charge.
A like amendment was made in the matter
of the Swales Ocean Wave Company, in re-
lation to the mains for flushing purposes and
the two orders were recommended passed to
print. In consideration of promise on the
part of Messrs. Barnes, Laver and associates
to pay the city five per cent. per month of
the net profits of their proposed street rail-
road franchise from the intersection of Powell
and Eddy streets to North Beach, the COM
mittees decided to report fayorably. After 8
variety of motions seeking to curtail the
privileges asked by the Bay Shore Railroad
Company. and others looking to a refusal of
the Board to grautis franchise, were all lost
by tie vote, the order was finally passed
upon favorably, the only restriction being the
company shall not be allowed to halt its cars
upon street crossing. The committee
passed to print Joseph Kohn's application for
q franchise TO construct street railroad from
San Jose avenue and Twenty-sixth street to