Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-28
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

| From San Francisco exchanges OF April 27th.l
Assessor Badlam has notified over one
hundred of his field deputies that their
services will not be needed after Saturday
next.
1t is reported that the master of Brit
ish vessel in port, unable to obtain a crew
in consequence of the scarcity of sailors,
proposes to ship crew of Cinnamon.
The Grand Lodge of the Sons OF Temper
ance convened yesterday for the annual
meeting Reports from delegates show
| fattering condition of the Order in the
| State.
| George F. Meek, a well-known compos-
itor, who left for Arizona three months
ago, is reported on good authority to have
cleared $50, 000 in a successful mining
venture.
The crew of the Oceanic remain on board
that vessel, and yesterday the carpenter
developed an eruption on his face. While
it is not known to be small pox, he was,
| for greater safety, transferred on board the
Alaska, until it is known exactly what is
the matter with him.
Daniel D. Hayes of the San Francisco
Paid Fire Department, the inventor of the
Hayes truck, has just completed for the
Fire Department of Philadelphia one of his
trucks, which will be shipped to that city
in about three weeks The truck was or
dered few months since by the Common
Council of Philadelphia.
Lieutenant Berry of the Arctic relief
steamer Mary and Helen, which sails in a
few days, was at the Naval Office in the
Appraisers building to-day examining ap-
plcants who desire to go north as seamen.
Over 100 applied, but 80 only are needed
These must be of good moral character and
of strong physique. Lieutenant Berry has
picked out a score or more for the time
being, but may reject some of these finally.
1t is said that considerable difficulty was
experienced by the agents of the 0. and O.
Company in landing from their steamer
Gaelic the Chinese lepers recently returned
to China, by order of the Board OF Super
visors. During the voyage of the steamer
out, great fright was created among the
Chinese passengers by the appearance of
the lepers among them, and it was found
necessary to separate them from their fell
| low-passengers in order to prevent an i'm
pending mntiny. At Hongkong the mu-
nicipal authorities refused to allow the
lepers to land and seemingly intermina-
be diplomatic discussion ensued in the
matter. But the company, ar hour before
the sailing of the Gaelic on her home voy-
age, placed the unfortunate Chinese aboard
a hulk and left them, so Kidding themselves
| of what would have proved great burden
! to them. 1t is said that the Chinese were
removed to a private hospital, but of the
fate of the unfortunates perhaps little of
the truth will ever be known.
Among the articles which have been dis
covered in the city is curious book-if 1t
may properly SO be called-which the
owner has consented to exhibit at the
coming exhibition. 1t is composed Of
| sticks, upon which are inscriptions in an
unknown tongue It was originally taken
surreptitiously from temple in Bangkok,
and was purchased in Siam by the present
owner Similar books are placed in all the
temples there, and they are jealously
guarded both by law and by cultivating
the superstitions OF the people, who be-
lieve that death will overtake the person
who rifles the temple of this precious
treasure, and disasters will follow upon its
theft This is the only perfect specimen
| known to exist outside the temples IN
SIAM The British Museum boasts an i'm
perfect specimen, and has endeavored to
procure this one which is mentioned. As
yet no person OF sufficient learning in the
Oriental languages, to tell in what alpha
bet the inscriptions are written, has been
found in this city. Have we philologist
among us who can answer the question: