Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-26
SAN FRANCISCO NEWS.

Complaint is made of the dumping of
garbage near Meiggs' wharf.
Steam dredgers are at work at the How.
ard. street wharf and at the foot of Branuan
street.
The fishing schooner Page came into port
Thursday with cargo of 81, 900 Goldfish
from the Chsmougin islands.
Imports of specie from Mexico by the
steamer Thursday amounted to Sl35, GOO,
mostly in the form of silver bullion.
The examinations of Fallon and Michel.
respectively charged with the murder of
Rock and Farrell, have been continued to
next week.
Edward j. Hooper, aged so years, father.
in.law of Colonel John P. jackson, died at
the latter's residence yesterday after a lin.
gering illness of years.
The British bark Compta, hence August
81 for Magdalena bay, went ashore at that
point on the 18th. She had 500 tons of
wheat from this port, which was being
thrown overheard in the effort to float her.
1t is feared that she cannot be got off.
United States Marshal Drew has ar
rested John Rothgeb, OF San Audreas, for
perjury. The charge is that he falsely
swore before the Register of the Sacra.
mento Land Office that certain lands in
Calaveras county were agricultural, and
not mineral.
Chief of Police happens, of Portland, Or,
arrived in this city Thursday, and emphat.
ically denies the charges of Carrie Bradley,
the murderess, to the effect that she had
bribed him with $500 to connive at her es-
cape. No credence is given to her story,
the Chief says, by the respectable element
of his district.
The trouble between Samuel Sachs and
wife, the daughter of ex. Collector of the
Port t. B. Shannon, has been adjusted
The lady will get a divorce and Sl30 a
month alimony and one child. The hus.
band will get the other child. He will
not be prosecuted for shooting. Mrs. Sachs
leaves for the East shortly on visit to
friends.
The little fishing smack W. and T. No.
S, Captain Conderas, arrived in port Thurs
day, ten days from Astoria. Another boat
containing fellow. fisherman named Mark
Marguerite lett at the same time, but Dur
ing heavy weather. ab5ht 200 miles out,
the boats parted company, and Marguerite
has not been seen since.
The Light. house Board, Washington, D.
c., has issued the following notice to mar
iners "Notice is hereby given that, on
and after September 80, 1882, the light
ship moored near the wreck of the steamer
Escambia, off the coast of California, near
the entrance of San Francisco bay, will be
Withdrawn. In its place there will be
moored, until the wreck is removed, an
automatic ell-buoy of the first class,
painted with red and black horizontal
stripes"
Up to within few days the lowest rate
for any kind of vessel direct to Liver
pool was sos. This was the figure paid for
the British Peer and Dawpool, both Brit
ish iron ships chartered this week. Two
], 800 ton American wooden chips have Just
been closed FOR Liverpool direct at Ass Cd,
and one /, 400 ton ship OF the same class is
reported at AIS Cd. the last.named is the
st. Stephen, which ia one of the most
popular wooden ships in port. The other
two were the Hecla and W. H. Common. A
year ago the ST. Stephen was loaded at
San Diego, and received 70s for the same
service, sailing about July lst. Last year
the w. II. Conuor was loaded at Whining
ton, sailing August 29sh for Dublin under
charter at 70s. There is quite contrast
in the rates paid for wheat vessels now and
year ago.