Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-15
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS


Richard T. Maxwell has been granted a
divorce from Mary w. Maxwell, by Judge
Lawler, on the ground of desertiop.
United States Marshal Drew Tuesday
took LOS. esson of tire British steamer
Strathairly, under the libel o: information
| filed by toe United States District At
torney, to recover penalties amounting to
so, 500, for bringing more passengers from
Hongkong than the law permitted.
The " Lodge of Golden Links, connect
ed with s.: Adams Sunday.school. have,
upon invitation from the Rev. II S jeff
reys, of the Episcopal Caurch at Belmont,
agreed to assist in appropriately ceiebrat-
| ing the unwilling OF the bell which has
| Just been placed in the belfry of the
church, and which will ring out its joyous
peals for the first time in commemoration
of the l07th anniversary OF the battle OF
Bunker Hill.
At about 4 o'clock Monday morning a
man in the vicinity OF Suffer aud Leaven.
worth streets yelled murder. Some A. d.
T. boys ran up and found him rising from
the ground. They asked him what was
the matter, but he vouchsafed no answer,
simply tying handkerchief around his
bleeding head and silently departing.
The next morning large pool of blood
was found where the man had faller, in
| front of Sutter-street residence.
The case of the Mercantile Library chess
room Joker" in which Stephen Mayblum
had been imposed upon by persons who
| frequent the library for mental recreation
and practical Jokes. to that extent that he
| believed one R. Wells to be a mental in
competent possessed of considerable prop
erty, and accordingly fled petition that
he be appointed Wells guardian, came up
before Judge Finn, of the Probate Depart
ment, Superior Court, Tuesday. After
hearing the testimony as to Wells sanity,
Judge Finn justified Mr.. Mayblum for
filing the petition, and with great dignity
administered a most scathing rebuke to
Messrs. Hayward, Wells and Stewart. the
perpetrators of the "joke," and remarked
that while he could not punish the perpe.
traitors, he wished them to understand that
he censured them for the course they had
pursued.
Auditor Brickwedel has submitted an
estimate of the receipts and expenditures
Of the city government for the fiscal yeaI
ending June 80, 1888. The estimated ex,
penditure is placed at 81. ll6, $50, which
includes the following estimates of ex.
penses of the different departments As
SCISSORS deputies, S27, 900 !; Assessors extrs
deputies, $50, 600; Street Department dep
uties, S2S. 500; Sherif7s deputies, S65, 600
Tax Collectors deputies, S25, 600; County
Clerks deputies. s75, 600; Recorders dep.
uties, S2S, 1000; License Collectors assist
ants, $4,000; Courtroom interpreters,
5000; porters, City Hall and Court,
rooms, Sl4. AGO Police force salaries, S5l2,
600; Fire Department salaries, 5000, 900
Fire Department running $50, 600
Fire Department material. $50. 900; repairs
of public buildings, $50, 600; Hospital and
Alms-house expenses, $3.50. 600 /; Industrial
School, S45, 600; House of Correction,
$40, 600; registration aud election, SIS,
600; Health Department expenses, SIS,
900 constructing main and interceptine
sewers, STA 500; lighting public buildings,
ST., 500; Court reporters, SIS, 600 adver.
Using, Sc, 600; subsistence OF prisoners,
SIS, 600 repairs to county roads, so, 900
urgent necessity, $50, 600; grading and i'm.
proving plazas, $4,000; New City Hall
building, $500, 600 water for public build.
ings, SS4 600. The amount to be raised
by tax levy is g, 9l9, 4S9, while the re-
ceipts from other sources is placed at
Sl,l97, 100.