Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-12
The METROPOLIS.
Items Of Interest from San Fran
cisco.

SAN Francisco, January 11th.-A move.
ment is afoot among the members of the Pro-
duce Exchange to start a wheat speculation
here on the Chicago system. If possible the
Exchange will be induced to take it up, 9TH
erSise those members favoring the project
will combine with the mining and stock opera
tors, who ere tired of the dullness in their
line Ct business, and commence operations.
Shippers generally oppose the project, which
is urged mainly By the commission merchants,
and there is little doubt it will he carried out
within few months.
VETERANS HOME ASSOCIATION.
The Executive Committee of the Beard Of
Trustees of the Veterans Home Association
met last evening. The amount of $4,000
has been subscribed to the fund, and the
committee resolved to call in thesubscriptions.
Tomorrow circulars will be sent to 1900
postmasters in California, Nevada, Oregon,
Idaho, Washington Territory and Arizona,
informing them of the progress of the
Veterans Home movement. and suggesting
the propriety Of making Wsshington's birth
day the occasion for benefit balls and festivals.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Imports OF treasure from Yokohama BIZ The
Belgic were 1888, 345 in gold.
Robert Somers, an apprentice boy on the
English ship Argelsey, accidentally shot him
self in the left thigh, sustaining severe flesh
wound.
Judge Freedom has sustained the decision of
the Police Court in the appeal case of Ralph
u Basford, charged with violating the law
relating to pharmacists. The law is declared
unconstitutional
During the month of December $50 pas
sengers arrived here from the East by rail
aud 002 departed to the East in the same
way. The arrivals by the ocean for Decem-
Der numbered 2,S79 and the departures 2,740
The steamer Belgic, which arrived Tuesday
from China snd japan, brought 700 Chinese
passenger. Four hundred were transferred
on the hay By lighters TO Oakland, and thence
dispatched to labor on the Southern Pacific
Railroad at the frors. The ran aiming 800
disembarked in this city.
a serious and unaYoid able accident oc.
Cured upon the Geary-street cable road,
Sunday afternoon, aud. as proved by the
sequel, narrowly missed being friehtful
disaster. At haif-pass fonr the driver Of ore
of the dummies was endaavoring to make the
cable connection, when the lever broke.
throwing him down, and the brake being Of,
allowed the dummy and car attached to start
on breakneck run down the hill from the
terminus at the park. The car and dummy
were packed as they always ara on Sunday
afternoons, and the people were hanging upon
the steps. a panic az onca took possession
of the passengers, many of whom Jumped off
the speeding cara. S. III. Jsnner and his
wife were upon the froat seat. Jeaner called
to his wife to jump, and at the same time
jumped himself. He fell with great violence.
striking his head and rolling a considerable
distance. He was picked up insensible and
found to be badly gashed about the head, face
aud hands and bruised about the body. An
other party, whose name cannot be ascer-
tained, had his ear cut nearly off and was
badly bruised upon the side of the head.
Several others, amcng whom were enc or two
ladies', were painfully although not seriously
injured. By the time the car had run two
blocks, some one had the presence of mind to
apply the brake on the re ar end of tie car,
bridging the car to stsndstill.