Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-27
BRIEF SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Spirited meetings of the Leagues of De-
liverance continue to be held.
The new Superintendent of the Mint
will take possession on the LIST of July.
All Kee. a domestic, who fell from a
window Monday, has died from his in
juries.
The Occidental and Oriental steamer
Oceanic is expected hourly with cargo Of
coolies.
James Jones has been arrested for forg-
ing a name to worthless mining stock he
tried to sell.
Gustav Videau, a native of California,
% years of age, and married, has been ap.
pointed to the regular police force.
Mrs. Mary B. Woodward, who was shot
by DR.. Woodward, and who was reported
suffering from blood poisoning, is improv-
ing.
OF the 81 wheat ships cleared from this
port last January % have arrived out.
Sixteen of them made their trips in l05 to
1870 days.
S. Milton Brown, the Missourian who
swindled William Mills out of $500, has
been sent to the House of Correction for
six months.
The railroad authorities state the depart
ures of Chinese eastward the past month
have not averaged more than ten day,
Consul Bee to the contrary notwithstand.
ing.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Central Gas Company, a transfer of stock
was made to the Central Gas Light Com
pany. The object in so doing was to enable
the company to increase their capital stock
from 81, 600, O00 to 81, 000, 600, SO that the
extensive works now in progress of erec-
ton on block of land at the corner of
Fillmore and Steiner streets could be com.
pleted early in the fall.
The harbor police are still engaged in
searching for Edward Kerr, who so mys-
teriously disappeared from his home on
Jessie street few days ago. They have
not yet succeeded in finding any traces of
him, and think that he is yet alive and
somewhere in the upper portion of the city.
1t was at first reported that the probable
ity was that he had been shanghaied.
Captain Guion, of the North HarbUr Sta
ton, SCOTS at any such idea, since the miss
ing man was about sixty years at age, and
could be of no use whatever upon any ves-
SELL
The trial of Captain Sparks, of the ship
Gatherer, was resumed Thursday in the
United States District Court, when Jacques
Debroyer, Carl Rasmussen, Wilhelm Oh
man, Gustav Adlung and Henry Wells
were examined in relation to the brutal
treatment of the crew on the voyage from
Antwerp Before adjourning the United
States Attorney intimated that, with the
exception of the testimony Of the doctor,
the case for the prosecution was finished.
The defense further announced that they
would probably finish their evidence Fri
day.
The Women's Protective League met
Thursday, The constitution, as drawn up
at the last meeting, was read. A lady in
the audience suggested that Christian
Cinnamon should not be excluded as do
mestics Mr. Roney was not aware there
were any Christian Cinnamon. Mrs. Fen
ton said that Christianity, or any other
faith, was a matter little considered in the
employment of servants. The President
called the meeting to order. The object of
the Association was the employment of
C2ucaSlan women TO lne eAcluslOn OI MOu-
gols, be they Christian or Pagan. The
President called upon the ladies present
who approved the constitution to sign the
roll, which most of them did.
D. D. Colton's widow has sued Wells,
Fargo & Co., Leland Stanford, Charles
Croker and E. P. Huntington for interests
OF deceased's business in the Central Pa
cifc Railroad and the Western Develop
ment Company and other matters. The
complaint concludes with prayer for the
annulling of an agreement signed by plain
tiff on the 9th of August, 1879, transfer
ring property to the defendants, and all
other transfers of stock left by her hus-
band that the true Indebtedness between
plaintiff and defendants be ascertained /;
that all the stocks and bonds mentioned
be adjudged the property of plaintiff, and
that the 200 first mortgage bonds of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, deposited in
Wells, Fargo & CO.. bank, be returned to
her, and for other relief.