Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-10
The METROPOLIS.
Items of Interest from San Fran
cisco.

connection with the Belcher and New York
Mining Companies, died at his residence in
this city.
wHEAT-GRowERs' ASSOCIATION.
The Wheat Growers Association of Cali
fornia met this afternoon, II. NJ Larue, Of
Sacramento in the chair. aud thirteen rnem.
bers present. The committees appointed in
the several wheat-growing counties to solicit
subscribers to the Association reported prog
ress. The President appointed canvassiDg
committees in several wheat-growing coun-
ties where there were none before. After
trapsacting other business, the Association
adjourned, to meet here next April.
THE GARFIELD MONUMENT.
The Executive Committee of the Garfield
Monument Association held a meeting this
afternoon, at which report was received
that S23, 500 has been collected for the monu-
ment fund. TWAS recommended that $50, 0o0
be set aside for the sole purpose of erecting
a suitable monument. A committee Of three
persons was appointed to select a site tor the
monument. 1t is the intention of the COM
mittee to have the ceremonies of laying the
cornerstone of the monument en- July 4th
next.
THE SIGNAL sERvIcE-PRoPosED NEW STA
TIoNs.
Lieutenant G. 81. Kilbourne has lust re-
turned from trip north, where he went to
select sites for the establishment of new signal
service stations, which, it is thought, Con-
gress will this winter appropriate funds for.
He reports, as result of his observation.
that a general path CT storms on the Pacific
coast is from west eastward, with south.
easterly trend. The storm center strikes
about Victoria, and the southern outer circle
Of storm usually strikes Cape Flattery, the
most northwestern point in cur territory,
first The full force of the storm is felt in
British Columbia. where the winds work
great ravage. Therefore station in Cape
Flattery would give the first indications of
approaching storms. For this reason Flattery
is chosen as one of the proposed posts. Another
station will be established at the mouth OF
the Columbia or on Ti!lamook Rock. Another
point the Li=utenant is specially instructed to
investigate is az Cape Mendocino The bene.
fit arising from taking observations at those
points can hardly be estimated, as the whole
system Of calculations must be based mainly
upon them. There are only two coast sta.
lions, here aud at San Diego. 1t is thought
another will be established at Cape Disap-
pointment. In the event Of the appropria-
ton being passed for these stations this win.
ter, an Independent coast weather service will
be established here next winter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The receipts for duties at the Custom House
for the past week were S166 3S7.
Tie City of Toxic sailed OF Saturday for
China and Japan, carrying merchandise
valued at $4,000.
Ella Reed, who was shot by her father
about ten days ago, is doing well. The reports
received give hope that she will recover.
The contributions to the Veterans Home
Fund up to date amount in round numbers
to $50 COO, with all the large places in the
State yet to hear from.
1t is rumored that the new steamer Walla
Wala will be sent from Portland to Hong
nese, to work on the Northern Pacific Rail-
road.
w. d. Douglas, who was arrested in Sac.
ramento last Friday by Postal Inspector
Sharp on charge of robbing the United States
mail, has been released from custody on
bond, in the sum of 81. 900.
Lola Martinez, q native of California. Is
years OF age, and unmarried, dropped dead
Sunday morning while dressing in her room
az the residence of her parents, No. 233
Twenty-eighth street. An autopsy revealed
peritonitis as the cause of death.
Treasure receipts per Wells, Fargo & Co.'s
Express for the year 1881 are given ct S41,-
8,709. against S4l, $50. 573 ii 1880. Tie de-
scriptious for the past year are given as fol-
lows: Silver bullion, S13, go 954 gold dust
aad bars, $40. S4S. SCI /; coin, s17, 406,934.
Twenty five colored men are en- route from
Kentucky to this city, under engagement to
the Danville Tobacco Manufacturing Com
pany, which company was recently incor-
porated here as branch of Kentucky COM
pany CT that name. It is intended to employ
the men in the mau ufscture Of cigars, ard a
portion of the West Coast Furniture Com
pany building, on Fourth street, is being
fitted up for that purpose.
The vagrant Jonathan Wilde, whose arrest
early Sunday morning in the Central Hospital
of chronic alcoholism. The deceased had a
remarkable history, having been one of the
famous 600 who charged at Balakiava, where
be was wounded in the knee-csp. Coming
to New York, Wilde entered bank, was
discharged owing to discrepancy in his &C.
counts, Joined gang of counterfeiters, was
arrested, but escaped for lack of evidences,
and then came TO this city, where for ten
years he has rotated between the gutter, the
City Prison and the House of Correction.
The wife of respectable mechanic some
time ago became infatuated with well
known character about town, a one-armed
ex-soldier, who grinds out music on the streets
from wheezy organ. Sunday afternoon the
battle-scarred veteran and the woman took a
room at the Overland House, On Sacramento
street. near Montgomery, where the husband
put in an appearance a few minutes later.
Refused admittance into the room, the irate
husband burst the door open and cav his
worst fears realized. With stout cane he
began to belabor tia nude masher," who,
bowling for mercy, fed into the street with
cut even fig leaf to cover his pakedness.
The pursuit ceased at the corner of Mont
gomery and Sacramento streets, where the
musician crept into doorway until friend
brought his clothing. There were no arrests,
and the ssouel of thu affair will rrobabiv ba