Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-16
SAN FRANCISCO NEWS.


Captain Blanding has resigned from the
Directory of the Veterans' Home Associa.
ton.
The brewers have raised the price Of beer
to IS barrel. An increase in the cost of
hops is given as the reason.
Judge R. Thompson has declined the
nomination for Supreme Justice, given to
him by the Prohibition party, as he has no
time now to devote to politics.
The American ship Richard P. Bush ar.
rived at San Francisco Friday III days
from Philadelphia, with an assorted cargo.
This is considered quick passage.
Ralph Carroll and Daniel Bagley. con.
victed OF selling liquor to the Indians of
the Tule river reservation, have been sen.
fenced by Judge Hoffman to twelve
months imprisonment and 500 fine.
News is at hand that the Lammermoor.
wrecked ON Bodega Reef, has broken into
three pieces. Her cargo of coal will be
left to be bowled about by the waves. No
effort will be made to save any portion
of it.
In the Democratic Convention Saturday
the following nominations were made Tax
Collector, John II. Grady; Treasurer,
Christian Refs Street Superintendent,
Thomas Lowney Recorder, VIM. j. Bryan;
District Attorney, j. D. Sullivan.
The woman run over and killed by a
freight train of the Southern Pacific Rail.
road, on Townsend street, last Wednesday
morning, has been identified as Catherine
Vogel, native of Germany, about As years
OF age, who, about seven months ago. was
divorced from her husband.
A man named Robert Miller called at
the Central Hospital Saturday, and in an
excited manner asked if any one had been
brought In to be treated for an attempt at
suicide? He was answered in the mega.
tive, and he hurriedly left, but when re-
called and questioned as to who he sup.
posed had attempted suicide, he refused to
answer.
Friday evening James McEvoy, aged
about 45 years, tin-roofer employed for
Conlin & Roberts, while working on the
Changers Bank building, fell from the Sec
ond story to the ground, a distance of
twenty-five feet, and sustained fracture
OF the right pelvis, and also of the first
and second ribs on his left side. It is
probable that he has also suffered internal
injuries.
The remains of man, minus head, feet
and hands, was thrown by the waves onto
the beach, near the Ocean Side House,
Friday morning The deceased had been
in the water at least two months. The de.
ceased was attired in white underwear,
marseilles shirt and brown pantaloons:: In
one of the pockets OF his clothes was found
silver, gold washed hunting case watch,
with gold half-round link chain, with
small oval charm attached, with a blood
stone on one side and cameo on the other.
The united Republican Conv ,ntions met
Saturday, 27S delegates present. D. c.
McRuer was called to the chair. The
afternoon session was spent in organizing.
Nominations were made as follows Mayor,
M. c. Blake; Auditor, Henry Rrickwedel;
County Clerk, David Wilder; Sheriff,
John Sedgwick Assessor, Alexander Bad
lam Tax Collector, L. B. Mastick; Re.
corder, BENZ. A. Prindle Treasurer, J. II.
Widber. The Convention then adjourned
until Monday.
John Fitzpatrick, an habitual wife.
beaten, who has served the greater portion
OF the last five years in prison for beating
the woman he had sworn to honor and pro.
tect, was before Judge Rix Saturday fol
having committed battery on his wife last
Friday night. The accused, when asked
to plead, stated that he did not know any.
thing about the matter, as he had been
under the influence of liquor. Upon the
uncontradicted testimony offered by the
people the accused was found guilty.