Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-27
SAN FRANCISCO IrEms.

The official canvass of election returns
Is finished, but the footings will not be
ready until Monday.
The members OF the College OF Pharmacy
are endeavoring to raise a fund of SIS 900
to erect college on their property on Full.
ton street, near Polk.
The contract for supplying the Office of
the Secretary of State with stationery and
blank books for two years from December
lst has been awarded to A Carlisle & Co.
for SIS 600
Early Wednesday morning some boat.
men near Washington street wharf saw J.
COW swimming about in the slip, and after
half an hours hard work the animal was
hauled out and placed on the wharf She
was so exhausted as TO be unable 70 walk.
The price of beer has been raised one
dollar barrel by the Brewers Protective
Association of San Francisco, The Asso-
citation explains its action by calling atten-
ton to the almost unprecedented advance
In the price of hops and the material ap.
probation OF the value of barley.
Intelligence was received in this CITY
Saturday from Captain Young in COM
mand of the barkentine Katie Flickinger,
which sailed from this port October 9Th,
stating that he was at Salinas Cruz. and
that his vessel had been totally dismssted
in gale. Captain Young adds II lost
my deck load, spars and boats. 1 can get
!. 500 yards of canvas here, and shall try
to get back to San Francisco"
George Victor Bier. who some time
since was placed in the Home for the care
of Inebriates, to be treated for intemper-
ance, died in that institution Saturday
morning. The deceased, who was native
of Switzerland, AZ years of age, was the
man who recently fell in fit in the Court
room while Judge Edmonds was repri-
manding him for failing to psy aiimony to
his wife, who had instituted an action
against him for divorce.
An inquest was held Saturday in the
case of Willie Prather, who was asphyx.
lated by coal gas in room in the Russ
House last Wednesday, aud the following
verdict was returned "We find that his
death was accidental. We further censure
the proprietor of the Russ House. s. III.
Seymour, for not having regulation eau.
tioning roomers to be careful to turn off
the gas, and for not having competent
watchmen to patrol the halls of the hotel.
We also recommend regulations in ali no.
tells cautioning the roomers to carefully
turn off the gas"
Emma Perry, the young girl who several
months ago fell from the top of the bluff on
one side Of the Market street cut and re-
ceived conclusion of the brain, in cnnse-
quence of which she remained unconscious
nearly three weeks, ia still an invalid but
she has recovered the use of her limbs, end
has also fully recovered her reason, which
Cor time it was feared had become hone
lessly impaired As soon as it became ap-
parent that her mind had been re-estab-
lished she was questioned in relation to
what occurred at the time she met with
the accident. She stated shat she rccol-
lects going away from her home in COM
pany with young man, and going to the
top of Reservoir Hill, but has not the
slightest recollection of what occurred after
she reached there.
In the case of Maggie Schneider VS.. Jos.
Sam, Judge Nicholson, of the Justices
Court, Saturday gave Judgment in favor of
the defendant. The action involved a
question of husbands liability for board
and lodging pending suit for divorce for
the wife's delinquencies, and where the
wife, pending the suit, leaves her husbands
house without his fault The circum-
stances were these: Sam applied for a
divorce on the ground OF his wife's habitual
intemperance. After the suit was COM
menced Mrs. Sam left her husbands house
without any fault on his part, and Maggie
Schneider, the plaintiff in this suit, took
her to board and lodge at her house, be.
lieving that she could hold Mr.. Sam liable
for her bills. The amount she sued for was
s62. The facts as above stated appeared
in the evidence. Judge Nicholson held
that the defendant was not Liable.