Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-30
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

There are eight local fire and marine in.
surance companies in this city, and all but
one-the Sun-are on a digidend-navino
basis.
Patrick Curran died suddenlr Yesterday
CT hemorrhage of the lungs, at the Receiy.
ing Hospital. where he had applied for
treatment.
Complai1t nsr-~ been lodged at police
feessSqlsssers that aHtsll, light complex.
Ioned man has been cutting the Iclothes Of
ladies on Kearny street.
The steamer Belgic sailed TyiNsday fnr
Hongkong, via Yokohama Bssalesfrgipht
and passengers she had aboard over 200
Chinese, the majority of whomtwere pro.
vided with return certificates.
An error in the morning papefs stating
that Police Court No. had been declared
unconstitutional by the Supren,e Court.
created much excitement unth it was
learned that Police Court No. was de.
clared constitutional.
Thursday evening, during one Of the bal.
lets az The California Theater. scene oc.
CURED which was not down on the Bills
ard which came near resulting seriously TO
one OF tie short-dressed fgurantes. o wing
to Misunderstanding, one OF the "traps .
*a: left rnpropped, and through it fell a
member Cf the ballet, who luckily escsped
with few slight bruises on her legs.
TRere are about dozen street railroad
companies in active operation in this CITY
and at least dozen more lines have been
proposed, work on three of which has been
actually commenced. Tive of these, how
rad
organizations. One hew cable line has gone
into effect this year. The Market.street
Company Is substituting cable for horses.
Thomas H. Smith obtained a decree of
divorce from Lu Wheat Smith on the
grouad OF extreme cruelty, and the find.
iags OF the Court only showed that the a.,
legged cruelty was the fact that in 1880 de.
tebdaat went to Germany for the purpose
OF perfecsing herself in the art of paint.
ing, remaining abroad from June to Sep.
tember OF tha5 year. The Supreme Court
has reversed the judgment, holding that
tbia s;s did not OF itself constitute such
cruelty as entitled plaintiff to divorce.
a meeting of the Board of Regents of
the State University was held Thursday,
R9s"rt Phelps presided. The report of
the floa1ce COMMITTEES was read by Secre.
tary Bcnta. Ia the report the legislature
wa4 asked to make an appropriation of
s69. o00 for the following purposes: Plant.
log mountain laad, 81, ,l40; pruning and
clearing forest and shrubbery, 81 ago
fencing University site, 81, 100; repairing
bridge, 5000 painting and oiling building
S2 500; improving grounds about Bacon
Art building, 5000 making and improv.
ing roads, $1,000; Agricultural Depart.
ment, SIS, 900; Physical laboratory. S. 500.
Department of Mechanics, $40 600; De.
partment of Mines. $1,000; Department
OF Engineering, $500; Department OF
Entomology. $1,000; Department OF VIII
culture, 81 600; Department of B,tany.
81 400; Agricultural Laboratory, 81 500
Astronomical Department, 81, 500. Regent
Ssebbins urged the reduction of some OF
the items. /. was finally decided to re-.
duce to S57, 100. emitting the s., 900 for
lectures on entomology, 50 400 for lectures
on botany, and a, 500 for the Astronomi.
cal Department. The Finance Committee
also recommended that the Land Office of
the University should be removed to
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