Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-07

opinion in the case of Pring On vs.. Clement
Pinney Blethen, written by Judges Sawyer.
Of the United States Circuit Court, and Hoff
man, Of the United States District Court.
was read to-day from the bench Of the former
Court. This was an appeal from the United
States Consular Court at Shanghai. China.
Proceedings were brought in tina. Court TO
recover damages arising out of collision be-
tween the stesmer Pring On AID the brig
Condor, in the Chinese river Yang-t kiang,
on the Dist of November, 1879. That Court
gave Judgment in favor of the steamer for
something like So 800, which Judgment is re-
versed by the two United States Judges
sitting in bank.
Two Serious Accidents.
SAN Francisco, March 6th.-John Nc
Donald to-day fell into the hold of ship,
loading wheat at Mission Beck, and broke
ore OF his right ribs. He was taken to the
City Receiving Hospital
Robert Schramm was found early this
morning lying on Clay street opposite the
market, and as he stated that he could not
stand, he was taken to the City Receiving
Hospital. where it was found that both legs
were broken, but it Is supposed that he was
lying in the street, and while il that condi-
ton one of the heavy butcher wagons ran
over him. Schramm is bar.keeper.
Ihe kecent opium SEIZURE.
SAN Francisco, March 6th-The proceed.
legs to condemn ton or more OF opium
ssizsd in the harbor by police officers on the
8 of January last were resumed before
Judge Hoffman, of the United States Dis
trict Court, at a quarter to II o'clock to-day.
Additional Chinese opium experts were
called, the Government endeavoring to prove
by them that the opium is of Hongkong
manufacture, and the-claimants that the drug
was manufactured il this city.
The DoIIiver Case Continued.
SAN Francisco, March 65h.-The trial of
Thomas Deliver, on two charges of indecent
exposure, was continued in the Police Court
to-day TO the 10th instant.
Actions Dismissed.
SAN FRANCISCO March 9th. - To-day
Judge Sawyer dismissed the action against
about $50 of the defendants in the case
known as Mary Ellis VS.. the Central Pacific
Railroad Company ct al. II is held By the
Court that in the cases dismissed the sum.
mons had not been served within the sixty
days required by the Court. 1t is said that
before new cases can be prepared the statute
of limitations will have operated in these
cases.
Charges Formally Preferred.
SAN FBANoIsco. March 65h.-The Beard
of Fire Commissioners held meeting this
evening, a5 which charges were formally pre-.
fesred against Superintendent Rainey. An
investigation of these charges has been
dered by the Board, which will commence TO-
morrow.
The Drowned Boy.
SAN Francisco, March 6sh.-An i1quest
was held to day over the body of the lad
Henry Martin, who was drowned few days
ago in Mission creek. 1t is alleged that the
boy was drowned while endeayoring 10 escape
from savage dog which was set on him by
scavenger named A. Lachinoi, and the latter
was arrested on charge of mansiaughter
The jury returned a verdict of accidental
death, censuring the action of Lachiroi, but
generating him from malice in the premises.
Guilty of Perjury.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6sh.-To-day, in
Department Eleven of the Superior Court,
the jury in tie case of Patrick Berry, one of
the witnesses for Kalloch at his trial for kill
log Charles de Young charged with commit
ting perjury, brought in verdict of guilty.
He was remanded until the 18th instant for
sentence.
Another Police Raid on the Chinese.
SAN Francisco, March 9th This rlorr-
ing the police made descent on q Chinese
lottery agency on Sacramento street, and ar.
rested All Tong, the proprietor. Late in the
afternoon the officers arrested eight tan
players in house on Waverly street, and
locked them up.
4 Supposed Drowned Man Turns lip All
Right.
SAN FRAECIsco, March 6.b.-H. NJ. Han.
sen, steward Of the brig T. W. Lucas, which
went to pieces on q reef in the Gulf Of Cali
fornia in the fell Of 1860, who was supposed
to have persisted with the crew. presented
himself to-day before his astonished friends
in this city. All but Hansen were drowned.
He chung to a spar, and after floating about
for twenty-seyen hours was picked up by a
passing vessel and eventually landed at port
on Puget Sound, from which he came here
upon the steamer Idaho.
Pacific Coast Courslng Club.
SAN FRANcIsco, March 6sh.-The Pacific
Coast Coursing Club. with their guests. will
start tomorrow afternoon for MERGED for the
spriug meeting They will leave by special
traic. At the last meeting the Secretary re-
ported twenty. two entries for the ld.dogs'
stake" and six for the "saplirg stake"
land League MeetiBg-Boari OF Super.
visors.
SAN Francisco, March CHA large and
enthusiastic meeting of the First Branch of
the Irish National Land League was held
this evening, at which encouraging financial
reports were received from Branches through
out the State.
At meeting of the Board Of Supervisors
TO night, the Ocean Shore Railroad franchise,
laid over for two weeks at previous meet
ing, came up for final passage. Supervisor
Fisher moved that the order be Indefinitely
postponed. Molineux amended to postpone
for sixty days, and the amendment prevailed
BRIEF sam FRANCISCO ITEMS