Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-14
THE METROPOLIS.
Items Of Interest from San Fran
cisco.

L
old Board of Directors was reelected. AW.
Havens was elected Secretary, w. H. Patton
and the Nevada Bank Treas
urer. There is an overdraft of S5,O7S 35.
THE WHEAT GAMBLING PROJECT.
A meeting of the Produce Exchange will
be held tomorrow, TO consider the question
of adopting the Chicago method of wheat
II is reported that of 1S5 MEM
bers 30 are unrs servedy in favor of the pro-
iect, with number more who are Indifferent,
and will go with the prevailing sentiment.
Some of the more radical are said to be in
favor of seeding and forming new Ex-
change If the project does not carry.
BOARD or HEALTH.
A special meeting of the Board of Health
was held this evening, to investigate certain
reports regarding the official conduct of DIR.
Lawler the Qlarantine Officer. It is re-
ported that he has been charging 81 each for
yaccinating persons without authority from
the Board. No formal charges have been
preferred yet. The Board appointed a COM
mittee to look into the matter, and, if they
deemed 1t expedient, to prepare and present
to the Board formal cha-ees.
OUT OF DANGER.
Ella Reed, who on New Years eve was
shot by her father, after he had shot and
killed his mother-in-law, and subsequently,
shot himself, has SO far recovered from the
effects Of her injury that the attending physi-
clan pronounees her out of danger.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Oscar Lewis, the well known saloon keeper,
has been committed to ths Napa Insane
Asylum.
The will of Robert Mcmillan, deceased,
was filed to-day for probate The estate, real
and personal is valued at $4,000,
Five cases Of smallpox have been dis
covered concealed in the house OF family
named Gray, at SO Crocker street. The
cases were two adults and three children.
The reception rendered to Rev. G. D. Bar
rows, the new pastor OF the First COngrega-
tional Church, by the Delta Sigma Literary
Society of that church, was well attended.
The large cattle pan belonging to Miller &
Lux, situated at South San Francisco, was
destroyed by fire this afternoon. A number
of cattle were burned to DEATH The loss is
about $1,000.
The British steamer Boutwell, Castle left
Hongkong January 45h for San Francisco.
This is an extra steamer, as is also the Mary
latham. Both are expected to bring large
numbers Of Chinese.
The value of the $50 boxes of opium, roll
of silk and Whitehall boat seized by officers
Smith and Eagan of the Harbor Police in
the harbor on the 81 Of January has been ap-
praised at SIG, 172 10
Julia S. Snyder, widow of Jesse snyder.
has sued E. J. Baldwin TO recover $50, ,250
damages for the death of her husband killed
by the Baldwin gas works explosion, on
Stevenson street, on October 29sh last
Last Tuesday night six boys of the In
dustrial School, taking advantage of the raw
recruits on guard, jumped the front fence and
escaped. Three were recaptured. but the
other three went lover the hills and far
away"
The recently published statement that the
dismissal Of the case against Ralph X Bas-
ford, for violating the pharmacy law recently,
was on the ground that the law was uncon-
stitutional, is incorrect, as the case was dis
missed because of fatal defect in the in
formation.
The death of Eugene NJ Castle, of the
firm of Castle Bros & Loupe occurred at 8
o'clock yesterday morning of typhoid fever.
Deceased was the youngest son of Frederick
l.. Castle. Deceased was a native of this
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brightest aud most promising young mer-
chants in the city. His father is at present
in Europe
The Ladies' Protection and Relief Society
held its twenty. eighth annual session Thurs
day afternoon in Calvary Church, President
Mrs. n. Gray in the chair Recording Sec
retary Mrs. Lizzie Hutchinson presented her
ANIMAL report in which she says "Some of
our children belong to very poor but respect
able families, but many have been taken from
association with vice in its worst forms, and
are ignorant of the meaning Of cleanliness,
obedience and self-restraint, knowing nothing
but the qualification of animal wants when
brought TO our care. In the Home they
are neatly dressed, taught habits of order,
and subjected to discipline, firm but kind,
which in many cases works wondrous trans
formations in a few weeks.
Professor Joseph LIE Conte delivered the
second of his series Of lectures before the
Mechanics Institute Thursday evening, to
large audience, selecting for his subject,
Coral Reefs" The lecturer reviewed his
last discourse, in which he had explained and
indorsed the theory that coral reefs and
islands were not popularity supposed
monuments OF insect industry, but simply
the result of mutative process. The speaker
opposed the theory that where the oceans
now are were once continents, and that the
islands in the ocean are simply the tops of
the mountains of these continents, and in
dorsed the theory of Darwin, that the atolls,
or circular coral islands, either with or with
out lagoons in their center, were formed by
subsistence.
The Fruit and Flower Mission held its
quarterly meeting at us Mission street
Wednesday. The Secretary reported that
4 537 bouquets had been distributed by the
Mission during the quarter, besides fruits,
delicacies and other things A new branch
OF the Mission, known as Mistletoe, No. 4,
had lately been organized at the Mission.
The Treasurers report showed receipts for
the quarter amounting to S675 20, which in
cludes So 90 on hand at the beginning of the
quarter. the disbursements aggregated
S345 %, leaving on hand January 1st
$3.50 95. The Visiting Committee reported
having made 900 visits, fifteen destitute per-
sons provided with clothing. etc. The Libra
rian's report stated that during the quarter
9,5l3 books, papers and magazines had been
distributed.
The discussion of the advisability of pre-
senting charter to the people Of San Fran
cisco for ratification rejection has again
been revived in political cIrcles. 1t is now
proposed to hold a freeholders' election in
July next, in order that the charter NAV be
prepared in time to be presented to the peo-
pie for their votes at the same time the gem
eraI election shall be held in November next.
Should this plan be decided upon, registra-
tion, which will occupy at least twenty DAYS,
will take place In June; about fifteen DAYS
will then be allowed the Registrar in which
to prepare for the fresholders election. The
freeholders will require ninety days to pre-
pare the charter. The document will theu be
advertised for twenty days, and thirty days
will then remain for its general discussion
prior to the day of election, at which time it
Will be voted upon.
The annual meeting of the California Phar-
maceutical Slciety and College of Pharmacy
was held on Thursday evening in the rooms
OF the Academy of Sciences. President Z.
Painter in the chair. R. H Friend, Of VAL
lejo; e. r. Wadron and w. N. Stocker, of
Sacramento Gardner Kellog, of Seattle, w.
T.; j. j. B. Argent. A. l.. Sache, Daniel L.
Lurtig. Nj. J. Murphy w. H. Adams, G. P
Ill.,. 49,.